Michele M. Mulholland, B.S., M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Comparative Medicine, Division of Division of Discovery Science
About Dr. Michele M. Mulholland
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, Division of Division of Discovery Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, TX
Research Affiliate, Department of College of Nursing, Division of Division of Discovery Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, US, Psychology, Ph.D. in Psychology |
| 2010 | California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California, US, Psychological Science, M.A. in Psychological Science |
| 2006 | Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, US, Psychology, B.S. in Psychology; Minor in Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2022 | Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, Texas |
| 2018-2019 | Next Generation Postdoctoral Scholar, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Adjunct Faculty, MiraCosta College, Oceanside, California, 2015 - 2017
Adjunct Faculty, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California, 2014 - 2017
Adjunct Faculty, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2013 - 2014
Adjunct Faculty, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2012 - 2012
Graduate Instructor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2011 - 2015
Graduate Instructor, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California, 2008 - 2010
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, ELN Superuser Group, 2024 - Present
Member, Faculty Search Committee, 2024 - Present
Member, Research Recordkeeping Guidelines-ELN, 2024 - 2024
Member, Student Reinstatement Committee, 2016 - 2017
Honors & Awards
| 2021 | National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program Award, NIH |
| 2021 | Letters to a Pre-Scientist Award for Excellent Explanations, Letters to a Pre-Scientist |
| 2013 | Graduate Student Teaching Award in Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 2010 | CSU Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program, California State University |
| 2010 | Graduate Student Research Competition Winner, California State University San Marcos |
| 2009 | Sally Casanova Predoctoral Scholar, California State University |
| 2005 | Dean's List, Northern Arizona University |
| 2004 | Dean's List, Northern Arizona University |
| 2003 | Dean's List, Palomar College |
| 2002 | Dean's List, Palomar College |
Professional Memberships
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Nonhuman primate cancer drivers and pharmacogenetics |
| Funding Source: | Cattlemen for Cancer Research |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Baboon Model of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment and Accelerated Aging |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Innate Immunity Stimulation Effects on Biomarkers, Cognition, and the Vascular Amyloid Proteome in a Squirrel Monkey Model of Sporadic CAA |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Title: | Rhesus Macaque Model of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairments and Neurodegeneration |
| Funding Source: | UT-MDAnderson Collaborative Pilot Project Grants |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | URoL: Epigenetics in Development and Evolution of Primate Brains |
| Funding Source: | National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Utilization of the Specific Pathogen Free Baboon Research Resource for Interdisciplinary Aging Studies |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | The relationship between immunosenescense and epigenetic and brain aging in a squirrel monkey model |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Relationships between immunosenescence, brain aging biomarkers, and cognition across nonhuman primate species of differing lifespans |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Genetic Determinants of Early Brain Development in an Animal Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Rhesus Monkey Model of Chemotherapy-Induced Chemofog |
| Funding Source: | Institutional Research Grant |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Establishing Female Rhesus Monkeys as a Model for Chemotherapy-Induced Chemofog |
| Funding Source: | Cattlemen for Cancer Research |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Neurological, Physiological, and Cognitive Effects of Acute and Repeated Xylazine Administration |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Harmonization of Cognitive and Behavioral Assessments of Aging in Primates |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Gait speed in a baboon model of AD/ADRD: Investigating the relationship with cognition, fluid biomarkers, and functional connectivity and the anti-aging effects of rapamycin |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Title: | A Nonhuman Primate Cognitive Aging and Brain Resource |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Squirrel monkey breed and research resource-administrative supplement (In vivo methods for monitoring AD pathology) |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Title: | Research Experience in Primate Neuroscience (REPN) Diversity Program |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Title: | A Primate Model for Studies on Tau Pathology |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | CO-I |
| Title: | Brain, Biomarker and Behavioral Indices of Accelerated Aging in a Rhesus Monkey Model of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment |
| Funding Source: | NIH Administrative Supplement |
| Role: | CO-I |
| Title: | Rhesus Macaque Model of Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairments |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | A Primate Model for Studies on Tau Pathology |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Epigenetic Consequences of Early Social Adversity |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Brain Development and Social Cognition in Nursery-Reared Baboons |
| Funding Source: | Brain and Behavior Research Foundation |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Intergenerational Transmission of ASD-Related Phenotypes and DNA Methylation Signatures in a Baboon Model |
| Funding Source: | Simons Foundation Pilot Program |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Investigating the Influence of DUF1220 Copy Number Variants on Brain Growth and Social Cognition |
| Funding Source: | Simons Foundation Pilot Program |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Effects of Early Separation and Nursery Interventions on the Infant Baboon Brain and Behavior: A Model for Early Childhood Adversity |
| Funding Source: | L'Oreal USA Women in Science Fellowship |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Expanding the Utility of Specific Pathogen Free Baboon Research Resource (SPFBRR) Through Characterization and Refinement of Nursery Rearing Practices |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Investigating the Behavioral, Neurological and Epigenetic Consequences of a Social Intervention Treatment Program in a Baboon Model of Autism Phenotypes |
| Funding Source: | Simons Foundation Pilot Program |
| Role: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Title: | Social, Vocal and Health Measures as Assessment Tools in the Derivation of a Colony of Specific Pathogen Free Baboons |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |