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Rebekah Gundry, PhD, is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), and holds an adjunct professorship. Her research focuses on understanding cardiac molecules and developing mass spectrometry tools for disease modeling and therapeutic discovery.
Education:
- BS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Marquette University, 1999)
- MS in Forensic Science (The George Washington University, 2001)
- PhD in Biochemistry (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2006)
Research Interests: Dr. Gundry’s work integrates mass spectrometry, stem cell biology, and cardiac physiology to study the human heart’s surfaceome—cell surface proteins and glycans—to identify therapeutic targets for heart failure and improve stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte quality. Her lab develops innovative tools like bioinformatics platforms and glycoproteomic techniques.
Awards & Recognition:
- 2013 Robert J. Cotter Young Investigator Award (US Human Proteome Organization)
- Editorial Board Member, PROTEOMICS
Mentoring & Grants: Gundry Lab trainees have received prestigious awards including NIH F31 fellowships, AHA grants, and ASMS Career Development Awards. Dr. Gundry’s NIH K99/R00 and BD Biosciences grants supported her early work on stem cell surface proteins.
Labs & Teams: The Gundry Research Group at UNMC emphasizes interdisciplinary training, combining molecular biology, proteomics, and advanced analytics. Their mission is to bridge basic science with clinical applications, particularly in heart disease and drug testing.
