Overview
Courtney was born in raised in Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan where she studied Neuroscience. After undergrad, Courtney earned her PhD from the University of Virginia in Neuroscience with a focus on Neuroimmunology. In grad school, she studied the role of the microbiome and the mucus layer in stress-induced depression. As a post-doctoral scholar in the Rawls lab, Courtney will be studying the role of HNF4a in transcriptional regulation of intestinal programs in inflammatory disease, viral infection, and microbiome/mucus disruption.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Postdoctoral Scholar
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
Stress-induced mucin 13 reductions drive intestinal microbiome shifts and despair behaviors.
Journal Article Brain, behavior, and immunity · July 2024 Depression is a prevalent psychological condition with limited treatment options. While its etiology is multifactorial, both chronic stress and changes in microbiome composition are associated with disease pathology. Stress is known to induce microbiome dy ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Microbial regulation of intestinal epithelial gene expression
ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2028Microbial regulation of intestinal epithelial gene transcription
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPostdoc Scholar · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2025View All Grants