Name: Katelyn Robillard
Year: Fourth year medical student (8th year overall)
Hometown: Brusly, LA
Education:
Ph.D. Neuroscience, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA (2020)
B.S. Microbiology, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA (2014)
Past Research Experience:
LSU Health Sciences Center; Neuroscience Center of Excellence; Dr. Jennifer Lentz, PhD; “Genetic strategies to treat vision loss in a murine model of Acadian Usher syndrome.” (2016-present)
LSU Health Sciences Center; Neuroscience Center of Excellence; Dr. Chu Chen, PhD; “miR-27b signaling in Alzheimer's disease.” (2015)
Tulane National Primate Research Center; Department of Comparative Pathology; Dr. Andrew MacLean, PhD; “Glial cell morphological changes through the lifespan of uninfected rhesus macaques.” (2013-2014)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Dr. Donald Mock, MD, PhD; “Investigation of the mechanism of apparent HPLC solvent interference with an avidin-binding assay.” (2013)
Tulane National Primate Research Center; Department of Regenerative Medicine; Dr.
Stephen Braun, PhD; “U937-VRX494 cells transfected with Tat, Lap, and Lip transcription
factors via DEAE-dextran, stimulated with PMA.” (2013)
Publications:
Lentz JJ, Pan B, Ponnath A, Tran CM, Nist-Lund C, Galvin A, Goldberg H, Robillard KN, Jodelka FM, Farris HE, Huang J, Chen T, Zhu H, Zhou W, Rigo F, Hastings ML, Géléoc GSG. Direct delivery of antisense oligonucleotides to the middle and inner ear improves hearing and balance in Usher mice. Mol Ther. 28(12):2662-2676. (PMID: 32818431)
Chiu KB, Lee KM, Robillard KN, MacLean A. 2019. A method to investigate astrocyte and microglial morphological changes in the aging brain of the rhesus macaque. Methods Mol Biol. 1938:265-276. (PMID: 306179787)
Robillard KN, Lee KM, Chiu KB, MacLean AG. 2016. Glial cell morphological and density changes through the lifespan of rhesus macaques. Brain Behav Immun. 55:60-9. (PMID: 26851132)
Current Research Interest: Sensory systems, specifically auditory and visual; gene therapy and gene editing strategies.
Current Medical Interest: Otolaryngology, neurology.
Career Goal: Translational research informed by clinical practice.
What makes you unique: I enjoy gardening and crafting.
What makes you common: A growing dependence on coffee!