Ms. Tracy Her is a second year Ph.D student in the Integrative Biology and Physiology graduate program. She received her BS degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from Winona State University in 2018. Her previous research has involved studying beta-cell dysfunction under circadian disruption and exosomes as a mechanism of type 2 diabetes advancement/therapy. She is now expanding her research into placental inflammation in maternal fetal programming. Her PhD thesis focuses on the role of placental inflammation in maternal programming of obesity and hyperinsulinemia. Outside of the lab, she enjoys taking her dog, Dexter, out for long walks and designing caps. Summer 2022.
