Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD
Staff Scientist
Martha Zepeda Rivera, PhD
Staff Scientist
Johnston Lab, Fred Hutch
Research focus includes characterizing tumor-associated microbial communities and analyzing the genomic diversity across isolates to identify disease-relevant genes/strains.
Education
Harvard University, 2018, PhD (Biochemistry)
Harvard University, 2014, AM (Biology)
University of Washington, 2012, BS (Biochemistry)
University of Washington, 2012, BS (Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology)
Research Interests
Tumor-associated microbial communities
Impact of bacterial presence on health and patient response
Parsing the genomic diversity of bacterial species to identify disease-relevant genes/strains (pangenomic analysis)