Welcome to my research page!

At the intersection of genomics and computational biology, my work dives deep into variant analysis, copy number variation, gene expression, microbiome profiling, and proteomics. I am on a mission to uncover genomic patterns and protein targets that could pave the way for new drug therapies in movement disorders like Dystonia and Parkinson’s disease. My current focus also includes disease modeling using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) to explore the underlying mechanisms of Lesch-Nyhan disease and DYT1 dystonia, in collaboration with the Hess-Jinnah Research Group.

Passionate about research, teaching, and securing grants, I am eager to contribute to an academic environment. Always open to collaborations and meaningful conversations (CV available).

2024 Publications

• Cancer Research
  Live-cell invasive phenotyping uncovers the LKB1 kinase as a negative regulator of the ALK2/Hepcidin pathway in lung cancer.
  
• Annals of Neurology
  Blood-Based Proteomics for Adult-Onset Focal Dystonias.
  
• Journal of Clinical Investigation
  Chronic SIV-Induced neuroinflammation disrupts CCR7+ CD4+ T cell immunosurveillance in the rhesus macaque brain.
  
• Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  Exploration of potential immune mechanisms in cervical dystonia.
  
• Movement Disorders
  An Exploratory, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial of Dipraglurant for Blepharospasm.