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MSTP students in the Sahoo lab
Medical Scientist Training Program
Liberty Tucker

Liberty Tucker

Phase 1 First Year Student

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

BS, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Baylor University, 2025

Research Interests

Type 1 diabetes, immunology, neuroscience, and biochemistry

Research Experience

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, Baylor University, 2023-2025
Advisor: Joon Park, PhD
Project: A pilot study: Synaptosomal mitochondrial respiratory function is decreased in streptozotocin-Induced type 1 diabetic mice

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, Summer 2024
Advisor: Xiaoxiao Wan, MD, PhD
Project: Secretory vesicles in pancreatic beta cells contain immunogenic insulin peptides for CD4 T cell recognition

General Interests

Hiking, cooking, travel, sports, and reading