Katrina Velle '12, PhD

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faculty

Katrina Velle '12, PhD she/her

Assistant Professor

Biology

Contact

508-999-8206

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Education

2018

University of Connecticut

PhD

2012

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Teaching

Programs

Biology BS

Teaching

Courses

BIO 434: Advanced Cell Biology

An advanced study of mechanisms of eukaryotic cell function for students interested in medical or research oriented careers. General areas of focus include internal cellular organization and interactions between cells and their environment. Lectures emphasize experimental perspectives and analysis of current literature in select topics

BIO 440: Research Project

An advanced research project in an advanced student's field of general interest conducted under the supervision of an appropriate staff member, in the form of independent research leading to the solution of a problem. (Hours will be arranged)

BIO 534: Advanced Cell Biology

Research

Research awards

$ 249,000 awarded by NIH - National Institutes of Health for Defining Cytoskeletal Mechanisms Driving Cell Motility in Naegleria
$ 100,450 awarded by Amazing Avens Quest For Amoeba Awareness for Defining the Basic Biology Underlying Disease-Causing Traits in Naegleria

Research

Research interests

Cell migration
Actin cytoskeleton
Amoebae
Microbial pathogenesis

Select publications

Katrina B Velle, Rikki M Garner, Tatihana K Beckford, Makaela Weeda, Chunzi Liu, Andrew S Kennard, Marc Edwards, and Lillian K Fritz-Laylin (2023).
Current Biology, 33, 3325-3337.e5.
Katrina B Velle, Andrew S Kennard, Monika Trupini膰, Arian Ivec, Andrew J M Swafford, Emily Nolton, Luke M Rice, Iva M Toli膰 , Lillian K Fritz-Laylin, and Patricia Wadsworth (2022).
Current Biology, 32, 1247-1261.e6.
Katrina B Velle and Lillian K Fritz-Laylin (2020).
Journal of Cell Biology, 219