I joined Hammer Lab in the Summer of 2020 to pursue my PhD degree as a student in the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology. My research focuses on adrenal development and homeostasis.
Steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1) is a key regulator in adrenal development and steroidogenesis. Our team has employed newly developed mouse models to show SF1 phosphorylation status is involved in regulating progenitor fate in the adrenal cortex. I am exploring how SF1 phosphorylation is linked to cell cycle in Shh-expressing progenitors, as well as how it is influencing progenitor behavior under endocrine stress.
