Department
NeurosurgeryKristi Dietert
Research Staff
Personal Statement:
Kristi Dietert is a graduate student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program at UT Health San Antonio in the lab of Dr. Naomi Sayre. Double-majoring in chemistry and molecular biology, she graduated cum laude from Texas Lutheran University. Before beginning her graduate studies, she spent time doing laboratory research in both industry and academia. Now, she is interested in how lipid metabolism and injury to the brain contribute to the pathology of neurodegenerative disease.