By Ashley Smith, Beliyu Habtemariam, Caitlin Harris, Paul James Solis Faculty Mentor: Professor Swati Agrawal Abstract Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that can cause fatal infection in immunocompromised individuals, stillbirth and miscarriage in pregnant women, and congenital birth defects in infants. According to the CDC, around 800,000 individuals are infected by T.…