Hubaida Fuseini, Ph.D.
Dawn Newcomb Lab
My research focuses understanding the role of sex hormone signaling on the increased prevalence of asthma in women compared to men.
Recent Papers: 1. First Author Publication – “Testosterone decreases House Dust Mite-Induced Type 2 and IL-17A-Mediated Airway Inflammation (PMID: 30127088) 2. First Author Publication – “Estrogen receptor alpha signaling increases IL-17A expression in Th17 cells via the IL-23/Let-7f pathway” (Submitted for Review)
How Vanderbilt made an impact: The IMSD graduate program made the biggest impact on my graduate training. This program supported me in navigating through some of the most difficult periods of my graduate training, including mentor and lab selection, improving my critical thinking and grant writing skills, as well as career development.
Next plans: I plan to conduct postdoctoral research training via the Fogarty Global Health Program from 08/2019-07/2020 overseas in Ghana (West Africa). Then I plan to return to Vanderbilt University to conduct postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. John Koethe.