The Smith Lab was excited to host Aruna Menon as a rotation student this fall.
Aruna received her B.S. in Microbiology from UC Berkeley in 2018. During this time, she fell in love with the diversity of microbes as well as the tools used to understand microbial communities. Through her undergraduate education and years as a lab tech, she solidified her love of science and research. As she begins her Ph.D. at Duke, she is excited to learn more about how chemistry, genetics, and bacterial physiology intersect to play a role in infectious disease.
Aruna’s joint rotation between the Smith Lab and the Tobin Lab down the hall allowed her to study of tuberculosis in both mouse and zebrafish models. Throughout her rotation, she studied macrophage recruitment and the ESX secretion system in mycobacteria. We look forward to seeing all that she will accomplish during her time at Duke!
