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Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Regulation of normal and malignant hematopoiesis

Key words
Leukemia, clonal hematopoiesis, stem cells, niche, ribosome, cancer metabolism, neutrophils, genomics

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2011

Thesis Advisor: Chyi-Song Hsieh

Thesis Title: Cellular and Molecular Characterization of Thymic Regulatory T cell Development

Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2020

Thesis Advisor: Stacey L. Rentschler

Thesis Title: Notch-Mediated Regulation of Atrial Arrhythmogenesis

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
The role of bioactive lipid signaling and bioelectricity in the physiology of the inverted epithelia of the brain and retina. Physiology and pathophysiology of steroid signaling in reproduction, aging and neurodegeneration.

Key words

Program: Genetics

Graduation Year: 2001

Thesis Advisor: Steven S. Dowdy

Thesis Title: Cell Cycle Regulation of T Cell Receptor Activation-Induced Cell Death

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2002

Thesis Advisor: Jean E. Schaffer

Thesis Title: Cellular Mechanisms that Promote or Prevent Lipotoxicity

Program: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Graduation Year: 1990

Thesis Advisor: David D. Schlessinger

Thesis Title: "Mapping Studies in Two Regions of the Human Genome: The 5S Ribosomal RNA Gene Family and Xq26-Xq27"

Program: Immunology

Current advisor: Marco Colonna, MD

Undergraduate university: Case Western Reserve University, 2021

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Current advisor: S. Kerry Kornfeld, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: Lawrence University, 2018

Program: Molecular Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2010

Thesis Advisor: Guojun Bu

Thesis Title: LRP6 in Wnt Signaling and Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis