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Maria Llagas Peterson

Maria Llagas Peterson

Graduate Student

Program

Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences

Biography

Mentor: Michelle Riehle, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2025
Previous Education: BS, Neuroscience & Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Research Interests

My research interests include demyelination, which occurs in areas of the body that are supposedly immunoprivileged. I am also interested in CNS disorders, as well as stem cell and genomic research, and how these strategies can be developed into therapeutic treatment.

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