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Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Relationship between synaptic activtity and amyloid-beta metabolism in Alzheimer`s disease

Key words
Alzheimer’s disease, drug and target discovery, endocytosis, in vivo microdialysis, synaptic transmission

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2004

Thesis Advisor: Emil R. Unanue

Thesis Title: Post-translational Modification of Class II Epitopes by Activated Antigen Presenting Cells

Program affiliation
Molecular Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology

Research summary
Connexins, cadherins in bone cell interactions with cancer and energy metabolism

Key words
bone biology, cell adhesion, signal transduction, gap junctions, cadherin

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2002

Thesis Advisor: Samuel Speck

Thesis Title: Genetic Analysis of Gammaherpesvirus 68 Latency and Reactivation

Program affiliation
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Genetic and epigenetic control of retinal development and retinal cell fate specification

Key words

Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Graduation Year: 2023

Thesis Advisor: Liang Shan

Thesis Title: On the Origin of AIDS: CARD8’s Role in Pathogenesis and Cure

Program: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Current advisor: Jonathan A. Myers, PhD

Undergraduate university: Case Western Reserve University, 2023

Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Graduation Year: 2021

Thesis Advisor: Harrison W. Gabel

Thesis Title: Understanding the roles of DNA methylation and MeCP2 in neuronal enhancer control.

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
The mechanisms regulating calcium-dependent neutrophil activation

Key words

Program: Neurosciences

Current advisor: Erik S. Musiek, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: University of Texas-Austin, 2017