Jennifer Brown
E-MAIL: [email protected]
PhD/JD Program
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
Skidmore College, BA, Neuroscience and Psychology, 2013
Graduate Advisor:
Sylvain Lesne, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
Graduate Research:
Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases
Graduate Publications:
- J Immunol. 2022 Oct 1;209(7):1229-1233. Comment on "Activation of the omega-3 fatty acid receptor GPR120 protects against focal cerebral ischemic injury by preventing inflammation and apoptosis in mice.
- Stem Cell Reports. 2020 Oct 13;15(4):804-810. The American public is ready to accept human-animal chimera research.
- Brown JL, Lyons CE, Toddes C, Monko T, Tyshynsky R. Reevaluating tear gas toxicity and safety. Inhal Toxicol. 2021 Sep 12:1-16.
- Brown JL, Lyons CE, Toddes C, Monko T, Tyshynsky R. Tear gas safety and usage practices. Journal of Science Policy and Goverance. 2021;18(1):https://doi.org/10.38126/JSPG180104.
- Khan SS, LaCroix M, Boyle G, Sherman MA, Brown JL, Amar F, Aldaco J, Lee MK, Bloom GS, Lesné SE. Bidirectional modulation of Alzheimer phenotype by alpha-synuclein in mice and primary neurons. Acta Neuropathol. 2018;136(4):589-605.
Graduate Awards and Honors:
NIH Ruth Kirschstein Individual Research Service Award F31 2021-2023
Third place, Interdisciplinary Health Data Competition; Medical Leadership Leadership Institute 2020
Undergraduate Awards:
- Joseph C. Palamountain all-college writing award (2013), Amy Eisenberg Memorial Award in psychology (2013), Thoroughbred Society for varsity athletes, departmental honors in Neuroscience and Psychology
Research Categories:
- Neurodegenerative Diseases and Neural Injury
- Neurogenetics
Rotations:
- Alfonso Araque, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
- Walter Low, Ph.D., Department of Neurosurgery
- Sylvain Lesne, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
Why Did You Choose MN?
I was looking for a school that wasn’t afraid to push boundaries, was doing a variety of impactful research, and had a supportive atmosphere with great camaraderie among the students.
Student Mentor And the Best Advice They Gave:
Cook: The classes will be a lot (of work), but just keep pushing through, because everyone else is in the same position.
Favorite Itasca Memory:
1) Hanging with my cohort in general 2) the meteor shower 3) paddle board raft creation.