MSTP student
Education:
BS in Biochemistry at Stony Brook University
Contact Information:
allen.lee@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Stony Brook University
MART Bldg., Floor 9S
Stony Brook, NY 11794-7294
Research Interest:
Ceramide kinase (CERK) is responsible for the phosphorylation of ceramides into ceramide 1-phosphate, which has been implicated in pro-proliferative, pro-migratory, and anti-apoptotic processes. CERK has also been implicated in the production of the inflammatory cytokine CCL5 in response to TNFa. Little is known about the biological significance of CERK. My focus will be to understand the regulation of CERK and as well as to understand its downstream signaling.