Amanda Alker is a Ph.D candidate in the Shikuma Lab at San Diego State University in the Cell and Molecular Biology Joint Doctoral Program with University of California, San Diego. Her dissertation work investigates the properties of specific bacteria that serve as a settlement cue for invertebrate larval metamorphosis. She is a Graduate Research Fellow supported by the National Science Foundation. Outside of research, she is interested in the advocacy of women in STEM and scientific communication.
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