Bryn Baxter, B.S
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Doctoral Student
Department of Biology
SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular Biology
Cell and Molecular Biology
SDSU / UC San Diego
Primary Email: [email protected]
Building/Location
Donald P. Shiley BioScience Center - 4200
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego,
CA
92182
Mail Code: 4614
Bio
My research project is investigating the role of motility on Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis. I am specifically interested in kinesin-2 proteins which are known to mediate anterograde intraflagellar transport, a process crucial for flagellar assembly. I am currently in the process of knocking these proteins out in T.vaginalis using CRISPR/Cas9 to determine if motility mutants can still infect the host and bacteria found in the vaginal microbiome.
Education
B.S. Microbiology
San Diego State University
Areas of Specialization
Microbiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Host-Pathogen Interactions.
Mentors
Awards & Honors
2024: International Conference of Anaerobic Protists Travel Scholarship recipient
2024: Association for Women in Science Scholarship Recipient
2023: Southern California Eukaryotic Pathogen Symposium 2nd place best poster presentation
Presentations
International Conference on Anaerobic Protists-Oral Presentation- New Zealand August 26-29, 2024 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
Southern California Eukaryotic Pathogen Symposium-Poster presentation- Riverside November 8, 2023 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
S3 SDSU Student Symposium -Oral Presentation- San Diego March 3-4, 2023 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference-Poster Presentation-San Diego April 9, 2023 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”
SDSU Student Research Symposium-Poster Presentation- March 2-5, 2022 “Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis”