Alexis Boron, B.S.

2023 – Present: PhD Student, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2023: Postbaccalaureate, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
2022: B.S., Clinical Diagnostic Science, Oakland University, Rochester, MI

Jan 2024 – Present: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University
- Mentor: Dr. Nathan R. Tykocki
June 2022 – April 2023: PREP Scholar
- Studied the effect of obesogenic diets on oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster.
- Mentor: Dr. Armstrong
2022: Honors thesis, Clinical Diagnostic Science, Oakland University
- Honors thesis titled COVID-19 and the United States.
- Primary Advisor: Christina Lim
2021: Clinical Diagnostic Science, Oakland University
- Extensive course research project on adulterated honey in China, Beyond Honeygate

Aug 2021 – April 2022: Microbiology Laboratory Teaching Assistant, School of Health Sciences, Oakland University
- Prepped all ten microbiology laboratory sections in the School of Health Sciences – prepping microorganisms, running example bench tests, preparing microscope slides, keeping lab reagents stocked.
- Assisted in grading quizzes and proctoring exams.
Sep 2019 – Dec 2021: Honors College Student Fellow/Teaching Assistant, Oakland University
- Created lesson plans, wrote quizzes, led small group sessions, and facilitated in-depth discussions.
- Coordinated large-scale planning of virtual and in-person events to get students involved in the HC community.
- Facilitated student questions and comments to guest lecturers.
- Managed and trained teaching assistants as well as other student fellows.

Purinergic Receptor Activation Constricts Urinary Bladder Arterioles Independent of P2X1 and P2X3 Receptors. Oral Presentation, IPSTP Retreat, East Lansing, MI. 2024.
Purinergic Receptor Activation Constricts Urinary Bladder Arterioles Independent of P2X1 Receptors. Poster, 50^th Annual Pharmacology Colloquium, Toledo, OH. 2024.
Determining the Cellular Effects of Obesogenic Diets on Drosophila Oogenesis. Poster, Discover USC, Columbia, SC. 2023.
Determining the Cellular Effects of Obesogenic Diets on Drosophila Oogenesis. Poster, ABRCMS, Anaheim, CA. 2022.

5T32GM142521-04 NIH Integrated Pharmacological Sciences Training Program
- August 2024 – July 2026
- Role: Trainee (100%)
- This project is an interdisciplinary training program for students to focus on in vivo pharmacology and drug discovery. The program is designed to prepare graduate students for successful research careers in pharmacological science.