We are thrilled to share that our very own Andrew Wheeler has successfully defended his thesis and become a Master of Science! Andrew’s work in our lab as a Master’s student in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology has culminated in his thesis, “Understanding host and virus factors that dictate vertical transmission of emerging bunyaviruses.”
Andrew defending his thesis, and looking spiffy in the process!
Andrew primarily worked alongside Dr. Cindy McMillen with support from our undergraduate student Neal Gupta to compare the tropism and pathologies of bunyaviruses within host placental trophoblasts.
Andrew successfully defended his thesis on Thursday, April 16th and will continue working with us at the Hartman Lab as a Research Technician this spring after graduation this May! We are so proud of the work he has already accomplished and will continue to do as a member of our lab family.
Some of the lab out celebrating the newly crowned Master Wheeler!
Written by Gia Romano