Research Interests

  • ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters
  • Embryonic development
  • Expression, regulation, and function of ABCC5a
  • Mechanisms of cellular defense
  • Developmental effects of marine pollutants

Degrees

  • M.S. in Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
  • B.A. in Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Additional information

  • Ph.D. candidate in Marine Biology
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellow
  • National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow
  • Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Scholar
  • Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Scholar

Lab website: http://hamdounlab.org

Publications

7. *Gokirmak T, Shipp LE, Campanale JP, Nicklisch SCT, Hamdoun A. Transport in technicolor: Mapping ATP-binding cassette transporters in sea urchin embryos. Mol Reprod Dev. 2014 Sep; 81 (9): 778-793. *Cover Article.

6. Gokirmak T, Campanale JP, Shipp LE, Moy GW, Tao H, Hamdoun A. Localization and substrate selectivity of sea urchin multidrug (MDR) efflux transporters. J Biol Chem. 2012 Dec; 287 (52); 43876-83.

5. Shipp LE, Hamdoun A. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter expression and localization in sea urchin development. Developmental Dynamics. 2012 Jun; 241 (6); 1111-1124.

4. Shipp LE, Lee JV, Yu CY, Pufall M, Zhang P, Scott DK, Wang JC. Transcriptional regulation of human dual specificity protein phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) gene by glucocorticoids. PLoS One. 2010 Oct 29;5(10):e13754.

3. Roohk DJ, Varady KA, Turner SM, Emson CL, Gelling RW, Shankaran M, Lindwall G, Shipp LE, Scanlan TS, Wang JC, Hellerstein MK. Differential in vivo effects on target pathways of a novel arylpyrazole glucocorticoid receptor modulator compared with prednisolone. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2010 Apr;333(1):281-9. Epub 2010 Jan 11.

2. Koliwad SK, Kuo T, Shipp LE, Gray NE, Backhed F, So AY, Farese RV Jr, Wang JC. Angiopoietin-like 4 (ANGPTL4, fasting-induced adipose factor) is a direct glucocorticoid receptor target and participates in glucocorticoid-regulated triglyceride metabolism. J Biol Chem. 2009 Sep 18;284(38):25593-601. Epub 2009 Jul 23.

1. Patek SN, Shipp LE, Staaterman ER. The acoustics and acoustic behavior of the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus). J Acoust Soc Am. 2009 May;125(5):3434-43.