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Michael R. Convente

Graduate Student in Cell and Molecular Biology
University of Pennsylvania

HOMETOWN
Midland Park, New Jersey

EDUCATION
B.A. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Psychology (Magna Cum Laude), 2009, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Michael joined Dr. Eileen Shore's lab in June 2010. For his thesis proposal, Michael intends to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation and tissue repair that trigger fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). In his spare time, Michael enjoys rooting for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team, playing basketball, reading liberal blogs, and dancing up a storm at Silk City.