CMIB Degree

PhD/DVM

Prior Degrees

Bachelor of Science in Zoology with a specialization in Neurobiology and Animal Behavior, MSU 2009

Mentor(s)

Ashlee Rowe

Research Interests

My current interest is to understand mechanisms of pain signaling in peripheral pain pathways. I am taking advantage of the species-prey interaction of wild grasshopper mice that exhibit a decreased pain response to their scorpion prey’s toxic venom. My dissertation is focused on elucidating structural and functional changes in voltage-gated K+ channels that lead to altered states of excitability.