# AI Context for Sam Desmond Schulman

## Profile
- Name: Sam Desmond Schulman
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Company: LSU New Orleans
- Job title: PhD Student, Integrative Biology
- About me: I'm Sam Desmond Schulman, a PhD student in Integrative Biology at LSU New Orleans, where I work in the Shi Lab. I study how the nematode C. elegans balances metabolism, stress survival and healthspan during sudden heat and cold stress, with a focus on the glyoxylate\-shunt gene icl\-1 and the sugar trehalose. My training is supported by an AGE VOYAGER award from the American Aging Association. I came to science after years in construction and food service, and I mentor undergraduate and first\-generation students. More about my work: samdesmondschulman.com

## Online Presence
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