Hayley Powers

Cholesterol clearance, cardiovascular disease, endocrinology, cardiology

Research Experience

Medical College of Wisconsin, 2018-present
Advisor: Daisy Sahoo, PhD
Project: Identification of structural features of SR-BI that facilitate HDL-cholesterol clearance (F30HL151048)

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2014-2016
Advisor: Margaret Maher
Project: AGEs, nutrient uptake, and the use of enzymatic supplements

Medical College of Wisconsin, 2015
Advisor: Allison Ebert
Project: Derivation of serotonergic neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)

Publications

Powers HR, Sahoo D. SR-B1's Next Top Model: Structural Perspectives on the Functions of the HDL Receptor. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2022 Apr;24(4):277-288. doi: 10.1007/s11883-022-01001-1. PMID: 35107765

Schill RL, Knaack DA, Powers HR, et al. Modification of HDL by reactive aldehydes alters select cardioprotective functions of HDL in macrophages. FEBS J. 2020;287(4):695-707. doi:10.1111/febs.15034

Meeting Abstracts

Powers HR, Jenjak SE, Volkman BF, Sahoo D. (2021, May 14). Developing a Purification System to Assess SR-BI Structure and Function [Poster presentation]. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)/Experimental Biology, Virtual. doi:10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.02333

Powers HR, Proudfoot SC, Feix JB, Sahoo D. (2020, May 5-7). Utilizing Nanodiscs to Model Membrane Interactions with SR-BI [Poster presentation]. Vascular Discovery, Chicago, IL, United States.

Powers HR, Proudfoot SC, Feix JB, Sahoo D. (2020, March 6). Utilizing Nanodiscs to Model Membrane Interactions with SR-BI [Poster presentation]. Department of Medicine Research Retreat, Milwaukee, WI, United States.

Powers HR, Proudfoot SC, Feix JB, Sahoo D. (2019, October 18). Utilizing Nanodiscs to Model Membrane Interactions with SR-BI [Poster presentation]. Cardiovascular Center Research Retreat, Milwaukee, WI, United States.

Powers HR, Breunig A, Verissimo F, Silvamen T, Oliveira A, De Oliveira M, De Araujo Lima S, Maher M. (2016, April 2-6). Serum Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE) of Humans before and after Consumption of an AGE-Rich Meal [Poster presentation]. Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, United States.

Powers HR, Phillips K. (2015, April). Effects of Simulated Feeding in a Belizean Coral Reef Ecosystem [Poster presentation]. University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Undergraduate Research and Creativity Day, La Crosse, WI, United States.

General Interests

Social justice, travelling, reading, concerts/music, tennis