Kaitlin Weskamp

B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 2014

M.S. in Neuroscience, University of Michigan, 2016

Admission year: 2014

Advisor: Sami Barmada

Current project: Examining the role of hyperexcitability in human stem cell models of ALS. 

Teaching experience: Graduate Student Instructor for Neuroanatomy Lecture and Lab sections (Neuro 570/571)
Mentor to High School and Undergraduate Students (Priya Vijayakumar, Aditiya Vemulapati, Alaa Hajeissa, Ayush Arora, Manasa Lanka)

Honors, grants & awards:

Rackham Travel Award (2017)
Rackham Summer Award (2016) 
Rackham Travel Award (2016)
Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant (2015) 
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar Award (2014)
Richard J. Holland Future Scientist Award (2012)

Service & leadership:

Michigan Science Writers Contributor (2016 - present)
Detroit Science Center Volunteer (2016 - present) 
Females Exceling More in Math, Engineering, and Science (FEMMES) Volunteer and Event Coordinator (2014 - present)