Alexandra Triko, BS
T35 Research Fellow
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
About
Ms. Triko is a second-year medical student. She received a Bachelor of Science in molecular and cellular biology from Vanderbilt University. Her mentor is Carol Podlasek, PhD, and her research project, the “Suppression of Collagen Remodeling to Prevent Erectile Dysfunction,” found that sonic hedgehog treatment by peptide amphiphile in the first week after cavernous nerve injury is sufficient to preserve penile smooth muscle and to prevent long-term penile remodeling and erectile dysfunction. It is important to know that treatments given at the time of cavernous nerve injury have a sustained effect on penile architecture, making them valuable for clinical translation.
Upon completion of her fellowship, Ms. Triko presented her research at the November 2023 UIC College of Medicine Research Day was the first author of the following publication,
Triko A, Deng J, Harrington D, McVary K, Podlasek C. MP66-08 Sonic Hedgehog Suppresses Penile Remodeling After Cavernous Nerve Injury and Sustains Long Term Normal Penis Morphology. Journal of Urology [Internet]. 2024 May 1 [cited 2024 May 31];211(5S):e1088. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JU.0001009468.01097.19.08
She continues to work alongside her mentor and has several manuscripts in development.