Episode 56 - Laurisa Ankley

Laurisa is a 4th year PhD candidate in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics researching the genetic regulation of IFNg-dependent MHCII expression on macrophages. She is also the founder and current director of the MSU Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team (GRIT), a graduate student group focused on equitable recruitment and  retention of historically excluded people in STEM. Her hobbies include kayaking, sitting around a bonfire, and board game nights with her family.   To keep up to date with WaMPS updates, you can follow @msuwamps on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or visit our website https://www.wamps.org. If you would like to learn more about graduate school in physics and astronomy at MSU, check out https://pa.msu.edu If you would like to leave comments, questions, or recommend someone to be interviewed on Journeys of Scientists, you can email WaMPS outreach coordinator Bryan at [email protected]