Category: alumni

Jasmeet is a third-year undergraduate student at UNC Chapel Hill. She is majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Creative Writing and has been with the Cohen lab since Summer 2021. With the help of her mentor Xù, she hopes to continue studying neurodegenerative diseases in the Cohen lab. Outside of lab, she loves to read, go on walks, and watch movies from around the world.

Camryn is a fourth-year undergraduate at UNC double-majoring in Neuroscience and Exercise and Sports Science and minoring in Spanish for the Medical Professions. Before attending UNC, she was a Robert H. Kirsten student intern at the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Maryland. There, she worked with Dr. Anu Puri and Dr. Bruce A. Shapiro in the RNA Biology Lab studying the role of photoactivatable lipid-based nanoparticles in anticancer drug delivery. After graduating from high school in 2019, Camryn began her undergraduate education at UNC Chapel Hill. Since 2020, Camryn has been a member of Dr. Todd Cohen’s lab and is working with Dr. Henry Tseng to evaluate the role of tau acetylation in Alzheimer’s Disease pathology. Outside of the lab, she is a houseplant enthusiast (currently a mom to over 40 different plants!), loves attending and watching sporting events, and will never turn down a good coffee.

Contributing Publications:

Tabassum, Z.; Tseng, J.-H.; Isemann, C.; Tian, X.; Chen, Y.; Herring, L. E.; Cohen, T. J. Identification of a Reciprocal Negative Feedback Loop between Tau-Modifying Proteins MARK2 Kinase and CBP Acetyltransferase. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298 (6), 101977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101977.

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Robby graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in Fall 2021 with a B.S. in Neuroscience and a B.A. Religious Studies. After working briefly as a middle school science teacher, Robby joined the Cohen Lab as a lab technician/manager in 2022. Hoping to attend graduate school, Robby is broadly interested in the cellular and molecular underpinnings of neurodegenerative diseases. Outside of the lab, Robby enjoys exercising, traveling, and drinking coffee.

Omeed is graduated from UNC Chapel Hill. He is double majored in Neuroscience and Quantitative Biology and is attending UNC medical school to become a neurosurgeon. Throughout his time at the Cohen Lab, he has examined the role of environmental factors on TDP-43 dysfunction under the mentorship of Dr. Giulia Fragola. He was awarded with the 2022 SURF fellowship and is currently exploring the role of metal ions in ALS pathology. Outside of the lab, Omeed enjoys stargazing, learning more about the brain, and drinking coffee.