Education:
University of Michigan- Ph.D. 2007 Cell & Developmental Biology    M.S. Cell & Developmental Biology (2005)  Grand Valley State University-B.S. Biology-magna cum laude (2002)
Personal: I am married with three daughters. My husband, Brad, works as a Senior Sales Engineer. Jacki (Schreiner) works as a Web/ Communications Specialist and graduated  cum laude with a degree in  Business and Marketing from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN in 2002. My son-in-law John is a 1st Lieutenant Marine who graduated from the U-M in 2005. Jillian (Gill) graduated cum laude with a degree in Business and minor in Spanish from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN in 2006. My son-in-law Brittan is a mechanical engineer who graduated magna cum laude from the U-M in 2004. Jillian and Brit's son (my grandson) Austin was born May 6, 2007. Caitlin is in high school and loves spending time with her dog, Buddy.

Role of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in Schwann Cell development and tumor formation and the influence of steroid hormones.


traveling, theatre, concerts, sewing, reading, walking, spending time with my family!

" I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it."
--Frank A. Clark