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Michael Ripple
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Entry Year: 2011
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Education: B.S., Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University
M.S., Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, LSU Health Sciences Center
About me:
I grew up in New Orleans, where I attended Jesuit High School and then LSU in Baton
Rouge. After completing my Masters degree in the lab of Dr. Stephania Cormier in the
Department of Pharmacology, I started the MD/ PhD program here at LSUHSC in the fall
of 2009. I joined the Department of Genetics in 2011 under the guidance of Dr. Luis
Del Valle in the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center.
Primary Research Interest:
Currently my project in Dr. Del Valle's lab focuses on the polyoma virus JC virus
and its role in the formation of tumors of the CNS and colon.
My Career Goal:
I am very interested in pediatrics, possibly sub-specializing in hematology and oncology.
What makes me unique:
I have a great passion for travelling. I aim to visit at least one new country every
year.
What makes me typical? I spend my weekends doing PCR.