Personnel
Principal Investigator
Alyssa Hasty, PhD
Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Associate Dean for Faculty of the Basic Sciences, School of Medicine Vanderbilt University
Research Health Scientist, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, US Department of Veterans Affairs
Faculty Head, Murray House, Vanderbilt University
Faculty & Staff
Postdoctoral Fellows
Heather Caslin, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Scientist in the Classroom, Vanderbilt Center for Science Outreach
Jamie Garcia
Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
My project is focused on the development of immunological memory in adipose tissue with periods of weight cycling. I am particularly interested in the TNF family receptor ligand pair CD27/CD70 as previous research suggests that the CD27/CD70 axis is important in generating T-cell memory in models of infection. To investigate the role of CD27/CD70 in weight cycling, I am using a CD70 knockout mouse model and hypothesize that these animals will have decreased memory T cells in adipose tissue and improved metabolic outcomes as compared to their wild-type siblings.
Students
Undergraduate Students
Past members
