Christina M. Brakken-Thal

Year Entered:  2006

Degrees Received:
B.A., Mathmatics, Williams College, 2006

Honors and Awards:
Member of Sigma Xi since June, 2006

Thesis Advisor: Hans Othmer, Ph.D., and Michael O'Connor, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering Graduate Program

Research Interests:

Christina's research interests are in neuroscience and mathematical modeling. Before entering the University of Minnesota, Christina has worked at the Kennedy Peripheral Nerve Laboratory at the University of Minnesota studying changes in the enteric nervous system of the gastrointestinal tract from diabetes, chronic constipation, Hirschsprung's disease, and intestinal transplantation. At Williams College, Christina has working with Professor Stewart Johnson in the mathematics department on modeling G-CSF treatment following chemotherapy and on methods of modeling cyclic hematological diseases