Sarah Holbrook
Predoctoral Associate
Characterizing mouse strains modeling childhood neuromuscular degenerative diseases.
During my undergraduate program, I conducted research in circadian rhythms, alcoholism, and chytrids. Through my graduate program, I have had rotations in the Neely Lab at UMaine with zebrafish studying streptococcus infections and in the Updike lab at MDIBL with c. elegans studying fertility. Now, I am conducting research in Dr. Greg Cox’s lab studying Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress 1 (SMARD1) model mice in order to study the disease and explore possible therapies.
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Featured ArticleDecember 12, 2023An epic journey into rare disease research
Sarah Holbrook, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Maine, is wrapping up her time at JAX, a major step in her epic journey in rare disease research.