Sara Gaiser
Ph.D. Student
Research Topic
Sara's research focuses on the major human fungal pathogen, Candida albicans. While transcriptional mechanisms controlling C. albicans virulence properties have been well studied, considerably less is known about the role of translational mechanisms. Her project aims to identify the interactions of proteins involved in translational control of C. albicans virulence properties.
Education
B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies - University of Pittsburgh, 2021
Current Program - Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) Ph.D. Program
Awards
2023 - Present Predoctoral Fellow, Craniofacial Oral-Biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR) Program (NIDCR T32), UTHSCSA
2023 - Medical Mycology Society of the Americas Travel Award
- One of two students in North and South America awarded a $500 travel award to attend a fall 2023 mycology conference.