Prior Academic Affiliations:
Bachelor’s degree: BS Biology from UC Riverside
Master’s degree: MS Applied Life Sciences from Keck Graduate Institute (KGI)
Thesis Mentor/ Thesis Project:
1st year student currently rotating in labs.
Research/Professional Experiences:
University of California, Riverside
Department of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology
Research Focus: Effects of endocrine disrupting toxicants (polybrominated diphenyl ethers - PBDEs) on Autism-related behavior, and development of intraneocortical connections in the mouse brain.
Project supported by the American Physiological Society (APS), Integrative Organismal Systems Physiology Summer Research Fellowship (IOSP).
Keck Graduate Institute
Department of Bioprocessing
Research Focus: Performed comparative bioreactor experiments to determine the ability of a novel digital control unit (DCU) in current production by Thermo Fisher Scientific to maintain cell cultures at optimal levels compared to its predecessor. Research sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Loma Linda Veterans Association for Research and Education (LLVARE)
Department of Auditory Research
Research Focus: Utilization of Optical Coherence Tomography in visualizing and functionally assessing the health of the middle and inner ear.
Publications:
Kozlova EV, Valdez MC, Denys ME, Bishay AE, Krum JM, Rabbani KM, Carrillo V, Gonzalez GM, Lampel G, Tran JD, Vazquez BM, Anchondo LM, Uddin SA, Huffman NM, Monarrez E, Olomi DS, Chinthirla BD, Hartman RE, Kodavanti PRS, Chompre G, Phillips AL, Stapleton HM, Henkelmann B, Schramm KW, Curras-Collazo MC. Persistent autism-relevant behavioral phenotype and social neuropeptide alterations in female mice offspring induced by maternal transfer of PBDE congeners in the commercial mixture DE-71. Arch Toxicol. 2022 Jan;96(1):335-365. doi: 10.1007/s00204-021-03163-4. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 34687351; PMCID: PMC8536480.
Meenderink SWF, Warn M, Anchondo LM, Liu Y, Jung TTK, Dong W. Assessment of middle ear structure and function with optical coherence tomography. Acta Otolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug;143(7):558-562. doi: 10.1080/00016489.2023.2224846. Epub 2023 Jun 27. PMID: 37366291.