Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor in Medicine
·
2021 - Present
Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Mass Spectrometry-Based Quantification of Proteins and Post-Translational Modifications in Dried Blood: Longitudinal Sampling of Patients With Sepsis in Tanzania.
Journal Article Proteomics · December 3, 2025 The proteomic analysis of blood is routine for disease phenotyping and biomarker development. Blood is commonly separated into soluble and cellular fractions. However, this can introduce pre-analytical variability, and analysis of a single component (which ... Full text Link to item CiteA surgical window of opportunity trial evaluating the effect of the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab on tumoral MHC-I expression and CD8+ infiltration in glioma.
Journal Article Sci Rep · October 23, 2025 Many cancers evade immunosurveillance by downregulating surface major histocompatibility class (MHC)-I. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) promotes MHC-I degradation and is elevated in glioma. Evolocumab is a clinically approved PCSK9 in ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Role of Protein S-Palmitoylation in TGFbeta Signaling and Fibrotic Lung Disease
ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030The role of cerebrospinal fluid complement activation in delirium and post-intensive care unit long-term cognitive impairment
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2024 - 2029Proteomic Biomarkers Predicting Osteoarthritis Onset and Progression
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2025 - 2027View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Ohio State University ·
2000
Ph.D.