Investigating the role of CD38 in metabolic dysregulation in Kennedy’s Disease
Summary - $100,000. Investigating the role of CD38 in metabolic dysregulation in Kennedy’s Disease: The energy that skeletal muscles need to function well with strenuous activity is greatly reduced in models of Kennedy’s Disease. Our aim is to identify therapeutic targets that will help fix metabolism in skeletal muscle to help increase this energy and improve muscle function in Kennedy’s Disease.
Bio: Heather L. Montie, PhD
Bachelor of Science (BS), Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI (Biology) (2000)
PhD Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (Physiology) (2005) (Thesis advisor: Donald DeGracia, PhD)
Postdoctoral Fellowship studying Kennedy’s Disease (SBMA), Thomas Jefferson University (2005-2013) (postdoctoral advisor, Diane E. Merry, PhD)
Prostate Cancer Foundation-Young Investigator, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University, (2011 – 2013) (postdoctoral advisors, Diane E. Merry, PhD and Karen E. Knudsen, PhD)
Assistant Professor, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, (2013-2018)
Associate Professor, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, (2018-present)
