A MICROBIOLOGIST AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATOR WITH A PASSION FOR...

RESEARCH, MENTORSHIP,

& SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION

CREDENTIALS

PhD Biology - University of Maryland 2025

BS Biology - University of the Sciences 2021

Concentration in Medical Microbiology & Immunology

AS General Sciences - Ocean County College 2018

HIGHLIGHTED ROLES

Texas A&M University 2026 - Present

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Motta Lab

National Science Foundation 2023 - 2026

Graduate Research Fellow - University of Maryland

US Department of Agriculture 2022 - 2026

Research Associate - Bee Research Laboratory

RESEARCH

Investigating the interplay between host-microbe symbioses and disease.

TEACHING & MENTORSHIP

Tailored approaches to education and mentorship within and beyond the classroom.

OUTREACH

Interactive and accessible dissemination of science for broad audiences.

RECENT PUBLICATION: Somy evolution in the honey bee infecting trypanosomatid parasite, Lotmaria passim (G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics)

OUTREACH EVENT: "Germs and Bugs Take Over Pinelands Regional High School and How a Visit to my Alma Mater Inspires Scientists-to-be"

RECENT PUBLICATION: Bee cups 2.0: P-cups as single-use cages for honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) experiments (Journal of Insect Science)

Lindsey M. Markowitz, PhD