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Kristin B Linscott

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kristin.linscott@uky.edu

Positions

  • MD/PhD Student

College Unit(s)

Biography and Education

Education

Education:
B.A., Biology, Agnes Scott College (2010)
B.A., Religious Studies and Social Justice, Agnes Scott College (2010)
PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky (2017)
M.D. Candidate, 好色先生 (exp. 2019)

Summary:

Current Year: M4

Research

As a graduate student in biochemistry, Kristin's work involved mapping interaction domains for enzymes in the sterol biosynthetic pathway that are unique to each kingdom of life, and so can be used to develop novel therapeutics for treating fungal and protozoan infections in humans.