Katherine Harty (Kulik)
Graduate Student, Research Assistant
Program
- Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences
Contact Information
Biography
Mentor: Rotating
Year in IDP: 1st
Previous Education: Wisconsin Lutheran College
Year in IDP: 1st
Previous Education: Wisconsin Lutheran College
Research Interests
I am studying how communication between the innate immune system and the endocrine system functions to protect against diabetes development.
Gehant A, Stafford J, Hansen P, Harty K, Naatz A, Corbett J. Nitric oxide attenuates PI4P accumulation at the ER membrane to inhibit encephalomyocarditis virus replication selectively in β-cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2025 December; 301(12):110798-. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110798
Wang X, Harty KR, Wan TC, Qu Z, Smith BC, Lough JW, Auchampach JA. Mitigation of Injury from Myocardial Infarction by Pentamidine, an Inhibitor of the Acetyltransferase Tip60. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2026 Feb;40(1):141-154. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12641756.
Bartosiak JT, Hansen PA, Schumacher EA, Harty KR, Stancill JS, Corbett JA. Lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine signaling activates a temporal innate defense program and represses pancreatic β-cell identity. J Biol Chem. 2025 Dec;301(12):110811. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110811. Epub 2025 Oct 13. PMID: 41093076; PMCID: PMC12663513.
Wang H, Schumacher EA, Spiegelhoff A, Kennedy CL, Ridlon MM, Marek RF, Keil Stietz KP, Lehmler HJ. The Bladder as a Target for PCB Toxicity: Evidence from PCB Levels, Phase I Metabolite Levels, and Cytochrome P450 Expression Following Developmental Exposure to a Human-Relevant PCB Mixture in Mice. Chem Res Toxicol. 2026 Feb 16;39(2):236-247. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5c00431. Epub 2026 Jan 22. PMID: 41568709; PMCID: PMC12914705.
Recent publications
Bartosiak J, Hansen P, Schumacher E, Harty K, Stancill J, Corbett J. Lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine signaling activates a temporal innate defense program and represses pancreatic β-cell identity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2025 December; 301(12):110811-.DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110811Gehant A, Stafford J, Hansen P, Harty K, Naatz A, Corbett J. Nitric oxide attenuates PI4P accumulation at the ER membrane to inhibit encephalomyocarditis virus replication selectively in β-cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2025 December; 301(12):110798-. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110798
Wang X, Harty KR, Wan TC, Qu Z, Smith BC, Lough JW, Auchampach JA. Mitigation of Injury from Myocardial Infarction by Pentamidine, an Inhibitor of the Acetyltransferase Tip60. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2026 Feb;40(1):141-154. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12641756.
Bartosiak JT, Hansen PA, Schumacher EA, Harty KR, Stancill JS, Corbett JA. Lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine signaling activates a temporal innate defense program and represses pancreatic β-cell identity. J Biol Chem. 2025 Dec;301(12):110811. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110811. Epub 2025 Oct 13. PMID: 41093076; PMCID: PMC12663513.
Wang H, Schumacher EA, Spiegelhoff A, Kennedy CL, Ridlon MM, Marek RF, Keil Stietz KP, Lehmler HJ. The Bladder as a Target for PCB Toxicity: Evidence from PCB Levels, Phase I Metabolite Levels, and Cytochrome P450 Expression Following Developmental Exposure to a Human-Relevant PCB Mixture in Mice. Chem Res Toxicol. 2026 Feb 16;39(2):236-247. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5c00431. Epub 2026 Jan 22. PMID: 41568709; PMCID: PMC12914705.