Christopher Ayoub
Alzheimer's Disease
Houston, TX
ACADEMICS
Research interests:
I am broadly interested in genetics and neuroscience, with a particular interest in Alzheimer’s Disease, a neurodegenerative disease with both genetic and environmental inputs and a biological problem that translates from the level of molecular signaling to human behavior.
Awards, honors, publications:
MSTP Leadership & Academic Achievement Award (2018)
Distinguished University Fellowship (2019)
Publications (before OSU):
Bodine TJ, Evangelista MA, Chang HT, Ayoub CA, Samuel BS, Sucgang R, and Zechiedrich L. (2017). Escherichia coli DNA ligase B may mitigate damage from oxidative stress. Palle K, ed. PLoS ONE. 2017;12(7):e0180800. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180800.
Yoo S-H, Kojima S, Shimomura K, Koike N, Buhr ED, Furukawa T, Ko, CH, Gloston G, Ayoub CA, Nohara K, Reyes BA, Tsuchiya Y, Yoo O-J, Yagita K, Lee C, Chen Z, Yamazaki S, Green C, Takahashi, JS (2017). Period2 3’-UTR and microRNA-24 regulate circadian rhythms by repressing PERIOD2 protein accumulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(42), E8855--E8864. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706611114
Long term goals/aspirations:
To be a scientist, a physician, and a dad.
Post MSTP Training dream job:
I am still exploring specialties, but holding onto the dream of being a true physician-scientist working both at the bench and the bedside.
FUN FACTS
What you enjoy outside of school:
Cooking, Running, Swimming, Singing, Reading, Podcasts, TV Shows, and Musicals
A talent you have always wanted:
Freezing Time
Favorite quote:
“There’s only us
There’s only this
Forget regret
Or life is yours to miss.”
– RENT the Musical Favorite book:
Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind
Music
If you weren't in MSTP, what would you be doing now?
Linguistic Anthropology or Music
