Heather Cohen

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EDUCATION

  • September 2007 – present:      PhD  Program – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    Dr. Maria Trojanowska Lab – Advisor
  • 2009:  BS; University of Connecticut,

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Fibrosis, autoimmunity, Scleroderma, inflammation

PRESENTATIONS

  • Poster Presentations:
    • 2010:: 11th International Workshop on Scleroderma Research  Abstract: “Characterization of ECM gene expression in a Fli1 knockdown mouse model of fibrosis”
    • 2009: United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology  Abstract: “Adiponectin Levels during the Septic Response to B. anthracis Sterne Strain in Baboons”

APPOINTMENTS

  • Appointed member of the Laboratory Safety Committee at Boston University Medical Center Member of the Pathology Curriculum Review Committee