Kat joined the Marine Genomics Lab in November 2017 as a McNair Scholars Program student. She is using DNA sequencing to better understand relationships within the genus Erimyzon.

 

Originally from Pflugerville, Texas, Kat moved to Corpus Christi, to obtain her B.S. in Biomedical Sciences in December 2018 from TAMU-CC. Her future interests include obtaining her M.S. in Biomedical Sciences and then obtaining a PhD. Her research interests include pathology, biology, genetics, and microbiology.