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Jennilee B. (JB) Robinson

Major: Bacteriology and Vector Biology
Joined program in 2004
           
Mentor: Drs. Vladimir Motin and Donald Bouyer
Awards/Grants: Who’s Who 2006
Publications/Experiences: ORISE Fellow/Employee CDC Viral and Rickettsial
Zoonoses Branch
Research Description: How do two very different bacteria: Yersinia pestis (the causative
agent of plague) and Rickettsia typhi (the causative agent of murine typhus) exploit the same invertebrate host, Xenopsylla cheopis (the oriental rat flea)? 

Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Education: Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA
Hobbies: Musician, Sailing, Motorcycles
Contact: jbrobins@utmb.edu

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