Kelly Crandall

Master's Student 2023

Kelly Crandall earned a BS in Biochemistry at the University of Denver in 2017 and a BS in Biology and a concentration in biochemistry from the University of Colorado-Denver in 2020. Her previous work includes isolation, identification, and quantification. of proteins required for the development of African Clawed Frogs. Kelly’s thesis focused on two projects: identifying and analyzing the ability of the gut microbiota to degrade microplastics and protect the host from plastic toxicity, and the identification and classification of Archaea found within the gut microbiome of stickleback to determine their role in the host.