Aurora Swissdorf in Virumbrales-Muñoz Lab receives Sophomore Research Fellowship

Aurora Swissdorf, a first-year undergraduate student in the Virumbrales-Muñoz Lab, was awarded a University of Wisconsin–Madison Sophomore Research Fellowship! Swissdorf, who is double-majoring in biochemistry and mathematics, joined the Virumbrales-Muñoz Lab in the fall of 2025. 

The Sophomore Research Fellowship provides students and labs resources to support an independent research project in collaboration with UW–Madison faculty or research/instructional academic staff. The award will support Swissdorf’s project Understanding the effects of inflammatory signaling on lymphatic vessels in high grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC). She will work on the project until spring of 2027 and present findings at the 2027 Undergraduate Research Symposium. 

Congratulations on this incredible accomplishment!