Elizabeth Kaweesa
Graduate Student
el.kaweesa@whitney.ufl.edu
Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience
9505 N. Ocean Shore Blvd
St. Augustine, FL 32080
Biographic Information
Elizabeth was born and raised in Uganda, East Africa and moved to the United States in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Science in biochemistry from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas in 2013. She joined the Loesgen group in Fall 2015. Her research interests include investigation of African and Oregonian soil bacteria for anti- bacterial and anti-cancer activity. She also enjoys cooking, hiking, playing the piano, and traveling.