The Arble Lab is currently accepting new undergraduate researchers!!!
Please contact hunter.carlson@marquette.edu (Research Technician) or gabriella.marino@marquette.edu (Post doc) for more info!
Current Undergraduate Students:
Sophia Halick
Sophia Halick is currently a senior pursuing a B.S in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Marquette. She is currently a research fellow and a complex honors student who participated in the 2 year MU4Gold program at Marquette.
“I’m interested in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which our retinal cells of interest receive and pass on light information. Most recently, I have been leading experiments which incorporate proteomic and genomic approaches into the lab’s work. In particular, I’ve been investigating circadian protein cycling in the mammalian retina in order to further clarify the mechanism by which this reception and transmission of light information occurs. Going forward, I plan to deepen my foundation in the technical and conceptual aspects of biochemistry research before pursuing a PhD in a related field. My long-term goal is to study the molecular mechanisms which underlie disease processes.” – Sophia Halick
Lily Larson
Lily Larson is currently a junior majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a minor in Neuroscience. She is a part of the Marquette University Honors program and and undergraduate researcher in the Arble Lab.
“Broadly, my research interests are exploring how small changes or irregularities within the brain and its associated sensory systems can lead to diseases states, behaviors, or physiological processes. My work in the lab has been focused on helping to answer the question of how environmental light affects breathing behavior and the role that cell populations and photosensitive proteins play within the retina. My future plans are to attend medical school and pursue a career geared toward the intersection between neuroscience and medicine. ” – Lily Larson
Previous Undergraduate Students:
Ellie Thorstenson:
Annie Serdar:
Noelia Orozco:
Dylan Kupiec:
Ellen Bakke: (currently PhD graduate student at Northwestern University)
Awards received (while in Arble Lab):
Catherine Welsh Smith Research Award in Biological Sciences (2019)
Academic Achievement Award (2019)
Bibliography (while in Arble Lab):
Bakke, E., Framnes-DeBoer, S.N., Arble, D.M. 2019. Examining the Therapeutic Effects of Bromocriptine on Hyperglycemia in Lean and Obese Mice. Oral presentation. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Michelle Kang: (currently Physical Therapist student at Columbia University)
Awards received (while in Arble Lab):
National Science Foundation sponsored REU fellowship (2019)
Bibliography (while in Arble Lab):
Kang, M., Framnes-DeBoer, S.N., Arble, D.M. 2019. The effect of intermittent hypoxia on macronutrient intake in mice. Poster presentation. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Nakia Chappelle: (currently Medical student at Baptist Health Sciences)
Awards received (while in Arble Lab):
National Science Foundation sponsored REU fellowship (2019)
REU Travel grant (2019)
Bibliography (while in Arble Lab):
Jones, A. A., Nelson, L. R., Marino, G. M., Chappelle, N. A., Joye, D. A. M., Arble, D. M. (2021). Photoperiodic manipulation reveals a light-driven component to daily patterns of ventilation in C57B/6J mice.
Jones, A.A., Nelson, L.R., Marino, G.M., Chappelle, N.A., Arble, D.M. (2020). Photoperiod manipulation reveals a light-driven component to the daily oscillation in ventilatory drive. Poster Presentation. Society for Research on Biological Rhythms biennial meeting. Virtual Conference.
Chappelle N., Jones A., Arble D. Diet Induced mice photoperiod experiment [Abstract] In: Biology department undergraduate symposium Spring 2019.
Jones, A.A., Chappelle, N.A., Arble, D.M. (2019). Photoperiod affects leptin sensitivity and ventilatory drive in the C57Bl/6J mouse. Poster Presentation. Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. Chicago, IL.
Chappelle N., Jones A., Arble, D.M. (2019). Circadian rhythmicity of the hypercapnic ventilatory response in lean but not diet-induced obese mice. Poster presentation. Research Experience for undergraduates. Milwaukee, WI.
Kat Propsom: (currently PhD student at University of Cincinnati)
Awards received (while in Arble Lab):
Klingler College of Arts and Sciences 2019 Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship (2019)
Bibliography (while in Arble Lab):
Propsom, K., Framnes-DeBoer, S.N., Arble, D.M. 2019. The effect of intermittent hypoxia on body weight and food intake homeostasis in leptin compromised mice. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Conference. Chicago, IL
Propsom, K., Framnes-DeBoer, S.N.,Arble, D.M. 2019. The effect of intermittent hypoxia on body weight and food intake homoeostasis in leptin compromised mice. Poster presentation. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
Lauren Nelson: (currently Medical student at Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine)
Awards received (while in Arble Lab):
Marquette University Student Government Undergraduate Researcher Student Ambassador (2020)
Bibliography (while in Arble Lab):
Jones, A.A., Nelson, L. R., Marino, G. M., Chappelle, N. A., Joye, D. A. M., Arble, D. M. (2021). Photoperiodic manipulation reveals a light-driven component to daily patterns of ventilation in C57B/6J mice.
Jones, A.A., Nelson, L.R., Marino, G.M., Chappelle, N.A., Arble, D.M. (2020). Photoperiod manipulation reveals a light-driven component to the daily oscillation in ventilatory drive. Poster Presentation. Society for Research on Biological Rhythms biennial meeting. Virtual Conference.
Jones, A.A, Propsom, K., Nelson, L.R., Arble, D.M. 2021. The timing of food intake differentially alters daily rhythms in metabolic rate and ventilation in mice. Poster Presentation. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.
Framnes-DeBoer, S.N., Jones A.A., Kang M.Y., Propsom K., Nelson L.R., Arble D.M. The timing of intermittent hypoxia differentially affects macronutrient intake and energy substrate utilization in mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Aug 30.
Allison Spears: (currently Physician Assistant student at Marquette University)
Bibliography (while in Arble Lab):
Jones, A.A., Spears, A.R., and Arble, D.M. (2024) Environmental light controls the daily organization of breathing by activating Brn3b-expressing intrinsically-photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in mice. Journal of Biological Rhythms.
Jones, A.A., Marino G.M., Spears, A.R., and Arble, D.M. (2023) The Molecular Circadian Clock of Phox2b-expressing Cells Drives Daily Variation of the Hypoxic but Not Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in Mice. Function. 4(4):zqad023.
Spears, A. R., Jones, A. A., Arble, D. M. 2023. The ventilatory response to hypoxia exhibits a circadian rhythm that is driven by the molecular clock within respiratory, Phox2b-expressing cells in a sex-dependent manner. Poster presentation. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Spears, A. R., Jones, A. A., Arble, D. M. 2023. The ventilatory response to hypoxia exhibits a circadian rhythm that is driven by the molecular clock within respiratory, Phox2b-expressing cells in a sex-dependent manner. Poster presentation. Advances in Sleep and Circadian Sciences, Clearwater, FL.
Spears, A. R., Jones, A. A., Nelson, L. R., Arble, D. M. 2022. Light affects daily breathing patterns independent of the circadian clock. Poster presentation. Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
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