January 2022 saw the enrollment of our first four-member cohort, representing the departments of Pathology, Systems Biology, and Genetics and Genome Sciences, all within the CWRU School of Medicine.
Through regular meetings and informal exchanges, this group is working in an interdisciplinary manner to support a robust and translational approach to Alzheimer's Disease research.
Sarah Barker
Department: Based in the Pathology Department, CWRU School of Medicine, as both an MD and PhD trainee
Focus: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a leading environmental factor for Alzheimer's disease
Mentor: Andrew Pieper, MD
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Arts, Neuroscience
Colorado College, Colorado
Leighanne Main
Department: Based in the Genetics and Genome Sciences Department, CWRU School of Medicine, as a PhD trainee
Focus: Genetic architecture of AD among the Amish in Ohio, with a focus on uncovering protective factors
Mentor: Jonathan L. Haines, PhD
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Wittenberg University, Ohio
Emiko Miller
Department: Based in the Pathology Department, CWRU School of Medicine, as a PhD trainee
Focus: The role of tau acetylation in mediating pathological neuronal primary cilia degeneration
Mentor: Andrew Pieper, MD
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Sciences / Minor in Neurosciences
Marquette University, Wisconsin
Yousef Mustafa, MS
Department: Based in the Systems Biology and Bioinformatics Department, CWRU School of Medicine, as a PhD trainee
Focus: Apply Genome-wide association studies and Transcriptome-wide association studies to determine biological mechanism of how genetic variants in monocytes influence AD
Mentor: William S. Bush, PhD
Graduate:
Master of Science, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Undergraduate:
Bachelor of Science, Biology and Chemistry
Baldwin Wallace University Ohio