Biography
Dr. Lam is an Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She received her postdoctoral training in Dr. Randall Peterson's laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and later at the University of Utah. Her research is focused on developing novel chemo-optogenetic tools for in vivo applications. Dr. Lam received her Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison working in Dr. Anna Huttenlocher's laboratory. Her PhD work examined cell signaling and the regulation of the cytoskeleton during the migration of neutrophils and macrophages in vivo.
Dr. Lam's laboratory is broadly interested in small molecule tool development as well as the use of these tools combined with in vivo imaging and modern molecular approaches to interrogate the regulation of immunity in the central nervous system. The lab conducts its studies using zebrafish and the novel Danionella cerebrum model.
Dr. Lam has more than ten years of experience in cell and molecular biology, microscopy and in using zebrafish as an animal model. She has been invited to give podium presentations on her work at international conferences and meetings such as the International Zebrafish Conference on Development and Genetics, Zebrafish Disease Models, and the Gordon Research Seminar series.
Dr. Lam’s lab is funded by internal and external awards, from agencies such as the NIH BRAIN Initiative and the NIH Office of the Director.