Laura Chamblee (2020-)
Laura is a third year Biology and Psychology major at UGA. Having a friend with Cystic Fibrosis inspired her to work in the laboratory. Laura’s project explores whether a bacterial protease inhibitor remains also efficient in airway biospecimen collected from cystic fibrosis patients. She plans on attending medical school upon graduation to study infectious diseases.
Austin Jin (2019-)
Austin is a third-year Public Health major at UGA. In the laboratory, his project studies the mechanism of neutrophil extracellular trap formation in a mouse model of cystic fibrosis. Austin will earn a Bachelor’s degree in Health Promotion and then go to medical school to become a physician.

Nandhitha Ramasekaran (2020-)
Nandhitha is a third-year Public Health major at UGA. She will earn a degree in Health Promotion and plans to go to medical school to become a physician. Her project explores the mechanistic role of an oxidative, epithelial antimicrobial immune mechanism in malaria infection.