Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor of Cell Biology
·
2022 - Present
Cell Biology,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Publications
A self-limiting mechanotransduction feedback loop ensures robust organ formation.
Preprint · September 25, 2025 Full text Link to item CitePro-ferroptotic lipids as key control points for caveola formation and disassembly.
Journal Article Cell Rep · June 24, 2025 Caveolae are specialized plasma membrane domains with a unique lipid composition. Lipid peroxidation has recently been implicated in triggering caveola disassembly, releasing cavin proteins to regulate oxidative-stress-associated cellular processes, partic ... Full text Link to item CiteRediscovering the rete ovarii, a secreting auxiliary structure to the ovary.
Preprint · March 19, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Investigating Endocytic Mechanisms in Lysosome Rich Enterocytes
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2024 - 2029Regulation of notochord vacuole biogenesis: investigating its role in spine formation and IVD Biology
ResearchAssistant Research Professor · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2024 - 2028Developmental regulation of epithelial polarization by pre-mRNA splicing
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Vanderbilt University ·
2015
Ph.D.