Angelica Lang
- 2019 Beckman Scholar
- Pursuing Ph.D. in Genetics at University of Wisconsin
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Biography —
Angelica Lang is originally from Manhattan, KS. Angelica first became interested in biology during high school when she started working in a biology lab at Kansas State University. After starting school at KU, she joined the lab of Dr. Erik Lundquist studying nervous system development in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Her project explored the role of the basement membrane in the migration of the Q neuroblasts. Angelica graduated from KU in 2021 with a BS in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology with a minor in Psychology. She is currently attending graduate school at the University of Wisconsin with plans to earn a PhD in genetics.
Education —
University Honors with Highest Distinction, Departmental Honors
Selected Publications —
Lang, A. E.; Lundquist, E.A. "The collagens DPY-17 and SQT-3 direct anterior-posterior migration of the Q neuroblasts in C. elegans" J. Dev. Biol., 2021, 9(1), 7.
Waite K.A.; Burris A.; Vontz G.; Lang A.; Roelofs J. "Proteaphagy is specifically regulated and requires factors dispensable for general autophagy" J Biol Chem. 2022, 298(1):101494. (doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101494). This work was performed when Angelica was a high school student.
Selected Presentations —
Lang, A.E.; Lundquist, E.A. "The Role of Basement Membrane Proteins for Proper Q Neuroblast Migration in C. elegans" Beckman Symposium, August 2020 (Poster; online)
Lang, A.E.; Lundquist, E.A. "The role of basement membrane proteins for proper Q neuroblast migration in C. elegans" The Allied Genetics Conference, April 2020 (Poster presentation; online)
Lang, A.E.; Lundquist, E.A. "The role of the gene dpy-17 in the migration of neurons in C. elegans" KU Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 2020 (Oral presentation; online)
Lang, A.E.; Lundquist, E.A. ""The role of basement membrane proteins for proper Q neuroblast migration in C. elegans" 18th Annual K-INBRE Symposium, January 2020, Wichita, KS (Poster)
Lang, A. E.; Lundquist, E.A. "The role of basement membrane proteins for proper Q neuroblast migration in C. elegans" KU Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Session, July 2019, Lawrence, KS (Poster)
Lang, A. E.; Lundquist, E.A. "Sexually dymorphic expression of a cone opsin gene in zebrafish" Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research, July 2018, Boise, ID (Poster)
Awards & Honors —
Graduation with University Honors and Biology Department Honors
May 2021
Class of 1913 Award, University of Kansas
2021
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
2020
Astronaut Scholarship
2020