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.