Contact Me
My name is Kayla Neitzel,
and I am a sophomore at the University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse. I have a biology major
with a concentration in biomedical sciences.
As of today, I am Pre-Vet and hoping to go to
graduate school at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. I also have an interest of
pursuing a career in physical therapy; only time
will tell in which direction I will go with my life.
When I’m not studying, I enjoy being o
utdoors,
dancing, and spending time with friends and family.
I grew up on a farm and was very involved in 4-H
with showing dairy, pigs, and dogs until my
graduation last year. I created this website as an
assignment for my Organismal Biology class taught by
Greg Sandland and Tom Volk. All of the organisms we
chose had to be of medicinal value. I chose
Cinchona pubescens because I thought it was
very intriguing that this tree had the capability to
cure such a devastating disease as malaria.
This tree gives us all hope that there are cures out
there for the other destructive diseases and
illnesses that take
the lives of so many people.
I would like to especially thank Forest and Kim Starr for letting me use their beautiful pictures!
If you have any comments or questions about my website, feel free to email me at neitzel.kayl@uwlax.edu.