Education
Brown University, Providence, R.I., B.Sc., Biology, 2015
Biography
Simone Kurial, B.Sc. is a graduate student in the Biomedical Sciences program. She received her B.Sc. from Brown University, where she trained in the lab of Edith Mathiowitz. Her undergraduate research and honors thesis focused on the optimization of polymer encapsulated therapeutic compounds for use in targeted drug delivery. She is currently a member of the Willenbring lab in the Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine, where she is investigating mechanisms of biliary development and regeneration. Her ultimate goal is to contribute to clinically relevant treatments for diseases of the liver and bile ducts.
Posters & Oral Presentations
- 8/2014: Brown University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Providence, R.I., selected poster: "Monitoring the Biodistribution and Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Organ Systems"
In the News
- Willenbring Lab - June 08, 2020The Lloyd M. Kozloff Fellowship rewards excellence in research. Prior academic achievements and potential for future contributions to the health sciences also are considered.
- Willenbring Lab - May 12, 2020The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA program is to enable promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist to obtain mentored research training while conducting dissertation research.
- Willenbring Lab - - June 14, 2018In the medieval ages, alchemists dedicated their lifetimes searching for the formula that would transform ordinary metals into gold. In our bodies, several cases of "cellular alchemy" have been reported. Known as transdifferentiation, this process consists of one specialized cell type transmuting into a different one. Until now, this phenomenon had only been observed in the context of replenishing cells lost from pre-existing structures. Now, UCSF researchers, led by Holger Willenbring, MD, [...]
