Sydney Bartman \u201919 was an undergraduate and certified nursing assistant when she first became intrigued by Alzheimer\u2019s disease. She noticed how differently the disease affected the patients in her care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought, what\u2019s causing the heterogeneity of this disease?\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The question led Bartman to pursue a doctorate in the University of Rhode Island (URI) Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program. She is now a graduate teaching assistant and researcher in the lab of Jaime Ross, URI assistant professor of biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences and Ryan research assistant professor of neuroscience, focused on the role of mitochondrial dysfunction\u2014a disruption in cells\u2019 energy supply\u2014in Alzheimer\u2019s disease and aging disorders. The lab also studies changes in gene expression in age-related diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAging is a complex process,\u201d says Bartman. \u201cWe are trying to pinpoint how some of these key processes are part of aging and disease pathology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bartman, who received a Dean\u2019s Fellowship for this academic year, presented her research at the annual Society for Neuroscience conference last fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI love the collaborative aspect of research,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to see how one project can offer insight to another project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although she isn\u2019t sure yet whether her career will lead to academia or industry, she is driven by a passion for mentoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI love watching students become hooked on research,\u201d she says. \u201cI want my work to make an impact on me, and I want my work to have an impact on the lives of others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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