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Amber Matha

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Graduate Student

Amber joined the Lin lab as a graduate student in 2018.  She is interested in investigating and deciphering the utilization of Ni as a micronutrient as well as the process of sexual reproduction in Cryptococcus neoformans. Ni has almost exclusively been studied as a toxin in the environment and the mechanisms that fungi use to regulate Ni homeostasis are unknown.

Education:

B.S. in Biochemistry, Mercyhurst University (2018)

Labs (via personnel):
Labs:
Selected Publications:

Matha, Amber R., Xiaofeng Xie, and Xiaorong Lin. "Ergosterol Is Critical for Sporogenesis in Cryptococcus neoformans." Journal of Fungi 10.2 (2024): 106.

Matha, Amber R., and Xiaorong Lin. "Current perspectives on uniparental mitochondrial inheritance in Cryptococcus neoformans." Pathogens 9.9 (2020): 743.

 

Tremper, C., Matha, A. R., & Taylor, C. E. (2017). Assessing the Effects of ErbB2 Kinase Inhibition in Conjunction with Broad Spectrum Anti-Cancer Treatments. In FASEB JOURNAL Vol. 31 (pp. 1 page). Chicago, IL: FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

Of note:

Molecular Mycology Course TA- July-Aug 2021

Mycology Graduate Student Organization- President May 2019-May 2020

Microbiology Graduate Student Organization- Recruitment Co-Chair May 2020-present

Microbiology Graduate Student Organization- President Dec 2021-present

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