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Erika Johansen
Graduate Student
Locations
- Microbiology & Immunology
Contact Information
Biography
Mentor: Vera Tarakanova, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2022
Previous Education: BS, Biology, Public Health Microbiology, Molecular Diagnostics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2021
Year Entered MCW: 2022
Previous Education: BS, Biology, Public Health Microbiology, Molecular Diagnostics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2021
Research Interests
I am interested in autoimmunity, specifically infection-induced autoimmunity, and microbiology. I am also interested in studying cell-signaling pathways in their relation to immune function and the ways in which this relates to disease.