Overview
Postdoctoral Associate, Nicole Scott-Hewitt Lab, Dept. of Cell Biology, Duke University
PhD Neuroscience, Staci Bilbo Lab, Duke University
B.S. Neuroscience (Cellular/Molecular), The Ohio State University
PhD Neuroscience, Staci Bilbo Lab, Duke University
B.S. Neuroscience (Cellular/Molecular), The Ohio State University
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Postdoctoral Associate
Psychology & Neuroscience,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Postdoctoral Associate
Cell Biology,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Context-dependent effects of microglial MyD88 removal on voluntary ethanol consumption in mice.
Journal article Neuropharmacology · June 2026 Neuroimmune signaling is increasingly implicated in alcohol use disorder (AUD). Microglia, the brain's resident immune cells, signal in part through the adaptor protein myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88), a key mediator of innate immune re ... Full text CiteCGRP reception potentiates anxiety in an influenza A derived immune engram.
Preprint · May 22, 2026 An immune engram is a recently described phenomenon in which neuronal populations encode functional aspects of an immune challenge. Here we investigate an immune engram arising from respiratory infection with influenza A virus, demonstrating a molecular me ... Full text Link to item 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