Caity received her B.S. degree in Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Central Florida. She began working in a research lab as an undergraduate and was mentored by Dr. Kyle Rohde. She received her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019, where her graduate work in innate immunology was mentored by Dr. Miriam A. Shelef. Caity then completed postdoctoral training in bacterial pathogenesis at the University of Michigan under the mentorship of Dr. Michael A. Bachman. Caity is passionate about immunology and bacteriology, mentorship, and reading science literature.

Likes: puzzles, swimming, cats, reality television, sports, camping

Aiden is an undergraduate student majoring in microbiology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He joined the Holmes Lab in Fall 2025, where he works under the mentorship of Dr. Caitlyn Holmes and Alexis Wilcox. He is interested in microbiology, immune responses to bacterial pathogens, public health, and effective scientific communication

Likes: reading, music, soccer, and animals.

Ali Ahmed is an undergraduate student majoring in Human Physiology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He joined the Holmes Lab in Spring 2026, where he works under the mentorship of Dr. Caitlyn Holmes and Liz Madigan. He is interested in medicine and microbiology

Likes: Soccer, Manchester City F.C, video games, family 

Catherine earned her B.S. in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She began her microbiology and immunology training during her Master’s at the University of Michigan in Dr. Michael Bachman’s lab, mentored by Dr. Caitlyn Holmes. Her research focused on identifying Klebsiella pneumoniae factors that enhance bacteremia by conferring resistance to oxidative, nitrosative, and macrophage-mediated stress. Catherine is continuing her graduate studies in the MICaB program at the University of Minnesota. She values scientific curiosity, collaboration, and communication to bridge research with public understanding.

Likes: singing, reading, horseback riding, and hiking.