Biography
Mentor: Brian Smith, PhD
Year in IDP: 1st
Previous Education: BS, History/Biology, Loyola University Chicago, 2011
Year in IDP: 1st
Previous Education: BS, History/Biology, Loyola University Chicago, 2011
Research Interests
I am interested in the epigenetic regulation of macrophage activation and polarization, examined at both the molecular and cellular level. In particular, through a study of epigenetic readers and their inhibition in macrophages, I aim to gain an understanding of the specific structural biology, post-translational modifications and protein-protein interactions that underly this epigenetic regulation.
Publications
Sidlowski P, Czerwinski A, Liu Y, Liu P, Teng RJ, Kumar S, Wells C, Pritchard K Jr, Konduri GG, Afolayan AJ. OLA1 Phosphorylation Governs the Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Function of Pulmonary Vascular Cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2023 Apr;68(4):395-405. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2022-0186OC. PMID: 36481055; PMCID: PMC10112427.