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Dr. Marjorie Pizarro-Guajardo

Marjorie is a Research Assistant Scientist and is interested in unraveling how C. difficile forms different types of exosporium layers and how these contribute to disease. She is also spearheading vaccine-prototypes against C. difficile. Marjorie received her Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Universidad Andrés Bello.

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Osiris K. López García

Is a 5th year Genetics Ph.D. student in the Interdisciplinary Program of Genetics and Genomics at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on the study of the interactions between the exosporium of Clostridioides difficile and the host. She received her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Microbiology at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

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Javier Sanchez-Peralta 
 
Is a 5th year Microbiology PhD student in the Department of Biology at Texas A&M University. Javier is studying how cysteine-rich proteins govern the assembly of the exosporium layer in C. difficile spores. He is developing TEM and Cryo-EM techniques to gain ultrastructural insight of the role of these proteins in spore surface assembly. He earned his undergraduate degree in Biology at Texas A&M University.

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Francisca Cid-Rojas

 Is a 4th year Microbiology Ph.D student in the  Department of Biology at Texas A&M University. She is currently studying the exosporium assembly and the interaction of its components within Clostridioides difficile’s spore. Before joining TAMU, Francisca received her undergraduate degree at Universidad Andrés Bello.

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Trey Hejtmancik

Is a 2nd Year Microbiology PhD student in the Department of Biology. His research focuses on understanding how changes in the microbiome and gastrointestinal tract throughout C. difficile infection and treatment contribute to recurrent C. difficile infection. He received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University.

Lindsey Brehm

I am a first year Microbiology master’s student. I have
a Bachelor of Science from the University of Findlay and a Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine degree from Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. I am currently
assisting in the investigation of how C. difficile interacts with the host’s
GI tract and what factors play a
role in the recurrence of infection.

Brian Kostoch

Brian is originally from Corpus Christi, TX where he received his Bachelors in Biology from TAMU-CC. As an undergraduate he worked on studying Vibrio spp. under the guidance of Dr. Gregory Buck. Working on developing a transposon library of C. difficile, and unlocking the genetics of T. sanguinis. Outside the lab he enjoys fishing, watching football, and camping.

Neda Khalilinasab
Neda holds a Bachelor’s degree in Production and Exploitation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and an Associate degree in Biological Products. Currently, she is a first-year Microbiology Master’s student in the Department of Biology at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on understanding proteins involved in the thickening of the exosporium layer in C. difficile spores.