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Medical Scientist Training Program
Michael Lam

Michael Lam

Phase 1 Second Year Student

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

BS, Molecular Cell Biology & Physiology, California State University-Long Beach, 2021

Research Interests

Neurodegenerative diseases, neuroscience, and metabolism

Research Experience

National Institute of Health, June 2021-August 2021
Advisor: Dr. Claire le Pichon
Project: ATF3 Expression Upregulated in Regenerating Motor Neurons Following Specific Nerve Injury

California State University-Long Beach (RISE Fellow), Sep 2017-May 2021
Advisor: Dr. Jason Schwans
Project: Fmoc-Dipeptides as a Scaffold to Systematically Investigate Inhibitors of Butyrylcholinesterase, an Enzyme Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease

California State University-Long Beach, Dec 2020-May 2021
Advisor: Kashima Samuels
Project: Addressing Attrition Rates Among UHP Students: A Retrospective Alumni Study

Meeting Abstracts

Characterizing injury marker expression in motor neurons after sciatic nerve trauma in mouse; National Institute of Health Summer Internship Poster Day 2021, Aug 2021. [Zoom poster]

Fmoc-Dipeptides as a Scaffold to Systematically Investigate Inhibitors of Butyrylcholinesterase, an Enzyme Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease; CSULB Honors' Program Thesis Presentations 2021, May 2021. [Zoom Oral Presentation]

Fmoc-Dipeptides as a Scaffold to Systematically Investigate Inhibitors of Butyrylcholinesterase, an Enzyme Implicated in Alzheimer's Disease. Annual Biomedical Research Conference 2019, Nov 2019. [poster]

Investigating the Role of Stereochemistry in the Development of Cholinesterase Inhibitors to Treat Alzheimer's Disease. CNSM Research Symposium at CSULB, Sep 2019. [Poster]

Investigating the Role of Stereochemistry in the Development of Cholinesterase Inhibitors to Treat Alzheimer's Disease. SoCal Undergraduate Research Symposium at UCI; Sep 2019. [Poster]

Investigating the Role of Stereochemistry in the Development of Cholinesterase Inhibitors to Treat Alzheimer's Disease. 2019 UROP Annual Research Symposium; May 2019. [Poster]

Investigating the Role of Stereochemistry in the Development of Cholinesterase Inhibitors to Treat Alzheimer's Disease. Southern California Undergraduate Research, Mar 2019. [Poster]

Comparative Study Evaluating Fmoc-Lys(Mtt)-OH as a Selective Inhibitor of Butyrylcholinesterase. 2018 UROP Annual Research Symposium. May 2018.

General Interests

Anime, gaming, writing, reading, the gym, singing, fishing, and vlogging life