Dylan | Conger

dylan.conger ucsf.edu

Junior Specialist

Education

2021-2025

B.A., Biochemistry and Neuroscience
Vanderbilt University

Research Interests

Controlling in vitro development using synthetic morphogenetic programs.

Awards

2025 Outstanding Senior in Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University

2025 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award, Biochemistry and Chemical Biology, Vand. U.

2025 Poster Award and Podium Presentation, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) 2025

2023-2025 SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Student

2022 Taco Bell Live Más Scholar

Publications

Spetz MR, Kim H, Chavarria D, Conger DJ, Shattuck-Brandt R, Shekharan SR, Shostak A, Embalabala RJ, Schrag MS, Lippmann ES, Brunger JM. Amyloid-β-regulated gene circuits for programmable Alzheimer’s disease therapy. bioRxiv. 2025. doi: 10.1101/2025.03.12.642808.