Author: Mikayla Feldbauer

Mikayla is a second year graduate student in Dr. Katherine Hoadley's cancer genomics lab. She is a member of the Bioinformatics/Computational Biology PhD program and the Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program. Outside of the lab she enjoys reading, traveling, and playing soccer.

Blog / Highlighting Women in Space

July 27, 2021 / Mikayla Feldbauer / 1

Wally Funk recently became the oldest person to go to space. To celebrate this accomplishment, I highlight the careers of three other amazing female astronauts.

Blog / NASA is Searching for Life on Mars!

April 5, 2021 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

NASA’s newest mission to Mars features the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter. This mission will study geological features of the Martian surface and demonstrate new technology. Header photo from NASA’s website.

Blog / Here’s how you can get involved in scientific research!

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 / Mikayla Feldbauer /

Citizen science enables non-scientists to get involved in the scientific process. Keep reading to find out how you could contribute to a research project!