Research Overview —
My research focuses on restoring peripheral nerve health in a model of bortezomib-induced peripheral neuropathy by using a ketogenic diet as a therapeutic mechanism. I am interested in understanding the interplay between these factors and their effects on metabolism within neuronal cells.
Publications —
Heslop, L., Crowards, S., Wright, D. (2024). Identification of Drug Treatments that Stimulate C-Fiber Regeneration. The Journal of Pain, 25, 14. US Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), Seattle WA, April 2024.
Totta-Griese, G., Enders, J., Ryals, J., Heslop, L., Hauser, W., Wright, D. (2024). Methylglyoxal, A Noxious Metabolite, Drives Nociceptive Axon Loss in The Skin. The Journal of Pain, 25, 17. US Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), Seattle WA, April 2024.
Thomas, S., Enders, J., Kaiser, A., Rovenstine, L., Heslop, L., Hauser, W., Chadwick, A., & Wright, D. (2023). Abnormal intraepidermal nerve fiber density in disease: A scoping review. Frontiers in Neurology, 14, 1161077.
Thomas, S., Enders, J., Kaiser, A., Rovenstine, L., Heslop, L., Hauser, W., Chadwick, A., & Wright, D. (2023). Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density In Disease: A Scoping Review. The Journal of Pain, 24, 54.
Presentations —
Heslop, L., Wilkins, H., Wright, D. Ketogenic Diet affects Bortezomib-specific Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS), Pittsburgh PA, November 2024.
Heslop, L., Crowards, S., Wright, D. A Search for Drugs that Stimulate C-Fiber Regeneration. Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS), Montréal, Canada, June 2024.
Awards and Honors —
Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship (2023-2027)