Benjamin Ahn
Benjamin_ahn@brown.edu
M.D. 2026
Warren Alpert Medical School @ Brown University
B.S. Biological Sciences, Computational & Quantitative BioSci 2022
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research focus: genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic approaches to understanding cell signaling activity in the context of disease
B.S. Biological Sciences, GPA: 4.0
Concentration: Computational & Quantitative Biology
Spanish Minor, Scholar, Honors Program
M.D., Warren Alpert Medical School
Investigating neuroimmune cell activity in Alzheimer's Disease
John H. riddley Research Scholar
Presidential Undergraduate Research Award
Developing a neurotoxic astrocyte model
Single Cell ERK Signaling in Microglia
MATLAB, viral transduction, live cell imaging
3D Microglia Morphology Analysis to Assess Proinflammatory Dynamics
MATLAB, ImageJ, multivariate analysis, fluorescent microscopy, animal work
Proteomic analysis of ERK microglial response
R, multiplex immunofluorescent assays
Tiled fluorescent microscopic image correction
MATLAB, ImageJ, histology, lin alg
Transcriptomic approach to developing a toxic astrocyte model
Python, R, genomic/transcriptomics, multivariate analysis, cell culture
Microglial Response to Traumatic Brain Injury
MATLAB, R, multivariate analysis
Quantifying Temporal Proinflammatory Microglial Dynamics
Python, R, genomic/transcriptomics, cell culture
CZI ToolBox
Self-developed set of programs to manipulate CZI imaging files
Multigroup comparison of plant sprout growth
R, ANOVA
Note Cloner
Auto convert YouTube to mp3, JavaFX
MP3 Player
Self-developed desktop MP3 player, JavaFX
Mental Wealth Developer
Beta-version app quiz game, HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- Ahn, B., Wood, L. "Understanding Single-cell ERK Temporal Dynamics in Microglia", oral, Georgia Tech Research Symposium (2022)
- Bitarafan, S., Ahn, B., Sherrard, B., Rangaraju, S., Wood, L., "CSF1R Agonists Elicit Distinct ERK Activation and Heterogeneity Profiles in Homeostatic and Diseased Microlgia", poster, Biomedical Engeering Society (2022)
- Datta Roy, P., Ahn, B., Wood, L., LaPlaca, M. "Mild repetitive traumatic brain injury induces change in microglial morphology", National Neurotrama Society (2022)
- Ahn, B., Weinstock, L., Wood, L. “Microglia Pro-inflammatory Dynamics in Alzheimer’s Disease”, poster, Biomedical Engineering Society (2021)
- Bitarafan, S., Ahn, B., Chen, M., Rangaraju, S., Wood, L., “Distinct Patterns of MAPK Pathway Activation in Homeostatic and Pro-inflammatory Microglia”, oral, Biomedical Engineering Society (2021)
- Ahn, B., Weinstock, L., Wood, L. “Temporal Control of Microglia Activation with Exogenous Inflammatory Factors in Alzheimer’s Diseased Mice”, oral, Georgia Tech Research Symposium (2021)
- Bitarafan, S., Ramesha, S., Xiao, H., Ahn, B., Rangaraju, S., Wood, L. "Systemic inflammation elicits distinct brain immune signaling dynamics in female and male mice with AD pathology", poster, Alzheimer's Association International Conference (2021)
Gold Scholar - top 2% merit scholars program, Honors Program, Senior Research Thesis
Understanding and modulating neuroimmune cell activity using in vitro & in vivo models in Alzheimer's Disease
Presidential Undergraduate Research Award (2019, 2022)
Presidential Undergraduate Research Travel Grant Award (2021)
Skills: immunofluorescent staining, histology, lentiviral vectors, flow cytometry, single-cell techniques
Computational: image processing, quantitative fluorescent microscopy, data analysis/viz
Benjamin Ahn
Benjamin_ahn@brown.edu