Susan Holechek

Dr. Susan Holechek is a Teaching Assistant Professor at the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University with an affiliated appointment at the Simon A. Levin Mathematical, Modeling and Sciences Center. Following her undergraduate degree, she worked at the Molecular Biology Division of the Peruvian NIH studying dengue and was part of the response team for the first dengue outbreak with hemorrhagic cases in 2000. Her graduate research at Arizona State University involved the study of vaccinia virus pathogenesis and her post-doctoral research was focused on the role of the immune system in the modulation and transmission of infectious diseases using both experimental and mathematical modeling approaches. Her current research is at the intersection of population genetics and chronic diseases.

Dr. Holechek has received numerous grants to expand her students research opportunities and has been honored with The Pat Tillman Veterans Center Honor Roll Award, Outstanding Faculty Mentor, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Outstanding Instructor Award and most recently with the Catalyst Award by the Arizona State University Committee for Campus Inclusion and the School of Life Sciences Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award. She is currently the Director of the School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research (SOLUR) program and Lead Ambassador for the All of Us Research Program at ASU. Dr. Holechek also facilitates and promotes undergraduate research opportunities for both in-person and online students at Arizona State University.