Michelle Hallenbeck

Michelle Hallenbeck is a PhD graduate student at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, focusing on the impacts of carbohydrate availability and metabolism on the competitive fitness of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium since July 2020. Prior experience includes serving as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Arkansas from August 2019 to July 2020 and as an Undergraduate Researcher in Dr. Clara Chan's geomicrobiology lab at the University of Delaware from June 2017 to June 2019. Michelle has also worked as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for BISC300 Introduction to Microbiology, guiding students in basic laboratory techniques, and as a Laboratory Assistant at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, supporting various laboratory operations. Educational background includes a Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology, with a minor in Chemistry, from the University of Delaware.