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Profile Summary

Biomedical science PhD with over 8 years of bench experience studying cardiometabolic disease and experience in intellectual property. Diverse background ranging from mechanistic studies in primary cell cultures to preclinical drug trials. Excellent communicator who loves dissecting and distilling scientific information for presentation to diverse audiences. Productive and innovative research history demonstrated by 3 first author and 5 co-author publications and selection as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Personal interest in research-backed nutrition and health. I would love to help you: -create an engaging and informative scientific presentation (powerpoint or poster) -write an abstract or assist with a manuscript -write or edit grants -conduct a literature search and provide a distilled sumary -edit scientific writing (including for non-native English speakers) -provide a critical eye for data analysis

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Nutrition Science
• ★ Metabolism & Metabolic Disease
• ★ Research Methodology
• ☆ STEM
• ☆ Biology/Life Sciences
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Exercise & Fitness
• ☆ Spanish Studies
• ☆ Science Education
• ☆ Medicine
• ☆ Kinesiology & Exercise Science
• ☆ Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• ☆ Cardiovascular Disease
• ☆ Medical Sciences
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Work Experience

Intellectual Property Intern

WUSTL Office of Technology Transfer

September 2018 - November 2018

Graduate Researcher- labs of Kelle Moley and Brian DeBosch

Washington University in St. Louis

August 2013 - May 2018

Undergraduate Researcher- Charles Brenner Lab

University of Iowa

August 2010 - May 2013

Research Assistant

Pioneer Hi-Bred International

June 2010 - August 2010

Education

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

Washington University in St. Louis

August 2013 - August 2018

BS in Biochemistry with Honors, Minor in Spanish

University of Iowa

August 2009 - May 2013

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2018). Hepatocyte ALOXE3 is induced during adaptive fasting and enhances insulin sensitivity by activating hepatic PPARγ . JCI Insight.

(2018). TFEB-dependent induction of thermogenesis by the hepatocyte SLC2A inhibitor trehalose . Autophagy.

(2018). Enhanced Hepatic PPARα Activity Links GLUT8 Deficiency to Augmented Peripheral Fasting Responses in Male Mice . Endocrinology.

et al.(2016). SLC2A8 (GLUT8) is a mammalian trehalose transporter required for trehalose-induced autophagy . Scientific reports.

(2016). Diet-induced obesity impairs endometrial stromal cell decidualization: a potential role for impaired autophagy . Human reproduction (Oxford, England).

et al.(2016). Trehalose inhibits solute carrier 2A (SLC2A) proteins to induce autophagy and prevent hepatic steatosis . Science signaling.