Mentor: 

Mentor

Ryan L. Boudreau, PhD

Program Start

August 2019

Publications

• Stein CS, McLendon JM, Witmer NH, and Boudreau RL. Modulation of miR-181 influences dopaminergic neuronal degeneration in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids, 28: 1-15, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omtn.2022.02.007.
• Stein CS, Jadiya P, Zhang X, McLendon JM, Abouassaly GM, Witmer NH, Anderson EJ, Elrod JW, Boudreau RL.  Mitoregulin: A lncRNA-Encoded Microprotein that Supports Mitochondrial Supercomplexes and Respiratory Efficiency. Cell Reports, 23(13):3710-3720.e8, 2018.  PMCID: PMC6091870

Honors and Awards

• Predoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association (23PRE1011277), 2023 - 2024
• Predoctoral Training Grant in the Pharmacological Sciences (T32 GM067795), 2020 - 2022
• Molecular Medicine Retreat Poster Presentation Award, Sept 2020

Dissertation Topic

Exploring the Genome: Serendipitous Discoveries in Gene Regulation and Microproteins

Thesis Defense Date

June 30, 2025

Current Position

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus