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Sarah Sellers doctoral hooding

May 7, 2026

Congratulations to Sarah Sellers for the successful defense of her dissertation and finishing all the requirements for the doctorate degree. Way to go Dr. Sellers.

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Alyssa Favro wins poster award

April 24, 2026

Congratulations to Alyssa on winning her poster division at Discover USC day! Way to go Alyssa!

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Jack Roddey MS defense

March 21, 2026

Congratulations to Jack Roddey on the successful defense of his masters thesis! Way to go Jack!

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Annika Meetze honors thesis defense

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Congratulations to Annika on the successful defense of her undergraduate honors thesis. Way to go! Annika is off to Emory in fall 2026 to begin her graduate education.

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Students presented research at APHA

November 2, 2025

Sarah, Annika, and Jack presented their research at the 2025 Annual APHA meeting.

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Students presented research at ASM Microbe

June 14, 2026

Sarah and Jack presented their research at the 2024 Annual ASM Microbe conference. We also got to catch up with lab Alumni, Karlen Correa Velez!