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Abell, Lauren

Program: MBD PhD Program
Entry Year: Autumn 2011
Previous Institution/Degree: UC Santa Barbara, B.S. Biochemistry, 2011
Department: Pathology
Lab PI: Rong Tian, MD,PhD Director, Mitochondria and Metabolism Center Co-director, NMR center Professor, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Bioengineering Adjunct Professor, Biochemistry, Pathology
Box Number: 356100
Email: leabell@uw.edu

Research Focus

Thesis Project Title: Determining the Role of Branched Chain Amino Acid Utilization in Cardiac Substrate Utilization

We are developing a cardiac tissue-specific stable isotope tracer (SIT)-based metabolomics platform to identify regulatory mechanisms of cardiac metabolism in vivo.

Awards

Bioengineering Cardiovascular Training Grant