2001-2005
Purdue University
B.S., Animal Sciences minor Biological Sciences
2005-2010
University of Bath
Ph.D, Biochemistry
2009-2013
Indiana University
Post-doc, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
2013-2016
University of South Florida
Post-doc, Molecular Medicine
Neurodegenerative diseases
Tauopathies, including Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease
Molecular Chaperones
Hsp70 proteins and their DnaJ co-chaperones
Disease propagation
Tau, α synuclein, htt and more
Organelle Stress Pathways and Disease
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, mitochondrial stress
Machine Learning and Data Analysis
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ABOUT ME
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Enthusiastic, driven molecular and cellular neuroscientist dedicated to understanding the role of cellular proteostasis in brain health and disease
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Technical expertise in many methods for “molecule to model” neurodegenerative disease research
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18+ peer-reviewed publications (h-index: 9)
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Actively applying for research support as PI, significant contributions to funded proposals as postdoc and senior scientist
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Diverse teaching experience of undergraduate courses, mentorship of undergraduate/postgraduate students and technical staff
EDUCATION/TRAINING
RESEARCH INTERESTS
