
Elizabeth Kiffmeyer
Entering Class - 2022
Pronouns: She/Her
E-MAIL: [email protected]
Undergraduate Institution and Major:
Augustana University, B.A. in Biology & Psychology, 2022
Graduate Advisor
Zhe Chen, Department of Neuroscience
Graduate Research:
My graduate research aims to investigate the molecular mechanisms that control the precise developmental progression (i.e. timing) of cortical development, with a particular focus on the roles of Netrin1/DCC receptor signaling and mitochondrial metabolism. I am also interested in examining the impacts of these developmental changes on cognitive and social functions in mouse models..
Graduate Awards/Honors
Morris Smithberg Memorial, Prize 2023
NIH NINDS T32 Grant Appointee 2023-2024
GPN Committees
GPN Outreach and Community Engagement Committee, 2024-present
Thesis Committee
Yasushi Nakagawa, MD, PhD (Chair), Department of Neuroscience
Zhe Chen, PhD (Advisor), Department of Neuroscience
Thomas Bastian, PhD, Department of Pediatrics
Yi-Mei (Amy) Yang, PhD, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UMN Duluth
Rotations
Jed Elison, Ph.D., Institute of Child Development
Helen Vuong, Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics
Zhe Chen, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience
Undergraduate Publications
- Kiffmeyer EA, Cosgrove JA, Siganos JK, Bien HE, Vipond JE, Vogt KR, Kloth AD. Deficits in cerebellum-dependent learning and cerebellar morphology in male and female BTBR autism model mice. NeuroSci. 2022; 3(4):624-644. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurosci3040045
- Cosgrove JA*, Kelly LK*, Kiffmeyer EA*, Kloth AD. Sex-dependent influence of post-weaning environmental enrichment in Angelman syndrome model mice. Brain and Behavior, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2468. (* indicates that authors contributed equally to the work)
Undergraduate Awards/Honors
Goldwater Scholarship, 2021
Poster Award at Arthur Olsen Student Research Symposium, 2020 and 2021
Augustana University Dean's List, 2018-2022