Theanne Griffith

**Theanne Griffith** ƙwararriyar masaniyar ilimin jijiyoyi ce 'yar Amurka kuma marubuciyar littattafan yara.      Ita mataimakiyar farfesa ce a fannin ilimin halittar jiki da ilmin halittar membrane a Jami'ar California, Davis .

## Bayani
An haifi Theanne Griffith a Pennsylvania a shekarar 1986. Mahaifiyarta da mahaifinta dukkansu farfesoshi ne; mahaifiyarta ta koyar da ilimin zamantakewa, mahaifinta kuma ya koyar da tattalin arziki. Griffith ya girma a Alexandria, Virginia, kuma ya halarci Makarantar Sakandare ta West Potomac.

## Ilimi
Griffith ta kammala karatunta daga Kwalejin Smith a shekarar 2008 inda ta yi karatun kimiyyar jijiyoyi da kuma Sifaniyanci.   A Smith, Griffith ta shiga cikin binciken kimiyya duk tsawon shekaru huɗu na aikinta na digiri na farko.  Aikin da Griffith ta yi a Smith ya haɗa da masu karɓar GABA da kuma rawar da suke takawa a matsayin masu maganin sa barci don fahimtar menthol da propofol .   An yi wannan ta amfani da maƙallan ƙarfin lantarki na electrode biyu .  Haka kuma a lokacin da take Smith, Griffith ta sami damar yin karatu a ƙasashen waje a Jami'ar Katolika ta Pontifical ta Chile a shekarar 2007.   A can, ta yi amfani da dabarun sinadarai a bincikenta, kamar ƙwayoyin western blots da samfuran linzamin kwamfuta masu canzawa. Daga baya aka gayyace Griffith zuwa jami'a a Chile don shirin bayan kammala karatun digiri daga 2008 zuwa 2010.   

Griffith ta koma Amurka ta kuma halarci Jami'ar Northwestern don digirinta na uku a fannin ilimin halittar jiki (Ph.D.) a fannin ilimin halittar jiki (Neuroscience), inda ta yi aiki a ƙarƙashin Geoffrey T. Swanson.   Binciken da ta yi ya haɗa da komawa ga ilimin halittar jiki (electrophysiology), ta amfani da dabarar matse faci don auna wutar lantarki na masu karɓar glutamate da kuma bincika yadda ake daidaita receptor tyrosine kinases ta hanyar ƙananan furotin .   

## Aiki da bincike
A lokacin horon digirin digirgir, Griffith ta shiga dakin gwaje-gwaje na Ellen Lumpkin a Jami'ar Columbia a Sashen Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, inda ta yi bincike kan yadda ake aika motsin jiki da kuma yadda ake aika motsin tactile. Binciken digirin digirgir na Griffith ya yi nazari kan rawar da tashoshin sodium masu saurin kamuwa da tetrodotoxin ke takawa a kan yuwuwar aiki a gaban aikin vesicular glutamate transporter 3 na menthol .  A takaice, Griffith ya gano cewa idan aka kwatanta da ƙwayoyin Vglut3 marasa saurin kamuwa da menthol, ƙwayoyin Vglut3 masu saurin kamuwa da menthol suna da ƙarin ƙarfin motsawa. Wannan lamari yana ƙaruwa ga ƙwayoyin halittar da ke saurin kamuwa da menthol lokacin da ƙananan tasoshin sodium masu saurin kamuwa da tetrodotoxin ke haifar da yuwuwar harbawa. Idan aka haɗa su, waɗannan sakamakon suna ba da bayani game da amfani da menthol a tarihi azaman maganin rage zafi da zazzabi .

Nadin Griffith na farko a fannin ilimi ya kasance a sashen Magungunan Magunguna, Ilimin Jiki da Ilimin Jiki a Jami'ar Rutgers a matsayin malami daga 2019 zuwa 2020.  Daga nan ta shiga Sashen Ilimin Jiki da Ilimin Halittar Jiki a Jami'ar California, Davis a matsayin mataimakiyar farfesa a Sashen Ilimin Halittar Jiki da Ilimin Halittar Jiki a 2020, inda har yanzu tana cikin sashen a yau.  Griffith Lab yana nazarin yanayin zafi na dabbobi masu shayarwa don tantance waɗanne hanyoyin ion ne masu mahimmanci a cikin lafiya da cututtuka.     Ana amfani da dabarun hanyoyin bincike iri-iri a cikin dakin gwaje-gwaje, gami da manne faci, bayanin kwayoyin halitta, da kuma dabarun daukar hoto da kwayoyin halitta iri-iri akan kwayoyin halittar beraye.  Griffith ya gano cewa Nav1.1 muhimmin mai shiga tsakani ne na motsa jiki, yana mai nuna cewa yana iya taimakawa wajen fahimtar sanyi a cikin jiki.  

### Daraja da kyaututtuka
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## Littattafai
Baya ga bincikenta, Griffith ta rubuta littafin *The Magncent Makers*, wani jerin littattafan yara masu taken STEM wanda aka yi niyya ga yara 'yan shekara 7-10.     Griffith ta fara rubuta jerin littattafanta na farko, *The Magnificent Makers* yayin da take hutun haihuwa.  An zabi jerin don kyautar Kid's Book Choice Award   da kuma kyautar Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award a 2021.  Jerin ya kunshi littattafai tara: *Yadda ake Gwada Abota*,  *Brain Trouble*, *Riding Sound Waves*, *The Great Germ Hunt*, *Race Through Space*, *Storm Chasers, Human Body Adventure, Go Go Green Energy, da kuma Rolling Through the Rock Cycle.*   Littattafan sun haɗa da darussan hulɗa da gwaje-gwaje a gida don masu karatu su kammala.   A cikin *Mujallar Laburare ta Makaranta*, Jessica Trafton ta bayyana *Yadda Ake* *Gwada Abota* a matsayin "mai kyau ga yara waɗanda ke neman kasada wadda ba ta da ban tsoro. Jigon kimiyya yana da daɗi, ilimi, kuma ya dace da shekaru ga masu sauraro da aka nufa."   Griffith shi ma ya rubuta tare da *Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files* - wani shiri na almara wanda ba na almara ba ne bayan wata bakar fata 'yar kimiyya.  Shi ne labari na abokin shirin Netflix, *Ada Twist, Scientist* . Dukansu shirin Netflix da littafin sun dogara ne akan jerin littattafan hoto na asali *Ada Twist, Scientist* . Littattafai uku a cikin jerin sune *Exploring Flight*, *All About Plants!,* da *The Science of Baking* . Griffith ta buga labarai da hirarraki game da ita a cikin gidajen labarai kamar NPR  da *Today* . 

### Aikin da aka buga

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* *The Magnificent Makers: How to Test a Friendship,*   Random House,  2020. ISBN&nbsp;
* *The Magnificent Makers: Brain Trouble,*   Random House,  2020. ISBN&nbsp;
* *The Magnificent Makers: Riding Sound Waves,*   Random House,  2020. ISBN&nbsp;
* *The Magnificent Makers: The Great Germ Hunt,*   Random House,  2021. ISBN&nbsp;
* *Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files: Exploring Flight,*   Amulet Books,  2021. ASIN B09BFB1HJ6
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* *The Magnificent Makers: Race Through Space,*   Random House,  2022. ISBN&nbsp;
* *Ada Twist, Scientist: All About Plants,*   Amulet Books,  2022. ASIN B09M5XHM29
* *Ada Twist, Scientist: The Science of Baking,*   Amulet Books,  2022. ASIN B09S6H49Q4
* *The Magnificent Makers: Storm Chasers,*   Random House,  2022. ISBN&nbsp;

## Manazarta