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Research Projects

I started engaging in research my first year at the University of Pittsburgh. I was fortunate to find my fit at the Thathiah Lab early in my research career and the mentorship that I have received so far at the lab inspired me to pursue a career in academia. After my undergraduate studies, I hope to pursue a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in order to apply the techniques I have grown proficient in while adding to my repository of research skills. Listed below are some of the research projects I worked on and the skills I have acquired from them

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The role of the amyloid precursor protein on tau pathogenesis in Alzheimer's Disease

THATHIAH LAB - Independent Undergraduate Researcher

02

The effect of familial AD mutations on tau aggregation in Alzheimer's Disease

THATHIAH LAB - Undergraduate Student Mentor

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Investigating the toxicity of different lengths of Aβ peptides on tau pathology in Naive and APP-/- cell lines

CHAVEZ-GUTIERREZ LAB - Summer Intern

04

Investigating the role of GRK2 on tau and phosphorylated tau (ptau) degradation

THATHIAH LAB - Undergraduate Researcher

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