The Rex Laboratory
Wesley Bond, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Experience:
- Postdoctoral Fellos, 2013-
Present, Vanderbilt - Graduate Student, 2007-
2013, Baylor College of Medicine - Postbaccalaureate IRTA Fellow, 2006-
2007, National Institutes of Health
Current Project: I am currently evaluating the effectiveness of erythropoietin gene therapy to prevent neurodegeneration and vision loss associated with glaucoma. I am also investigating potential mechanisms of action of erythropoietin on astrocytes and retinal ganglion cells
Lorraine Kasmala, Research Assistant III
B.S. Biological Sciences
Med Educational Technology
Experience:
- Seven and a half years at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Duke University
- Glaucoma research
- One year at INCELL Corporation
- Four years in the genetics department at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
Current: Assists and oversees lab activities as lab manager
- Ordering, writing and editing lab protocols, stepping in on projects when needed
Courtney Bricker, Graduate Student
Jon Backstrom, Senior Research Specialist
B.S. Microbiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Experience:
- My expertise includes site-
directed mutagenesis, protein purification and characterization and cell signaling
Current Project: My current projects involve characterization protein-