Ayana Jamal
G1 Student
Locations
- Medical Scientist Training Program
Contact Information
Biography
Education
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, 2015
Faculty Advisor
Brian Link, PhD, Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy
Research Interests
Research Experiences
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