Scientific Researcher | Disability & DEI Advocate
Breanne Kisselstein is a new ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow with the USDA-ARS Neyhart Lab researching cranberry pre-breeding and genetics. Breanne has scientific expertise in grape pathology, molecular and population genetics, and more. She loves coding in R and is interested in gaining even more proficiency in computational biology, high-throughput phenotyping, and statistics.
Breanne is also a passionate advocate for equity and inclusion of marginalized and historically excluded individuals in higher education and STEM, including but not limited to disabled, BIPOC, international, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals.