Kari Tyler

CBTO 4+1 Class of 2016

Advisor: Erwin Van Meir, PhD

Education

  • B.S., Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Emory University, 2015
  • M.S., Cancer Biology and Translational Oncology, Emory University, 2016

Biography

During her time as a CBTO 4+1 student, Kari's research was partially supported by a National Cancer Institute undergraduate fellowship.

After graduation, Kari continued her work in the laboratory of Dr. Van Meir, was been supported by a National Cancer Institute graduate fellowship.

Currently, Kari is attending medical school at Emory.

Research

Thesis Title: Determining the role of the galectin-3 N-terminus in tumor-specific apoptosis of human glioblastoma cells

Committee members: Dr. Richard Cumming, Dr. Haian Fu, Dr. Erwin Van Meir