Research Description

From Repression to Restoration: RNA Regulatory Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies

Awards

• Predoctoral Training Grant in the Pharmacological Sciences (T32 GM144636), 2026-present
• Best Basic Science Poster, 2nd Place Department of Internal Medicine Research Day, University of Iowa, 2025
• Carver College of Medicine Pathway to Excellence Award, Biomedical Science Graduate Program, University of Iowa, 2025 (awarded to top incoming graduate students)

Publications

• Witmer, N. H.*, Hoeger, J. M.*, Yoon, J.-Y., McLendon, J. M., Stein, C. S., Colgan, D., London, B. L., & Boudreau, R. L. (2026). Universal control of voltage-gated Na+ channel expressions by conserved dual-AUG riboswitch. (In Review)
• Witmer, N. H., Hoeger, J. M., McLendon, J. M., Stein, C. S., Yoon, J.-Y., Wang, L., Berezhnaya, E., Elrod, J. W., Knollmann, B. C., London, B. L., & Boudreau, R. L. (2026). Short SCN5A Transcript Yields a NaV1.5 Fragment Influencing Cardiac Metabolism. Circulation Research. https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.125.326973
• Clark, C. J., Anderson, C. E., Dou, A., Dierdorff, J. M., Galpin, J. D., Gissot, L., Thompson, S. G., Choi, H., Yoon, J.-Y., Infield, D. T., McLendon, J. M., Hoeger, J. M., Rabab’h, O., Bronk, P., Leeds, K., Kutschke, W. J., Paradee, W. J., Boudreau, R. L., Choi, B.-R., & London, B. (2026). Sodium Channel Isoform Diversity Underlies Chamber-Specific Cardiac Excitability. Circulation Research https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.125.328159