McFadden, Lisa

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 

• Ph.D., Neuroscience and Behavioral Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 

• M.A., Neuroscience and Behavioral Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 

• B.S., Statistics and Psychology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Project Title:

Tracking Respiratory Viruses in South Dakota Using Clinical and Environmental Surveillance

This project uses cutting-edge sequencing tools to track respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and influenza in South Dakota. Students will help process clinical samples, analyze genetic data, and explore how viruses change over time. The goal is to improve the detection of diseases and give students hands-on experience in public health and biomedical research.