Student Projects

In my research I am looking at the molecule D-2-HG that tends to accumulate in mutated IDH glioma cells and its effects on the immune system (specifically macrophages and neutrophils), using zebrafish as a model organism. 

At this time I am working to establish a tissue regeneration model using larval burbot. Burbot are a freshwater fish that call Lake Superior home. Interestingly, they live in, and mate, in extremely cold water (near freezing!) The purpose of this study is to look into how cold temperatures affect burbot wound healing, and to see how changes in temperature influence the healing process.