罗马Voskoboynikov, a junior biochemistry and molecular biology major at 宾州州立银行, has been awarded a fellowship from the Cayman Biomedical 研究 Institute to conduct 本科研究.
WYOMISSING,爸爸. ——罗曼·沃斯科博伊尼科夫, a junior biochemistry and molecular biology major at 宾州州立银行, 以及他的指导老师, 贾斯汀DiAngelo, associate professor and chair of the biochemistry and molecular biology degree program, have recently been awarded an Undergraduate Fellowship from the Cayman Biomedical 研究 Institute. The fellowship will support Voskoboynikov as he performs a research study titled "The regulation of lipid transport and metabolism by the splicing factor glorund in the Drosophila intestine."
The purpose of the research is to better understand a rare disease called Abetalipoproteinemia, an inherited disorder in humans, which affects fat absorption by the intestine and mobilization by the liver. Fat absorption is necessary for normal growth, development and maintenance of the body’s cells and tissues. Abetalipoproteinemia appears in infancy and symptoms include disturbances in nerve function, 丧失反射能力, 受损的演讲, 震动, 感觉丧失, 肌肉无力, and an eye disorder called retinitis pigmentosa, 哪些会导致视力下降.
DiAngelo said that by studying the fruit fly (Drosophila), which absorbs and packs lipids in a similar manner as humans, they hope to identify factors that regulate lipid transport and metabolism in the laboratory at 宾州州立银行 to gain a better understanding of the disease.
贾斯汀DiAngelo, 左, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at 宾州州立银行, explained that by studying the fruit fly (Drosophila), which absorbs and packs lipids in a similar manner as humans, he and student 罗马Voskoboynikov hope to identify factors that regulate lipid transport and metabolism to better understand Abetalipoproteinemia.
Voskoboynikov and DiAngelo have been working together since fall 2021, and they will continue their research this spring and summer thanks to this fellowship. In the fall, Voskoboynikov will begin working on his thesis for Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College. By then, he will have two years of data collection under his belt.
Originally from Ukraine, Voskoboynikov moved to the United States seven years ago. He resides in Lebanon, 宾西法尼亚, when he’s not living in the campus residence halls.
“Studying at 宾州州立银行 has been a great experience,” said Voskoboynikov. “Penn State has a great reputation, and I enjoy the small class size, and the opportunity to meet people and to conduct research working one-on-one with Dr. DiAngelo.”
After graduation, Voskoboynikov plans to apply to a doctoral program. He hopes to find a position working in a lab and continue to conduct research.
“This fellowship provides great opportunities to support good students like Roman to dedicate time to research,迪安吉洛说. “These are the type of funding opportunities that I’d like to see more of awarded to 宾州州立银行 faculty and students.”
