Rachael Smith
Graduate Student
Molecular Pathology & Immunology Graduate Program
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I grew up in Spanish Fort, Alabama. I graduated from the University of Montevallo in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. I started at Vanderbilt University in 2021 as a graduate student in the IGP. After my first year, I joined the Molecular Pathology & Immunology Graduate Program. I am co-mentored in the labs of Dr. John Wilson and Dr. Jeff Rathmell.
Research Information
I am studying immunoengineering and immunometabolism in the Wilson and Rathmell labs. Specifically, I am aiming to engineer therapies that advantageously alter the metabolism of the immune system in the context of cancer and infection.
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