I received my Bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Vermont in 2010 and then joined the CMB program at UVM the same year. During my undergrad, I had the chance to work with Matthew Lord on a project that gave insight into the regulation of actin structure assembly within the yeast cells. I found that studying the cytoskeleton using fission yeast as a model both fun and interesting. I am currently working with Matt on my PhD.

Pollard LW, Onishi M, Pringle JR, Lord M. Fission yeast Cyk3p is a transglutaminase-like protein that participates in cytokinesis and cell morphogenesis. Mol Biol Cell. 2012 May 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Stark BC, Sladewski TE, Pollard LW, Lord M. Tropomyosin and myosin-II cellular levels promote actomyosin ring assembly in fission yeast. Mol Biol Cell. 2010 Mar 15;21(6):989-1000.