Alivia Bechler

Biography:

Alivia Bechler is a Master's student in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth. She earned her B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where she gained her first research experience in ecology, infectious disease, and biochemistry. Following graduation, she spent nearly a year at the Buffett Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, investigating prostate and hematologic malignancies. She is currently conducting neuroscience research in the Heck Laboratory and is applying to MD/PhD programs to pursue her long-term interests in neuroscience research.