Kayley Manuel, BS

I am Tohono O’odham and Navajo, born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. I earned my B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Arizona, and I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program at UW-Madison. My dissertation research focuses on uncovering how CTCF-mediated chromatin loops regulate HSV-1 latency and reactivation. Outside the lab, you’ll likely find me doing anything creative. For the past year I have been obsessed with knitting sweaters and making bowls and plates in the ceramics studio.