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Ila Peeler, M.S.

Pronouns: she, her, hers

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular Biology

San Diego

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LSN 311 and 308
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA, 92182
Mail Code
4614
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Areas of Expertise

Host-Pathogen Interactions, Bioinformatics, Genome-Scale Metabolic Modeling

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Bio

My main research focus is integrating computational and experimental biology to study host-pathogen interactions. I apply genome-scale metabolic modeling to explore the metabolic requirements for bacterial infection and colonization in nematodes.

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Education
  1. B.S. Biological Sciences
    California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo
  2. M.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology
    San Diego State University
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Presentations
  1. ASM Microbe – Poster Presentation – Atlanta, June 2024 “Metabolic Modeling of the Intracellular Filamenting Bacterium, Bordetella atropi”
  2. Microbial Ecology and Evolution Hub-based Conference – Poster Presentation – January, 2024 “Metabolic modeling of recently discovered pathogenic bacteria, Bordetella atropi
  3. 24th International C. elegans Conference – Oral Presentation – Glasgow, June 2023 “Metabolic modeling and characterization of the nematode-infecting bacterial pathogen, Bordetella atropi”
  4. 37th Annual CSU Student Research Competition – Oral presentation – San Diego, April 2023 “Understanding the Metabolism of the Recently Isolated Infectious Bacterium, Bordatella atropi”
  5. 2023 SDSU Student Symposium (S3) – Oral presentation – San Diego, March 2023. “Understanding the Metabolism of the Recently Isolated Infectious Bacterium, Bordatella atropi”
Service
  1. Participated in partnership between CZ Lab at San Diego State and Northrop Elementary School to share biological research with 5th Graders.
Grants
  1. The 16th SDSU Student Symposium President’s Award – San Diego, March 2023
Clinical Trials
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Awards & Honors
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Patents & Copyrights
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Fun Facts
  1. What is your favorite thing to do with your free time?
    I love hiking, yoga, reading fiction, drawing and painting!