Jaclyn Merlo, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Research Topic
Jaclyn¸£Àû͵ÅÄ91 ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû research focuses on studying the peripheral mechanisms of oral tumorigenesis and pain associated with cancer treatment. Her project aims to identify novel treatments for oral cancer-induced pain as well as investigating the regulation of sensitization at the site of oral tumor growth.
Education
B.A. in Chemistry – Texas Tech University, 2015
M.S. in Immunology & Infection - ¸£Àû͵ÅÄ91 ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû, 2021
Current Program - Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) Ph.D. Program
Awards
- 2018, 2020 - Image of Research – ¸£Àû͵ÅÄ91 ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû SA Briscoe Library
- 2021 - NIH Nat. Inst. of Dental & Craniofacial Research - R01DE029187 - Diversity Supplement
- 2021 - 39th School of Dentistry Research and Clinical Symposium – 1st Place Poster
- 2021 - 11th Annual GCC Translational Pain Research Conference – Best Predoc Datablitz
- 2023 - 4th Annual NIH Heal Initiative Investigator Meeting – Travel Award
- 2023 - 41st School of Dentistry Research and Clinical Symposium -1st Place Oral Presentation
- 2023 - United States Association for the Study of Pain – Travel Award
- 2023 - Trainee Professional Development Award- Society of Neuroscience
- 2023 - Present - Predoctoral Fellow, Craniofacial Oral-Biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR) Program (NIDCR T32), UTHSCSA
- 2024 - 5th Annual NIH Heal Initiative Investigator Meeting – Travel Award
- 2024 - United States Association for the Study of Pain – Travel Award
- 2025 - GSBS Outstanding Ph.D. Student Research Award