Overview
PhD Candidate, Bilbo Lab
B.S. Neuroscience (Cellular/Molecular), The Ohio State University
B.S. Neuroscience (Cellular/Molecular), The Ohio State University
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Recent Publications
Microglial MyD88-dependent pathways are regulated in a sex-specific manner in the context of HMGB1-induced anxiety.
Journal Article bioRxiv · July 1, 2024 Chronic stress is a significant risk factor for the development and recurrence of anxiety disorders. Chronic stress impacts the immune system, causing microglial functional alterations in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a brain region involved in the ... Full text Link to item CiteMicroglia and Sensitive Periods in Brain Development.
Journal Article Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · January 2022 From embryonic neuronal migration to adolescent circuit refinement, the immune system plays an essential role throughout central nervous system (CNS) development. Immune signaling molecules serve as a common language between the immune system and CNS, allo ... Full text CiteTraumatic Brain Injury Causes Chronic Cortical Inflammation and Neuronal Dysfunction Mediated by Microglia.
Journal Article The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · February 2021 Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to significant neuropsychiatric problems and neurodegenerative pathologies, which develop and persist years after injury. Neuroinflammatory processes evolve over this same period. Therefore, we aimed to determine the c ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
A novel role for developmental microglial-parvalbumin interneuron interactions in adult alcohol drinking behavior
FellowshipPI-Fellow · Awarded by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism · 2022 - 2025View All Grants