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Degen Lab

Meet the Lab Members

Jay Degen, PhD.Jay L. Degen, PhD, jay.degen@cchmc.org
1976 BA, Chemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1982 PhD, Biochemistry University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1983-1985 Senior Fellow, Friedrich Miescher-Institut, Basel, Switzerland
1985-1992 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Research Foundation and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1985-present Faculty, Molecular & Developmental Biology Graduate Program, University of Cincinnati, OH
1992-1997 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Research Foundation and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1997-present Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Research Foundation and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Joseph S. Palumbo MD.Joseph S. Palumbo MD, joseph.palumbo@cchmc.org
1989 BS, Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington DC
1993 MD, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
1993-1996 Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
1997-2001 Clinical Fellow, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
2001-2003 Research Instructor, Children's Hospital Research Foundation and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
2003-2004 Research Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital Research Foundation and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Matthew J. Flick, PhD.Matthew J. Flick, PhD, matthew.flick@cchmc.org
1994 BS, Chemistry, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2000 PhD, Molecular Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
2000-2003 Senior Fellow, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH
2003-present Research Associate, Division of Developmental Biology, Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, OH
Eric Mullins, MD.Eric S. Mullins MD, eric.mullins@cchmc.org
1997 BS, Biochemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia
2001 MD, University of Missouri-Columbia
2001-2004 Pediatric Residency, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2004-present Clinical Fellow, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Kathryn Talmage, BSKathryn E. Talmage BS, kathryn.talmage@cchmc.org
2001 BS, Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2001-present Research Assistant, Children's Hospital Research Foundation
Christine M La Jeunesse, BS.Christine M. La Jeunesse BS, christine.lajeunesse@cchmc.org
2002 BS, Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2002-present Research Assistant, Children's Hospital Research Foundation
Keith W Kombrinck, BS.Keith W. Kombrinck BS, keith.kombrinck@cchmc.org
1985 BS, Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1995 MS, Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Kelley A Barney, BS.Kelley A. Barney BS, kelley.barney@cchmc.org
2005 BS, Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
2005-present Research Assistant, Children's Hospital Research Foundation
Transgenic Mouse.Transgenic Mouse
Genus Mus
Mammal; relatively inexpensive; easy genetic manipulation; think "small human"
Ideal for detailed studies of the physiological and pathological roles of hemostatic factors.