Dr. Dani Lab

Sam graduated from the University of Michigan-Dearborn with a B.S. in Biochemistry, minoring in Statistics and Psychology. Her research at UMD focused on characterizing the essential oil of a native mint using hydrodistillation and GC/MS. She also spent two summers doing research through the NSF REU program at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN and at Simmons University in Boston. She is currently a PhD student in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and is interested in the regulation of barrier integrity at the choroid plexus and how systemic inflammation and peripheral organ systems affect health through the blood-CSF barrier. Outside of lab, she enjoys attending local concerts, rock climbing, and is always looking for a good pinball arcade.