Ashley Lab Members
Jason W Ashley, PhD
Education and Training:
2006 - Bachelor of Science - Cellular and Molecular Biology; Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2011 - Doctor of Philosophy - Molecular and Cellular Pathology; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2011-2013 - Postdoctoral Fellow - Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2013-2016 - PENN-PORT Fellow - Orthopaedic Surgery; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Areas of expertise: cell biology, molecular biology, physiology, orthopaedic research
Current Graduate Students
Justin Roosma
Undergraduate degree: Biology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Hammed Gafar
Undergraduate degree: Biochemistry, Lagos State University, Nigeria
Past Graduate Students
Abigail Keever
Undergraduate degree: Biology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Graduation date: June, 2019
Master thesis title: "Sex-Specific Gene Expression and its Effect on Osteoclast Differentiation"
Current position: Faculty Associate in Clinical Research, Washington State University
Amber Framstad
Undergraduate degree: Biology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Graduation date: December, 2020
Master thesis title: "Kinetics of Notch Signaling During Osteoclastogenesis"
Current position: DVM student at Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Christopher Harding
Undergraduate degree: Biology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Graduation date: June, 2022
Master thesis title: "The Significance of Cell-Surface alpha2,3-Linked Sialic Acid In Osteoclasts"
Current position: PhD student in Pharmaceutical Science and Molecular Medicine, Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lilijanna Cummings
Undergraduate degree: Biology, George Fox University, Newberg, OR
Graduation date: December, 2023
Master thesis title: "Sexually-divergent Differentiation and Inflammatory Response of Osteoclasts"
Eric Beulaurier
Undergraduate degree: Biology, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA
Graduation date: June, 2024
Master thesis title: "Sialylation as a Mechanism for Preferential Ligand Binding in CFS1R"
