Brandon L. Tersey
Research Technician

Contact Information:
Email: btersey@iupui.edu
Phone: 317-278-8940
Address: VanNuys Medical Sciences Building, 635 Barnhill Drive, MS 2021, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Education:
Biotechnology student at Ivy Tech College.

Research Interests:  One of my areas of research are isolating islets from mice which are then used for GSIS or calcium imaging. I also do H and E staining of the pancreas or other tissues, as well as immunocytochemistry for islet specific proteins, such as insulin, glucagon, and Pdx1. Also, I run PCR for genotyping of our mouse colonies.

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George Vestermark
Research Technician

Contact Information:
Email: gvestermark@gmail.com
Phone: 317-490-2881

Address: VanNuys Medical Sciences Building, 635 Barnhill Drive, MS 2021, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Education:
B.S.:  Biology Minor: Social Science and Medicine (2007), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Research Interests:  As a research specialist in the Department of Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine, I assisted in the study of the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis.  Additionally, I investigated the relationship between Myelin Transcription Factor-1 (MyT1) and the invasiveness of the brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme. 

As a new member to the lab team, I am focusing on examining the role and function of Pdx-1 in glucose stimulated insulin gene transcriptional activity.