Lab Team
Karen Sue Carlson, MD, PhD
Associate Investigator (adjunct)
Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology
The Medical College of Wisconsin
Associate Investigator (adjunct)
Blood Research Institute Versiti
Education
Post-Graduate Clinical and Research Training
Postdoctoral Fellowship: The Rockefeller University (Mentor: Dr. Sidney Strickland)
Internal Medicine Internship: New York Presbyterian, Weill-Cornell Medical Center
Internal Medicine Residency: New York Presbyterian, Weill-Cornell Medical Center
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: New York Presbyterian, Weill-Cornell Medical Center
MD/PhD
MD/PhD Dual Degree program; Ph.D. from department of Biomolecular Chemistry (Mentor: Dr. Bradford Schwartz)
M.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison
BA
B.A. Chemistry; B.A. Music
Southern Methodist University
Kristin Komnick, MPH
Research Technologist
Kristin Komnick, MPH, grew up in Springfield, IL. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences from Concordia University Wisconsin and a master’s degree in public health from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
In Dr. Carlson’s lab, she works on nerve and laminin regulation of hematopoiesis and adult stem cells. In her free time, she enjoys reading, yoga, music and baking.