#  Mark Polk 

Undergraduate Researcher

 

 

 



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I investigate nutrient starvation in bacteria to further our understanding of how microbes withstand the stresses that they encounter in the natural environment. I do so through experimental work, assessing, measuring, and comparing the phenotypes of bacteria in various starvation conditions. I am currently an A.B. Candidate in Applied Mathematics at Harvard College.