Daniel Mendez

PhD 2026

PhD Thesis

Mitochondrial Dysregulation Due to Iron Deficiency: A Potential Determinant for Hippocampal Neuronal Development

Undergraduate Institution and Major:

California State University - Fullerton, B.S. in Biological Sciences, 2012

Graduate Advisor

Thomas Bastian, Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics

Graduate Publications

Mendez DC, Devgun K, Monkdo TR, Carlson LH, Mickelson DJ, Lanier LM, Georgieff MK, Bastian TW. Iron deficiency impairs mitochondrial energetics and early axonal growth and branching in developing hippocampal neurons. bioRxiv 2025:2025.10.15.682603.