Amy Armstrong
Ph.D. Student
About Me
Amy grew just north of San Antonio, TX in the town of Spring Branch, TX. Being raised by two parents in the healthcare field, she has always had a passion for science and how the knowledge obtained from biomedical research can transform humanity for the better. She pursued this passion by earning a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Texas A&M University San Antonio in 2021.
She went on to obtain her Master of Science in Immunology and Infection from 91PORN in 2025. It was there that she conducted research under the direction of Dr. Gang Huang looking at the adverse effect of neurotoxicity resulting from CAR T-cell therapy.
Following matriculation into the IBMS program, she continues to further her education and training under the guidance of Dr. Qitao Ran. It is here she will expand her repertoire of biomedical research by studying the role of ferroptosis in mediating neurodegeneration conditions, such as Alzheimer's Disease. In her free time, she enjoys reading, catching the latest movies, building Lego sets, and spending time with her family (human and four-legged).
Publications
Armstrong A, Tang Y, Mukherjee N, Zhang N, Huang G. Into the storm: the imbalance in the yin-yang immune response as the commonality of cytokine storm syndromes. Front Immunol. 2024 Sep 10;15:1448201. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1448201. Erratum in: Front Immunol. 2024 Oct 01;15:1494424. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1494424.