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Kolten Peterson
Critical Materials Lab Technician
Kolten Peterson is a Critical Materials Lab Technician at the West Virginia Water Research Institute. Kolten graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science in Genetic Biology in 2020. After graduation, Kolten worked at Stanford University, where he researched pediatric rare diseases and small molecule development. In 2022, Kolten went to Boston to work for a small company focusing on immunology and vaccine development. Kolten has now shifted his focus and has joined the WVWRI to help research efforts that have a lasting impact on the state.