SHEILA ROSENBERG
UC SAN DIEGO CHANCELLOR’S POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW
NEURAL INTERACTION LAB
DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING, UC SAN DIEGO
303-883-1480
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Neuroscience, University of Southern California, May 2010
Dissertation Title: Exploring the Role of Cooperative and Competitive Interactions in
Oligodendrocyte Differentiation and Myelination, Advisor: Dr. Jonah Chan
B.A.
Double Major in Biology/French (cum laude), University of Southern California, May 2004
AWARDS AND HONORS
2014
UC San Diego Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2014 – 2015
2014
Finalist for University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
2012
Co-First Author Article Selected for Review in a Commentary Article in the January 24 2012 issue of the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2012
Co-First Author Article Selected as a “Must Read” Article by the Faculty of 1000
2010
Outstanding Postdoctoral Poster Award UC San Diego Biology Annual Retreat
2010
Neurobiology NIH Postdoctoral Training Grant recipient
2010
Graduate Student of the Year Award, USC Neuroscience Graduate Program
2008
Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting Abstract Selection for the Pool of Newsworthy Research
2008
Student-Nominated Seminar Speaker, USC Neuroscience Annual Retreat
2007
NIH Training Grant Recipient in Genetic, Molecular and Cellular Biology
2004
Renaissance Scholar, University of Southern California
2000
Univ of Southern California Presidential Scholar Half-Tuition Scholarship Recipient
2000
Univ of Southern California Alumni Scion Scholarship Recipient
2000
National Merit Scholar
PUBLICATIONS
1. Rosenberg, SS*, Chong, SY*, et al. Neurite outgrowth inhibitor Nogo-A establishes spatial segregation and
extent of oligodendrocyte myelination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Vol. 109, no. 4, pp. 1299-1304, January 2012.
*Authors contributed equally
2. Rosenberg SS, Spitzer NC. Calcium Signaling in Neuronal Development. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. July
2011. pii: cshperspect.a004259v1. doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a004259 PMID: 21730044
3. Rosenberg, SS, Chan, JR. Modulating myelination: knowing when to say Wnt. Genes Dev. Vol. 23, no. 13,
pp. 1487-93, July 2009
Sheila Rosenberg
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4. Rosenberg, SS*, Kelland EE*, et al. The geometric and spatial constraints of the microenvironment induce
oligodendrocyte differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. vol. 105, no. 38, pp. 14662-14667, September 2008
*Authors contributed equally
5. Rosenberg, SS, Powell, BL, and Chan, JR. Receiving mixed signals: uncoupling oligodendrocyte
differentiation and myelination. Cell Mol. Life Sci., Vol. 64, no. 23, pp. 3059-3068, December 2007
6. Lee, X, Yang, Z, Shao, Z, Rosenberg, SS, Levesque, M, Pepinsky, RB, Qiu, M, Miller, RH, Chan, JR, and Mi,
S. NGF regulates the expression of axonal LINGO-1 to inhibit oligodendrocyte differentiation and
myelination. J. Neurosci., 27: 220-225, 2007. PMID: 17202489
7. Rosenberg, SS, Ng, BK, and Chan, JR. The quest for remyelination: a new role for neurotrophins and their
receptors. Brain Pathology, 16: 288-294, 2006. PMID:17107598
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2012 to Present
Neural Interaction Lab, Department of Bioengineering, UC San Diego
Advisor: Dr. Todd Coleman
Research Focus: 1) electrophysiological monitoring and quantitative analysis of maternal-fetal health and
physiology during labor and delivery and 2) development of new tools to improve the treatment of brain injury in
newborns.
Role and Responsibilities:
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Identifying eligible patients, approaching and consenting patients to participate in research study, and
performing electrophysiological recordings on patients including personally applying electrophysiological
technology on patients in a hospital setting.
Currently building and conducting retrospective analysis of a database of clinical and electrophysiological
patient data for evaluating the impact of multiple variables and treatment strategies on short- and long-term
patient outcomes.
Extensive communication and coordination with the appropriate nurses and physicians involved in the
research study and in individual patient care.
Participating in and managing team members involved in the production of epidermal electronic sensors-a
recently developed system of flexible, non-invasive sensors designed to measure physiological signals
including muscle activity (electromyography: EMG), and brain activity (electroencephalography: EEG).
Wrote recent grant progress report and remain actively involved in writing and revising IRB applications
and updates.
Designing and revising research protocols and data analysis strategies, and collecting and analyzing
physiological data.
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Senior Research Scientist, 2011-2012
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Gary Cottrell
“Interactions Between Visual and Auditory Reading Interventions” (Research Study Funded by the Department of
Education), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, UC San Diego
Led a team of 35 research assistants in testing and assessing the effects of computer programs designed to improve
the processing speed of both visual and auditory neural pathways that are involved in cognitive activities such as
reading, working memory and sequential processing.
Role and Responsibilities:
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Coordinated and communicated extensively with teachers, parents, principals, study PIs, research assistants
and basic scientists/company members responsible for the design of the computer programs, to successfully
carry out one year of the study with over 200 2nd grade children in 6 elementary schools in the San Diego
Unified School District.
Participated in and supervised the following activities: 1) standardized screening of students for dyslexia
using the DESD (Decoding Encoding Screener for Dyslexia), 2) conducted standardized pre- and postintervention testing of children’s reading, writing and comprehensive abilities using a battery of
standardized tests, 3) provided daily supervision, instruction and guidance for 2nd grade students
performing the computer programs, 4) data collection and analysis.
Led the design, development and revision of research study protocols and motivational strategies for 2nd
grade students.
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Established a more effective protocol for training research assistants.
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Co-taught a weekly seminar providing scientific background and research training for research assistants.
Postdoctoral Scholar, 2010 to 2011
Division of Biological Sciences, UC San Diego
Advisor: Dr. Nick Spitzer
TEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE
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2013-2014 Mentor for 3 undergraduate students in the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) mentormentee program
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2012-2014 Postdoctoral Mentor for multiple Undergraduate Bioengineering Students
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2013
Journal Club and Mentoring Presentation for UCSD Bioengineering Summer REU program
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2012
Coordinator and Advisor for undergraduate students awarded National Action Council for
Minorities in Engineering (NACME) and NSF Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
Scholarships (CSEMS)
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2012
Coordinator and Mentor for Thirty Amgen Scholars Summer Undergraduate Research Assistants
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2011-2012 Co-Instructor for University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Reading Study 199 Undergraduate
Research Seminar
2011
Postdoctoral Mentor for Two UCSD Bachelors/Masters pre-Medical and pre-PhD Students
2010-2011 Postdoctoral Mentor for High School Biology Student Participating in an Individual
Laboratory Research Project
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2006-2008 Student Mentor for USC Neuroscience Graduate Student Mentor-Mentee Program
2001-2003 USC Joint Educational Program Student Teacher K-12th grade; emphasis on science courses
including biology and chemistry
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
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2013-2014 Actively involved in shadowing and assisting physical therapists in orthopaedic and
neurorehabilitation treatment at Thorton Hospital, UC San Diego. More than 7 months/150
hours of extensive experience assisting in rehabilitation for patients dealing with Parkinson’s
Disease, stroke recovery, high fall risk, balance deficits, brain tumors, and other rehabilitation
challenges
2013
Served as a Panel Moderator for 2013 UCSD Summer Undergraduate Research Conference
2004-2009 Volunteer for Society for Neuroscience’s Annual Brain Awareness Week; participated in
scientific educational outreach with elementary school students
2000-2004 Volunteer in the lab of Dr. Sarah Bottjer; participated in research assessing the effects of
sensory input on vocal learning in songbirds
SEMINARS
1. “Piecing together the puzzle of myelination: oligodendrocytes come in all the right shapes and sizes”, USC
Neuroscience Annual Retreat, January 28, 2009
2. “Defining the environment for oligodendrocyte differentiation”, Neuroscience Program, Occidental College,
Los Angeles, CA, November 15, 2007
3. “The quest for remyelination: axonal regulation of myelination”, Neuroscience Program, Claremont
Colleges, Claremont, CA, January 24, 2007
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
1. Center for Science of Information (CSOI) Summer School, 2012
2. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010
3. UCSD Division of Biology Annual Retreat, Lake Arrowhead, CA, 2010
4. Gordon Research Conference: Neural Development, Newport, RI, 2010
5. USC Neuroscience Graduate Student Symposium, 2010
6. Gordon Research Conference: Development and Diseases of Myelin, Barga, Italy, 2008
7. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 2008
8. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2007
ACADEMIC SERVICE
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2005-2010
Neuroscience Graduate Program Recruitment Committee member
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2007
Recruitment Lecture and Scientific Seminar at Occidental College
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2007
Recruitment Lecture and Scientific Seminar at Claremont Colleges
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2007
USC Neuroscience Graduate Student Forum Health Science Campus Student Liason
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2006
Co-chair of 1st annual USC Neuroscience Graduate Student Symposium