Guilford Technical Community College - Biology
Master’s Degree
Clinical and Population Translational Sciences
Investigation of SNPs within the corticosteroid pathway and association with lung function
steroid use and healthcare utilization in individuals with asthma.
Wake Forest University
PhD
Molecular Genetics/Neurobiology and Anatomy
In my project I was undertaking a biotherapeutic approach in efforts to mitigate developmental and stress induced cell death in motoneurons. I cloned the Hsc70 sequence and developed methods to generated the full length protein and protein fragments and mutants for use in vitro and in vivo. I was also involved in its use in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Later
I was responsible for a project to search for novel biomarkers in ALS.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
BS
Biology
Cell Culture
Animal Models
Molecular Biology
Western Blotting
Immunohistochemistry
Robinson
Wake Forest School of Medicine
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Guilford Technical Community College
Elucidation of disease specific biomarkers in ALS\nInvestigation of the motoneuron response to stress.\n\nMechanisms of the motoneuron stress response
Wake Forest University
Clinical Protocol and Grant Writer
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Wake Forest University
Center for Genomics
We are working to determine the mechanisms associated with the multimerization status of adiponectin in relation to the genotype of individuals with diabetes.
Research Fellow
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Clinical Protocol Development Associate
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Adjunct Instructor
Teach Anatomy and Physiology Lecture and Laboratories.
Guilford Technical Community College
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University/Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research
My projects include a number of different approaches to examine the pathological influences of the IL6 inflammatory pathway in asthma. Additionally
one my interests is the contribution of molecular chaperones to disease. In particular
we are examining how chaperones affect the corticosteroid pathway. \n1) We determine the functional implications of IL6 and IL6 transsignaling in airway smooth muscle and how it may play a role in the pathophysiology of asthma and other obstructive pulmonary diseases. \n\n2) Also
we investigate alterations in soluble IL6 receptor in various population of individuals with asthma and chronic obstuctive pulmonary disease. \n\n3) Finally
we are also investigating genetic mutations within the steroid pathway to determine potential association with lung function
steroid use and healthcare utilization.
Research Fellow/K12 Scholar
Winston Salem
NC
Principal Investigator/Study Director: \nTest products for the treatment of cutaneous radiation injury. Provide project management
data management
interim statistical analyses
and study reporting responsibilities.\n\nCo-Investigator:\nDevelop and test recombinant protein biotherapeutics and derivatives for use and treatment in a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Characterize the molecular and physiological targets of the biotherapeutic.\n\nExamine inflammatory pathways contributing to ALS pathology.\n\nInvestigate gene expression in skeletal muscle to uncover expression markers associated with various parameters of ALS pathology.\n\nTeach graduate level Cell Death Lectures.
Instructor
Wake Forest University