Kaitlyn Koenig Thompson

Advisor: Dr. Stella Tsirka

M.A.T., Chemistry

Stony Brook University

B.S., Chemistry

Quinnipiac University

Exploring combinatorial treatment strategies for multiple sclerosis

I'm from Long Island and I received my B.S. in Chemistry from Quinnipiac University. I then went on to get a M.A.T. in Chemistry from Stony Brook University and, after teaching high school Chemistry, I went back to school to obtain a M.S. in Environmental Toxicology from NYU. I am interested in exploring crosstalk between the nervous and immune system in both healthy and pathological states. After earning a Ph.D., I hope to incorporate both research and science education in my future career. Outside of science, I enjoy cooking/baking, dance, yoga, and art.

Recent Publications:

Thompson, KK; Nissen, JC; Pretory, A; Tsirka, SE. Tuftsin combines with remyelinating therapy to improve outcomes in models of CNS demyelinating disease. Front. Immunol. 2018,https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02784

Nissen, JC1; Thompson, KK1; West, B; Tsirka, SE. CSF1R Inhibition Attenuates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis and Promotes Recovery. Exp. Neurol. 2018, 27, 24-36.

Preston, AN; Farr, JD; O’Neill, BK; Thompson, KK; Tsirka, SE; Laughlin, ST. Visualizing the brain’s astrocyteswith diverse chemical scaffolds. ACS Chem. Biol. 2018, 13(6), 1493-1498.

Victor, TR1; Thompson, KK1; Barnett, JV; Karpa, KD. 2017 Meeting of the National Directors of Graduate Studies in Pharmacology and Physiology. Adv. Physiol. Educ. 2018, 42, 396-403.

Thompson, KK1; Victor, TR. 2017 National Meeting of Graduate Directors of Pharmacology and Physiology Meeting in Review. The Pharmacologist. 2018, 59(3), 174-176.

Thompson, KK; Tsirka, SE. The Diverse Roles of Microglia in the Neurodegenerative Aspects of Central Nervous System (CNS) Autoimmunity. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18 (3), 504.

Rogers A, McDonald K, Muehlbauer MF, Hoffman A, Koenig K, Newman L, Taghavi S, van der Lelie D (2012) Inoculation of hybrid poplar with the endophytic bacterium Enterobacter sp. 638 increases biomass but does not impact leaf level physiology. Global Change Biology - Bioenergy. 4, 364-370.

Best M, Koenig K, McDonald K, Schuller M, Rogers A, Ferrieri R (2011) Inhibition of trehalose breakdown increases new carbon partitioning into cellulosic biomass in Nicotiana tabacum. Carbohydrate Research 346, 595-601.