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Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Understanding how rotavirus (RV), an important enteric viral pathogen, interacts with the host innate immune system in the small intestine

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Program: Neurosciences

Current advisor: Rotating in the lab of John A. Cooper, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: Zhejiang University, 2025

Program: Immunology

Graduation Year: 2002

Thesis Advisor: Emil R. Unanue

Thesis Title: Levels of Epitope Presentation and CD4+ T Cell Responses in Autoimmunity and in Response to Immunization

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Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

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Program: Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Current advisor: Rotating in the lab of Joshua Blodgett, PhD

Undergraduate university: Reed College, 2022

Program: Plant Biology

Graduation Year: 2008

Thesis Advisor: Eric J. Richards

Thesis Title: Role of the LINC (LITTLE NUCLEI) Proteins in Nuclear Morphology, Organization and Dynamics

Program: Biochemistry

Graduation Year: 2003

Thesis Advisor: Theodore C. Simon

Thesis Title: Gene Regulation in Endodermal Tissues

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Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Transcriptional regulation of lysosome machinery under stress

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Lysosomes, Ischemia-reperfusion, cell death, autophagy, transcriptional regulation, metabolism

Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Molecular mechanisms of cytoskeleton organization and function

Key words
cytoskeleton, molecular motors, cell morphogenesis, cell wall biogenesis, plant biology

Program: Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology

Current advisor: Rotating in the lab of David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD

Undergraduate university: Dartmouth College, 2023