Michael Bechill received his bachelors of science in 2008 from The University of Saint Francis in molecular and cellular biology. While an undergraduate he was selected to be a summer research fellow at multiple institutions including the University of Cincinnati, Old Dominion University, and the Medical University of Ohio. Michael is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the biomedical sciences research program in the college of medicine infection, immunity and transplantation track and part of The Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Toledo Health Sciences Campus.