- Field of Microbiology, Cornell University
- Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Stadtman Fellow & Graduate School Dean's Scholar.
Bio
Brayan Vilanova-Cuevas earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology, Summa Cum Laude, from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, in 2020. He also completed a professional certificate in Data Science from the University of Puerto Rico and used his knowledge of both biology and data science throughout his undergraduate research at Dr. Filipa Godoy's lab. As a PREP scholar at UC Davis, he is working with Dr. Melanie Gareau to explore the gut-brain axis in a mouse model by studying the microbial and metabolic environment of the gut, and characterizing gene expression and physiology.