Kyle Born Email & Phone Number

Hamilton, N.Y., US

• Study the influence of ALAN (artificial light at night) on neurogenesis in the HVC (high vocal center) and Area X of Zebra Finches using a novel DCX (doublecortin) immunofluorescence protocol

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Weekly clinic shadowing of Dr. Grant, an adult neurologist who specializes in neurodegenerative disorders

Chicago, IL, US

• Practiced craniotomy, intracranial viral injection, and other stereotaxic surgeries on mice; injected Cre-dependent activity-dependent retroviruses into the striatum along with Cre in the primary motor cortex to.
• Analyzed study animals with PCR and gel electrophoresis for genotyping, vibratome sectioning and immunoassays for tissue labeling, and perfusion; ran behavioral tasks like rotarod and habituations while working to.
• Both behavioral and histological results were used for an R01 grant proposal; participated in weekly lab meetings and biweekly department seminars from notable specialists in the field

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Weekly clinic shadowing of Dr. Berry-Kravis, a pediatric neurologist running one of the largest Fragile X clinics in the country
• Partook in clinic visits with patients, after-visit summaries, and work by the research study coordination team for gene therapies and other clinical trials

Hamilton, N.Y., US

• Study the locomotive effects of ALAN (artificial light at night) by recording and quantifying zebra finch movement with EthoVision; conduct perfusion, brain sectioning, and immunohistochemistry on the analyzed birds to.
• Instruct senior thesis students and lab volunteers basic to intermediate research procedures and methodology; maintain lab inventory and experimental animals
• Create figures of labeled tissues and quantitative descriptions for publication using ImageJ

Hamilton, N.Y., US

• Collected evidence on the higher cognitive effects of chronic ALAN through vocal and spatial behavioral tasks using the zebra finch; followed up with cell slicing after perfusion and antibody retrieval to evaluate the.
• Enacted research protocol from previous publications to design spatial memory tasks in an aviary that would evaluate allocentric (declarative) spatial memory
• Presented findings for 100+ individuals at annual Colgate Research Symposium (July 2023)

Hamilton, N.Y., US

• Learned and practiced essential lab techniques with senior students; discussed observations and questions in weekly meetings with faculty
• Assisted senior students in collecting evidence for their theses by aiding in a range of lab procedures involving pipetting, mixing solutions, harvesting organs, etc.

Bachelor'S Degree, Neuroscience

High School Diploma