Microbiology Instructor Kenton Hokanson has been promoted to Senior Instructor I.

Kenton Hokanson is an instructor in Microbiology and an Assistant Professor (Senior Research) in Biochemistry & Biophysics. He received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2017 from UCSF. He is passionate about teaching, and has worked to make laboratory science courses inclusive, engaging, and applicable to everyday life. His research program focuses on the function of electrically active cells like neurons, and how this function is modulated throughout development and by disease. He co-founded the Microbiology Dept. Core Values committee, and directs OSU's Electrophysiology Facility.

Congratulations to Dr. Hokanson!