Alexandra Purdy

Graduate Student

Faculty Advisor

Michaela Patterson, PhD

Locations

Cell & Developmental Biology, 2021
Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences (IDP), 2020

Contact Information

alpurdy@mcw.edu

Education

BS, Biology, Alverno College, 2017

Research Interests

Defining cellular and molecular processes that govern cardiac regeneration
Identifying genes that promote cardiac regeneration in genetically diverse rat strains

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