Joy McKenna

Postdoctoral Scholar, Microbiology and Immunology

Honors & Awards

Microbiology and Immunology Departmental T32 Fellowship, Stanford University (2021)
Women’s Council Recognition Award, UNLV (2019)
Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Award, UNLV (2019)
Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Fellowship, NASA (2016)

Professional Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nevada Las Vegas (2020)

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