2013 Undergraduate Summer Research Program Participant

Home Department: Biology
Supported by: anonymous donor
Mentor: Heng Zhao, Associate Professor (Research) of Neurosurgery

David Mundy is a senior majoring in biology. He is currently conducting stroke research, specifically the role of distinct T cell subsets involved in tissue inflammation following reperfusion in focal ischemia. He plans on taking a few years to teach or conduct research after graduation before attending medical school. He enjoys diving, playing saxophone, scuba diving, and traveling in his free time.

Poster presented at the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium on August 26, 2013:

The Role of CX3CR1 in Focal Ischemic Brain Injury & Inflammation in Mice

David Mundy1, Xiaoxing Xiong2, Heng Zhao2
[Departments of Biology1 and Neurosurgery2, Stanford University]