Curriculum Vitae

Education

MS, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Biomedical Science, Neuroscience Concentration 2020-2022


BS, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Neuroscience, Chemistry Minor 2018-2022


Publications

Earnhardt EY, Tipper JL, Hanafy MA, Lazrak A, Lopez A, Perritt SE, LaFon DC,
Mobley JA, Solomon GM, Harrod KS (2025) J Respir Cell Mol Biol. PMID: 40720746.



Needham JM, Perritt SE, Thompson SR (2024) Single-cell analysis reveals host S phase
drives large T antigen expression during BK polyomavirus infection. PLoS Pathog 20(12): e1012663.



Presentations

Perritt SE, Radilla-Garcia V, Tipper JL, Lopez A, Harrod KS, Thapsigargin-Induced ER Stress Alters Cell Fate Dynamics in Human Bronchial Epithelium
UAB GBSO Symposium, July 2025
Poster Presentation

Perritt SE, Yepsen EY, Tipper JL, Lopez A, Harrod KS, Validation of Live Attenuated Influenza Virus as a Surrogate Virus in Human Airway Studies
Anesthesiology Department Research Day, April 2025
Poster Presentation

Perritt SE, Needham JM, Thompson SR, Cold shock primes primary kidney cells for
robust BK polyomavirus infection through MAPK activation.
Montreal DNA Tumour Virus Meeting, July 2023
Oral Presentation















Research Experience

Graduate Student Trainee, PI: Dr. Kevin Harrod

Project: Investigation of ER stress induced airway remodeling
at a single-cell resolution. 2024-Present



Researcher III, PI: Dr. Sunnie Thompson

Project: Examining the interaction between BK Polyomavirus (BKPyV),
temperature, and non-canonical mitogenic signaling pathways. 2022-2024



Undergraduate Researcher, UAB Phage Genomics Program

Project: Comparative bioinformatics of bacteriophages isolated from local sewage. May-
August 2019