Genomics Research for Magnificens | University of Utah

          This summer I had the opportunity to work independently on a project within the Katharine Walter lab uncovering the genomic nature of Coccidioides, a fungal pathogen that causes Valley fever upon inhaling its spores. Residing in dry arid soils within southwestern America and part of Africa, the endemic region of the fungus is expected to expand with climate change, and effect greater populations of the immunocompromised and manual labor force.