Email

kengevik@bcm.edu

Positions

Postdoctoral Associate

Virol & Micro: Hyser
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

BCM-Jewish Institute for Research (Lab)

Room: BCMD-824D
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

PhD from University of Cincinnati

05/2019 - Cincinnati, Ohio United States

Systems Biology and Physiology

BS from Biola University

05/2012 - La Mirada, California United States

Biology

Honors & Awards

Research Recognition Award

American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal and Liver Section (04/2020)

First Place Graduate Student Oral Presentation

Kentucky American Physiological Society Chapter (04/2019)

Early Career Investigator Award

American Gastroenterological Association (04/2018)

Student Abstract Award

American Gastroenterological Association (04/2018)

Research Recognition Award

American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal and Liver Section (04/2018)

Poster of Distinction

American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal and Liver Section (04/2017)

Graduate Student Ambassador

American Physiological Society (01/2017 - 04/2019)

Research Recognition Award

American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal and Liver Section (04/2016)

Distinguished Abstract Plenary Session

American Physiological Society Gastrointestinal and Liver Section (04/2016)

Image Contest Honorable Mention

Vector Laboratories (02/2020)

Top 20 StemCellfie Showcase

STEMCELL Technologies (08/2019)

Images in Basic Research First Place

University of Cincinnati (04/2019)

Graduate Student Fellowship

University of Cincinnati (03/2018 - 05/2019)

Selected Publications

• "Cell injury triggers actin polymerization to initiate epithelial restitution.." 2018; Pubmed PMID: 30072444
• "Epithelial Regeneration After Gastric Ulceration Causes Prolonged Cell-Type Alterations.." 2016; Pubmed PMID: 27766298
• "Helicobacter pylori use TlpB receptor to sense sites of gastric injury.." 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31262979
• "Human Clostridium difficile infection: altered mucus production and composition.." 2015; Pubmed PMID: 25552581

Memberships

American Physiological Society

(06/2008)

Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

(01/2017)

American Gastroenterological Association

(01/2017)

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

(01/2018)

Women in Biology

(10/2019)

American Society of Microbiology

(10/2019)

Funding

Elucidating the mechanism behind TFF2-mediated gastric restitution - #DK115126

(08/01/2017 - 06/01/2019) Grant funding from NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) F31

Research Training in Pediatric Gastroenterology - #T32DK007664

(07/01/2019 Affiliate funding from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Epithelial responses to to rotavirus induced purinergic signaling

(11/01/2020 - 10/31/2021) Grant funding from American Physiological Society Postdoctoral Fellowship