Akansha Jain, M5G
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MSTP Learning Community: Bean MSTP Entry Date: June 11, 2018 |
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Graduate Program: Molecular Physiology & Biophysics |
Mentor: Michael Welsh, MD |
| Graduate Profile | Lab Website |
Committees:
2019 (Spring) - MOHD II Committee Liaison
2019 (Fall) - MOHD IV Committee Liaison
2018-2020 - MSTP Seminar Committee
2018-present - MSTP Retreat & I Heart Science Committee
2019-present - APSA Institutional Representative
Awards:
2018 - Excellence in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Research, Medical Student Research Conference, Sept 14
2021 - American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Research Award
Teaching:
2020 Fall - MSTP USMLE Step 1 tutor
Education:
2017 - BA, Biology - University of Pennsylvania
Publications:
Guardia CM, Jain A, Mattera R, Friefeld A, Li Y, Bonifacino JS. RUSC2 and WDR47 oppositely regulate kinesin-1-dependent distribution of ATG9A to the cell periphery. Mol Biol Cell. 2021 Aug 25:mbcE21060295. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E21-06-0295. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34432492. (Pre-MSTP Publication)
Yu W, Moninger TO, Thurman AL, Xie Y, Jain A, Zarei K, Powers LS, Pezzulo AA, Stoltz DA, Welsh MJ. Cellular and molecular architecture of submucosal glands in wild-type and cystic fibrosis pigs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Jan 25;119(4). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2119759119. PubMed PMID: 35046051; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8794846.
Rehman T, Karp PH, Thurman AL, Mather SE, Jain A, Cooney AL, Sinn PL, Pezzulo AA, Duffey ME, Welsh MJ. WNK Inhibition Increases Surface Liquid pH and Host Defense in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Epithelia. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 Jul 18. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2022-0172OC. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35849656.