Neuroscience Doctorate Program Graduate Student

Link between B cell depletion, IgA and the gut microbiome.

Savannah is from southeastern Wisconsin and earned her B.S. degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

In the Dittel lab, she studies the long-term impact of B cell depleting therapies in multiple sclerosis with an emphasis on IgA and the gut microbiome. As part of her graduate training, she aspires to learn and integrate bioinformatics technologies into this research. In her free time, she enjoys baking sweet foods, drawing and painting, and sewing her own clothes. When it’s nice outside, she likes to take very long walks while listening to her favorite heavy metal bands.

Neuroscience Doctorate Program Graduate Student

Identification of human BDL and understanding their development.

Nate is from the Milwaukee area and earned a B.S. degree from Saint Louis University and an M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

In Dr. Dittel’s lab, he studies the developmental status of BDL and uses cutting-edge tools including scRNAseq to identify them in humans. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, shooting pool and cooking.

Medical Student, Medical College of Wisconsin

Generation of a BDL-based adoptive cell therapy.

Sandra was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. In 2016, She earned her B.A. in biology from Fisk University in Nashville, TN. She is currently a medical student at MCW.

In the Dittel lab, Sandra uses CRISPR/Cas9 technology to delete B2M and CIITA to prevent the expression of MHC class I and II molecules which, respectively, prevent rejection of a BDL-based adoptive cell therapy. When not in the lab, she enjoys spending time with friends, cooking/baking, listening to music, hairstyling, exercising and exploring different cities.