Mahelat Tesfamariam, B.S.

IRTA Postbaccalaureate Fellow

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Education:

B.S., Biology, Georgia State University

Languages Spoken: Amharic
Portrait of Mahelat Tesfamariam, B.S

Biography

Ms. Tesfamariam’s research focuses on the identification of bacterial and host factors involved in the unique virulence profile of Dugway Coxiella burnetii strains. Her work involves type IV secretion system effector protein characterization and animal models of host pathogen interactions, including infection and vaccination-challenge.