Martin Jr. Ketcha

MSTP Program rotation student

MJ was born and raised in Cameroon and currently resides in Maryland. After graduating from Grinnell College, he was selected as a Kornfeld Post-Bac Research Fellow at WashU. In the lab of Dr. Marco Colonna, he worked with
Dr. Christine Yokoyama to optimize techniques for investigating the role of centrosomal protein 43 in the epidermis. Outside of research, he enjoys playing soccer, baking, listening to music, and watching sunsets.

Favorite microbe

Saccharomyces cerevisiae