Education and Training:
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Undergraduate
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BS, Cornell University
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Genetics
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Researcher in lab of Dr. Valerie Reyna
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Doctoral​
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PhD, Thomas Jefferson University
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Neuroscience​
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Researcher in lab of Dr. Diane Merry
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Research Interests and Current Projects:
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Skeletal muscle contribution to SMA pathogenesis, single nucleus RNA sequencing, motor neuron development, developmental contributions to SMA, neuromuscular neurodegenerative disease, motor neuron differential vulnerability
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Selected Publications:
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Molotsky E, Liu Y, Lieberman AP, Merry DE. Neuromuscular junction pathology is correlated with differential motor unit vulnerability in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 Jul 5;10(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s40478-022-01402-y. PMID: 35791011; PMCID: PMC9258097.
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Pluciennik A, Liu Y, Molotsky E, Marsh GB, Ranxhi B, Arnold FJ, St-Cyr S, Davidson B, Pourshafie N, Lieberman AP, Gu W, Todi SV, Merry DE. Deubiquitinase USP7 contributes to the pathogenicity of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy. J Clin Invest. 2021 Jan 4;131(1):e134565. doi: 10.1172/JCI134565. PMID: 33170804; PMCID: PMC7773404.
Hobbies:
Painting, walking with my dog in Patterson Park, baking, reading non-fiction, going to the beach, napping
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Contact:
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