Gethein Andrew, M.S., MRSB
Mentor: Dr. Ed Grabczyk, Ph.D.
Graduate Assistant
Department of Genetics Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA 70112
Email: gandr2@lsuhsc.edu
Gethein G.M. Andrew is in her 4th year of graduate school at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, LA under the instruction of Dr. Ed Grabczyk, Ph.D. She received a Bachelor’s Degree with a Major in Microbiology and a minor in Ceramic Studio Art from East Tennessee State University where her research on bacterial-fungal interactions went on to place 1st in her regional research forum. Ms. Andrew has also gained a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences from Quillen College of Medicine where her thesis work was focused on GABAergic pathology in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex of the human brain. This project sparked her interest in neurological diseases and gave further reason to pursue a career in research. Her current interests lie in the world of DNA repeat expansion disorders that cause progressive neural and neuromuscular decline and using nucleic acid analog drugs to halt disease progression.