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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Micah Schott, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Micah Schott

Research interests

  • Metabolic disease
  • Lipid droplet trafficking
  • Advanced microscopy techniques
  • Autophagy and cell signaling

Research projects

  • Alcohol-associated liver disease
  • Lipid droplet trafficking mechanisms
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Current Projects

My lab focuses on the regulation of lipid droplets and their contribution to metabolic disease, especially liver pathologies

Education
  • BS, University of Northwestern, St. Paul, 2006
  • MA, University of Northwestern, St. Paul, 2008
  • PhD University of North Dakota, 2014
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic, 2020
  • Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic, 2021
Current Grants

NIH K99/R00, NIAAA
“Synergy of lipolysis and lipophagy in alcoholic liver disease”
05/2019-04/2021
AA026877

Lab Members
Current:
  • Saumya Bhatt, PhD student, 2022 to present
  • Delia Omar, PhD student, 2023 to present
  • Kelly Otakhor, PhD student, 2023 to present
  • Nourhan Mostafa, Technician, 2023 to present

Former:

  • Cody Rozeveld, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021-2022 (Currently Assistant Professor at Northwestern College, IA)