The Marc Team
The MARC Program has been at UNM for more than 15 years. In 2015, Dr. Takacs-Vesbach became Co-Director and then Director in 2016. Dr. Canavan joined the team as Co-Director in 2017.
Pack Leaders
Our program includes two graduate student mentors that serve as near-peer leaders
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Program Manager Antonio Bañuelos |
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Aurora Kraus, Graduate Assistant Mentor
Is a PhD candidate in Dr. Irene Salinas’ lab. Her dissertation focuses on neuroimmune communications in the olfactory axis of zebrafish. Using single cell RNA sequencing and histological methods she has developed a novel model to study immediate immune responses to viral glycoproteins, such as SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein, in the olfactory organ.
Conner Mertz, Graduate Assistant Mentor
I am a PhD student in the Vesbach and Newsome lab at UNM. My research interests include microbiology, cell physiology, and immunology. Right now, I am studying the gut microbiome of deer mice to better understand host-microbial interactions. I am using a combination of techniques including compound-specific amino acid stable isotope analysis and genetic analysis. With these tools, I hope to determine the role of the gut microbiome in host protein metabolism. In my free time I enjoy spending time with family and friends, traveling, and trying new foods.
I am a PhD student in the Vesbach and Newsome lab at UNM. My research interests include microbiology, cell physiology, and immunology. Right now, I am studying the gut microbiome of deer mice to better understand host-microbial interactions. I am using a combination of techniques including compound-specific amino acid stable isotope analysis and genetic analysis. With these tools, I hope to determine the role of the gut microbiome in host protein metabolism. In my free time I enjoy spending time with family and friends, traveling, and trying new foods.