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Kevin BakkerKevin is interested in infectious disease transmission across temporal and spatial scales with a focus on seasonality. He recently (2017) completed his Ph.D. and is currently an NIH research fellow to infer the mechanisms driving historical poliovirus transmission seasonality with modern applications toward monitoring the re-emergence of wild poliovirus and vaccine derived poliovirus following eradication. He is also working towards wrapping up 2 projects with his postdoctoral advisor, Dr. Daniel Streicker at the University of Glasgow, focused on evaluating the impacts of various rabies control strategies in vampire bats across Latin America.
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Current Students
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Alyah Chmiel Alyah is currently a senior at the University of Michigan’s College of Pharmacy with a strong interest in chemistry. She hopes to obtain her Ph.D. in organic chemistry to become a medicinal chemist and conduct research in the pharmaceutical industry. By conducting research with Kevin, she hopes to expand her knowledge of infectious diseases, and learn more about their modes of transmission and seasonality. In her free time, she loves to run outside through the Arboretum and enjoy all of the amazing restaurants Ann Arbor has to offer.
Alyah has worked in the lab since 2016, working on projects that investigated the epidemiology of smallpox in the 20th century for her independent study and is currently the lab manager working on OCR digitization and providing academic support for newer lab members. |
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Ariana MitchumAriana is a freshman at the University of Michigan, planning to double-major in International Studies and the Program in the Environment. She is also on the pre-law track and hopes to go to law school for International Law to work on global environmental and health issues. She is interested in the connections between different energy resources and public health, and this research project fosters the opportunity to learn more about the health-side. Her focus is on examining the seasonality of dysentery across multiple countries for her UROP project.
In her free time, Ariana enjoys to play soccer, hang out with friends and exploring the city of Ann Arbor. She also loves to hang out with members of her environment fraternity, Epsilon Eta, and connect with other students planning to work in the environment field. Lastly, Ariana hopes to gain lifelong information, relationships and memories while working on the research project. |
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Clare DoughertyClare is a freshman at the University of Michigan and is currently studying both Biology and German. She hopes to transfer to the school of Public Health to receive her B.S. in Public Health along with a B.A. in German before applying to medical school. Clare’s research focuses on the seasonality of influenza in the 20th century. She hopes to learn more about the factors that impact influenza outbreaks to improve vaccination efficiency in the modern age and is currently working on OCR digitization for her UROP project. When she is not studying, Clare loves to spend time outdoors hiking and kayaking and exploring all of the great shops and restaurants in Ann Arbor.
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Victoria MinkaVictoria is an undergraduate freshman in the College of LSA at the University of Michigan. She aspires to join the School of Public Health at the end of her sophomore year with the intent to pursue a major in Community and Global Health. After graduating, she intends to join the Peace Corps and then pursue a career in the Foreign Service. She is passionate about learning about patterns of diseases around the globe and furthering her understanding of health in the developing world. While not conducting research or studying, Victoria loves to get bubble tea with her friends and explore all of the buildings on campus.
Victoria is studying the seasonality of malaria worldwide as well as conducting a specific study on malaria in Thailand for her UROP research project. |
Previous Students
2016-2018 - Logan Austun, Independent Study
2016-2017 - Nathan Warriner, UROP and Independent Study
2016-2017 - Madeleine Schmitter, UROP
2016-2017 - Molly Stachurski, UROP
2016 - Lauren Rollins, Volunteer and Independent Study
2016 - Aidan O'Connor, Independent Study
2015 - Emilia Iglesias, Independent Study
2014 - Tabea Schatz, Volunteer
2016-2017 - Nathan Warriner, UROP and Independent Study
2016-2017 - Madeleine Schmitter, UROP
2016-2017 - Molly Stachurski, UROP
2016 - Lauren Rollins, Volunteer and Independent Study
2016 - Aidan O'Connor, Independent Study
2015 - Emilia Iglesias, Independent Study
2014 - Tabea Schatz, Volunteer
Previous Lab Photos
2016-2017 Lab group (L->R): Nathan, Aidan, Logan, Kevin, Maddy, Molly, Lauren, and Alyah
