Vetreno, Ryan
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Neuroscience, Pharmacology RESEARCH INTEREST
Addiction/Alcohol Research, Aging/Alzheimer's, Behavior, Biochemistry, Brain Development, Developmental Biology, Disease, Epigenetics & Chromatin Biology, Immunology, Microbiome, Molecular Biology, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease, Neurobiology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neuropharmacology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Regenerative Medicine
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My research interests involve investigation of proinflammatory neuroimmune and epigenetic mechanisms in animal models of developmental neurobiology and neurodegeneration, including (1) alcohol pharmacology, (2) alcohol responsivity and tolerance, (3) adolescent neurodevelopment, (4) cholinergic system and neurocircuitry, (5) microglial function, and (6) Alzheimer’s disease. A major focus of the laboratory is elucidation of neuroimmune and epigenetic mechanisms underlying adolescent binge alcohol-induced disruption of basal forebrain cholinergic neurocircuitry in adulthood. A second major focus of the laboratory is investigation of lasting adolescent binge drinking-induced neuroimmune priming as a novel etiological factor contributing to the onset and progression of basal forebrain neuropathology in Alzheimer’s disease. Our laboratory combines ex vivo and in vivo rodent models of alcohol abuse and Alzheimer’s disease with innovative molecular techniques.
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Duprey, Kelsey
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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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Bingham, Johnna
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Biochemistry, Drug Discovery, Molecular Biology
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“I’m interested in doing research at the intersection of where chemistry and biology meet and using discovery to improve the lives and health of others.”
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Muron, Savannah
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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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Simmons, Jake
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Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology
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“I find myself loving molecular biology techniques, but I always come back to asking how the chemistry works. For this reason, I maintain a great openness in where I land in my rotations, however, I am confident any sort of mechanistic approach will fill my curiosity. Anywhere between protein and cells, interests me. Biochemistry or molecular biology is where I see myself thriving. Particularly, I recently developed an interest in Cryo-EM, however, I’ll admit I have never researched using it.”
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Dawoud, Alyaa
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Cancer Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology
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“I am interested in studying cancer immunotherapy as well as the molecular mechanism in cancer, particularly brain cancer.”
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Guerra, Paolo
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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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Ponek, Ronni
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Cancer Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology
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“Overall, I am interested in immunology in a more basic science context. Under this umbrella I am curious about looking at how cancer forms and changes and am also very excited about the prospect of branching into autoimmune disease research.”
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Bridges, Kaitlin
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Biochemistry, Computational Biology, Molecular Biology
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“I am interested in a Biochemistry and molecular biology-focused research group, mostly focusing on RNA. Interested in research that will require performing both wet-lab tasks as well as some computational analysis. Highly interested in a Biochemistry PhD. with a BCB certificate.”
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Cully, David
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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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