Olivia Martinez- About Me!

 Hello! 

My name is Olivia Martinez, I am a RaHP-Vec intern at Colorado State University this summer. I just graduated with my bachelor's in Biomedical Sciences, concentrating in Microbiology and Infectious Disease. Since my freshman year of college, I have wanted to go into biomedical research. For the past two and a half years, I conducted research in mosquito egg-laying behavior in Dr. Rebekah Kading's lab. I'm excited to apply the skills I've learned to RaHP-Vec, and to learn so much more!

After this summer, I will be spending a year as a research associate in New York City, still studying mosquitoes! I am planning to apply to microbiology Ph.D. programs this year, focusing on vector-borne diseases with a One Health approach. I want to study pathogens, the vectors that carry them, and how their transmission affects people.

Outside of the lab, I love to read nonfiction, care for my forest of houseplants, watch random documentaries, and do anything creative. Above all else, I love to spend time with my family and my cat, Slim Jim. He is orange and acts like it, but I adore him.

I've chosen three photos that I feel represent me pretty well. Here is my cat Slim Jim, me on a bug collecting expedition, and me presenting my mosquito research at the American Society for Tropical Hygiene and Medicine Conference last year! 

I am so excited to be working with you all. If you'd like to talk about mosquitoes, science, cats, or anything else, I'd love to chat!!