Samantha Lewis
Campus Address: Not provided
Major Professor: Dr. Joan Jorgensen
Email: srlewis@wisc.edu
Degree Objective: Ph.D.
Background: B.S. The Univeristy of Iowa
Research Interests: I am currently working on three projects before determining which will become the basis for my thesis. 1) Molecular markers in quaking-6 STAR protein knockout mouse ovarian tumors with immunohistochemistry; 2) Determining the possible interactions between desert hedgehog (Hh) signaling and steriodoegenic factor-1 (SF-1); and 3) Determining the estrogen responsivity of two members of the Iroquois family of homeobox genes, Irx3 and Irx5.
Publications:
Cincotta SL, Yorek MS, Moschak TM, Lewis SR, Rodefer JS. Selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists: potential therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders with cognitive dysfunction. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2008 Jan;9(1):47-56. Review. PubMed PMID: 18183531.
Presentations:
Poster: 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. November 15-19, 2008. Washington, DC. "Phencyclidine-induced cognitive deficits in rats are improved by Minocycline." Lewis, S.R. and Rodefer. J. 2008.