Catarina works in Dr. Donald Morrison's lab. She is a senior studying Biological Sciences. She is also an international student. In Dr. Morrison's laboratory she studies bacterial transformation and developed her project "Competence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Encapsulated within  Aqueous Micro-Droplets." She presented a poster at the 2020 SACNAS Conference. Catarina is also a Peer Leader for BIOS222. 

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