Rebecca Trimble
Biochemistry Ph.D. Student
Ph.D., Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 2026 Expected
B.S., Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, 2022
August 2022-present, Graduate Research Assistant, Biochemistry, Virginia Tech
·VT Dean’s Assistanceship, 2023
Teaching Assistant for BCHM_4116, Spring 2023
Program Focus: In the Jutras lab we study the causative agent of Lyme dieseas, Borrelia burgdorferi. My project focuses on identifying the unique proteins used by B. burgdorferi for the process of cell growth and division.
Reviewed Journals
Cumbie AN, Trimble RN, Eastwood G. Pathogen Spillover to an Invasive Tick Species: First Detection of Bourbon Virus in Haemaphysalis longicornis in the United States. Pathogens. 2022 Apr 10;11(4):454. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11040454. PMID: 35456129; PMCID: PMC9030182.