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Micah Schott, PhD
Micah Schott, PhD
Research interests
- Metabolic disease
- Lipid droplet trafficking
- Advanced microscopy techniques
- Autophagy and cell signaling
Research projects
- Alcohol-associated liver disease
- Lipid droplet trafficking mechanisms
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
- Saumya Bhatt, Graduate Student, 2022 to present
- Cody Rozeveld, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2021 - 2022
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center
985870 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5870