Wayne State University School of Medicine

Levent Sipahi

lsipahi@med.wayne.edu

Quick Look

Graduated from Kalamazoo College with a B.A. in Biology.
Currently an MD/PhD student in second year of PhD training in the CMMG.

Research Interests

Advisor: Dr. Derek Wildman, Ph.D.

My research interests include understanding proximal and evolutionary explanations of how genetic and epigenetic factors interact to determine plastic responses to environmental stimuli. Specifically, I am researching the genetic and epigenetic determinants of PTSD risk and resilience, as well as the evolution of epigenetic regulatory potential.

Publications:

Zhong, W., Xie, Y., Abdallah, M., Awonuga, A.O., Slater, J.A., Sipahi, L., Puscheck, E.E., Rappolee, D.A., Cellular stress causes reversible PRKAA1/2- and proteasome-dependent ID2 protein loss in trophoblast stem cells. Reproduction. 2010 Dec; 140(6):921-30.