Mara is a third-year PhD student in the Department of Microbial Pathogenesis. Her research focuses on investigating the host-vector-pathogen interface, with a particular emphasis on the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Before coming to Yale, she completed her B.S. and M.S. in Biochemistry at Virginia Tech. She is excited to help students at any stage of their writing process, from planning to refining.  Mara is able to give feedback on essays written in Russian.