Zhaojing (Ariel) Liu

Ariel graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2023, earning a B.A. in Biochemistry and Neuroscience. During her undergraduate years, she served as a research assistant at the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center to study HIV-1 immune responses. She contributed to multiple projects focusing on host-pathogen interactions and high-throughput B-cell sequencing. For her senior honors thesis, she investigated the impact of the commensal microbiome on HIV-1 vaccine immunogenicity. Motivated by her academic interest in immunology, Ariel is passionate about gaining further insights into maternal immune responses to viral infections at the Edlow lab. In the future, she hopes to pursue graduate school and continue exploring her interest in the field of immunology. Outside of lab, she enjoys making scented candles and aromatherapy.