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Dr. Ketel studies factors contributing to pathogenicity of the yeast, Candida albicans. Her main focus is centromere identity, structure and function in Candida albicans and how it contributes to mechanisms of generating anueploidy and drug resistance. Additionally, Dr. Ketel is interested in control of the different morphologies: yeast, pseudohyphae and hyphae. The ability change between the three morphologies has been linked to pathogenicity because mutants which can only form one of the morphologies are avirulent.

Education:

Bethany Lutheran College, A.A. Liberal Arts
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. Genetics
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Ph.D.  Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Postdoc (Microbiology and Genetics Departments)

Courses Regularly Taught:

Microbiology
Genetics
Medical Microbiology
Molecular Genetics
Introductory Biology I
Advanced Lab Projects

Professional Associations:

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Society for Microbiology
Society for Developmental Biology