Preeti Bhanap, PhD Student

Appointment:

T32 Trainee

Mentor: Elizabeth Grice, PhD

Project: Exploring how the commensal microbiota protects against Staphylococcus aureus and fortifies the skin barrier in atopic dermatitis

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8711-9972

linkedin.com/in/preeti-bhanap

Biography:

I am a PhD candidate in the Genomics and Computational Biology (GCB) program. My research focuses on the skin microbiome in atopic dermatitis and how it can be used to develop new therapeutics. Prior to joining the GCB program, I got my BS in Biology from Duke University, where I studied extremophilic archaea in Amy Schmid’s lab.

T32-Funded research supported the following:

Publications:

10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.12.007