Laura Swanson

Undergraduate education
Luther College - BA (2013)
Years in MSTP
2013-
PhD program
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Mentor
David Wassarman, PhD
Research interest
Elucidating the cellular mechanisms behind metabolic dysregulation following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the role metabolism plays in TBI outcomes using a Drosophila melanogaster model of TBI
PhD publications
Katzenberger RJ, Chtarbanova S, Rimkus SA, Fischer JA, Kaur G, Seppala JM, Swanson LC, Zajac JE, Ganetzky B, Wassarman DA. Death following traumatic brain injury in Drosophila is associated with intestinal barrier dysfunction. Elife. 2015 Mar 5;4. PMID: 25742603; PMCID: PMD4377547.