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Noelle Walechka

Noelle Walechka

Graduate Student

Program

Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences

Contact Information

nwalechka@mcw.edu

Biography

Mentor: Constanza Garcia-Keller, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2025
Previous Education: BS, Microbiology, Minor in Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Research Interests

Infectious disease, microbiology, immunology, virology, drug design, vaccine. Spent one year as a research tech in Dr. Penny Lam’s neuroscience lab working with Danionella cerebrum fish!

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