• 2008 - 2012                
  • B.S., Biology, Loyola University – Maryland
  • Research Mentors – Andrew Schoeffield, Ph.D. & David Rivers, Ph.D.
    
    
• 2012 - 2015
  • M.S., Biological Sciences, Towson University
  • Thesis Title: “Signaling responses of Dictyostelium discoideum to Gram-negative bacteria”
  • Research Mentor - Michelle Snyder, Ph.D.
    
    
• 2015 – 2019
  • Ph.D., Biology, Georgetown University
  • Dissertation Title: “Investigating the role of Myeloid Cells in Giardia immunity”
  • Research Mentor - Steven M. Singer, Ph.D.

Immunology, Infectious Disease, Asthma, Innate Immunity, Macrophages,

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

1. Fink, M.Y., & Singer, S.M. (2017). The intersection of immune responses, microbiota, and pathogenesis in giardiasis. Trends in Parasitology, 33, 901-913.
2. Fink, M.Y., Maloney, J.G., Keselman, A., Li, E., Menegas, S.A., Staniorski, C., & Singer, S.M. (2019). Proliferation of Resident Macrophages is Dispensable for Protection During Giardia duodenalis Immunohorizons, 3(8), 412-421.
3. Fink, M.Y., Shapiro, D., & Singer, S.M. (2020). Giardia lamblia: Laboratory Maintenance, Lifecycle Induction, and Infection of Murine Animal Models. Current Protocols in Microbiology, e102.

Book Chapters

1. Fink, M., Weichseldorfer, M., White, T., Snyder, M.L. (2016). Lipopolysaccharide-enhanced bactericidal activity is mediated by induction of autophagosomal processes.  Autophagy: Cancer, Other Pathologies, Inflammation, Immunity, Infection and Aging. Elsevier, Inc. 
2. Singer, S.M., Fink, M.Y., & Angelova, V.V. (2019). Recent Insights into Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Giardia. Advances in Parasitology: Giardia and Giardiasis, 106, 171-208.