Elysse GRossi-SOyster, MS (they/them)
Elysse is a PhD candidate studying RNA viruses (including SARS-CoV-2) and circular RNA molecules within the Microbiology & Immunology department at Stanford University School of Medicine.
They previously investigated mosquito-borne viruses around the world, and have also worked for NASA developing self-sustaining life support technologies for the Mars mission (or, how do we keep astronauts alive by repurposing various types of wastes).
Elysse is available to speak about:
Basic human biology
Viruses, infectious diseases, and outbreaks
The human immune system
Vaccines
Zoonotic infections
Epidemiology
Technologies used to keep astronauts alive during space exploration