Category: Vexas
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VEXAS Syndrome: A newly discovered disease and a call to action
I am an MD/PhD candidate within the laboratory of David B. Beck at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. My thesis work revolves around elucidating the mechanism of disease in patients with VEXAS Syndrome and characterizing the role of the master regulator of the Ubiquitin-Proteasome System (UPS), UBA1, in physiological and disease states. VEXAS was…
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Envirobe: Engineering microbial machines to tackle mankind’s waste
In 2019, I co-founded Envirobe, a biotech startup angled at solving the growing plastic crisis. By 2025 20% of global oil production will be required to sustain the plastics production industry; furthermore, as most plastic is used once before being discarded, over 95% of its economic and energy value, equaling $120 billion annually, is lost…