Andrea Garza Elizondo

Postdoc, Rice University
EBRC Vice President of Engagement

Andrea is a postdoctoral research associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Dr. Carrie Eckert’s lab, working to domesticate non-model bacteria. As part of that, she is developing high-throughput methods to test genetic tools with robotic automation systems. Prior to this, Andrea earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Rice University, where she developed a bacterial transcriptional activation system in the lab of Dr. James Chappell.