Burns, Ella
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PHD PROGRAM
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Cell Biology, Genetics, Physiology
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“I am interested in studying the pathogenesis of muco-obstructive lung diseases—in particular, cystic fibrosis. At present, my interest centres on the role of chronic hypoxia on the development of CF lung disease. With this, I am also very interested in the epigenetic components of pathogenic changes in CF lung disease, with a focus on elucidating the impact of chronic hypoxia on such, and in turn, proposing novel treatment strategies/disease modelling techniques. Further, I would also like to pursue research on CFTR expression and regulation in the lung.”
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Harrison, Shenice
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PHD PROGRAM
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Cell Biology, Immunology, Pathogenesis & Infection
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“My research interests lie in the intersection of pathogenesis and host-pathogen interactions, and microbiology. I aim to explore the molecular basis of infectious diseases and develop novel treatments and vaccines. Within microbiology, I am particularly interested in investigating the genetic mechanisms that regulate microorganism biology and how this knowledge can be applied to advance medical treatments. Additionally, I aim to understand the molecular mechanisms of disease pathogenesis in microorganisms.”
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Bennett, Jack
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PHD PROGRAM
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Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Immunology
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“I am interested in understanding the genetics and mechanisms behind cancer formation and progression, evolution and its consequences, signaling pathways involved in developmental biology, the cell cycle, and the immune system. I want to ask questions such as why host genetics can cause a certain infection to be worse or less severe, why some individuals may be more susceptible to certain cancers, what are new ways we can fight cancers and other diseases, or why the cell cycle and associated proteins function the way they do.”
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Guerra, Paolo
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PHD PROGRAM
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Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology
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“I enjoy understanding the cell’s regulation of post translational modification of proteins. Understanding how this mechanism can change a cell’s function and even a cell’s fate is fascinating. It’s also a great area to research as it provides a great deal of therapeutic targets for disease.”
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González Dalmasy, Jose
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PHD PROGRAM
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Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery
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“I am interested in answering questions related to developing better cancer therapeutics. Whether it’s by discovering novel targets and/or using drug delivery approaches to better bioavailability/efficiency of the compounds themselves.”
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DeMonia, Maggie
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Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Translational Medicine
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“I am interested in translational cancer research. I would like to study the pathophysiology of cancer and identify therapeutic targets in malignancies.”
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Holmes, Katie
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PHD PROGRAM
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Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
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“I am interested in exploring the intersection between cell and developmental biology. I’m particularly interested in studying the morphological changes which specialized cells undergo during development and how a cell’s morphology contributes to it’s specialized function within a tissue.”
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Marquez Gonzalez, Ariana
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Cell Biology, Genetics, Neurobiology
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” I am interested in the molecular mechanisms behind neural disorders. I would enjoy continuing working with iPSCs models studying neuronal development as well as cell interactions between neurons and glial cells. I want to study epigenetic changes that contribute to neural disorders. How the environment plays a role in brain plasticity, and I would like to employ bioinformatics to model neuronal networks.”
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Novy, Brandon
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PHD PROGRAM
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Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Structural Biology
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“My main interests lie in studying dynamic protein complexes through a structural lens. I have really enjoyed investigating the structure/function relationship of proteins implicated in cellular trafficking and am excited to continue studying the molecular architecture of cell biology.”
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Tormes Vaquerano, Jovan
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PHD PROGRAM
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Cell Biology, Neurobiology, Pharmacology
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“As a graduate student, I would be interested in working on a project related to the development and application of novel optical imaging platforms. Specifically, I am interested in understanding the relationship between physiological / cellular interactions and disease-states. There are a number of faculty developing high-resolution microscopes (and adjacent technologies, such as molecular biosensors and genetic engineering) to approach neurological questions and cytoskeletal dynamics. Additionally, the expansion of these technologies may expand therapeutic / pharmaceutical efforts in the future.”
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