{"id":13371,"date":"2024-05-30T10:34:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/?page_id=13371"},"modified":"2024-05-30T10:34:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:34:51","slug":"csip-trainees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/cell-biology-and-physiology-curriculum\/csip-t32\/csip-trainees\/","title":{"rendered":"CSIP Trainees"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Current CSIP Trainees<\/h1>\n<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2025\/06\/BalasubramanianKavya-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kavya Balasubramanian\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2025\/06\/BalasubramanianKavya-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/kavya-balasubramanian-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Kavya Balasubramanian                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanlab.org\/\">Shahzad Khan<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research<\/strong>: Investigating how intraflagellar transport complex dysfunction causes primary cilium elongation and G protein-coupled receptor accumulation in Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2024\/12\/ChlebowskiMady-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mady Chlebowski\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2024\/12\/ChlebowskiMady-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/mady-chlebowski-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Mady Chlebowski                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentors:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shiaulab.org\/\">Celia Shiau<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jkchenlab.org\/\">Jiakun Chen<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Leveraging a larval zebrafish model system to characterize the cell-cell interactions and vesicle trafficking dynamics underpinning progressive peripheral neuron degeneration<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2024\/12\/HolmesKatie-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Holmes\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2024\/12\/HolmesKatie-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/katie-holmes-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Katie Holmes                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/baldwinlab\">Katie Baldwin<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Investigating the morphological and molecular development of the brain\u2019s white matter astrocytes throughout postnatal mouse development, using a combination of novel viral tools, sophisticated microscopy, and spatial proteomics<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2025\/06\/SchmidtAnnalee-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Annalee Schmidt\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2025\/06\/SchmidtAnnalee-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/annalee-schmidt-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Annalee Schmidt                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/robdowenlab.web.unc.edu\/\">Rob Dowen<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:\u00a0<\/strong>Exploring the mechanisms by which consumption of Kombucha-associated microbes reshapes host metabolic pathways to increase longevity<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n    \n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function($){\n            var entries = $('.entry-content');\n                entries.each(function(index, entry ){\n                    if( $(entry).find('.post-author').length === 0 ) {\n                        $(entry).parents('article.post.entry').css('min-height', '110px');\n                    }\n                });\n        })(jQuery);\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<h1>Former CSIP Trainees<\/h1>\n<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2024\/12\/BlondelLeo-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Leo Blondel\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2024\/12\/BlondelLeo-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/leo-blondel-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Leo Blondel                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/zylkalab.org\">Mark Zylka, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research<\/strong>: Using computational, genetic, and mouse models to safely and effectively unsilence UBE3A in Angelman Syndrome<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2024\/12\/HarrisonShenice-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Shenice Harrison\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2024\/12\/HarrisonShenice-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/shenice-harrison-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Shenice Harrison                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tarheels.live\/wedwardslab\/\">Whitney Edwards, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research<\/strong>: Investigating N-myristoyltransferase 1 (NMT1)-mediated myristoylization in sarcomere formation during cardiac development<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/10\/Alvarado-J-926x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Jocelyn Alvarado\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/10\/Alvarado-J-926x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/jocelyn-alvarado-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Jocelyn Alvarado                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/campbelllab.weebly.com\">Sharon Campbell, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:<\/strong> Investigating the coordination of vinculin and its splice isoform metavinculin in the regulation of cell morphology and force transmission at cellular adhesions of murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and the embryonic chick heart.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/04\/Keith-Breau-scaled-e1618506161253-1024x926.jpeg\" alt=\"Keith Breau\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/04\/Keith-Breau-scaled-e1618506161253-1024x926.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/keith-breau-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Keith Breau                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Co-mentors:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnesslab.org\">Scott Magness, PhD<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elstonlab.web.unc.edu\">Timothy Elston, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research: <\/strong>Investigating cytoskeleton regulation during the constant homeostatic renewal of the intestinal epithelium by intestinal stem cells \u00a0and understanding how cytoskeletal remodeling in early differentiation influences biological processes, such as fate determination and cell cycle control, which are often dysregulated in disease<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2022\/07\/GomezAmber-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Amber Gomez\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2022\/07\/GomezAmber-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/amber-gomez-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Amber Gomez                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/unclineberger.org\/milnerlab\/\">Justin Milner, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research<\/strong>: Investigating the role of the transcription factor NFkB in CD8 T cell differentiation in response to cancer<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/09\/kim-e1568916064316.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Kim\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/09\/kim-e1568916064316.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/anna-kim-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Anna Kim                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deshmukhlab.web.unc.edu\">Mohanish Deshmukh, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:\u00a0<\/strong>Screening for viable single-cell overexpression clones in human embryonic stem cells to identify differences in gene-specific responses to cytotoxic stressors as well as examining apoptotic and axonal pruning processes in knockout models of primary murine neurons cultured in microfluidic chambers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/10\/King-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Juliet King\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/10\/King-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/juliet-king-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Juliet King                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottwilliamslab.com\">Scott Williams, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research: <\/strong>Investigating how cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion molecules regulate progenitor cell behavior in the developing murine epidermis and their broader impacts on epithelial form and function.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/04\/Rhianna-Lee-e1618506200299.jpg\" alt=\"Rhianna Lee\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/04\/Rhianna-Lee-e1618506200299.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/rhianna-lee-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Rhianna Lee                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/scott-randell-phd\/\">Scott Randell, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research: <\/strong>Evaluating chemotaxis of CXCR1-expressing human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) to IL-8 and engraftment of engineered HBECs to the stem cell niche of the airway, an important step toward increasing the safety and efficacy of Cystic Fibrosis cell therapy. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2023\/08\/Marchan-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Frankie Marchan\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2023\/08\/Marchan-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/frankie-marchan-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Frankie Marchan                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/james-bear-phd\/\">Jim Bear, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:<\/strong> Studying actin network organization, dynamics, and regulation at sites of actin-endomembrane interaction, including how branched actin polymerization and its force production contribute to homeostatic balance during cellular membrane trafficking<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2022\/12\/DSCF6663-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Necarsulmer, Julie\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2022\/12\/DSCF6663-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/julie-necarsulmer-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Julie Necarsulmer                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tcohenlab.web.unc.edu\">Todd Cohen, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:<\/strong> The role of pathologic TDP-43 acetylation in neurodegeneration, particularly as it relates to frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) \u00a0and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/04\/Nate-Nelson-Maney-576x1024.png\" alt=\"Nate Nelso-Maney\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2021\/04\/Nate-Nelson-Maney-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/nate-nelson-maney-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Nate Nelson-Maney                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caronlab.web.unc.edu\">Kathleen Caron, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research: <\/strong>Identify, classify, and determine the function of lymphatic-enriched G protein coupled receptors (GPCR) that have the potential to be manipulated by pharmacologic intervention.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2022\/07\/Jennifer-Nwako.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Nwako\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2022\/07\/Jennifer-Nwako.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/jennifer-nwako-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Jennifer Nwako                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conlon-lab.com\">Frank Conlon, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:<\/strong>\u00a0Investigates sex differences in the role of GATA4, a core cardiac transcription factor required for cardiac\u00a0development. When mutated, GATA4 causes human heart disease in adults and children.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2022\/07\/Alex-Powers-917x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Powers\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/734\/2022\/07\/Alex-Powers-917x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/cellbiophysio\/directory\/alex-powers-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Alex Powers                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p><strong>Mentor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cohenlaboratory.web.unc.edu\">Sarah Cohen, PhD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Research:\u00a0<\/strong> Investigating the function of apolipoprotein E on the regulation of lipid droplets in astrocytes and its implications in Alzheimer's disease.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        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