Nicole S. Sarna (she/her/hers)

PhD Student
Vanderbilt University

Nicole Sarna received her undergraduate degree in BME from the University of Florida (2021) and is currently a BME PhD student in Michael King's laboratory at Vanderbilt University, where she received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) in Spring 2022. Nicole's primary research interest is T cell mechanobiology and understanding how fluid shear stress affects T cell function.

Poster(s):

• (I-335) Chemical Activation of Piezo1 to Enhance TRAIL-induced Apoptosis in Glioblastoma Cells
  Friday, October 13, 2023

  3:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

• (F-223) Examining the Apoptotic Mechanism of Piezo1 Activation and TRAIL Sensitization in Glioblastoma Cells
  Saturday, October 14, 2023

  9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

• (L-442) Invasion of Jurkat Cells Conjugated with E-Selectin Modified Liposomes
  Saturday, October 14, 2023

  9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT