University of Pittsburgh

Sean Kellner

Post-Graduate Research Assistant





	
	


			

		Sean Kellner	
		

		

	
Contact

    		

		spk18@pitt.edu	
		

		
		
	
	
	    

    
    
   
    
   
    
        
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
    
	
	
	
		
		
	



	
Education
	
	

	
MS in Integrative Molecular Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 2013
BS in Biology, Grove City College, 2010 
        

              
   
  
 
 


  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 	
Mentor
	
	

	
Thomas Smithgall, PhD
        

                
        
        
        
        	
Dissertation
	
	

	Autoregulation of c-Fes by intramolecular interaction of the F-BAR and SH2 domains: a novel role for the unique N-terminal region	
	


        
        
        
        
 
 
   
   
















        













	
Areas of Interest
	
	

	Non-receptor protein-tyrosine c-Fes autoregulation	
	






	
Why I Chose Pitt
	
	

	
The faculty is great, the city is neat, and the cross-campus
programs and collaboration are amazing. UPMC and CMU are right here with Pitt and the University of Pittsburgh Medical School; it’s a beautiful setup. 
Poster Presentations
Penn State Behrend – High-throughput search for serum
biomarkers for characterization and prognostic indication of COPD via Luminex
multi-bead, flow-based assay: leptin and HGFs set.


Grove City College – Mitochondrial genome sequencing of
local Pennsylvanian sub-population of Apis
mellifera.
Following his graduation, Sean accepted a position in the lab of Dr. Stern at the University of Pittsburgh Drug Discovery Institute.