(Brynn) Kyleakin Helm-Kwasny, PhD

Biography
Mentor

Aloysius Klingelhutz, PhD

Program Start

August 2020

Publications

Helm BK, Bullert A, Wang H, Chimenti MS, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Jing X, Li X, Meyerholz DK, Thorne PS, Lehmler HJ, Ankrum JA, & Klingelhutz AJ. Upregulation of Fatty Acid Synthesis Genes in the Livers of Adolescent Female Rats Caused by Inhalation Exposure to PCB52 (2,2′,5,5′-Tetrachlorobiphenyl). Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. Published online July 1, 2024:104520-104520. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2024.104520

Gourronc FA, Helm BK, Robertson LW, Chimenti MS, Lehmler HJ, Ankrum JA, & Klingelhutz AJ. Transcriptome sequencing of 3,3′,4,4′,5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB126)-treated human preadipocytes demonstrates progressive changes in pathways associated with inflammation and diabetes. (M. Leonard, Ed.) Toxicology in Vitro, Volume 83(September 2022). doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2022.105396

Dissertation Topic

The Effects of Inhaled Polychlorinated Biphenyls on the Liver

Thesis Defense Date

April 17, 2025

 

MolMed Helm-Kwansy
Hometown
Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
PhD, University of Iowa
Biomedical Science (Molecular Medicine)

BSc, University of Iowa
Genetics and Microbiology