Abigail L. Zatkalik
PhD Candidate (Bachelor Entry Track, Master's Student at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)Academic Education | |
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| Since 2023 | PhD 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 2018 | Paleoanthropology 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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