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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Duprey, Kelsey
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PHD PROGRAM
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Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Biology
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“I am interested in DNA repair and replication, cell cycle and chromosome segregation, epigenetics, and developmental biology. I am looking to work with Drosophila, C. elegans, zebrafish, or cell cultures.”
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Muron, Savannah
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PHD PROGRAM
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Genetics, Molecular Biology, Translational Medicine
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“I am interested in the development and study of gene therapies and gene-editing technologies. I am most interested in studying potential effects of gene therapy in genetic diseases such as CF or in their technological development. I am also interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms by which gene editing technologies work and how they can be utilized to further their development and use in creating models and treating disease.”
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Huang, Emma
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Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics
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“I would like to focus on developing statistical methods for modeling the effect of genetic variation among immunologic phenotypes in lung diseases, especially asthma.”
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Blondel, Leo
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PHD PROGRAM
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Genetics, Neurobiology, Translational Medicine
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“I am interested in taking part in research aiming to understand the causes and progression of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases, as well as identifying potential therapeutic targets. I am interested in using my background in AAV gene therapy to participate in translational research projects and contribute to treatments for these conditions.”
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Marquez Gonzalez, Ariana
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PHD PROGRAM
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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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Winfield, Brittanie
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PHD PROGRAM
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Computational Biology, Genetics
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“I am interested in studying at how life experiences and habits can influence diseases (mental health disorders, metabolism, cardiovascular health, etc. – not cancer) through epigenetic modifications. I hope to be able to do this research through a computational science and bioinformatics lens and to have access to human cohort data.”
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Chou, Chloe
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PHD PROGRAM
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Genetics, Toxicology
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“My research interests lie in answering how environmental exposures may interact with different risk factors such as sex, age, and genetics in the pathogenesis of diseases. I am also interested in exploring the epigenetic and epigenomic changes that occur after environmental exposures. I am partial to inhalational toxicology but am also excited to explore other areas of toxicology.”
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Cully, David
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PHD PROGRAM
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Genetics, Molecular Biology
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“I am interested in using molecular genetic approaches to study the proteins and signaling pathways responsible for inheritable conditions and metabolic processes in eukaryotes. I believe that model organisms are an especially valuable tool for investigating these targets thanks to the wide array of molecular genetic tools available.”
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Scoville, Deena
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PHD PROGRAM
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Genetics, Pathology, Translational Medicine
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“I am interested in studying genetics, specifically epigenetics in cancer and disease. I am specifically interested in endometrial cancer, infertility, and other female diseases. I also have interested in translational medicine.”
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