Sarah Faxel

Biography

• Education
• M.S. in Multidisciplinary Biomedical Science, University of Alabama at Birmimgham, Birmingham, AL

B.S. in Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX

• Areas of Specialization (Academic or Research Oriented)

Leukocyte Roles, Differentiation, and Maturation

Antibody Production

Immune System Evolution

Autoimmunity

Infectious Diseases

Microbiology

Public Health

Traumatic Brain Injuries

STEM Education

Science Misinformation

oSTEM (Out in STEM)

• Professional Recognitions

Blazer Graduate Research Fellow (UAB) 2017-2022

President’s Academic Scholarship at Trinity University 2011-2015

FASEB (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) MARC (Maximizing Access to Research Careers) Meeting Registration Award 2014

• Published Works/ Posters - Publications

S. Faxel, K. Honjo, and R. S. Davis, "FCRL5 Distinguishes Memory B Cell Subsets Poised for Plasma Cell

Differentiation" UAB GBS Microbiology Retreat Lake Guntersville State Park, AL November 2019

S. Faxel, L. Abusleme, R. Palmer, T. Wild, L. Silva, and N. Moutsopoulos, "Development of a Mouse Model for

Periodontal Disease Induced by Bacterial Colonization" NIH Post-Baccalaureate Annual Poster Day, Bethesda, MD May 2017

S. Faxel, S. Mahanty, and T. Nash, "Corticosteroids or blockade of tumor necrosis factor pathways limit post-treatment central nervous system inflammation in neurocysticercosis similarly by inhibition of pro-inflammatory mediators" Woods Hole Immunoparasitology Conference, Woods Hole, MA April 2016

S. Faxel, H. Sparks, S. Nava, A. Catellanos, and A. C. White, "Novel Compounds Inhibit Cryptosporidium Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase" Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), San Antonio, TX November 2014

• Other

Prior to working at Texas Lutheran University, Professor Faxel performed research on tapeworms and the oral microbiome at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, in Bethesda, Maryland. For their master’s degree, they investigated the immune system’s response to stimuli in mouse models, focusing on B cells. They previously taught biology at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama.