Elizabeth Manis

Elizabeth Manis was an Undergraduate intern for the Kuchina lab, she set up a dual-species co-culture system to investigate the role of phenotypic heterogeneity in mediating cross-species metabolic interactions. She was a rising Junior majoring in Microbiology and minoring in Bioinformatics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and some of her academic interests include genomics, medical and agricultural biotechnology, and medical applications of microRNA. In her free time, she enjoys playing the tenor saxophone in her University Jazz Ensemble, playing video games with her friends, and rock climbing/hiking around San Luis Obispo!