Lead Research Specialist

Kylie Burke

Kylie is a research assistant in the Healthcare Human Factors Lab and the Bruce Levin Microbiology Lab. In her role, she handles the microbiology contamination, recovery, and decontamination for medical simulations, as well as the processing of the samples.

From Atlanta Georgia, she completed her undergraduate degree at College of Charleston’s Honor College with a B.S. in biology and a minor in chemistry. While in undergrad, Kylie competed as a Division-I student athlete, pitching for the softball team. She also assisted Dr. Colleen Kraft at Emory University in clinical trials for fecal microbiome transplants (FMTs). Kylie hopes to attend medical school and continue to work in microbiology.


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