果冻影院

MSTP students in the Sahoo lab
Medical Scientist Training Program
Samuel Hernandez

Samuel Hernandez

G1 Student

Faculty Advisor

  • Anne Kwitek, PhD, Physiology

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

BA, Biochemistry, Knox College, 2019

Research Interests

Epigenetics, Developmental Biology, 'Omics, Space

Research Experience

果冻影院, 2024-Present
Advisor: Anne Kwitek, PhD
Project: Investigating the impact of chemicals on genes and metabolic health

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, 2019-2021
Advisors: Zhenyu Zuo, PhD & Pedro Rocha, PhD
Projects: 1) A CRISPR genome wide screen to discover regulators of enhancer-promoter interactions; 2) Investigating the direct effect of CTCF on gene regulation through random integrations

University of Zurich, 2018
Advisor: Caroline Ospelt, MD/PhD
Project: Development of rheumatoid arthritis: HOXD gene expression within joint-specific fibroblasts

Weill Cornell Medical College, 2018
Advisors: Jonathan Foox, PhD & Christopher Mason, PhD
Project: Modeling epigenetic heterogeneity and age for clinical and forensic testing

Publications

Graetz I, Hernandez S, Arshad S, Byers K, Meisel J, Sadigh G, Sakach EA, Gogineni K, Torres MA. Leveraging Mobile Health to Improve Capecitabine Adherence Among Women With Breast Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JCO Oncol Pract. 2024 Jun 25:OP2400031. doi: 10.1200/OP.24.00031. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38917401.

Miller J, Doucas A, Karra H, Thareja SK, Bowie O, Dong X, Terrell J, Hernandez S, Corujo-Ramirez AM, Xia N, Qi S, Huang CC, Lundh R, Young SA. Social determinants of health correlations and resource usefulness at a Milwaukee free clinic for uninsured individuals: A cross-sectional study. J Clin Transl Sci. 2024 Apr 25;8(1):e71. doi: 10.1017/cts.2024.503. PMID: 38690226; PMCID: PMC11058579.

General Interests

Traveling, hiking, public health advocacy, creating welcoming spaces for everyone, dancing, space, and eating good food