Full Resume

Please find a full, high-level view of my professional experience below.

Education

Experience

Publications

1. [Pre-print] Horin L.J., Sonnett M., Li B., Mitchison T.J. Diverse microtubule-destabilizing drugs induce equivalent molecular pathway responses in endothelial cells. bioRxiv 2025.01.22.632572.

2. [Paper] French S.L., Vijey P., Karhohs K.W., Wilkie A.R., Horin L.J., Ray A., Posorske B., Carpenter A.E., Machlus K.R., Italiano J.E. Jr. High-content, label-free analysis of proplatelet production from megakaryocytes. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Oct;18(10):2701-2711.

3. [Paper] Martinez B., Soñanez-Organis J. G., Godoy-Lugo J. A., Horin L. J., Crocker D. E., Ortiz R. M. (2017). Thyroid hormone-stimulated increases in PGC-1α and UCP2 promote life history-specific endocrine changes and maintain a lipid-based metabolism. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 312(2), R189–R196.

Conference presentations

1. Horin L.J., et. al. Transcriptional profiling of endothelial cell response to microtubule depolymerizing drugs provides novel insights into their therapeutic and toxic actions in humans. Poster presentation delivered at Cell Bio 2023, Boston, MA, December 3, 2023.

2. Horin L.J., Van Dervort A. Navigating nebulous institutions: case studies in effective change. Invited oral presentation delivered at Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Annual Meeting, Chevy Chase, MD, September 27, 2023. First ever seminar to be delivered by Gilliam Fellows at the meeting.

3. Horin L.J., et. al. Do microtubule depolymerizers induce inflammation in quiescent and non-quiescent cells? Poster presentation delivered at Cell Bio 2022, December 4, 2022.

4. Horin L.J., et. al., Gene expression analysis of RNA-sequencing datasets uncovers tissue- and cell type-specific microtubule biology. Poster presentation delivered at the American Society for Cell Biology, December 15, 2020.

5. Horin L.J., Chinchore Y., and Cepko C. Spatio-temporal activity of enhancer elements in key photoreceptor Warburg effect genes. Poster presentation delivered at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science National Conference, Long Beach, C.A., October 14, 2016.

6. Horin L.J., Martinez B., Crocker D.E., and Ortiz R.M. Glucose-stimulated insulin secretion is delayed after infusion of thyroid-stimulating hormone in prolonged-fasting northern elephant seal pups. Poster presentation delivered at the Experimental Biology 2016 Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2–6, 2016.

7. Horin L.J., Martinez B., Crocker D.E., and Ortiz R.M. Protein expression of CD36 increases after infusion of thyroid-stimulating hormone during prolonged-fasting in northern elephant seal pups. Poster presentation delivered at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science National Conference, Washington D.C., October 30, 2015.

8. Horin L.J. and Ortiz R.M. “Broadening Participation and Increasing Retention of Underrepresented Students in STEM Programs: An Undergraduate Perspective.” Oral presentation delivered at the NSF Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Broadening Participation (BP) PI Meeting, Bethesda, MD, September 21, 2015. [Press]

Fellowships & awards

Skills & interests

• Business: Competitive landscape analysis, grant writing, written and verbal communication, project management

• Lab: Quantitative microscopy (widefield, confocal) and image analysis, bulk RNA-sequencing, large data sets, tissue culture of primary cells, human blood processing, cloning, immunofluorescence staining, western blots, high-throughput drug assays, platelet function assays

• Programming: Proficient in programming with R, Python, ImageJ/Fiji, and HTML/CSS

• Visual arts: Procreate, Adobe suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro), Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve

• Languages: English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Hebrew (basic)

• Interests: Health equity, microscopy, DEI initiatives, cutting-edge technology, digital art, hiking with my Beagle rescue

Professional organizations

• American Physiological Society (APS)

• American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

• Sigma Xi

• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)