Isabel Sakarin

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Isabel Sakarin

Education:

B.A. Vassar College (2019)

Current Position:

5th Year MSTP

3rd Year Graduate Student

Advisor:

Jessica Seeliger

Graduate Program:

Microbiology & Immunology

Research Interest:

As a member of the JCS Lab, I will be investigating mycobacterial membrane biogenesis with the hopes that this work will provide valuable insight into the pathogenesis and treatment of mycobacterial diseases such as Tuberculosis.

Publications:

DeRossi C, Bambino K, Morrison J, Sakarin I, Villacorta‐Martin C, Zhang C, Ellis JL, Fiel MI, Ybanez M, Lee YA, Huang K, Yin C, Sakaguchi TF, Friedman SL, Villanueva, and Chu J. Mannose Phosphate Isomerase and Mannose Regulate Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation and Fibrosis in Zebrafish and Humans. Hepatology 2019, doi: 10.1002/hep.30677