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Dr. Nicolas Wheeler

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  • Assistant Professor
  • Biology

Teaching Interests
  • Parasitology
  • Infectious diseases
  • Bioinformatics
  • Cell and molecular biology
Research and Creative Activities
  • Investigating the sensory processes and behaviors utilized by parasites to find their obligate hosts
  • Developing technology and software to analyze parasite behaviors
  • Swimmer's itch surveillance and control
Education
  • Ph.D., Genetics & Genomics, Iowa State University
  • B.S., Oxbridge Honors Molecular Biology, William Jewell College
Previous Professional Experience

NIH NIAID NRSA post-doctoral fellowship - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Merck KGaA Global Health post-doctoral fellowship - University of Wisconsin-Madison