Garrett Tishkoff Leach

I have a broad range of research interests across the natural and physical sciences. I have a particular interest in integrating the fields of biological and computer sciences, but I've developed a curiosity for ecology and evolution. Additionally, I am interested in applied research, i.e. research that can be implemented for real-world use. I have worked the past three summers before college in Dr. Beverly Davidson’s lab at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a lab assistant. In addition to wet bench work and general lab work, I've also assisted a lab member in her study of the Fragile X Syndrome pre-mutation by rating the behavior of wildtype mice and mice with the pre-mutation. I am currently working in the Brisson research lab, studying the disease ecology and evolution of ticks and their associated pathogens (such as those causing Lyme Disease). The work includes going out into the field to collect ticks, identifying species and cataloging them, and general lab work. Outside of Penn academics, I am involved in the Biosphere program and Penn Appétit.

• National Honor Society
• Former lab assistant in the CHOP research lab of Dr. Beverly Davidson