Mentor: Colin Kenny, PhD

Comprehensive Exam: 

Investigating the Effect of Melanocyte Differentiation State on GNAQQ209L-driven Transformation in Uveal Melanoma

My Research: 

I study uveal melanoma through a zebrafish model and am interested in melanocyte development, uveal melanoma progression, and metastasis.

Conferences:

• August 16, 2024. University of Iowa Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology Research Retreat; poster presentation "Modeling primary GNAQ-driven uveal melanoma in adult zebrafish"
• September 9-12, 2024, New York City.  Panamerican Society for Pigment Cell Research Annual Meeting; poster presentation "Modeling primary GNAQ-driven uveal melanoma in adult zebrafish"
• October 10-13, 2024, New Orleans. Society for Melanoma Research Congress