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Kit Neikirk

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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Hawaii

United States

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Kit Neikirk, from Pāhoa, Hawaii, graduated from the University of Hawaii at Hilo in 2023 with degrees in Chemistry (Biosciences Track), Biology (Cell, Molecular, & Biomedical track), and Sociology. He was also awarded certificates in STEM Honors (Chemistry) and Global Engagement. Kit served as Editor-In-Chief of his university’s academic journal and worked in the student government, supporting fellow students through the COVID pandemic. He currently continues to publish several manuscripts based on his research in the Hinton Lab at Vanderbilt University, where he has focused his research on how mitochondria structure changes across aging and pathology across murine and human tissue types. As a Marshalls Scholar, Kit will pursue an MPH in Public Health at the University of Edinburgh as well as a MSc in Advanced Biomedical Imaging at University College London.

  • Public Health
  • Biomedicine
  • Biochemistry
  • Cancer Research
  • Pediatrics
  • Mitochondrial Dynamics
  • Vue, Z.*, Murphy, A.*, Le, H.*, Neikirk, K., Garza-Lopez, E., Marshall, A. G., Mungai, M., Jenkins, B., Vang, L., Beasley, H. K., Ezedimma, M., Manus, S., Whiteside, A., Forni, M. F., Harris, C., Crabtree, A., Albritton, C. F., Jamison, S., Demirci, M., Prasad, P., … Hinton, A. (2024). MICOS Complex Loss Governs Age-Associated Murine Mitochondrial Architecture and Metabolism in the Liver, While Sam50 Dictates Diet Changes. 2024.06.20.599846. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.20.599846 (In Revision, Journal of Hepatology)
  • Obare, L. M., Bailin, S. S., Zhang, X., Nthenge, K., Priest, S., Liu, Q., Stolze, L. K., Sheng, Q., Gangula, R., Behrens, M., Jenkins, B., Prasad, P., Neikirk, K., Prakash, P., Hogan, M., Zhang, L., Beasley, H. K., Shao, J., Miller-Fleming, T. W., Actkins, K. V., … Wanjalla, C. N. (2024). HIV persists in late coronary atheroma and is associated with increased local inflammation and disease progression. Research square, rs.3.rs-5125826. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5125826/v1 (Under Review, Nature Methods)
  • Vue, Z.*, Prasad, P.*, Le, H.*, Neikirk, K., Harris, C., Garza-Lopez, E., Wang, E., Murphy, A., Jenkins, B., Vang, L., Scudese, E., Shao, B., Kadam, A., Shao, J., Marshall, A. G., Crabtree, A., Kirk, B., Koh, A., Wilson, G., Oliver, A., … Hinton, A., Jr (2024). The MICOS Complex Regulates Mitochondrial Structure and Oxidative Stress During Age-Dependent Structural Deficits in the Kidney. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024.06.09.598108. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.09.598108 (Under Review, Cell Reports)
  • Albritton, C. F.*, Demirci, M.*, Neikirk, K., Ertuglu, L. A., Ishimwe, J. A., Mutchler, A. L., Sheng, Q., Laffer, C. L., Wanjalla, C. N., Ahmed, T., Haynes, A. P., Saleem, M., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Vue, Z., Ikizler, A. T., Kleyman, T. R., Kon, V., Hinton, A., & Kirabo, A. (2024). Myeloid Cell Glucocorticoid, Not Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signaling, Contributes to Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Humans via Cortisol. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024.06.10.598374. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.10.598374 (In Revision, Hypertension)
  • Marshall, A. G.*, Neikirk, K.*, Shao, B., Crabtree, A., Vue, Z., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Scudese, E., Wanjalla, C. N., Kirabo, A., Albritton, C. F., Jamison, S., Demirci, M., Murray, S. A., Cooper, A. T., Taffet, G. E., Hinton, A. O., Jr, & Reddy, A. K. (2024). Methods to Utilize Pulse Wave Velocity to Measure Alterations in Cerebral and Cardiovascular Parameters. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2023.06.22.546154. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.22.546154 (In Revision, AJP Heart and Circulatory)
  • Obare, L. M., Simmons, J., Oakes, J., Zhang, X., Nochowicz, C., Priest, S., Bailin, S. S., Warren, C. M., Mashayekhi, M., Beasley, H. K., Shao, J., Meenderink, L. M., Sheng, Q., Stolze, J., Gangula, R., Absi, T., Su, Y. R., Neikirk, K., Chopra, A., Gabriel, C. L., Temu, T., Pakala, S., Wilfong, E. M., Gianella, S., Phillips, E. J., Harrison, D. G., Hinton, A., Kalams, S. A., Kirabo, A., Mallal, S. A., Koethe, J. R., & Wanjalla, C. N. (2025). CD3⁺ T-cell:CD14⁺ monocyte complexes are dynamic and increased with HIV and glucose intolerance. The Journal of Immunology, 214(3), 516–531.
  • Mungai, M., Crabtree, A., Le, H., Moore, J., Nguyen, D., Rodriguez, B., Harris, C., Stephens, D. C., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Neikirk, K., Shao, B., Oliver, A., Wilson, G., Bacevac, S., Vang, L., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., … Hinton, A., Jr (2025). Creating Optimal Western Blot Conditions for OPA1 Isoforms in Skeletal Muscle Cells and Tissue. Current protocols, 5(2), e70004. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.70004
  • Crabtree, A., Le, H., Harris, C., Oliver, A., Barillas, A., Moore, J., Nguyen, D. N., Rabago, I. M., Rodriguez, B., Stephens, D. C., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Neikirk, K., Mungai, M., Vang, L., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., Shao, J., … Hinton, A. O., Jr (2025). Optimizing In Situ Proximity Ligation Assays for Mitochondria, ER, or MERC Markers in Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Cells. Current protocols, 5(2), e70043. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpz1.70043
  • Obare, L. M., Priest, S., Ismail, A., Mashayekhi, M., Zhang, X., Stolze, L. K., Sheng, Q., Nthenge, K., Vue, Z., Neikirk, K., Beasley, H. K., Gabriel, C., Temu, T., Gianella, S., Mallal, S. A., Koethe, J. R., Hinton, A., Jr, Bailin, S. S., & Wanjalla, C. N. (2024). Cytokine and chemokine receptor profiles in adipose tissue vasculature unravel endothelial cell responses in HIV. Journal of cellular physiology, 239(11), e31415. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31415
  • Carmona-Berrio, D., Adarve-Rengifo, I., Marshall, A. G., Vue, Z., Hall, D. D., Miller-Fleming, T. W., Atkins, K.V., Beasley, H.K., Almonacid, P.M., Larrea, P.B., Wells, Q.S., Lopez, M.G., Garza-Lopez, E., Dai, D., Shao, J., Neikirk, K., Billings, F.T., Curci, J.A., Cox, N.J., Gama, V., Hinton, A. & Gomez, J. A. (2024). Sox6 expression and aneurysms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta. iScience, 27(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110436.
  • Crabtree, A., Neikirk, K., Pinette, J. A., Whiteside, A., Shao, B., Bedenbaugh, J., Vue, Z., Vang, L., Le, H., Demirci, M., Ahmad, T., Owens, T. C., Oliver, A., Zeleke, F., Beasley, H. K., Lopez, E. G., Scudese, E., Rodman, T., Kabugi, K., Koh, A., … Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Quantitative assessment of morphological changes in lipid droplets and lipid-mito interactions with aging in brown adipose. Journal of cellular physiology, 10.1002/jcp.31340. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31340
  • Shao, B., Killion, M., Oliver, A., Vang, C., Zeleke, F., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Garza-Lopez, E., Shao, J. Q., Mungai, M., Lam, J., Williams, Q., Altamura, C. T., Whiteside, A., Kabugi, K., McKenzie, J., Ezedimma, M., Le, H., Koh, A., Scudese, E., … Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Ablation of Sam50 is associated with fragmentation and alterations in metabolism in murine and human myotubes. Journal of cellular physiology,10.1002/jcp.31293. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31293
  • Hinton, A., Jr, Katti, P., Mungai, M., Hall, D. D., Koval, O., Shao, J., Vue, Z., Lopez, E. G., Rostami, R., Neikirk, K., Ponce, J., Streeter, J., Schickling, B., Bacevac, S., Grueter, C., Marshall, A., Beasley, H. K., Do Koo, Y., Bodine, S. C., Nava, N. G. R., … Abel, E. D. (2024). ATF4-dependent increase in mitochondrial-endoplasmic reticulum tethering following OPA1 deletion in skeletal muscle. Journal of cellular physiology, 10.1002/jcp.31204. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31204
  • Wenegieme, T. Y., Elased, D., McMichael, K. E., Rockwood, J., Hasrat, K., Ume, A. C., Marshall, A. G., Neikirk, K., Kirabo, A., Elased, K. M., Hinton, A., Jr, & Williams, C. R. (2024). Strategies for Inducing and Validating Zinc Deficiency and Zinc Repletion. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology,10.1152/ajpheart.00025.2024. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00025.2024
  • Vue, Z.*, Garza-Lopez, E.*, Neikirk, K.*, Katti, P.*, Vang, L., Beasley, H., Shao, J., Marshall, A. G., Crabtree, A., Murphy, A. C., Jenkins, B. C., Prasad, P., Evans, C., Taylor, B., Mungai, M., Killion, M., Stephens, D., Christensen, T. A., Lam, J., Rodriguez, B., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). 3D reconstruction of murine mitochondria reveals changes in structure during aging linked to the MICOS complex. Aging cell, e14009. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14009
  • Stephens, V. R., Moore, R. E., Spicer, S. K., Talbert, J. A., Lu, J., Chinni, R., Chambers, S. A., Townsend, S. D., Manning, S. D., Rogers, L. M., Aronoff, D. M., Vue, Z., Neikirk, K., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Damo, S. M., Noble, K. N., Eastman, A. J., McCallister, M. M., Osteen, K. G., & Gaddy, J. A. (2023). Environmental Toxicant Exposure Paralyzes Human Placental Macrophage Responses to Microbial Threat. ACS infectious diseases, 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00490. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00490
  • Stephens, D. C., Mungai, M., Crabtree, A., Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Vang, L., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., Shao, J. Q., Sarker, B., Murray, S., Gaddy, J. A., Davis, J., Damo, S. M., & Hinton, A. O., Jr (2023). Protocol for isolating mice skeletal muscle myoblasts and myotubes via differential antibody validation. STAR protocols, 4(4), 102591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102591
  • Vue, Z.*, Neikirk, K.*, Vang, L.*, Garza-Lopez, E., Christensen, T. A., Shao, J., Lam, J., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Crabtree, A., Anudokem, J., Jr, Rodriguez, B., Kirk, B., Bacevac, S., Barongan, T., Shao, B., Stephens, D. C., Kabugi, K., Koh, H. J., Koh, A., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Three-dimensional mitochondria reconstructions of murine cardiac muscle changes in size across aging. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 325(5), H965–H982. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00202.2023
  • Crabtree, A., Neikirk, K., Marshall, A. G., Vang, L., Whiteside, A. J., Williams, Q., Altamura, C. T., Owens, T. C., Stephens, D., Shao, B., Koh, A., Killion, M., Lopez, E. G., Lam, J., Rodriguez, B., Mungai, M., Stanley, J., Dean, E. D., Koh, H. J., Gaddy, J. A., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Defining Mitochondrial Cristae Morphology Changes Induced by Aging in Brown Adipose Tissue. Advanced biology, e2300186. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202300186
  • Neikirk, K.*, Vue, Z.*, Katti, P.*, Rodriguez, B. I., Omer, S., Shao, J., Christensen, T., Garza Lopez, E., Marshall, A., Palavicino-Maggio, C. B., Ponce, J., Alghanem, A. F., Vang, L., Barongan, T., Beasley, H. K., Rodman, T., Stephens, D., Mungai, M., Correia, M., Exil, V., … Hinton, A. O., Jr (2023). Systematic Transmission Electron Microscopy-Based Identification and 3D Reconstruction of Cellular Degradation Machinery. Advanced biology, 7(6), e2200221. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200221
  • Hinton, A., Jr, Katti, P., Christensen, T. A., Mungai, M., Shao, J., Zhang, L., Trushin, S., Alghanem, A., Jaspersen, A., Geroux, R. E., Neikirk, K., Biete, M., Lopez, E. G., Shao, B., Vue, Z., Vang, L., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Stephens, D., Damo, S., … Abel, E. D. (2023). A Comprehensive Approach to Sample Preparation for Electron Microscopy and the Assessment of Mitochondrial Morphology in Tissue and Cultured Cells. Advanced biology, 7(10), e2200202. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202200202
  • Marshall, A. G.*, Neikirk, K.*, Vue, Z.*, Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Vang, L., Barongan, T., Evans, Z., Crabtree, A., Spencer, E., Anudokem, J., Jr, Parker, R., Davis, J., Stephens, D., Damo, S., Pham, T. T., Gomez, J. A., Exil, V., Dai, D. F., Murray, S. A., … Reddy, A. K. (2023). Cardiovascular hemodynamics in mice with tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 2 mediated cytoprotection in the heart. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 10, 1064640. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1064640
  • Garza-Lopez, E., Vue, Z., Katti, P., Neikirk, K., Biete, M., Lam, J., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Rodman, T. A., Christensen, T. A., Salisbury, J. L., Vang, L., Mungai, M., AshShareef, S., Murray, S. A., Shao, J., Streeter, J., Glancy, B., Pereira, R. O., Abel, E. D., … Hinton, A., Jr (2021). Protocols for Generating Surfaces and Measuring 3D Organelle Morphology Using Amira. Cells, 11(1), 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11010065
  • Garza-Lopez, E.*, Vue, Z.*, Katti, P.*, Neikirk, K., Biete, M., Lam, J., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Rodman, T. A., Christensen, T. A., Salisbury, J. L., Vang, L., Mungai, M., AshShareef, S., Murray, S. A., Shao, J., Streeter, J., Glancy, B., Pereira, R. O., Abel, E. D., … Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Correction: Garza-Lopez et al. Protocols for Generating Surfaces and Measuring 3D Organelle Morphology Using Amira. Cells 2022, 11, 65. Cells, 12(10), 1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12101356
  • Lam, J.*, Katti, P.*, Biete, M., Mungai, M., AshShareef, S., Neikirk, K., Garza Lopez, E., Vue, Z., Christensen, T. A., Beasley, H. K., Rodman, T. A., Murray, S. A., Salisbury, J. L., Glancy, B., Shao, J., Pereira, R. O., Abel, E. D., & Hinton, A., Jr (2021). A Universal Approach to Analyzing Transmission Electron Microscopy with ImageJ. Cells, 10(9), 2177. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10092177
  • Hinton Jr, A., Neikirk, K., Le, H., Oliver, A., Harris, C., Martin, P., & Gaye, A. (2024). N-lactoyl phenylalanine suppresses appetite and obesity with important implications for aging and age-related diseases. Aging Advances, 1(2), 172-173.https://doi.org/10.4103/AGINGADV.AGINGADV-D-24-00011.
  • Hinton Jr, A., Neikirk, K., Le, H., Harris, C., Oliver, A., Martin, P., & Gaye, A. (2024). Estrogen receptors in mitochondrial metabolism: age-related changes and implications for pregnancy complications. Aging Advances, 1(2), 154-171. https://doi.org/10.4103/AGINGADV.AGINGADV-D-24-00012.
  • Neikirk, K., Harris, C., Le, H., Oliver, A., Shao, B., Liu, K., Beasley, H. K., Jamison, S., Ishimwe, J. A., Kirabo, A., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Air pollutants as modulators of mitochondrial quality control in cardiovascular disease. Physiological reports, 12(22), e70118. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.70118
  • Hinton, A. O., Jr, Vue, Z., Scudese, E., Neikirk, K., Kirabo, A., & Montano, M. (2024). Mitochondrial heterogeneity and crosstalk in aging: Time for a paradigm shift? Aging cell, e14296. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14296
  • Hinton, A., Jr*, Claypool, S. M.*, Neikirk, K., Senoo, N., Wanjalla, C. N., Kirabo, A., & Williams, C. R. (2024). Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Human Heart Failure. Circulation research, 135(2), 372–396. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.323800
  • Neikirk, K., Kabugi, K., Mungai, M., Kula, B., Smith, N., & Hinton, A. O., Jr (2024). Ethnicity-related differences in mitochondrial regulation by insulin stimulation in diabetes. Journal of cellular physiology, 10.1002/jcp.31317. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31317
  • Balhara, M., Neikirk, K., Marshall, A., Hinton, A., Jr, & Kirabo, A. (2024). Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Hypertension and Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure. Current hypertension reports, 26(6), 273–290. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-024-01300-9
  • Jenkins, B. C.*, Neikirk, K.*, Katti, P., Claypool, S. M., Kirabo, A., McReynolds, M. R., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics. Trends in biochemical sciences, S0968-0004(24)00031-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2024.01.011
  • Neikirk, K.*, Stephens, D. C*., Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Gaddy, J. A., Damo, S. M., & Hinton, A. O., Jr (2024). Considerations for developing mitochondrial transplantation techniques for individualized medicine. BioTechniques, 10.2144/btn-2023-0072. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2023-0072
  • Saleem, M., Masenga, S. K., Ishimwe, J. A., Demirci, M., Ahmad, T., Jamison, S., Albritton, C. F., Mwesigwa, N., Porcia Haynes, A., White, J., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Hinton, A., Arshad, S., Desta, S., & Kirabo, A. (2024). Recent Advances in Understanding Peripheral and Gut Immune Cell-Mediated Salt-Sensitive Hypertension and Nephropathy. Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22031. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22031
  • Neikirk, K.*, Stephens, D. C.*, Beasley, H. K., Marshall, A. G., Gaddy, J. A., Damo, S. M., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Is space the final frontier for mitochondrial study? BioTechniques, 10.2144/btn-2023-0071. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2023-0071
  • Marshall, A. G.*, Neikirk, K.*, Afolabi, J., Mwesigwa, N., Shao, B., Kirabo, A., Reddy, A. K., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Update on the Use of Pulse Wave Velocity to Measure Age-Related Vascular Changes. Current hypertension reports, 10.1007/s11906-023-01285-x. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-023-01285-x
  • Neikirk, K.*, Marshall, A. G.*, Santisteban, M. M., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). BNIP3 as a new tool to promote healthy brain aging. Aging cell, e14042. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14042
  • Haynes, A. P., Desta, S., Ahmad, T., Neikirk, K., Hinton, A., Bloodworth, N., & Kirabo, A. (2023). The Antioxidative Effects of Flavones in Hypertensive Disease. Biomedicines, 11(11), 2877. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines11112877
  • Neikirk, K.*, Ume, A. C.*, Prasad, P.*, Marshall, A. G., Rockwood, J., Wenegieme, T. Y., McMichael, K. E., McReynolds, M. R., Williams, C. R., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 4: A regulator of mitochondrial function in acute kidney injury. Aging cell, e14019. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/acel.14019
  • Neikirk, K.*, Marshall, A. G.*, Kula, B., Smith, N., LeBlanc, S., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives. European journal of cell biology, 102(4), 151371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151371
  • Neikirk, K.*, Lopez, E. G.*, Marshall, A. G.*, Alghanem, A., Krystofiak, E., Kula, B., Smith, N., Shao, J., Katti, P., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Call to action to properly utilize electron microscopy to measure organelles to monitor disease. European journal of cell biology, 102(4), 151365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151365
  • Stephens, D. C.*, Crabtree, A.*, Beasley, H. K., Garza-Lopez, E., Mungai, M., Vang, L., Neikirk, K., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Marshall, A. G., Turner, K., Shao, J. Q., Sarker, B., Murray, S., Gaddy, J. A., Hinton, A. O., Jr, Damo, S., & Davis, J. (2023). In the Age of Machine Learning Cryo-EM Research is Still Necessary: A Path toward Precision Medicine. Advanced biology, 7(8), e2300122. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.20230012
  • Marshall, A. G.*, Neikirk, K.*, Stephens, D. C.*, Vang, L., Vue, Z., Beasley, H. K., Crabtree, A., Scudese, E., Lopez, E. G., Shao, B., Krystofiak, E., Rutledge, S., Davis, J., Murray, S. A., Damo, S. M., Katti, P., & Hinton, A., Jr (2023). Serial Block Face-Scanning Electron Microscopy as a Burgeoning Technology. Advanced biology, 7(8), e2300139. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202300139
  • Cetin-Ferra, S.*, Francis, S. C., Cooper*, A. T., Neikirk, K., Marshall, A. G., Hinton, A., Jr, & Murray, S. A. (2023). Mitochondrial Connexins and Mitochondrial Contact Sites with Gap Junction Structure. International journal of molecular sciences, 24(10), 9036. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24109036
  • Kamalumpundi, V., Neikirk, K., Kamin Mukaz, D., Vue, Z., Vue, N., Perales, S., & Hinton, A. (2024). Diversity, equity, and inclusion in a polarized world: Navigating challenges and opportunities in STEMM. Molecular biology of the cell, 35(11), vo2. https://doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E24-06-0264
  • Neikirk K. (2024). Adapting STEMM in Hawai'i: Necessary actions for one of the most diverse places in the United States. Journal of cellular physiology, 239(7), e31336. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31336
  • Ives, F., Kamalumpundi, V., Wanjalla, C., Benjamin, J. I., Neikirk, K., Perales, S., Kirabo, A., Murray, D. D., Cooper, A., Williams, E. M., Hinton, A., & Murray, S. A. (2024). Technology accountability groups: A novel form of technology learning and support for graduate students and faculty in STEM. Journal of cellular physiology, 10.1002/jcp.31341. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31341
  • Beasley, H. K.*, Vue, Z.*, McReynolds, M. R., Neikirk, K., Garza-Lopez, E., Mungai, M., Marshall, A. G., Shao, B., Benjamin, J., Wanjalla, C. N., Williams, C. R., Murray, S. A., Shuler, H. D., Kirabo, A., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). A review of undergraduate research programs aimed at underrepresented students. STAR protocols, 5(2), 102997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2024.102997
  • Crabtree, A., Caudel, D., Pinette, J., Vang, C., Neikirk, K., Kabugi, K., Zaganjor, E., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Recruiting and retaining autistic talent in STEMM. iScience, 27(3), 109080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109080
  • Beasley, H. K., Vue, Z., McReynolds, M. R., Garza-Lopez, E., Neikirk, K., Mungai, M., Marshall, A. G., Shao, B., Benjamin, J. I., Wanjalla, C. N., Williams, C. R., Murray, S. A., Jordan, V. K., Shuler, H. D., Kirabo, A., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Running a successful STEMM summer program: A week-by-week guide. Journal of cellular physiology, 10.1002/jcp.31227. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31227
  • Kamalumpundi, V., Silvers, S., Franklin, L., Neikirk, K., Spencer, E., Beasley, H. K., Wanajalla, C. N., Vue, Z., Crabtree, A., Kirabo, A., Gaddy, J. A., Damo, S. M., McReynolds, M. R., Odie, L. H., Murray, S. A., Zavala, M. E., Vazquez, A. D., & Hinton, A., Jr (2024). Speaking up for the invisible minority: First-generation students in higher education. Journal of cellular physiology, 10.1002/jcp.31158. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31158
  • Neikirk, K.*, Silvers, S.*, Kamalumpundi, V., Marshall, A. G., Scudese, E., McReynolds, M., & Hinton, A. O., Jr (2023). Recognizing and addressing environmental microaggressions, know-your-place aggression, peer mediocrity, and code-switching in STEMM. Frontiers in education, 8, 1270567. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1270567
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