Michelle Helmeke

Innovation Intern and PhD Candidate
helmeke@usc.edu

Michelle is a fifth-year Chemistry PhD candidate at USC. She is currently investigating O-GlcNAc modifications in patients with Parkinson’s Disease to determine the modification’s physiological relevance to the disease in Matthew Pratt’s lab. Michelle previously did research into the GlmS riboswitch ribozyme at Creighton University where she earned a BS in Chemistry and Spanish. After earning her PhD, Michelle hopes to continue to be involved in the advancement of Parkinson’s Disease research.