Noah Puleo

University of Michigan

Molecular and Cellular Pathology

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Noah earned a B.S. with Honors in Biological Sciences with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in 2020. For all four years of his undergraduate, he worked in a lab investigating the genetic drivers of C9orf72-associated ALS/FTD using the C. elegans model system. Noah has a strong desire to perform translational research and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pathology at the University of Michigan and a Precision Health Certificate. For his thesis work, Noah is identifying the molecular mechanisms behind repurposed drugs to eradicate cancer stem cells and combat chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer. Besides research, Noah enjoys playing sports with his friends like basketball and soccer, the outdoors, going out eat, and unwinding with TV or a movie.

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