Research Assistant:
2019 – 2022
Education:
B.A., 2019, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York
Research Interest:
Meghan is interested in the role of the PI3K-mTOR signaling pathway in relation to cancer and the regulation of metabolism. More specifically, how this pathway regulates metabolism to trigger growth and proliferation.
Publications:
Hosios AM, Wilkinson ME, McNamara MC, Kalafut KC, Torrence ME, Asara JM, Manning BD. mTORC1 regulates a lysosome-dependent adaptive shift in intracellular lipid species. Nat Metab. 2022 Dec;4(12):1792-1811. doi: 10.1038/s42255-022-00706-6. Epub 2022 Dec 19. PMID: 36536136; PMCID: PMC9799240.
McNamara MC, Hosios AM, Torrence ME, Zhao T, Fraser C, Wilkinson M, Kwiatkowski DJ, Henske EP, Wu CL, Sarosiek KA, Valvezan AJ, Manning BD. Reciprocal effects of mTOR inhibitors on pro-survival proteins dictate therapeutic responses in tuberous sclerosis complex. iScience. 2022 Oct 28;25(11):105458. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105458. PMID: 36388985; PMCID: PMC9663903.