Julie Bettke

julie.bettke@stonybrook.edu
Advisor: Dr. Ando van der Velden

B.S., 2015, Sacred Heart University

My research interests have been focused on host interactions with bacterial pathogens. I joined the van der Velden laboratory in spring of 2016 and am working to provide new insights into the role of monocytes in the pathogenesis of and host response to Salmonella infection.

Select Honors and Awards:
2011-2015 Trustee Scholarship (Sacred Heart University)
2013 URI Undergraduate Summer Research Award (Sacred Heart University)
2014 URI Undergraduate Summer Research Award (Sacred Heart University)
2014 Award for Outstanding Poster Presentation in Cell & Molecular Biology (Eastern Colleges Science Conference)
2016-2017 NIH T32GM008468/MCSB Training Grant Appointee (Stony Brook University)