Quick Look

• Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from University of Michigan in 2005
• Graduated with a Master of Science in Molecular/Cellular Biology from Eastern Michigan University in  2009
• Currently a third-year student in the PhD program

Two reasons ultimately led me to pursue a PhD at the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics: a research-focused curriculum that prioritizes the intellectual and analytical development of students as future researchers and a faculty that produces very creative and competitive biomedical research.  My career goals include discovering genomic understandings of diseases and applying them towards the development of assays and treatments.  I also have a passion for education, and I aspire to a career in academia.

Research Interests

• Advisor - Henry H.Q. Heng, PhD

• Cancer Genomics and Progression

 
Selected Publications

Horne SD, Stevens JB, Abdallah BY, Liu G, Bremer SW, Ye CJ, Heng HH.  Why imatinib remains an exception of cancer research (2012).  Journal of Cellular Physiology.  PMID: 23018746

Horne SD, Abdallah BY, Stevens JB, Liu G, Ye KJ, Bremer SW, Heng HH.  Genome constraint through sexual reproduction: application of 4D-Genomics in reproductive biology (2013).  Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine.  In press.

Stevens JB, Abdallah BY, Horne SD, Liu G, Bremer SW, Heng HH.  Genetic and Epigenetic Heterogeneity in Cancer (2011).  In: eLS.  John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester.  http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0023592]

Stevens JB, Abdallah BY, Liu G, Ye CJ, Horne SD, Wang G, Savasan S, Shekhar M, Krawetz SA, Hüttemann M, Tainsky MA, Wu GS, Xie Y, Zhang K, Heng HH.  Diverse system stresses: common mechanisms of chromosome fragmentation (2011).  Cell Death & Disease.  PMID: 21716293

Heng HH, Liu G, Stevens JB, Bremer SW, Ye KJ, Abdallah BY, Horne SD, Ye CJ.  Decoding the genome beyond sequencing: the new phase of genomic research (2011).  Genomics.  PMID: 21640814