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Dr. Weems earned his B.S. in Biology from Texas State University in 2011, where he researched neural regeneration and stem cell niche creation under Dr. Joseph Koke. He then pursued his Ph.D. in Cell Biology at the University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus, graduating in 2017 under Dr. Michael McMurray. His doctoral research focused on the molecular processes regulating the assembly of the septin cytoskeleton. Following his Ph.D., he served as a Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Gaudenz Danuser at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. His postdoc research utilized subcellular-resolution lightsheet imaging and computer vision-aided microscopy to study cell morphological changes that affect cell signaling, leading to the discovery of “Bleb Signaling,” a novel pathway essential for cancer cell survival. Currently, Dr. Weems leads a research group in the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Texas, where he investigates the roles of cell morphology in cell signaling and cancer progression. His work integrates quantitative imaging and experimental methodologies to explore the underlying mechanisms that govern cellular morphology and its impact on therapeutic targets in oncology.
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