Isabel Lamb-Echegaray is a Ph.D. candidate in the Public Health Department at UC Berkeley. Originally from Spain, Isabel earned her B.S. in Biology from James Madison University, Virginia. As an undergraduate student researcher and research technician in Dr.Mark Gabriele’s lab, she studied the development and convergence of multisensory inputs in the midbrain. After serving as a Community Health Advisor with the Peace Corps in Madagascar, Isabel decided to pursue a Ph.D. in Infectious Diseases and Immunity, continuing her work at the intersection of science and public health. Currently, she is a member of Dr. Sarah Stanley's lab, where her thes is work focuses on elucidating the mechanisms and correlates of protection of tuberculosis vaccines.