Education:
University of Oregon
Biology major, Chemistry and Global Health minors
B.S., 2018
University of Minnesota
Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics Graduate Program
Ph.D., 2026
MSTP Governance:
- JEDI Committee, 2020-2022, 2024-2026 (Chair 2024-2025)
- WISM, 2024-2026
Honors & Awards:
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2024 - 2027
- Warren & Henrietta Warwick Fellowship, 2023
Thesis Advisors: Lucy Vulchanova, Ph.D., and Patrick Rothwell, Ph.D.
Publications
Dick RM, Cunitz LB, Torres Pérez A, Ahmed H, Adke AP, Rivera Quiles C, Mitchell JS, Marron Fernandez de Velasco E, Grissom NM, Rothwell PE. Synaptic dysfunction and adaptation after NMDA receptor ablation in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2026 May;51(6):1100-1109. doi: 10.1038/s41386-026-02381-7.
For work pior to the UMN MSTP:
Wilson TD, Valdivia S, Khan A, Ahn HS, Adke AP, Martinez Gonzalez S, Sugimura YK, Carrasquillo Y. Dual and Opposing Functions of the Central Amygdala in the Modulation of Pain. Cell Rep. 2019 Oct 8;29(2):332-346.PMCID: PMC6816228
Marsh AJ, Michel JC, Adke AP, Heckman EL, Miller AC. Asymmetry of an Intracellular Scaffold at Vertebrate Electrical Synapses. Curr Biol. 2017 Nov 20;27(22):3561-3567.e4. PMCID: PMC5698123
