Senior Scholars

Pic of Joe holding a bat Joe Bahlman-->Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Research Interests: I am interested in the anatomy and aerodynamics of bat wings. I use physical models to determine how different wing morphologies and wing kinematics affect the aerodynamic force produced (benefit) and mechanical power required (cost) from flapping bat-like wings.

Pic of Breann Pipetting Breann Brown-->Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
Research Interests: I use X-ray crystallography to study the mechanism of protein:protein interactions on a molecular level. I am particularly interested in the interactions that lead to formation of signaling complexes in the postsynaptic density of dendritic spines.

Pic of Angel Pipetting Angel Byrd-->MD/PhD Program (Pathobiology)
Research Interests: Currently, Angel works in Jonathan Reichner’s lab where she is studying the activation of the β2 integrin complement receptor 3 (CR3) (CD11b/CD18). Her studies will examine various pathways, and identify potential targets for anti-inflammatory pharmacological therapies.

pic of Nick Nick Everage-->Epidemiology
Research Interests: Nick Everage has generally focused on the social aspects of epidemiology. In particular he has completed work looking at the broader social determinants of diagnosed pre-diabetes in the United States using nationally representative data sources such as the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Pic of Courtney at Microscope Courtney Frederick-->Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
Research Interests: Courtney is interested in cellular mechanisms of visual processing at the retinal level. In Dr. David Berson’s lab, she is studying the signal transduction cascade in intrinsically photosensitive ganglion cells. She aims to elucidate the deactivation and desensitization mechanism of the photopigment in these cells, a protein called melanopsin.

Pic of Pam at Fume Hood Pamela Gaddi-->Pathobiology
Research Interests: My current research focus is to characterize the immuno-regulatory role of IL-10 in modulating antiviral NK cell and CD8 T cell responses during MCMV infection.

Pic of Tania at microscope Tania Nevers-->Pathobiology
Research Interest: My research focus entails deciphering the roles chemokines in regulating immune cells during murine cytomegalovirus infection. Specifically, to characterize the roles of the chemokines, CXCL9 and CXCL10, in modulating CD8 T cell effector functions.

Pic of Kim with Culture Dish Kim Sherwood-->Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry
Research Interests: My current research interest is understanding the life cycle of C. albicans and elucidating the medical relevance of ploidy states before and during chromosome loss in the parasexual pathway of ploidy reduction.

Pic Coming Soon! David Valenzuela-->Neuroscience
Research Interests: Coming Soon!