Alexandria Hoffman, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow


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Alexandria Hoffman Alex is originally from St. Louis, Missouri but she completed her undergraduate education at UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and in Anthropology. At UCLA, she worked in the lab of Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl where she studied the effect of estrogens on neuroregeneration in mouse models of relapsing and remitting multiple sclerosis. She pursued a PhD at the University of Chicago under Lev Becker where she investigated the pathway of fatty acid-drive inflammatory signaling in adipose tissue macrophages.
 
In the Nizet lab, Alex is interested in the pathophysiology of sepsis. She works in close collaboration with the Zhang lab to evaluate new applications for their nanotechnology in the treatment of sepsis. She is particularly interested in polymicrobial sepsis-induced immunosuppression and the application of nanotechnology in maintaining the immune system for future pathogen insults. 
 
Alex is also interested in improving STEM teaching and mentorship at the undergraduate level. She is a San Diego Institutional and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) scholar.