Matt worked as a research technician in the Weber lab between fall of 2021 and spring 2024. He earned his BS in biology from UW-Madison in 2020 and throughout his time as an undergraduate, Matt’s research focused on fisheries and aquatic ecology. After graduating, Matt worked as a clinical lab scientist focused on early colon cancer detection, but returned to UW-Madison because he missed all of the fish. He likes to think that the fish missed him as well. Matt is starting a Master’s program at Penn State University in Fall 2024 studying the gene expression effects of PFAS on snakehead with Dr. Tyler Wagner and Dr. Jason Keagy.