Mentor: 

Matthew Potthoff, PhD

Program Start

August 2020

Publications

Sullivan AI, Potthoff MJ, Flippo KH. Tany-Seq: Integrated Analysis of the Mouse Tanycyte Transcriptome. Cells. 2022; 11(9):1565. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11091565

Claflin KE, Flippo KH, Sullivan AI, Naber MC, Zhou B, Neff TJ, Jensen-Cody SO, Potthoff MJ. Conditional gene targeting using UCP1-Cre mice directly targets the central nervous system beyond thermogenic adipose tissues. Mol Metab. 2022 Jan;55:101405. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101405. Epub 2021 Nov 26. PMID: 34844020; PMCID: PMC8683614.

Honors and Awards

• NIH/NIDDK Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), 2023-2026

Dissertation Topic

Body weight regulation and the hypothalamus: rs1421085, IRX3, and beyond

Thesis Defense Date

August 18, 2025