Name: John Kernien
Hometown: Janesville, WI
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
John Kernien is a postdoctoral trainee in the Caitlin Pepperell Lab. His area of of study focuses on allergy and immunology.
What inspired you to select your field of study?
I’ve always valued medical research, and studying microbial pathogens was an exciting opportunity to perform basic research that might lead to therapeutic applications.
What is one piece of advice you would give to students?
Choose a lab where you fit in and feel valued.
When you’re not in the lab, how do you spend your time?
Reading.
If you didn’t become a scientist, what career would you have pursued?
Engineering.
If you had a time machine, would go back in time or into the future?
Future