Paul Joshua Stirba

- Worked as a summer intern in the Groton Pfizer site with the Target Exploratory Research Unit in Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases (CVMED) Department - Designing and executing experiments for target validation of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 (IL-6/8) in relation to insulin sensitivity for Type II Diabetes Therapy. - Presented in poster form acquired data for the duration of the internship to colleagues and employees of Pfizer

- Worked with a specific mentor for twelve weeks on various molecular and cell biology procedures on exploratory biology experiments for Type II Diabetes Therapy - Target validation of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase (PDK2/4) and MAP Kinase Interacting Kinase (MNK1/2) for Type II Diabetes Therapy - Characterization of mouse hepatocyte cell-line for insulin signaling. - Participated in weekly brain-storming sessions with lab researchers to continuously update potential targets and goals