Katherine Brakora, PhD
Education and Training
- University of California, San Francisco, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Johns Hopkins University, Postdoctoral Scholar
- University of California, Berkeley, PhD
- University of Notre Dame, BS
Research Interests
- Medical education, craniofacial development, ruminant cranial appendage evolution and development
Awards, Recognition and Service
- 2023 Excellence Coin
Representative Publications
A full publication list can be found here:
https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/n2f4bb1bf/Persons/Publications
Brakora KA, Lee AH. (2019). Making points: past, present, and future studies into the origins of ruminant cranial appendages. 12th International Congress on Vertebrate Morphology, July 2019. Journal of Morphology 280:S71.
Brakora KA, Chico DE, Allen GC, Hubbard JK, Chen W-J. (2019). The long and short of it: Unopposed basic science instruction over fewer weeks improves student written exam performance in medical gross anatomy. American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting. April 2019. FASEB Journal. 33, 1_supplement
Chico DE, Luna-Arvizu LP, Allen GC, Brakora K, Hubbard JK, Carpenter RO, & Chen W-J. (2018). Combining active learning and immediate quiz feedback: engaging students in Anatomy! Medical Jeopardy. American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting. April 2018. Abs. 7107.
Hibberd C, Bowdin S, Arudchlevan Y, Seth P, Forrest CR, Brakora KA, Marcucio RM, & Gong S-G. (2016). FGFR-associated craniosynostosis syndromes and gastrointestinal defects. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 170(12):3215-3221. [PMID: 27481450] DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37862
Brakora KA, Percival CJ, Green R, Gong S-G, Hallgrimsson B, Marcucio R. (2016). Factors affecting craniofacial development in a mouse model of Crouzon Syndrome. American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting. April 2016. Abs. 7981.
Davis EB, Brakora KA, & Stilson K. (2014). Evolution, development, and functional role of horns in cattle. In: M. Melletti & J. Burton (Eds.), Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour of Wild Cattle: Implications for Conservation. Cambridge University Press. 477 pp. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139568098
Davis EB, Lee AH, & Brakora KA. (2011). Evolution of ruminant headgear: a review. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 278(1720):2857-2865. [PMID: 21733893] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0938