MATTHEW S. GENTRY
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
CENTER FOR STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
741 SOUTH LIMESTONE, BBSRB, B177
LEXINGTON, KY 40536-0509
CELL 859.967.3507 • OFFICE 859.323.8482 • E-MAIL [email protected]
EDUCATION
2003
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Ph.D., Department of Biology
Thesis advisor: Dr. Richard L. Hallberg
The population dynamics of protein phosphatase 2A subunits in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
1996
University of Evansville, Evansville, IN
Bachelor of Science, Department of Biology
Advisor: Dr. Karen J. Ott
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2016-present
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
2013-2016
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
2008-2013
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
2003-2008
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmacology Mentor: Dr. Jack E. Dixon
2003
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
Visiting Scholar, Department of Biochemistry
Advisor: Dr. Yves Barral
AWARDS AND HONORS
2015-2017
ASBMB PAAC Executive Committee
2014-2017
ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee (ASBMB PAAC)
2014-2019
The Journal of Biological Chemistry Editorial Board
2014
NIH IDeA Thomas Maciag Award for excellence in scientific discoveries and mentoring
2013-2018
NSF CAREER Award
2008-2016
Charles Wethington Research Excellence Award, UK College of Medicine
2007-2008
NINDS K99 Pathway to Independence Award
2008
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Travel Award
2006-2007
NICHD Post-Doctoral Training Grant; Training in Reproductive Sciences
2004-2006
NCI Post-Doctoral Training Grant; Biochemistry of Growth Regulation and Oncogenesis
2002
Journal of Cell Science Travel Abroad Research Grant
2002
Syracuse University Final Year Fellowship
1998-2001
President of Biology Graduate Student Organization
1997,1998
Student Representative for Biology Graduate Recruiting Committee
1996
Bristol-Myers Squibb Summer Research Fellowship
CURRENT GRANTS
Granting Agency: NIH/NINDS P01 PAR-14-183
Start and End Dates: 7.1.16-6.30.21
$9,185,500 (total costs)
Project Title: Lafora Epilepsy: Basic Mechanisms to Therapies
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
Granting Agency: NIH/NINDS R01-NS070899
Start and End Dates: 7.1.10-6.30.20
$1,730,550 (total costs)
Project Title: Regulation, Signaling, and Dynamics of Glucan Phosphatases.
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
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6 calendar months
3 calendar months
Granting Agency: National Science Foundation CAREER Grant
Start and End Dates: 3.1.13-2.30.18
$997,000
Project Title: Glucan phosphatases: a key to designer starches and plant energy storage
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
2 calendar months
Granting Agency: National Science Foundation EPSCoR
Start and End Dates: 7.16.14-7.15.19
$45,000 to Gentry
Project Title: Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future
PI: Rodney Andrews Ph.D.
Co-PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
0 calendar months
Granting Agency: NIH/NINDS R13 PAR-12-212
Start and End Dates: 1.1.16-12.30.16
Project Title: Lafora Disease Workshop
PI: Carolyn A. Worby, Ph. D.
Co-PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
0 calendar months
$20,000
Granting Agency: Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation KSEF-3600-RDE-019
Start and End Dates: 7.1.16-6.30.17
$30,000
Project Title: Utilizing glucan dikinases in biofuel production
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
0 calendar months
Granting Agency: COBRE/UK COM Planning grant
Start and End Dates: 7.1.15-6.30.17
$50,000/year
Project Title: Glucan metabolism as a drug target for Toxoplasma gondii.
Co-PIs: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D. and Anthony Sinai, Ph.D.
0 calendar months
COMPLETED GRANTS AT UK
Granting Agency: IGNITE Research Collaborative grant
Start and End Dates: 7.1.15-6.30.16
$25,000
Project Title: Developing aminoglycosides as anti-epilepsy therapeutics.
Co-PIs: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D. and Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova, Ph.D.
0 calendar months
Granting Agency: Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience
Start and End Dates: 4.1.13-4.30.15
$59,000/year
Project Title: Glucan phosphatases link neurodegeneration and plant energy metabolism.
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
0.5 calendar months
Granting Agency: Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation KSEF-2971-RDE-017
Start and End Dates: 7.1.14-6.30.15
$30,000
Project Title: Harnessing Starch Using Thermophilic enzymes
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
0 calendar months
Granting Agency: Gebert Rüf Stiftung (Switzerland)
0 calendar months
Start and End Dates: 5.25.11-5.24.14
US$100,000/year
Project Title: A proteomics approach to identify novel mechanisms causing a fatal progressive epilepsy
PI: Oliver Kötting, Ph.D. (ETH-Zürich, Switzerland)
Co-PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
Granting Agency: Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation KSEF-10-RDE-014
Start and End Dates: 7.1.11-6.30.13
$80,000
Project Title: Harnessing Starch Metabolism in Algae as Biofuels
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
0 calendar months
Granting Agency: COBRE/Departmental Planning grant
Start and End Dates: 7.1.12-6.30.13
$17,000
Project Title: Post-translational modifications regulating glucan metabolism.
Co-PIs: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D. and Craig W. Vander Kooi, Ph.D.
0 calendar months
Granting Agency: NIH/NINDS R00-NS061803-01
Start and End Dates: 9.15.08-6.30.12
$761,981
4.2 calendar months
2
Project Title: Novel model systems link floridean starch metabolism to Lafora disease.
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
Granting Agency: NIH/NCRR P20-RR0202171-05
6 calendar months
Start and End Dates: 9.1.08-6.30.10
$120,000/year
Project Title: The role of AMP-activated protein kinase in Lafora disease and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
PI: Louis B. Hersh, Ph.D.
Co-PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
Granting Agency: NIH/NINDS Supplement
Collaborative Activities to Promote Translational Research
Start and End Dates: 9.1.09-8.30.10
$50,000
Project Title: A glucan phosphatase assay as a diagnostic tool for Lafora disease.
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
COMPLETED GRANTS PRIOR TO UK
Granting Agency: NIH/NINDS K99-NS061803
Start and End Dates: 7.1.07-9.10.08
$153,922
Project Title: Novel model systems link floridean starch metabolism to Lafora disease.
PI: Matthew S. Gentry, Ph.D.
PATENTS AND IP DISCLOSURES
1. Glucan Phosphatase Variants for Starch Phosphorylation.
2. Thermophilic enzymes to enhance starch degradation.
3. Thermophilic kinases to modulate starch properties and degradation.
12 calendar months
US patent no. 13/928,160
US provisional 61/825,440
UK IP disclosure #1968
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Articles: *, corresponding author; #, equal contribution
1.
Matthew S. Gentry*, M. Kathryn Brewer, and Craig W. Vander Kooi*. 2016. Structural biology of glucan
phosphatases from humans to plants. Current Opinions in Structural Biology. 40: 62-69.
2.
Shane Emanuelle, M. Kathryn Brewer, David A. Meekins, and Matthew S. Gentry. 2016. Unique carbohydrate
binding platforms employed by the glucan phosphatases. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 73(14): 2765-78.
-Highlighted on the cover
3.
David A. Meekins, Craig W. Vander Kooi, and Matthew S. Gentry. 2016. Structural Mechanisms of Plant Glucan
Phosphatases in Starch Metabolism. FEBS Journal. 283(13): 2427-47.
4.
Casper Wilkens, Kyle D. Auger, Nolan T. Anderson, David A. Meekins, Madushi Raththagala, Maher Abou
Hachem, Christina M. Payne, Matthew S. Gentry*, and Birte Svensson*. 2016. Plant α-glucan phosphatases SEX4
and LSF2 display different affinity for amylopectin and amylose. FEBS Letters. 590(1): 118-128.
5.
David A. Meekins, Madushi Raththagala, Kyle D. Auger, Benjamin D. Turner, Diana Santelia, Oliver Kotting,
Matthew S. Gentry#, and Craig W. Vander Kooi#. 2015. Mechanistic Insights into Glucan Phosphatase Activity
Against Polyglucan Substrates. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(38):23361-70.
6.
Madushi Raththagala, M. Kathryn Brewer, Matthew W. Parker, Amanda R. Sherwood, Brian K. Wong, Simon Hsu,
Travis M. Bridges, Bradley C. Paasch, Lance M. Hellman, Satrio Husodo, David A. Meekins, Adam O. Taylor,
Benjamin D. Turner, Kyle D. Auger, Vikas V. Dukhande, Srinivas Chakravarthy, Pascual Sanz, Virgil V. Woods Jr.,
Sheng Li, Craig W. Vander Kooi#, and Matthew S. Gentry#. 2015. Structural Mechanism of Laforin Function in
Glycogen Dephosphorylation and Lafora Disease. Molecular Cell. 57(2):261-272.
-Highlighted in a commentary: Sandy Field. Advanced Photon Source Science Highlights; Lafora Disease: A
delicate solubility problem
7.
David A. Meekins, Madushi Raththagala, Satrio Husodo, Cory J. White, Hou-Fu Guo, Oliver Kotting, Craig W.
Vander Kooi#, and Matthew S. Gentry#. 2014. Phospho-glucan bound structure of starch phosphatase Starch
EXcess4 reveals the mechanism for C6 specificity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.
111(20):7272-7.
8.
Eun Ryoung Jang, Ping Shi, Jamal Bryant, Jing Chen, Vikas Dukhande, Matthew S. Gentry, Hyeln Jang,
Myoungkun Jeoung, and Emilia Galperin. 2014. HUWE1 is a molecular link controlling RAF-1 activity supported by
the Shoc2 scaffold. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 34(19): 3579-3593.
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9.
M. Kathryn Brewer, Satrio Husodo, Vikas V. Dukhande, Mary Beth Johnson, and Matthew S. Gentry#. 2014.
Expression, purification, and characterization of soluble red rooster laforin as a fusion protein in Escherichia coli.
BMC Biochemistry. 15:8.
10. David A. Meekins, Hou-Fu Guo, Satrio Husodo, Bradley C. Paasch, Travis M. Bridges, Diana Santelia, Oliver
Kotting, Craig W. Vander Kooi#, and Matthew S. Gentry#. 2013. Structure of the Arabidopsis glucan phosphatase
LIKE SEX FOUR2 reveals a unique mechanism for starch dephosphorylation. The Plant Cell. 25: 2302-2314.
-Highlighted in an “In Brief”: NR Hoffman. The Plant Cell, 25: 1915
11. Amanda R. Sherwood, Mary B. Johnson, Antonio Delgado-Escueta, and Matthew S. Gentry*. 2013. A bioassay
for Lafora disease and laforin glucan phosphatase activity. Clinical Biochemistry. 46(18): 1869-76.
12. Pablo Sanchez-Martin, Madushi Raththagala, Travis M. Bridges, Satrio Husodo, Matthew S. Gentry, Pascual Sanz,
and Carlos Roma-Mateo. 2013. Dimerization of the glucan phosphatase laforin requires the participation of cysteine
329. PLoS ONE. 8(7): e69523.
13. Amanda R. Sherwood, Bradley C. Paasch, Carolyn A. Worby, and Matthew S. Gentry*. 2013. A malachite green
based assay to assess glucan phosphatase activity. Analytical Biochemistry. 435(1): 54-56.
14. Anna A. DePaoli-Roach, Dyann M. Segvich, Catalina M. Meyer, Yasmeen Rahimi, Carolyn A. Worby, Matthew S.
Gentry, and Peter J. Roach. 2012. Laforin and malin knockout mice have normal glucose disposal and insulin
sensitivity. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(7): 1604-1610.
15. Carlos Roma-Mateo, Pascual Sanz*, and Matthew S. Gentry*. 2012. Deciphering the role of malin in the Lafora
progressive myoclonus epilepsy. IUBMB Life. 64(10): 801-808.
16. Matthew S. Gentry*, Carlos Roma-Mateo, and Pascual Sanz*. 2012. Laforin, a protein with many faces: glucan
phosphatase, adapter protein, et alii. The FEBS Journal. 280(2):525-37.
17. Diana Santelia, Oliver Kötting, David Seung, Mario Schubert, Matthias Thalmann, Sylvain Bischof, Dave A.
Meekins, Andy Lutz, Nicola Patron, Matthew S. Gentry, Frédéric H.-T. Allain, and Samuel C. Zeeman. 2011.
Inhibition of phosphoglucan phosphatase LSF2 (Like Sex Four 2) in Arabidopsis leads to modified starch with
elevated C3-bound phosphate content. The Plant Cell. 23(11): 4096-4111.
18. Vikas V. Dukhande, Devin M. Rogers, Carlos Romá-Mateo, Jordi Donderis, Alberto Marina, Adam O. Taylor,
Pascual Sanz*, and Matthew S. Gentry*. 2011. Laforin, a dual specificity phosphatase involved in Lafora disease,
is present mainly as monomeric form with full phosphatase activity. PLoS ONE. 6(8): e24040.
19. Carlos Romá-Mateo, Maria del Carmen Solaz-Fuster, José Vicente Gimeno-Alcañiz, Vikas V. Dukhande, Jordi
Donderis, Alberto Marina, Carolyn A. Worby, Olga Criado, Antonius Koller, Santiago Rodriguez de Cordoba,
Matthew S. Gentry*, and Pascual Sanz*. 2011. Laforin, a dual specificity phosphatase involved in Lafora disease,
is phosphorylated at Ser25 by AMP-activated protein kinase. Biochemical Journal. 15; 439(2): 265-75.
20. Carlos Romá-Mateo, Daniel Moreno, Santiago Vernia, Teresa Rubio, Travis M. Bridges, Matthew S. Gentry#, and
Pascual Sanz#. 2011. Lafora disease E3-ubiquitin ligase malin is related to TRIM32 at both the phylogenetic and
functional level. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11(1): 225-235.
21. Craig W. Vander Kooi*, Adam O. Taylor, Rachel M. Pace, David A. Meekins, Hou-Fu Guo, Youngjun Kim, and
Matthew S. Gentry*. 2010. Structural basis for the glucan phosphatase activity of Starch Excess4. Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences USA. 107(35): 15379-84.
-Highlighted on the cover and in a commentary: Tagliabracci and Roach. 2010. PNAS. 107(35):15312-13.
22. Vikas V. Dukhande, Amanda R. Sherwood, and Matthew S. Gentry*. 2010. Laforin-Molecule Page Review.
Nature Molecule Pages. doi: 10.1038/mp.a000032.01
23. Melissa Z. Mui, Diana E. Roopchand, Matthew S. Gentry, Richard L. Hallberg, Jackie Vogel, and Philip E.
Branton. 2010. Adenovirus protein E4orf4 induces premature APCCdc20 activation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by a
PP2A-dependent mechanism. Journal of Virology. 84(9): 4798-4809.
24. Simon Hsu, Youngjun Kim, Sheng Li, Eric S. Durrant, Rachel M. Pace, Virgil L. Woods, Jr., and Matthew S.
Gentry*. 2009. Structural Insights into Glucan Phosphatase Dynamics Using Amide Hydrogen-Deuterium
Exchange Mass Spectrometry. Biochemistry. 48:41, 9891-9902.
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25. Matthew S. Gentry*, Jack E. Dixon, and Carolyn A. Worby. 2009. Lafora disease: insights into neurodegeneration
from plant metabolism. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 34(12):628-639.
-Highlighted on the cover
26. Matthew S. Gentry* and Rachel M. Pace. 2009. Conservation of the glucan phosphatase laforin is linked to rates of
molecular evolution and the glycogen metabolism of the organism. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9:138, 1-14.
27. Oliver Kötting, Diana Santelia, Christoph Edner, Simona Eicke, Tina Marthaler, Matthew S. Gentry, Sylviane
Comparot-Moss, Jychian Chen, Alison M. Smith, Martin Steup, Gerhard Ritte, and Samuel C. Zeeman. 2009.
STARCH-EXCESS4 is a Laforin-like Phosphoglucan Phosphatase Required for Starch Degradation Arabidopsis
thaliana. The Plant Cell. 21: 334-346. (Selected by Faculty of 1000)
papers prior to arriving at UK
28. Carolyn A. Worby#, Matthew S. Gentry#, and Jack E. Dixon. 2008. Malin decreases glycogen accumulation by
promoting the degradation of protein targeting to glycogen (PTG). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283: 40694076.
29. Alan Cheng, Mei Zhang, Matthew S. Gentry, Carolyn A. Worby, Jack E. Dixon, and Alan R. Saltiel. 2007. A role
for AGL ubiquitination in the glycogen storage disorders of Lafora and Cori disease. Genes and Development. 21:
2399-2409.
30. Matthew S. Gentry, Robert H. Dowen III, Carolyn A. Worby, Seema Mattoo, Joseph R. Ecker and Jack E. Dixon.
2007. The phosphatase laforin crosses evolutionary boundaries and links carbohydrate metabolism to neuronal
disease. The Journal of Cell Biology. 178: 477-488.
31. Youngjun Kim, Matthew S. Gentry, Thurl E. Harris, Sandra E. Wiley, John C. Lawrence, Jr. and Jack E. Dixon.
2007. A phosphatase cascade that regulates nuclear membrane biogenesis is conserved from yeast to human.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 104 (16): 6596-6601. (Selected by Faculty of 1000)
32. Carolyn A. Worby, Matthew S. Gentry and Jack E. Dixon. 2006. Laforin: A dual specificity phosphatase that
dephosphorylates complex carbohydrates. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281 (41): 30412-30418. (Selected by
Faculty of 1000)
33. Matthew S. Gentry, Carolyn A. Worby and Jack E. Dixon. 2005. Insights into Lafora disease: malin is an E3
ubiquitin ligase that ubiquitinates and promotes the degradation of laforin. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences USA. 102 (24): 8501-8506. (Selected by Faculty of 1000)
34. Matthew S. Gentry, Yikun Li, Huijun Wei, Farhana Syed, Sameer H. Patel, Richard L. Hallberg and David C.
Pallas. 2005. A novel assay for protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) complexes in vivo reveals differential effects of
covalent modifications on different Saccharomyces cerevisiae PP2A heterotrimers. Eukaryotic Cell. 4 (6): 10291040.
35. Jeroen Dobbelaere, Matthew S. Gentry, Richard L. Hallberg and Yves Barral. 2003. Phosphorylation-dependent
regulation of septin dynamics during the cell cycle. Developmental Cell. 4: 345-357.
36. Matthew S. Gentry and Richard L. Hallberg. 2002. The localization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein
phosphatase 2A subunits throughout the mitotic cell cycle. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13: 3477-3492.
37. Haifeng Yang, Wei Jiang, Matthew Gentry and Richard L. Hallberg. 2000. Loss of a protein phosphatase 2A
regulator subunit (Cdc55p) elicits an improper regulation of Swe1p degradation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20
(21): 8143-8156.
1.
Invited Book Chapters – 1-3 were written, submitted, and accepted while at UK:
Carlos Roma-Mateo, Madushi Raththagala, Matthew S. Gentry, and Pascual Sanz. 2016. Assessing the biological
activity of the glucan phosphatase laforin. Methods in Molecular Biology. 1447: 107-119.
2.
Amanda R. Sherwood, Vikas V. Dukhande, and Matthew S. Gentry*. 2012. Function and action of the glucan
phosphatase laforin. In Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer. 1003-10.
3.
Matthew S. Gentry*, Seema Mattoo, and Jack E. Dixon. 2010. Utilizing red algae to understand a
neurodegenerative disease. In Red Algae in the Genomics Age. Springer. 149-170.
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4.
Matthew S. Gentry, Richard L. Hallberg and David C. Pallas. 2006. An in vivo assay to quantify stable protein
phosphatase 2A (PP2A) heterotrimeric species. Methods in Molecular Biology. 365: 71-84.
ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS
a. National/International Invited Oral Presentations
2016
Alpha-Amylase Family VI; Smolenice Castle, Slovakia
2016
Lafora disease Workshop; La Jolla, CA
2016
10th Annual Glycoscience Symposium/2016 Plant Polysaccharide Workshop; U. of Georgia; Athens, GA
2016
University of Cincinnati; Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry & Microbiology; Cincinnati, OH
2016
University of Arizona; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Tucson, AZ
2016
University of Louisville; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics; Louisville, KY
2015
Institute for Research in Biomedicine; Department of Moleular Medicine; Barcelona, Spain
2015
Cajal Institute-CSIC; Department of Neurobiology; Madrid, Spain
2015
Spanish Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting; Granada, Spain
2015
FASEB Conference on Protein Phosphatases; Turku, Finland
2015
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH); Group of Plant Biochemistry; Zurich, Switzerland
2015
University of Debrecen; Department of Medical Cheimstry; Debrecen, Hungary
2015
CBM11 Carbohydrate Bioengineering; Espoo, Finland
2015
Keynote Structural Biology Symposium; University of Oklahoma; Norman Oklahoma
2014
Lafora disease Workshop; La Jolla, CA
2014
FASEB Conference on Protein Phosphatases; Nassau, Bahamas
2014
Keynote Maciag Award Speaker, National IDeA Meeting; Washington D.C.
2014
Society for Experimental Biology Meeting; Glucan Biology Symposium; Manchester England
2014
Michigan State University; Department of Chemistry; Lansing, MI
2014
Corn Utilization Technology Conference; Louisville, KY
2013
Iowa State University; Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Molecular Biology; Ames, IA
2013
Alpha-Amylase Family V; Smolenice Castle, Slovakia
2013
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH); Group of Plant Biochemistry; Zurich, Switzerland
2013
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI); Washington, D.C.
2012
Syracuse University; Department of Biology; Syracuse, NY
2012
University of Missouri-Kansas City; Division of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry; Kansas City, MO
2012
FASEB Conference on Protein Phosphatases; Snowmass, CO
2012
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB); San Diego, CA
Presented by my postdoc, Dr. V. Dukhande
2012
Wright State U., School of Medicine; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Dayton, OH
2011
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB); Washington D.C.
Presented by my graduate student, D. Meekins
2010
Oslo University Hospital; Department of Medical Genetics; Oslo, Norway
2010
Alpha-Amylase Family IV; Smolenice Castle, Slovakia
2010
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH); Group of Plant Biochemistry; Zurich, Switzerland
2010
Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsies (PMEs) in the New Millennium; Venice, Italy
2009
Indiana U. School of Medicine; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Indianapolis, IN
2008
Society for Neurosciences (SfN); Washington D.C.
2008
University of Georgia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Athens, GA
2008
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB); San Diego, CA
presentations prior to arriving at UK
2008
ASBMB Graduate & Postdoctoral Professional Development Program; San Diego, CA
2007
Myoclonus Epilepsy Workshop; Sarlat, France
2007
2nd GSA Genetic Analysis: Model Organisms to Human Biology; San Diego, CA
2007
University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School; Department of Pharmacology; Dallas, TX
2007
SUNY-Upstate Medical University; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Syracuse, NY
2007
LSU-Health Science Center; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Shreveport, LA
2007
Rutgers University; Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience; Piscataway, NJ
b. Local/Regional Presentations
2015
Eastern Kentucky University; Department of Biology; Richmond, KY
2014
Bellarmine University; Department of Biology; Louisville, KY
2014
Transylvania University; Department of Chemistry; Lexington, KY
2013
Berea College; Department of Biological Sciences; Berea, KY
2012
University of Kentucky, Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship Symposium, Lexington, KY
2012
Transylvania University; Department of Biology; Lexington, KY
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2008
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2005
2003
2002
Kentucky State University; Department of Biology; Frankfort, KY
Hanover College; Department of Biology; Hanover, IN
University of Kentucky; Department of Biology; Lexington, KY
Eastern Kentucky University; Department of Chemistry; Richmond, KY
Western Kentucky University; Biology Department; Bowling Green, KY
Northern Kentucky University; Department of Biological Sciences; Highland Heights, KY
Georgetown College; Department of Biology; Georgetown, KY
University of Kentucky; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry; Departmental Retreat
University of Kentucky; Annual COBRE Symposium
University of Kentucky; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry; Departmental Retreat
University of Kentucky; Annual COBRE Symposium
University of Kentucky; Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry; Departmental Retreat
presentations prior to arriving at UK
University of California, San Diego; Department of Pharmacology; Pharmacology Rounds
University of California, San Diego; Center for Molecular Medicine; CMM lunch series talks
University of California, San Diego; Department of Pharmacology; Pharmacology Rounds
University of California, San Diego; Department of Pharmacology; Pharmacology Rounds
Syracuse University Faculty Recruits; Department of Biology
Syracuse University/Syracuse Upstate Medical University Yeast Club
c. Poster Presentations
2015
Posters at the Capitol; Frankfort, KY
2014
Posters at the Capitol; Frankfort, KY
2013
Society for Neurosciences (SfN); San Diego, CA
2013
Constortium of Plant Biotechnology Research; Washinton, D.C.
2012
FASEB Conference on Protein Phosphatases; Snowmass, CO
2012
2nd International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels, & Bioproducts; San Diego, CA
2012
Kentucky Innovation & Enterpreneurship Conference (KIEC); Louisville, KY
2012
17th Annual EPSCoR Statewide Conference; Lexington, KY
2011
SE Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Meeting; New Orleans, LA
2011
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB); Washington D.C.
2011
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB); Washington D.C.
2010
3rd National Institutional Development Award (IDeA) of Biomedical Research Excellence; Bethesda, MD
2009
Jasper’s Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies; Yosemite National Park, CA
2009
University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science Conference; Lexington, KY
2008
FASEB: Protein Phosphatases; Snowmass, CO
posters prior to arriving at UK
2006
American Society of Cell Biology Meeting; San Diego, CA
2006
American Epilepsy Society; San Diego, CA
2006
Plant and Animal Genome XIV Conference; San Diego, CA
2006
Protein Phosphorylation and Cell Signaling; La Jolla, CA
2005
Keystone Symposia: Ubiquitin and Signaling; Taos, NM
2002
FASEB Protein Phosphatase Meeting; Snowmass, CO
2001
American Society of Cell Biology Meeting; Washington D.C
2000
Northeast Regional Yeast Meeting; Syracuse, NY
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
National/International Service (all performed at UK)
2016
Study Section Member; NSF Molecular & Cellular Biosciences; Molecular Biophysics
2016
ASBMB Sustainable Biomedical Research Enterprise Summit; Washington, D.C.
2016
Ad hoc Reviewer for French National Research Agency (ANR); Paris, France
2014-2019
The Journal of Biological Chemistry Editorial Board
2014-2017
ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee (ASBMB PAAC)
2014-2017
ASBMB PAAC Executive Committee
2015
Study Section Member; NSF Molecular & Cellular Biosciences; Molecular Biophysics
2015
Ad hoc Reviewer for French National Research Agency (ANR); Paris, France
2014
Ad hoc Reviewer for National Science Foundation-Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
2014
Ad hoc Reviewer for French National Research Agency (ANR); Paris, France
2014
Chosen as lead PI to submit a $23m NINDS multi-PI, international Center Without Walls NIH grant
2013-present
Study Section Member; American Heart Association-Basic Cell PC5
2013
Ad hoc Reviewer for National Science Foundation-Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
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2013
2012
2012
2012
2011-present
2011-2014
2010-2015
2010-2015
2010-2013
2010-2012
2009-2010
Ad hoc Reviewer for French National Research Agency (ANR); Paris, France
Study Section Member; National Institutes of Health-NIMH ZMH1 ERB-L
Study Section Member; Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
Grant Reviewer for French National Research Agency (ANR); Paris, France
Advisory Board Member; Biologia
Grant Reviewer for the Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance; Andhra Pradesh, India
Grant Reviewer for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; Ottawa, CN
Grant Reviewer for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation; Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Grant Reviewer for the Global Research Network Program; Daejeon, South Korea
Grant Reviewer for the Catalan Agency for Health Technology Research; Barcelona, Spain
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Jr Faculty Focus Group
Memberships
2009-present
2005-present
2005-present
2005-present
2002-present
American Chemical Society, Member
Society for Neuroscience, Member
American Society for Cell Biology
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Member
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
Journal reviewer (post 2008 performed at UK)
2016
PNAS
2016
Biomacromolecules
2016
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
2016
Plant Biotechnology
2016
Biochemistry
2016
Biochemical Journal
2016
PLoS ONE
2016
FEBS Journal
2015
Biomacromolecules
2015
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
2015
Analytical Chemistry
2015
Plant Biotechnology
2015
Molecular Neurolobiology
2015
Biochemistry
2015
Biochemical Journal
2015
PLoS ONE
2015
FEBS Journal
2014
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
2014
FEBS Journal
2014
Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE
2014
Frontiers of Neuroscience
2014
Planta
2014
Journal of Neurotherapeutics
2013
PNAS
2013
FEBS Journal
2013
Cell Metabolism
2013
Plant Physiology
2012
Cell Metabolism
2012
FEBS Journal
2012
Acta Neuropathologica
2012
Journal of Neuroscience
2012
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
2012
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
2012
Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE
2011
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
2011
Human Molecular Genetics
2011
Biologia
2011
Journal of Neuroscience
2011
Annals of Neurology
2011
Acta Neuropathologica
2011
Brain
2011
Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE
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2011
Enzyme and Microbial Technology
2010
Cell Metabolism
2010
Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE
2010
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
2010
BMC Evolutionary Biology
2010
Biochemistry
2009
Human Molecular Genetics
2009
BioTechniques
2009
Biochemistry
2009
BMC Evolutionary Biology
2009
Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE
2008
Human Molecular Genetics
2008
BMC Biology
2008
Proteins
2007
The Journal of Biological Chemistry
University Service (all performed at UK)
2016
College of Engineering 6 year Review Committee
2014-present
UK, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Grant Review Advisory Committee
2013-present
Planned, Organized, and Implemented the IBS BCH day
2011-present
U. of Kentucky, Undegraduate Research Advisory Group
2010-present
Planned, Organized, and Implemented IBS faculty to give talks to area colleges as a recruiting tool
2010-present
UK, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Graduate Program Advisory Committee
2009-present
U. of Kentucky, Integrated Biomedical Sciences Recruiting Committee
2008-present
U. of Kentucky, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry IBS Recruiting Day Committee
2008-present
U. of Kentucky, Integrated Biomedical Sciences, Prospective Student Interviews - 24 to date
2014
U. of Kentucky Vice President Research Support Grant Reviewer
2014
U. of Kentucky, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Search Committee
2014
Mentored a MBA Entrepreneurial team that won 3 competitions
2013
Organizer, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry IBS Recruiting Day Retreat
2013
Co-organizer, 2ndAnnual Bluegrass Molecular Biophysics Symposium
2013
Study Section Member Reviewing Summer Research Fellowships
2012
U. of Kentucky, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Search Committee
2010-2012
U. of Kentucky, Integrated Biomedical Sciences Lab Tours
2011-12
U. of Kentucky IBS Curriculum Evaluation Committee
2011
U. of Kentucky, Judge for UK College of Medicine Postdoctoral Poster Session
2010
U. of Kentucky, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Search Committee
2010
LCME Site Visit Junior Faculty Committee
2010
Committee to Develop an Online Instrument Sign-up
2010
Committee to Redesign the Department Website
2009
U. of Kentucky, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Search Committee
2009
U. of Kentucky, Judge for UK College of Medicine Postdoctoral Poster Session
2008
U. of Kentucky, Judge for UK College of Medicine Postdoctoral Poster Session
2008
U. of Kentucky, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Search Committee
2003
Syracuse University; Department of Biology; Faculty Search Committee
1998-2001
Syracuse University; President of Biology Graduate Student Organization
1997,1998
Syracuse University; Student Representative for Biology Graduate Recruiting Committee
Student Dissertation Committees
2016-present
Dissertation Committee Chair for Zoe Simmons
2016-present
Dissertation Committee Chair for Bobby Murphy
2016-present
Dissertation Committee member for Rachel Sieg
2015-present
Dissertation Committee Chair for Corey Brizzee
2014-present
Dissertation Committee Chair for Katy Brewer
2014-present
Dissertation Committee for Payton Stevens
2014
Dissertation Committee Chair for Gloria Phuong Le – pursuing Pharmacy degree
2014-present
Dissertation Committee member for Abhishek Kognole
2013-present
Dissertation Committee member for Selina Li
2013-present
Dissertation Committee member for Jon Chilcote
2013-2014
Dissertation Committee member for Emily Matuszak
2013-2014
Thesis Committee for Marcus Niemann - quality control scientist with Wild Turkey
2013-2014
Dissertation Committee member for Justin Surface
2011-present
Dissertation Committee member for Farah El Najjar
2011-2015
Dissertation Committee Chair for Satrio Husodo – pursuing MS in computer science
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2011-2014
2011-2014
2011-2014
2010-2014
2009-2013
2009-2013
2009-2013
Dissertation Committee member for Matthew Parker – postdoc at Johns Hopkins
Dissertation Committee member for Thom Platt – Pharmacy School
Dissertation Committee member for Megan Phillips – postdoc at UTSW
Dissertation Committee Chair for Dave Meekins - postdoc at Kansas State
Dissertation Committee Chair for Amanda Sherwood - Associate Scientist, Intrexon
Dissertation Committee member for Brent Hackett - postdoc at UPenn
Dissertation Committee member for Tori Dunlap - Assistant Professor, Central Arkansas
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Performed at UK:
2015-2016
BCH401G-Fundamentals of Biochemistry
ABT101- Introductory to Biotechnology
BCH604-Structural Biology
IBS608-Protein Structure and Modeling
2014-2015
BCH401G-Fundamentals of Biochemistry
ABT101- Introductory to Biotechnology
BCH604-Structural Biology
IBS608-Protein Structure and Modeling
2013-2014
BCH401G-Fundamentals of Biochemistry
ABT101- Introductory to Biotechnology
BCH604-Structural Biology
IBS608-Protein Structure and Modeling
2012-2013
BCH401G-Fundamentals of Biochemistry
ABT201- Scientific Method in Biotechnology
BCH604-Structural Biology
2011-2012
BCH401G-Fundamentals of Biochemistry
BCH604-Structural Biology
2010-2011
BCH401G-Fundamentals of Biochemistry
BIO425 Senior Seminar in Biology
BCH604-Structural Biology
2009-2010
BCH401G-Fundamentals of Biochemistry
2008-2009
ABT201-Scientific Method in Biotechnology
13 Lecture Hours
1 Lecture Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours
8 Lecture Hours
Fall 2015
Fall 2015
Spring 2016
Spring 2016
13 Lecture Hours
1 Lecture Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours
8 Lecture Hours
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
Spring 2015
13 Lecture Hours
1 Lecture Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours
8 Lecture Hours
Fall 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Spring 2014
13 Lecture Hours
1 Lecture Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
13 Lecture Hours
1.5 Lecture Hours
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
13 Lecture Hours
1 Lecture Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Spring 2011
11 Lecture Hours
Spring 2010
1 Lecture Hour
Fall 2008
BCH618 Student Seminar Mentor:
2014 Satrio Husodo
2014 Meenakshi Banerjee
2013 Matt Parker
2012 Stacey Webb
2012 Meenakshi Banerjee
2011 Hou-Fu Guo
2009 Victoria Dunlap
2008 C. Everett Smith
Prior to UK:
Spring 01
Spring 98,99,00
Fall 97,98,99,00
Spring 97
Fall 96
teaching assistant
teaching assistant
teaching assistant
teaching assistant
teaching assistant
Biology 409 Microbiology
Biology 465 Molecular Biology Lab
Biology 231 Biology of Organisms
Biology 123 Introduction to Biology II
Biology 121 Introduction to Biology I
TRAINEES
Graduate Students:
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1. Amanda Sherwood-2008-2013
-2011, awarded CTSA T32 training fellowship
-2012, awarded CTSA T32 training fellowship
-2012, Center for Clinical and Translational Research $5,000 SEED grant award
-2014-present Associate Scientist at Intrexon
2. David Meekins-2009-2014
-2009-present, Research Incentive Award, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
-2010-2011, Co-chair, Graduate Student Data Club, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
-2010, awarded an international travel award from the Journal of Cell Science to learn a technique in Zurich,
Switzerland
-2011, Honorable Mention on pre-doctoral NSF Fellowship Proposal (~15% of applicants received this
distinction)
-2011, selected to present a research talk ASBMB national meeting, Washington D.C.
-2011, Student Representative, ASBMB Congressional Meeting with U.S. Representative Ben Chandler
-2011 ASBMB travel award
-2011, 1st place pre-doctoral talk at Departmental Retreat
-2012, 2nd place pre-doctoral talk at Departmental Retreat
-2012, awarded University of Kentucky travel award to attend Plant Biology Meeting, Austin, TX
-2012, 1st prize-poster competition Danforth Plant Science Center 14th Annual Fall Symposium
-2012, Chair, Graduate Student Data Club, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
-2013, UK Graduate School Max Steckler Award
-2013/14 UK Dissertation Year Fellowship
-2013/14 UK Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry Robert Lester Award for most outstanding graduate student
-2014-present Postodoctoral Fellow, Kansas State University
3. Satrio Husodo – 2010-2015
-2012 ASBMB travel award
-2012 Max Steckler Fellowship
-2014 ASBMB travel award
-2014 2nd place UK Venture Challenge
-2014 ASBMB travel award
-2014 NSF EPSCoR Fellowship
-2015-present, computer science graduate student
4. Hou-Fu Guo-rotation student 5.10-7.10
5. Rohan Kaushal - rotation student 5.10-7.10
6. Carolyn Crowdus - rotation student 10.10-12.10
7. Katherine Kaminski - rotation student 10.11-12.11
8. Eric Cook - rotation student 1.12-3.12
9. Justin Surface - rotation student 8.12.12-10.09.12
10. Marcus Niemann - rotation student 8.12.12-10.09.12
11. Katy Brewer - graduate student and 8.1.13-present
-2013-present, Research Incentive Award, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
-2015 Kentucky Opportunity Fellowship
-2015 ASBMB Graduate Travel Award
-2016 NIH F31 Graduate Student Fellowship
12. Gloria Phuong Le - rotation student 8.1.13-10.20.13
13. Eugene Hinderer - rotation student 10.1.14-12.15.14
14. Corey Brizzee – graduate student 1.1.15-present
-2016 ASBMB Graduate Travel Award
-2016-present NSF EPSCoR Graduate Student Fellowship
15. Bobby Murphy – graduate student 5.15.16-present
16. Zoe Simmons – graduate student 5.15.16-present
Undergraduate Students:
1. James Engel
2.12.05-3.15.06
-upon graduation, he attended UC, San Diego graduate school and received a master’s degree
-2012 began a Ph.D. program at UCLA
2. Melisa Low
4.5.06-1.15.07
- accepted a position at a biotech company in San Diego, CA
3. Eric Durrant
12.1.06-5.1.08
-co-author on a paper and accepted a lab tech position in San Diego
-2010 begain a Ph.D. program at San Diego State University
4. Mary-Beth Johnson
1.11.09-5.1.10
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-2009 Appalachian & Minority Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (AMSTEMM) Majors
Research Fellowship---$1,000
-2009 Experiences in Undergraduate Research and Kreative Activities (eUreKa!) Research Grant-$2,000
-2009 Summer Research Fellowship-AMSTEMM---$1,000
-Spring 09, Fall 09-Bio395 Honors
-2009 poster presentation at Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity
-2009 poster presentation at Kentucky Academy of Sciences
-2010 AMSTEMM Research Fellowship---$1,000
-co-author on pending manuscript
-currently attending medical school at University of Louisville
5. Devin Rogers
1.25.09-12.15.10
-Fall 09-Bio395 Honors
-2009 poster presentation at Kentucky Academy of Sciences
-2010 AMSTEMM Summer Research Fellowship---$3,000
-2010 AMSTEMM Fall Research Fellowship---$2,000
-co-author on a paper
-currently attending medical school at Georgia Health Sciences University
6. Brittnay Wells
ABT101 mentor
7. Tyler Whipkey
ABT101 mentor
8. Richard Jones
6.1.10-8.6.10; NSF REU summer student
-2010 poster presentation at Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
9. Travis Bridges
5.15.10-5.15.12
-co-author on a paper
-2011 poster presentation, University of Kentucky Showcase of Scholars Symposium
-2011 Experiences in Undergraduate Research and Kreative Activities (eUreKa!) Research Grant--$2,000
-2012 poster presentation, University of Kentucky Showcase of Scholars Symposium
-co-author on two research papers
-2013-present, attending medical school at Campbell University
10. Makeda Mesquitta
6.1.11-8.5.11; NSF REU summer student
-2011 poster presentation, Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, U of Maryland, Baltimore County
-2011 poster presentation, Sigma Xi Annual Meeting & International Research Conference, Raleigh, NC
-2014 received MS degree from Mayo Clinic
-2014 accepted into PhD program in pharmacology at University of Michigan
11. Katy Brewer
8.1.11-5.1.13
-2011 Experiences in Undergraduate Research and Kreative Activities (eUreKa!) Summer Research Grant-$2,000
-2012 poster presentation, University of Kentucky Showcase of Scholars Symposium
-2012 Poster Presentation, 17th Annual KY EPSCoR Conference, Lexington, KY
-2012 Poster Presentation, NIH Institutional Development Award (IDEA) National Meeting, Washington, D.C.
-2012 $1,000 Young Investigator Travel Award, NIH IDEA National Meeting, Washington, D.C.
-1st author on a BMC Biochemistry paper
-assisted in training Corey White (visiting Mercer U. undergrad) in PCR/cloning, protein purification, and assays
-independently trained Nazeer Shaikh (UK undergrad) in lab procedures, PCR, protein purification, & assays
-2013 accepted to graduate school at The Johns Hopkins University, Vanderbilt University, and UK
-currently graduate student in Gentry lab at UK
12. Brad Paasch
12.1.11-5.15.12
-co-author on multiple manuscripts
-2013-present, attending graduate school at Michigan State University
13. Corey J. White
6.1.12-8.21.12; NSF REU summer student
-co-author on PNAS paper
-recipient of Summer Research Supplement to Promote Diversity – NIH/NINDS
-2013 Poster Presentation, Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Nashville, TN
-2014 currently attending graduate school at The Johns Hopkins University
14. David Patterson
6.1.12-8.31.12
-2014-present, attending medical school at University of Louisville
15. Nazeer Shaikh
8.12.12-present
-2013 UK Summer Research Fellowship--$2,000
-co-author on pending manuscripts
-selected as a 2014 Posters at the Capitol presenter
-2015-present, attending medical school at Wright State
16. Brienna Meffert
3.1.13-5.1.15
17. Timothy Kocher
6.1.13-8.21.13; NSF REU summer student
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-graduated cum laude, Lycoming College with B.S. in Chemistry
-attending Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
18. Kyle Auger
8.21.13-present
-2014 UK Summer Research Fellowship--$2,000
-co-author on multiple manuscripts
-2014 $1,000 Undergraduate Investigator Travel Award, American Chemical Society Meeting, Denver, CO
-selected as a 2015 Posters at the Capitol presenter
-2015 Thomas B. Nantz Memorial Scholarship
-2015 Charles W. Hammond Scholarship
-2015 NIH/NINDS Undergraduate Diversity Fellowship
19. Ben Turner
6.1.14-present; began as REU summer student
-co-author on multiple manuscripts
-NSF travel grant to attend ASBMB
-2015 NIH/NINDS Undergraduate Diversity Fellowship
19. Veronica Torres Torres
6.1.15-8.5.15; REU summer student
20. Joseph Stuart
8.1.15-present
-2016 UK Summer Research Fellowship--$2,000
21. Alberto Rondin
1.1.16-present
-2016 UK Summer Research Fellowship--$2,000
Postdoctoral Researchers:
1. Vikas Dukhande
5.1.09-present
-2012 selected to present a research talk at ASBMB national meeting, San Diego, CA
-2012 ASBMB travel award
-2012 ASPET best postdoctoral talk
-2012-2014 American Heart Association Post-Doctoral Fellowship
-2012 2nd place post-doctoral poster at Departmental Retreat
-2013 2nd place post-doctoral poster at UK Research Day
-2012-2015 postdoctoral member of the executive committee of the Neuropharmacology division of ASPET
-2015-present, tenure-track faculty position at St. John’s University Department of Pharmacology
2. Madushi Raththagala
3.1.12-present
-selected to attend RapData 2015 crystallography course at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
-travel award to attend RapiData 2015
3. Shane Emmannulle
8.1.15-present
Technical Personnel:
1. Rachel Pace
9.18.08-9.1.09
-co-author on multiple manuscripts
-2012 completed nursing degree at UK
-accepted to medial school at University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and University of Colorado
-2015-present, attending medical school at University of Pittsburgh
2. Adam Taylor
8.10.09-5.1.12
-co-author on multiple manuscripts
3. Brad Paasch
5.16.12-present
-co-author on multiple manuscripts
-2013-present, attending graduate school at Michigan State University
4. Becca Williams
8.15.13-10.15.13
-2014-present, attending graduate school at University of Kentucky Department of Biology
5. Raisa Tikhtman
8.1.14-present
-accepted to medial school at University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and University of Cincinnati
-2015-present, attending medical school at University of Cincinnati
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