Rachael received her BS and MS in Biology from WV and Portland State Universities, and her PhD at Johns Hopkins. When not in lab grappling with the mysteries of microbial genetics, she can be found hugging her three dogs, cat and husband, playing gaelic sports, gardening, playing euphonium, or laying on the couch drinking whiskey and thinking she does too many things. She is the lab's resident expert on Bachelor Nation and always prefers to be wearing hiking boots because you just never know.

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