Bryn Mawr College issued the following announcement.
Dr. Kathryn M. Frietze: Chat with a Virologist
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Online/Virtual Event
via Zoom
Dr. Frietze will present “Bacteriophage virus-like particles as vaccine platforms.” She researches the specificity of antibodies in human disease and translating this knowledge to new vaccines.
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Kathryn M. Frietze is originally from Pasco, Wash. A first-generation college student, she attended Central Washington University where she fell in love with biology. In 2004, she moved to Albuquerque, N.M., to pursue her Ph.D. in biomedical sciences at the University of New Mexico (UNM). There, she conducted research on respiratory human adenoviruses. As a postdoctoral fellow, she developed a novel technology for investigating the specificity of antibodies in human serum.
In 2018, Dr. Frietze received an NIH-funded position in the UNM Clinical and Translational Science Center where she is now a tenure-track assistant professor. She has projects investigating sexually transmitted Chlamydia trachomatis, Dengue virus, and opioid vaccines. She is currently funded by the NIH to develop vaccines against dengue virus. Mentoring is a strong passion of Dr. Frietze, and her lab currently includes an M.D.-Ph.D. student and a postdoctoral fellow. Her teaching interests are in adapting problem-based learning to all levels of education and she has a particular interest in mentoring under-represented groups in the sciences, including racial and ethnic minority students, first-generation college students, and women.
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