Director, Cell Physiology and Biochemistry Core for Cure CF Columbus (C3); Associate Investigator, Dorothy Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute (DHLRI), Member, Infectious Disease Institute; Professor, Department of Veterinary Biosciences
Biography
Estelle Cormet-Boyaka is a professor in Veterinary Biosciences at The Ohio State University. She directs the Cell Physiology and Biochemistry Core for Cure CF Columbus and is an associate investigator in the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute. Her research examines epithelial cell function in inflammatory diseases, including cystic fibrosis and COPD, and how pollutants, pathogens, and other environmental exposures affect epithelial and immune responses. She also studies protein trafficking and interactions between intestinal epithelial cells and gut microbes.
Education
- PhD in Pharmacology, University of Paris XI, France
- MS in Biochemistry, University of Paris XI, France