Shanna Ashley

Hometown: Clarendon, Jamaica

Undergraduate Degree: Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Minor in Biotechnology, 2003

MS Human Nutrition, 2006

HONORS AND AWARDS

· 2015 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB/MARC) Travel Grant Award

· 2014 Autumn Immunology Conference Wallace Diversity Scholarship

· 2014 International Colloquium on Lung and Airway Fibrosis (ICLAF) Poster and Travel Award

· 2014 Rackham International Travel Grant

· 2014 University of Michigan Translational Education Research Award

· 2014 UNCF/MERCK Graduate Student Dissertation Fellowship

· 2013 Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Poster and Travel Award

· 2013 FASEB/MARC Travel Grant Award

· 2010 University of Michigan Making a Difference Award

1999-2003 Michigan State University Scholarship Track and Field Athlete

1999-2000 Top G.P.A Women’s Track and Field Michigan State University

2000 Student -Athlete of the Month MSU

2001-2002 BMB Undergraduate Research Award, Michigan State University

2000-2003 Four-Year Letter Winner Michigan State University

About Me: My hobbies are running, traveling and reading . I am a big San Antonio Spurs fan.

Shanna successfully defended her PhD dissertation on April 14, 2016!

Her primary dissertation paper was accepted to Mucosal Immunology!

She left the lab with 4 first author research publications and a review article as well as several co-authorships. Congrats Dr. Ashley!