Abigail L. Zatkalik

Abigail L. Zatkalik

Doctoral Candidate
Research interests: • evolutionary developmental neuroscience • functional neuroimaging and connectivity methods • hominoid brain development • fossil reconstruction • executive functioning

 

Academic education

since 2023 Doctoral candidate, Max Planck School of Cognition, Leipzig, Germany
Lab rotation in the orientation phase: Philipp Gunz
since 2023 Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
2019 Semester Exchange, University of Glasgow, UK
2017–2021 Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Anthropology, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA

 

Research and clinical experiences

2021–2023 Clinical Study Coordinator, Warren Neuroscience Lab (PI Dr. David E. Warren), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA
2018–2023 Research Assistant, Minnesota Investigators in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Research Group (PI: Dr. Rene Pierpont), University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA
2020–2021 Clinical Intern, Autism & Neurodevelopment Clinic (PIs: Dr. Rebekah Hudock & Dr. Chimei Lee), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA

 

Field school

2018Paleoanthropology and Paleontology of Rusinga Island Field School (PIs: Dr. Kieran McNulty & Dr. Lauren Michel), University of Minnesota - Twin Cities & National Museum of Kenya

 

Publications

Kenney-Jung, D. L., Collazo-Lopez, J. E., Rogers, D. J., Shanley, R., Zatkalik, A. L., Whitmarsh, A. E., Roberts, A. E., Zenker, M., & Pierpont, E. I. (2023). Epilepsy in cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome: Clinical burden and response to anti-seizure medication. American Journal of Medical Genetics. Part A. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.a.63428

Kenney-Jung, D. L., Rogers, D. J., Kroening, S. J., Zatkalik, A. L., Whitmarsh, A. E., Roberts, A. E., Zenker, M., Gambardella, M. L., Contaldo, I., Leoni, C., Onesimo, R., Zampino, G., Tartaglia, M., Battaglia, D. I., & Pierpont, E. I. (2022). Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome in children with cardiofaciocutanous syndrome: Clinical presentation and associations with genotype. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, 190(4), 501–509. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.c.32022

Pierpont, E. I., Kenney-Jung, D. L., Shanley, R., Zatkalik, A. L., Whitmarsh, A. E., Kroening, S. J., Roberts, A. E., & Zenker, M. (2022). Neurologic and neurodevelopmental complications in cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome are associated with genotype: A multinational cohort study. Genetics in Medicine, 24(7), 1556–1566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2022.04.004

 

Poster presentations and talks

Zatkalik, A. L., Phipps, C. J., Ramirez, M. K., Sexton, J. N., Heller, A. M., Behm, L., Nickolas, K., Maerlender, A. C., Phatak, V. S., Cramer, J. A., Blair, J., Murman, D. L., & Warren, D. E. (2022). Association between executive functions and resting-state functional connectivity of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in periadolescent children: Preliminary findings from the PRANK study [Talk]. Annual Meeting of the Child Health Research Institute Conference, Omaha, USA.

Zatkalik, A. L., Phipps, C. J., Ramirez, M.K., Sexton, J.N., Heller, A.M., Behm, L., Nickolas, K., Maerlender, A.C., Phatak, V.S., Cramer, J.A., Blair, J., Murman, D.L., & Warren, D.E. (2022). Association between executive functions and resting-state functional connectivity of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in periadolescent children: Preliminary findings from the PRANK study [Poster]. Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience Conference, San Diego, USA.

Zatkalik, A. L., Phipps, C. J., Ramirez, M. K., Sexton, J. N., Heller, A. M., Behm, L., Nickolas, K., Maerlender, A. C., Phatak, V. S., Cramer, J. A., Blair, J., Murman, D. L., & Warren, D. E. (2022). Testing the association of resting-state functional connectivity of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex with AD-vulnerable executive functions in periadolescent children [Poster]. Annual Meeting of the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, San Diego, USA.

Zatkalik, A., Whitmarsh, A., Frenn, K., Kenney-Jung, D., & Pierpont, E. I. (2021). Associations between genotype, seizure presentation, and adaptive functioning in individuals with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome [Poster]. Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychology Society (virtual).

Zatkalik, A., Whitmarsh, A., Frenn, K., Kenney-Jung, D., & Pierpont, E. I. (2021). Associations between genotype, seizure presentation, and adaptive functioning in individuals with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome [Poster]. Annual Meeting of the Midwest Undergraduate Cognitive Science Conference (virtual).

 

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