I am a doctoral student at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). My long-term goal is to become an independent Principal Investigator at an R01 institution with a research group focused on intestinal pathogens. The primary goals of this project is to determine whether the pathobiont Acinetobacter calcoaceticus can promote inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Under the mentorship of Dr. Engevik, I will have the experience and qualifications to successfully execute these studies. Now, as a PhD student in Dr. Mindy Engevik’s lab, my area of research has shifted to how pathogens interact with the intestinal epithelium and initiate inflammation. I am currently drawing on my solid foundation of cell signaling from my previous work with my new focus on gastrointestinal physiology. In the Engevik lab, I have 4 first author publications, with an additional co-authored paper. My scholarly work consists of 14 publications.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, Illinois, USA
Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology
Graduate Incentive Award
Medical University of South Carolina
Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences Training Program T32
National Institute of Health (NIH)
BioRender Visualize Contest Winner
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Early- Career Author Prize Winner
American Physiological Society-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
ASBMB Graduate Travel Award
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ASIP Trainee Scholar Award
American Society for Investigative Pathology
Poster Presentation 1st Place Winner
American Physiological Society-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
ASM Future Leaders Mentoring Fellowship
American Society for Microbiology
Graduate Student Oral Presentation 1st Place Winner
American Society of Microbiology- South Carolina Branch
Graduate Student Poster Presentation Winner
Karolinska Institute
Redox Regulation, Oxidative Stress and Selenoproteins
Graduate Student Poster Presentation Winner
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology-The Gastrointestinal Tract XX Conference
Steven M. Horvath Professional Opportunity Award
American Physiological Society
1st Place Poster Award
Lab to Leaders: Science Doesn’t Have to Be Lost in Translation- Science Communication, Policy, Engag
Outstanding Poster Award
Digestive Disease Research Center Conference
Porter Physiology Development Fellowship
American Physiological Society
Experimental Pathologist-In-Graduate Training Award
American Society for Investigative Pathology
The Experimental Pathologist-in-Graduate Training (EPIGT) Award is a prestigious award presented to an ASIP graduate student in a PhD training program, MD/PhD training program, or MD training program and who has excelled in investigative efforts in studying the mechanisms of disease.