Gabrielle Sheets
Mentor: Dr. Fern Tsien
Master's Student
Department of Genetics Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA 70112
Email: gshee1@lsuhsc.edu
Gabrielle Sheets is in her 2nd year of her master’s degree at LSUHSC New Orleans under Dr. Fern Tsien’s mentorship. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from University of New Orleans where she worked under Dr. Sarah Black on affective disorders in parent and child dyads. Her current research focuses on investigating the phenotypic and epigenetic neurological changes in pediatric cancer patients treated with methotrexate. Following the completion of her thesis, she plans on applying to medical school in the hopes of becoming a physician scientist. Gabrielle enjoys spending time with her family and three cats.