About Korf Lab

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kristenbeck527 @ gmail.com

Kristen Beck

BMCDB Graduate Student

Biography

I am a first year graduate student in the Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (BMCDB) Graduate Group. Prior to joining the Korf lab, I had no bioinformatics programming experience, but I quickly fell in love with the beauty and organization of well-written scripts. My research centers on delving into the complexities of milk as well as the processes surrounding its production at the transcriptomic and proteomic levels. I am currently funded through a fellowship from the Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology and formerly funded by NIH Molecular and Cellular Biology Training Grant.

I earned a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with honors from the University of Nevada, Reno. At this institution, I worked in the Allie M. Lee Cancer Research Center under Dr. Ronald S. Pardini investigating the effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on genetically matched transformed and non-transformed murine lung epithelial cells.

When I'm not in lab, you can find me enjoying the great outdoors, reading or working on the next DIY project for my house.

Research Interests

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Milk Biology

Previous Projects

  • Rotation 1- Sweeney Lab: Investigation of novel ErbB negative regulator in breast cancer
  • Rotation 2- Block and Revzin Labs: Differential lipid composition affects hepatocyte membrane during acute alcohol injury
  • Rotation 3- Korf Lab: Passive regulation of minor abundance transcripts during lactation by dilution
  • Rotation 4- Korf and Lyons Labs: Construction of radiation hybrid map for feline genome Undergraduate Research- Pardini Lab: Effect of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on genetically matched transformed and non-transformed murine lung epithelial cells
About Korf Lab

Korflab in the news


Jan 28, 2013: A Haldane's Sieve Blog Post by Keith Bradnam that discusses the Assemblathon 2 pre-print


Nov 12, 2012: a feature on Danielle Lemay by the Calfifornia Dairy Research Foundation


Mar 23, 2011: A Nature news article about genome assembly, with an interview of Ian Korf.

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