Research scientist at Duke University Medical Center with experience in microbiology, molecular genetics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics. Background includes research on Aspergillus fumigatus, Toxoplasma go…
Research scientist at Duke University Medical Center with experience in microbiology, molecular genetics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics. Background includes research on Aspergillus fumigatus, Toxoplasma gondii, and human amyloidosis, along with teaching, mentoring, safety officer, and editorial roles.
<p>Department of Neurology and Pathology<br>
Chiba-Falek Laboratory<br>
Research focus – Transcriptomics and epigenomics<br>
Genetic and epigenetic bases for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and dementia with Lewy bodies</p>
• Experimental conceptualization, design and development
• Led laboratory bioinformatics research team
• Advisor for laboratory research focus and direction
• Nuclei preparation from frozen human and mouse brain tissue samples
• Conduction of parallel single nucleus RNA-seq and ATAC-seq experiments
• Processing of transcriptomic and epigenomic datasets
• Data analysis using R programming language in conjunction with bioinformatic software packages and applications including Seurat, Signac, Metascape, Cytoscape etc.
• Scientific manuscript preparation, editing and peer-review
• Grant proposal writing and laboratory budgeting
• Supervision and mentoring of graduate students and technicians
• Oral and visual presentation of scientific research
• Created written research progress reports to principal investigator
• Laboratory chemical hygiene safety officer
<p>Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics<br>
Steinbach Laboratory<br>
Research focus – Proteomics<br>
Protein kinase A regulation of Aspergillus fumigatus pathogenesis</p>
<p>Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics<br>
Steinbach Laboratory<br>
Research focus – Proteomics<br>
Protein kinase A regulation of Aspergillus fumigatus pathogenesis</p>
<p>Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics<br>
Steinbach Laboratory<br>
Research focus – Proteomics<br>
Protein kinase A regulation of Aspergillus fumigatus pathogenesis</p>
<p>Microbiology 493 – Advanced Microbiology</p>
<p>Department of Microbiology<br>
Su Laboratory<br>
Research focus – Population genetics<br>
Toxoplasma gondii global population structure and patterns of virulence</p>
<p>Microbiology 201 – Introduction to Microbiology</p>
<p>Department of Plant Pathology<br>
Keller Laboratory<br>
Research focus – Molecular genetics<br>
Epigenetic regulation of secondary metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans</p>
<p>Topics in Plant Pathology</p>
<p>University of Tennessee Medical Center<br>
Solomon Laboratory<br>
Research focus – Human amyloidosis</p>
<p>Center for Environmental Biotechnology<br>
Sayler Laboratory<br>
Research focus – Development of molecular methods for detection of bacterial water supply contamination</p>
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