Nathaniel Ghena
(nuh-thAN-yul JEE-nuh)
Interests: Neuroimmunology, Microglia, Developmental Biology, Embryonic Development, Neuro-immune interactions
I will be defending my thesis Spring 2024 and will be on the job market for a postdoctoral fellowship. If you have an opening or know of one, please let me know!
I am a Neuroscience PhD candidate in Dr. Monica Vetter's laboratory at the University of Utah in the Neurobiology Department
Previously:
Postbaccaluareate Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health; National Institute on Aging (Dr. Mark Mattson)
Undergraduate at Central Michigan University - research technician (Dr. Gary Dunbar)
News
05/2023 - Awarded F31 National Research Service Award - NRSA (NEI)
06/2021 - Awarded T32 - Neuroimmunology Training Grant (NINDS) [2-year appointment]
06/2020 - Awarded T32 - Vision Research Training Grant (NEI)
Skills
flow cytometry / FACS (Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting)
microdissection
in situ HCR Citation explaining technique
immunohistochemistry
confocal microscopy
