Augustine Vanlianuk

Augustine Vanlianuk is an MD/PhD student at OHSU

Current Program Year: MS1
M.D./Ph.D. Program Students, School of Medicine


 

Biography

Research: Understanding the complex interaction of genetic background, neurobiology, and symptomology is crucial to advancing targeted therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases. I am interested in decoding how differential gene expression can be used to predict pathological mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, including downstream effects on proteome dynamics and morphological changes.

Clinical: Neurodegenerative disease diagnosis and management, with particular attention to the biological mechanisms underlying variability in patient presentation and disease course. By integrating genetic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and morphological data with clinical symptom profiles, I hope to contribute to more precise and individualized therapeutic approaches.

Education and training

B.S., Honors, 2023, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 

Honors and awards

2023 Commencement: High Honors, University of Michigan
2023 Anne Rudo Memorial Scholarship
2022 Honors Grant
2022 Harish and Monica Vermin Internship Scholarship
2021 Gayle and Larry Wieseneck Internship Scholarship
2021 Honors Catalyst Grant
2020 Psychology STAR Scholar