Lauren Prochniak

皇家华人

Graduate Student

Locations

Microbiology & Immunology

Contact Information

lprochniak@mcw.edu

Biography

Mentor: Rob Lochhead, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2022
Previous Education: BS, Biological Sciences, Minor in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Parkside; MS, Applied Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Research Interests

I am interested in studying how viruses modify the human immune system to evade detection and cause disease. Particularly how these pathogens can modify the expression of host proteins to aid in their replication and infection processes.

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