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Katrina Velle

faculty

Katrina Velle '12, PhD

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Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

508-999-8206

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Violette Research 215

Education

2018University of ConnecticutPhD
2012Âé¶¹¹ÙÍøBS

Teaching

Programs

Courses

An advanced study of mechanisms of eukaryotic cell function for students interested in medical or research oriented careers. General areas of focus include internal cellular organization and interactions between cells and their environment. Lectures emphasize experimental perspectives and analysis of current literature in select topics

An advanced research project in an advanced student's field of general interest conducted under the supervision of an appropriate staff member, in the form of independent research leading to the solution of a problem. (Hours will be arranged)

An advanced study of mechanisms of eukaryotic cell function for students interested in medical or research oriented careers. General areas of focus include internal cellular organization and interactions between cells and their environment. Lectures emphasize experimental perspectives and analysis of current literature in select topics

Terms and hours to be arranged. Graded A-F.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature culminating in an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of Integrative Biology. Doctoral research contributes to the student's dissertation and should be presented at major conferences and ultimately published in refereed journals. A written dissertation must be completed and defended in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the Integrative Biology PhD Program.

Research

Research awards

  • $ 249,000 awarded by NIH - National Institutes of Health for Defining Cytoskeletal Mechanisms Driving Cell Motility in Naegleria
  • $ 100,450 awarded by Amazing Avens Quest For Amoeba Awareness for Defining the Basic Biology Underlying Disease-Causing Traits in Naegleria

Research interests

  • Cell migration
  • Actin cytoskeleton
  • Amoebae
  • Microbial pathogenesis

Select publications

  • Katrina B Velle, Rikki M Garner, Tatihana K Beckford, Makaela Weeda, Chunzi Liu, Andrew S Kennard, Marc Edwards, and Lillian K Fritz-Laylin (2023).
    Current Biology, 33, 3325-3337.e5.
  • Katrina B Velle, Andrew S Kennard, Monika Trupinić, Arian Ivec, Andrew J M Swafford, Emily Nolton, Luke M Rice, Iva M Tolić , Lillian K Fritz-Laylin, and Patricia Wadsworth (2022).
    Current Biology, 32, 1247-1261.e6.
  • Katrina B Velle and Lillian K Fritz-Laylin (2020).
    Journal of Cell Biology, 219

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