
Ayana Jamal
G4 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
Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018-present
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
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