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I aspire to become a principal investigator and establish my own research lab at a university. My research interests are ichthyology, comparative genomics and transcriptomics, genome evolution, and gene regulation, with potential applications in biomedical research. I leverage molecular biology and bioinformatics techniques to explore these research topics. My current doctoral research focuses on evolutionary developmental genomics using various fish models. I am eager to collaborate with researchers across disciplines.
Courses
- BS 171: Cell and Molecular Biology Lab
Selected Publications
- Development and Validation of qPCR Assays for Use in eDNA Detection of Southern Two-lined (Eurycea cirrigera) and Northern Dusky (Desmognathus fuscus) Salamanders. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. (2022) View Publication
- Justin R Welden, Giorgi Margvelani, Chi-Jing Leow, Jessica Blackburn, Peter T Nelson, Stefan Stamm . Proteins Translated from Tau Circular RNAs as Drivers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia. Alzheimer’s & Dementia. (2021) View Publication
- Life History-Dependent Brain Transcriptomic Signatures in Nothobranchids: Insights into Aging, Neurogenesis, and Life History Evolution. Integrative Organismal Biology, Volume 7, Issue 1 (2025) View Publication
- Life in the fastlane? A comparative analysis of gene expression profiles across annual, semi-annual, and non-annual killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae). PLOS ONE (2024) View Publication
- Rat Spinal Cord Injury Associated with Spasticity Leads to Widespread Changes in the Regulation of Retained Introns. Neurotrauma Reports. (2022) View Publication
- Somatic Miwi2 modulates mitochondrial function in airway multiciliated cells and exacerbates influenza pathogenesis. iScience. Volume 28, Issue 4, April (2025) View Publication
- The use of eDNA in the detection of the salamanders Pseudotriton ruber (Sonnini & Latreille, 1801) and Gyrinophilus porphyriticus (Green, 1827): development and validation of quantitative PCR assays and notes on phylogeographic effectiveness. Herpetology Notes. Volume 18 (2025) View Publication