CBC Student Spotlight: Parker Geffre

Parker Geffre, a Tempe native, is a UA senior pursuing a double-major in Biochemistry and Molecular Cellular Biology, and a W. A. Franke Honors College student. As an undergraduate researcher at Meredith Lab, Parker is a part of the NSF Signals in the Soil project and supported by a NSF REU. She currently works on VOC data analysis, novel sensor testing, and various support roles. 

Since joining UBRP in Spring 2020, Parker believes that undertaking research, especially in the unique field of environmental science, has been an invaluable experience. Microbial and soil fingerprinting has been an especially exciting topic for her to jump into. But more importantly, Parker loves how her research has changed her perspective on the role of the world’s smallest life. She is an advocate for public outreach for research and was chosen this winter to give a talk on her work at the American Geophysical Union Conference (25,000 attendees) in Chicago.  

Currently, she plans on eventually taking her B.S. degree into an adjacent science-policy field – like criminal forensics. Excitingly, however, she will be mentored this summer at Dr. Colin Murrell's lab at the University of East Anglia in the UK to continue her thesis work in isoprene-degrading bacteria.

Outside of university, she enjoys adventuring, drawing, and studying British history. Parker is a National Hispanic Scholar, a member of WAESO, and is passionate about learning how science impacts our daily lives

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