Ayana Jamal
M3 Student
Faculty Advisor
- Brian Link, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy
Locations
- Medical Scientist Training Program
Contact Information
Education
Research Interests
Cellular and developmental biology, cardiac regeneration
Research Experience
果冻影院, 2018-2023
Advisor: Brian Link, PhD
Project: Understanding the role of the Hippo/Yap pathway in cardiac regeneration
Loyola University Chicago, June 2009-May 2012
Advisor: Dr. F. Bryan Pickett
Exploring the role of RALDH2 and retinoid acid in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome using a zebrafish model of development
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 2013-December 2015
Advisor: Dr. Phillip A. Newmark
Uncovering the role of G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Schmidtea mediterranea reproductive development
Publications
Flinn MA, Alvarez-Argote S, Knas MC, Almeida VA, Paddock SJ, Zhou X, Buddell T, Jamal A, Taylor R, Liu P, Drnevich J, Patterson M, Link BA, O'Meara CC. Myofibroblast Ccn3 is regulated by Yap and Wwtr1 and contributes to adverse cardiac outcomes. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Mar 14;10:1142612. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1142612. PMID: 36998974; PMCID: PMC10043314.
Saberi A, Jamal A, Beets I, Schoofs L, Newmark PA (2016) GPCRs Direct Germline Development and Somatic Gonad Function in Planarians. PLoS Biol 14(5): e1002457. doi:10.1371/ journal.pbio.1002457
Meeting Abstracts
Jamal A, Saberi A, Newmark PA (September 2015). Uncovering the role of G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Schmidtea mediterranea reproductive development. Poster presentation at the Third North American Planarian Meeting in Chicago, IL.General Interests
Traveling, fashion, fitness, hiking, music (my eclectic taste ranges from Bruce Springsteen to One Direction), watching the Chicago Cubs win