Abigail Keating

This summer, Abby was accepted to the Nebraska Institutional Development Award Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (NE-INBRE) Program, where she spent ten weeks conducting research with Dr. Sushil Kumar at UNMC. Her work focused on how the complement system plays a role in chronic inflammation in precursor lesions of pancreatic cancer, and she won the Holland Future Scientist Award for best oral presentation at the annual NE-INBRE conference hosted in Nebraska City. Abby also works as a lab assistant in UNO's Molecular Parasitology Lab under the direction of Dr. Davis. She maintains an active campus presence as a member of UNO's Pep Band and Salsa Club and participates in intramural volleyball. After graduation, Abby plans to pursue a PhD in immunology with a focus in either infectious disease or autoimmunity.