Any individual currently enrolled in a degree-conferring training program at the University of Arizona.
Student Members
VFCE Student
 Graduate Researcher
During my time with the Valley Fever Center, I completed an internship in the BSL-3 Laboratory working with Lourdes Lewis culturing and harvesting different strains of Coccidioides. I was also given the opportunity to learn about current projects that help us understand the immunological effects of Valley fever. |
 Student Office Assistant
I have been helping the VFCE as a student office assistant since 2020. I maintain our website and social media pages and work with other organizations to spread awareness of Valley fever. |
 Undergraduate Researcher
During my experience as an ASEMS STARS undergraduate research scholar working with Dr. Buntzman, I have been learning about the mechanisms of infection and therapeutics of Valley fever. My research has highlighted therapeutics and testing of Valley fever. |
 Graduate Researcher
I am a graduate student in the Tomasiak Lab in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at the University of Arizona. I work on determining the function of a gene in the fungus that causes Valley fever. I use structural techniques such as cryogenic electron microscopy (CryoEM) and biochemical assays to uncover the activity of the virulence factor, Cps1. |