Biography
Sarah is an MD-PhD student from Annapolis, Maryland, who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Biology and Medical Anthropology and a minor in Chemistry. At UNC, she conducted research in the lab of Dr. Rob Dowen, where she studied how MAP kinase pathways regulate lipoprotein metabolism in the intestine, and in the lab of Dr. Edward Moreira Bahnson, where she studied the efficacy of antioxidant therapeutics in the treatment of atherosclerosis. Under Dr. Joseph Grover, she also investigated the implementation of EMS personnel in campus-based vaccination efforts for COVID-19/Influenza. After college, Sarah spent two years working full time in Dr. Dowen's lab investigating how a novel potassium channel coordinates intestinal nutrient absorption and fat metabolism.
As an MD-PhD student, Sarah is generally interested in studying the molecular basis of digestive diseases, but she is open to other avenues! Her clinical interests are in internal medicine/gastroenterology and medical oncology, but this too may change!
Outside of the classroom, Sarah loves to try new food around Atlanta and attend music festivals/concerts with friends.
Areas of Interest
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Medical Oncology
Education
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BS 2023, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Biology and Medical Anthropology
Affiliation and Activities
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Southeast Regional Coordinator for the National Collegiate EMS Foundation (2024 - Present)
Publications
- Opposing action of the FLR-2 glycoprotein hormone and DRL-1/FLR-4 MAP kinases balance p38-mediated growth and lipid homeostasis in C. elegans https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/pmid/37773960/
- The TWK-26/KCNK3 potassium channel and FLR-4 protein kinase coordinate nutrient absorption in the C. elegans intestine https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.06.592787v2.full
- The C. elegans flr-3(ut9) mutation is a loss-of-function insertion within the drl-1 locus https://www.micropublication.org/journals/biology/micropub-biology-001047
- Feasibility of incorporating collegiate EMS personnel in campus health vaccine administration efforts https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39566047/
- Application of Machine Learning and Virtual Reality for Volumetric Analysis of Arterial Lesions https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.23.521811v2.full