Summary
My research interests revolve around motor and secretory control in the nervous and endocrine systems, respectively. Current projects include the investigation of 1) the efficacy of targeting cholesterol transport to correct pathophysiological myelin formation in mouse models of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, 2) the neural mechanisms underlying gastrointestinal dysfunction in mouse models of Rett syndrome and laminin α2-related congenital muscular dystrophy, and 3) spontaneous calcium activity in chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla in preparation for using nanopulse technology to control adrenalin release from these cells.
Education
- B.S., Business, Clemson University
- M.S., Anthropology, University of Wyoming
- Ph.D., Neuroscience, Wake Forest University School of Medicine