About Me
Christina completed her undergraduate training from The University of Scranton where she was given the opportunity to perform thesis research as a member of the university’s Honors Program. During her time in undergrad, Christina was able to complete two summer fellowships at the Medical College of Wisconsin, the first of which was hosted by the Stucky lab. It was during this fellowship that she found her passion for pain research. Christina received her PhD in Cellular & Developmental Biology from the Medical College of Wisconsin where she studied the role keratinocytes play in touch and temperature evoked pain after traumatic nerve injury. Outside of lab, Christina can be found at the gym, with her pets, playing DnD, or a Milwaukee Bucks game with her Fiancé.
Education
2019 - 2025
Doctorate of Philosophy
Cellular and Developmental Biology
2015 - 2019
Bachelor of Science
Neuroscience & Biology
Honors Program
2011 - 2015
Scranton Preparatory Highschool
Awards, Honors & Invited Talks
International Cannabinoid Research Society Trainee Travel Award, Galway Ireland, 2020. Canceled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
Guest lecturer for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology course taught at The University of Scranton, October 2021
Lecture Topic: journal club on synaptic transmission.
Alumni guest speaker for The University of Scranton Nu Rho Psi induction ceremony and Neuroscience research conference, March 2022
Title: Central vs Peripheral: How do we study pain?
Keynote Speaker for The University of Scranton Nu Rho Psi induction ceremony and Neuroscience research conference, March 2023
Title: Touch-y Topics: contributions of skin signaling in neuropathic pain
Presentation award at US Association for the Study of Pain (USASP) annual conference (2024) – preclinical graduate trainee category.