Zachary Shaffer, B.Sc.

Zachary Shaffer, B.Sc.

Current Position:

M.D. / Ph.D. Candidate, Laboratories of Dr. Nardhy Gomez-Lopez and Dr. Kevin R. Theis, Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201

Previous Positions:

  • M.D. / Ph.D. Student, Maternal-Fetal Microbiome Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Pregnancy Research Branch/NICHD, Detroit, MI, 48201 (2021-2022)
  • Research Technician, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC, USA (2018-2019)
  • Research Assistant, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA (2017-2018)
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA (2015-2017)

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA (2017)

Research Interest:

My research focuses on establishing models to investigate the intersection of the vaginal microbiome and host-immune response in pregnancy complications.

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