
Entering Class - 2019
Member of MSTP (MD/PhD) program
E-MAIL: garay034@umn.edu
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
University of California, Berkeley, B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology, emphasis Neurobiology, 2015
Graduate Advisor:
Rita Perlingeiro, Ph.D., Department of Medicine
Awards and Honors:
- Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award (F30) 2020-2024
Graduate Publications:
- Kim H, Selvaraj S, Kiley J, Azzag K, Garay BI, Perlingeiro RCR. Genomic safe harbor expression of PAX7 for the generation of engraftable myogenic progenitors. Stem Cell Reports. 2021 Jan 12;16(1):10-19.
Undergraduate Publications
- Leon J, Moreno AJ, Garay BI, Chalkley RJ, Burlingame AL, Wang D, Dubal DB. Peripheral elevation of a klotho fragment enhances brain function and resilience in young, aging, and α-synuclein transgenic mice. Cell Rep. 2017;20(6):1360-1371.
- Zhu JY, Heidersbach A, Kathiriya I, Garay BI, Ivey K, Srivastava D, Han Z, King IN. The E3 ubiquitin ligase Nedd4/Nedd4L is directly regulated by microRNA 1. Development 2017;144(5):866-875.
- Prather AA, Epel ES, Arenander J, Broestl L, Garay BI, Wang D, Dubal DB. Longevity factor klotho and chronic psychological stress. Transl Psychiatry. 2015 Jun 16;5:e585.