Cuilee Sha
Education:
B.S. University of Michigan (2019)
Current Position:
4th Year MSTP
2nd Year Graduate Student
Advisor:
Helen Hsieh
Co-Mentor: Lonnie P. Wollmuth
Graduate Program:
Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology
Research Interest:
For my PhD, I aim to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the gut-
brain axis, especially in the context of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). NEC is a
devastating inflammatory gastrointestinal disease that afflicts neurodevelopment in
babies who survive it. I am interested in how gut inflammation lends to inflammation in
the brain, specifically by studying microglia and their inflammatory factors. I want to be
involved in advancing our knowledge about NEC to potentially develop therapeutics that
can greatly enhance the quality of life of babies with this disease.
Publications:
Zhao, Y., Louie, K.W., Tingle, C.F., Sha, C., Heisel, C.J., Unsworth, S.P., Kish, P.E., Kahana, A. (2020). Twist3 is required for dedifferentiation during extraocular muscle regeneration in adult zebrafish. PLoS One, 15(4), e0231963, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0231963.
Saera-Vila, A., Louie, K.W., Sha, C., Kelly, R.M., Kish, P.E., Kahana, A. (2018). Extraocular muscle regeneration in zebrafish requires late signals from Insulin-like growth factors. PLoS One, 13(2), e0192214, doi:10.13711/journal.pone.0192214.
