Allison Kao
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Current advisor: Aaron DiAntonio, MD, PhD
Undergraduate university: Harvard University
Research summary
In the DiAntonio and Mitra labs, I am interested in applying functional genomics to elucidate genetic regulators of mitochondrial dysfunction that drive axon degeneration and neuronal cell death. In doing so, I hope to advance our mechanistic understanding of programmed cell death conserved across neurodegenerative diseases.
Graduate publications