Education:
Univeristy of California, Berkeley
Molecular and Cell Biology major
B.A., 2015
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Ph.D., 2023
Honors and Awards:
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2020-2024
MSTP Student Governance:
- Student Advisory Committee, 2019-21 (co-chair 2019-20, chair 2020-21)
Thesis Advisor: Rita Perlingeiro, Ph.D.
Thesis Research:
Understanding the transcriptional networks and physiologic adaptations governing the clincial manifestations of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Publications (pubmed)
Singh BN, Yucel D, Garay BI, Tolkacheva EG, Kyba M, Perlingeiro RCR, van Berlo JH, Ogle BM. Proliferation and Maturation: Janus and the Art of Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Circ Res. 2023 Feb 17;132(4):519-540. Review
Garay BI, Givens S, Abreu P, Liu M, Yücel D, Baik J, Stanis N, Rothermel TM, Magli A, Abrahante JE, Goloviznina NA, Soliman HAN, Dhoke NR, Kyba M, Alford PW, Dudley SC Jr, van Berlo JH, Ogle B, Perlingeiro RRC. Dual inhibition of MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways enhances maturation of human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Stem Cell Reports. 2022 Sep 13;17(9):2005-2022. PMCID: PMC9481895
Yücel D, Garay BI, Perlingeiro RCR, van Berlo JH. Stimulation of Cardiomyocyte Proliferation Is Dependent on Species and Level of Maturation. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022 May 19;10:806564. PMCID: PMC9160302
Garay B, Erlanson D, Binstadt BA, Correll CK, Fitzsimmons N, Hobday PM, Hudson A, Mahmud S, Riskalla MM, Kramer S, Xiong S, Vehe RK, Bullock DR. Using quality improvement methodology and tools to reduce patient wait time in a paediatric subspecialty rheumatology clinic. BMJ Open Qual. 2021 Dec;10(4):e001550. PMCID: PMC8705210
Kim H, Selvaraj S, Kiley J, Azzag K, Garay BI, Perlingeiro RCR. Genomic Safe Harbor Expression of PAX7 for the Generation of Engraftable Myogenic Progenitors. Stem Cell Reports. 2021 Jan 12;16(1):10-19. PMCID: PMC7815936
Work prior to the UMN MSTP:
Broestl L, Worden K, Moreno AJ, Davis EJ, Wang D, Garay B, Singh T, Verret L, Palop JJ, Dubal DB. Ovarian Cycle Stages Modulate Alzheimer-Related Cognitive and Brain Network Alterations in Female Mice. eNeuro. 2018 Dec 14;5(6). pii: ENEURO.0132-17.2018. PMCID: PMC6325547
Leon J, Moreno AJ, Garay BI, Chalkley RJ, Burlingame AL, Wang D, Dubal DB. Peripheral Elevation of a Klotho Fragment Enhances Brain Function and Resilience in Young, Aging, and α-Synuclein Transgenic Mice. Cell Rep. 2017 Aug 8;20(6):1360-1371. PMID: 28793260
Zhu JY, Heidersbach A, Kathiriya IS, Garay BI, Ivey KN, Srivastava D, Han Z, King IN. The E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4/Nedd4L is directly regulated by microRNA 1. Development. 2017 Mar 1;144(5):866-875. PMCID: PMC5374346
Prather AA, Epel ES, Arenander J, Broestl L, Garay BI, Wang D, Dubal DB. Longevity factor klotho and chronic psychological stress. Transl Psychiatry. 2015 Jun 16;5:e585. PMCID: PMC4490291
