January 2022 saw the enrollment of our first four-member cohort, representing the departments of Pathology, Systems Biology, and Genetics and Genome Sciences, all within the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ School of Medicine.
Through regular meetings and informal exchanges, this group is working in an interdisciplinary manner to support a robust and translational approach to Alzheimer's Disease research.
Sarah Barker
Department: Based in the Pathology Department, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ School of Medicine, as both an MD and PhD trainee
Focus: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a leading environmental factor for Alzheimer's disease
Mentor: Andrew Pieper, MD
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Arts, Neuroscience
Colorado College, Colorado
Leighanne Main
Department: Based in the Genetics and Genome Sciences Department, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ School of Medicine, as a PhD trainee
Focus: Genetic architecture of AD among the Amish in Ohio, with a focus on uncovering protective factors
Mentor: Jonathan L. Haines, PhD
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Wittenberg University, Ohio
Emiko Miller
Department: Based in the Pathology Department, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ School of Medicine, as a PhD trainee
Focus: The role of tau acetylation in mediating pathological neuronal primary cilia degeneration
Mentor: Andrew Pieper, MD
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences / Minor in Neurosciences
Marquette University, Wisconsin
Yousef Mustafa, MS
Department: Based in the Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Department, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ School of Medicine, as a PhD trainee
Focus: Apply Genome-wide association studies and Transcriptome-wide association studies to determine biological mechanism of how genetic variants in monocytes influence AD
Mentor: William S. Bush, PhD
Graduate:
Master of Science, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½, Ohio
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science, Biology and Chemistry
Baldwin Wallace University Ohio