Nakia Fallen
Nakia Fallen
I am a Ph.D. student researching the role of histone modifications and other epigenetic mechanisms underlying host-cell reprogramming during post-influenza secondary pneumococcal infection in the Gonzalez-Juarbe lab. Broadly, I aim to understand how Streptococcus Pneumoniae influences the epigenetic landscape post-IAV and how this affects specific immune pathways and contributes to cellular senescence in epithelial cells.
I received a Bachelor of Science in Experimental Neuroscience from Virginia Tech in 2022, where my study of the gut-brain axis pivoted my interests towards microbiology and immunology. Prior to enrolling in graduate school I spent a year working at Virginia Tech’s Center for One Health Research center in a small neuropharmacology lab where I gained valuable experience regarding the administrative side of the research process.
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Latest Papers
Preliminary pharmacokinetics and in vivo studies indicate analgesic and stress mitigation effects of a novel NMDA receptor modulator
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The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Author(s): Blaise M. Costa, De’Yana Hines, Nakia Phillip, et. al
UMD Author(s): Nakia Fallen
Preliminary pharmacokinetics and in vivo studies indicate analgesic and stress mitigation effects of a novel NMDA receptor modulator.
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The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Author(s): Costa BM, Hines D, Phillip N, et. al
UMD Author(s): Nakia Fallen
An Agonist Concentration Biased NMDA Receptor Modulator Produces Analgesic Activity in Experimental Animals
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The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Author(s): Blaise Costa, Nakia Phillip, Seth Boehringer, et. al
UMD Author(s): Nakia Fallen
