Current MD-PhD Student - John Anderson
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Name: John Anderson Year in Program: MY4 Undergrad University: Kansas State University Mentor: Jose M. Barral, M.D., Ph.D. Graduate Program: Neuroscience |
Research Interests
Protein misfolding is a major component of neurodegenerative disease. In the cell, a set of molecules known as molecular chaperones help to prevent protein misfolding. I am studying how brain-specific chaperones are involved in neurodegenerative disease by determining the function of a putative chaperone mutated in a hereditary ataxia, ARSACS.
Protein misfolding is a major component of neurodegenerative disease. In the cell, a set of molecules known as molecular chaperones help to prevent protein misfolding. I am studying how brain-specific chaperones are involved in neurodegenerative disease by determining the function of a putative chaperone mutated in a hereditary ataxia, ARSACS.
Honors and Awards
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (2012), UTMB
- Seymour Fisher Award for Academic Excellence (2011), UTMB
- William D. and Jean C. Willis Research Scholarship Award (2010), UTMB
- GSBS Associates Scholarship Award (2010), UTMB
- William D. and Jean C. Willis Research Scholarship Award (2009), UTMB
- GSBS Associates Scholarship Award (2009), UTMB
- 14th Annual Sealy Center for Structural Biology Poster Award (2008), UTMB
- Truman Graves Blocker Junior Research Scholar (2007), UTMB
- Seymour Fisher Award for Academic Excellence (2007), UTMB
- Second Place Overall Poster Award, National Student Research Forum (2007)
- Student Performing at Maximum in Gross Anatomy and Radiology (2006), UTMB, School of Medicine
- "Who's Anatomically Correct" Grand Champion (2006), UTMB, School of Medicine
- K-INBRE Star Trainee (2005-2006), Kansas State University
- Most Promising Student in the Division of Biology (2005), Kansas State University
- Semester Academic Honors (2005), Kansas State University
- K-INBRE Undergraduate Research Scholar (2003-2005), Kansas State University
- Semester Academic Honors (2004), Kansas State University
- Medallion Scholarship (2002-2003), Kansas State University
- Semester Academic Honors (Fall 2002), Kansas State University
- Sherrid Scholarship (2002-2006), Kansas State University
Publications:
- Spencer, P.S., Siller, E., Anderson, J.F., Barral, J.M., Silent Substitutions Predictably Alter Translation Elongation Rates and Protein Folding Efficiency. J Mol Biol. 422(3):328-35; 2012.
- Kaiser, C.M., Bujalowski, P.J., Ma, L., Anderson, J.F., Epstein, H.F., Oberhauser, A.F., Tracking UNC-45 Chaperone-Myosin Interaction with a Titin Mechanical Reporter. Biophysical Journal. 102(9):2212-2219; 201
- Anderson, J.F., Siller, E., Barral, J.M., The Neurodegenerative-Disease-Related Protein Sacsin is a Molecular Chaperone. J Mol Biol. 411(4):870-880; 2011
- Anderson, J.F., Siller E., Barral, J.M., Disorders of Protein Biogenesis and Stability. Protein and Pept Lett. 18(2):110-121; 2011.
- Anderson, J.F., Siller, E., Barral, J.M., The Sacsin Repeating Region (SRR): A Novel Hsp90-Related Supra-domain Associated With Neurodegeneration. J Mol Biol. 400(4):665-674;2010
- Siller, E., Dezwaan D.C., Anderson J.F., Freeman B.C., Barral J.M., Slowing Bacterial Translation Speed Enhances Eukaryotic Protein Folding Efficiency. J Mol Biol. 396(5):1310-1318; 2010.
- Anderson, J.F., Parish, T.D., Akhtar, M., Zurek, L., Hirt, H., Antibiotic Resistance of Enterococci in American Bison (Bison bison) from a Nature Preserve Compared to that of Enterococci in Pastured Cattle. Appl Environ Microbiol. 74(6):1726-30; 2008.
Presentations:
- Anderson, J.F., Barral, J.M., 2010. Sacsin is a Novel Molecular Chaperone Involved in Neurodegeneration. Oral Presentation. Meeting of the Ataxia of Charlevoix Saguenay Foundation. Montreal, Canada.
- Anderson, J.F., Siller, E., Barral, J.M., 2010. SRR: A Novel Type of Hsp90-Related Supra-Domain Associated with Neurodegeneration. Poster presentation. Molecular Chaperones & Stress Response. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
- Anderson, J.F., Barral, J.M., 2009. Cell Type Specific Chaperones in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Poster presentation. 14th Annual Sealy Center for Structural Biology Symposium, Galveston, TX.
- Anderson, J.F., Castaneda, M.T., Barral J.M., 2007. Sacsin: A Novel Cytoskeleton-Interacting Protein Involved in Neurodegenerative Disease. Poster presentation, National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX.
- Anderson, J.F., Castaneda, M.T., Barral J.M., 2007. Sacsin: A Novel Cytoskeleton-Interacting Protein Involved in Neurodegenerative Disease. Oral presentation, Department of Neurology Grand Rounds, Galveston, TX.
Hobbies or just something about yourself in general:
I enjoy sports and woodworking.
I enjoy sports and woodworking.
