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Welcome to the first edition of YoUR Postdoc Press! We, the editors, are pleased to see our vision of a postdoc newsletter to fruition. We hoped to create a forum to provide writing opportunities for postdocs, to increase visibility of upcoming PDA events and postdoc opportunities, and recognize outstanding postdoc accomplishments at the UofR. We think this newsletter has accomplished these goals and hope you find it an enjoyable read and a useful tool. We look forward to your continued input and support of our next edition.
As a bit of background, the URMC PDA was established in 2006 by a handful of enthusiastic postdocs who
2010-2011 UR PDA Committee Members
Executive Chair: Amber Rinderknecht Vice Chair: Amy Hein Secretary: Mike Overstreet Treasurer: Chris Kauffman
Career Development Co-Chairs: Chris Kauffman & Amber Rinderknecht
Communications Chair: Amy Hein
International Chair: Robin Dhillon
Social Chair: Yeissa Chabrier-Rosello
Editors Alicia Augustine Amy Hein Rashmi Ram
YoUR Postdoc Press
Inside this Issue
December 2010 Volume 1, Issue 1
NPA Appreciation Week
2
Get to Know...Sharon McCullough
3
Upcoming Events 3
Career: From Postdoc to Educator
4
UR Career Center 5
Immigration, Visas, and Taxation Blues
5
Continued Learning: a Postdoc Perspective
6
UR Postdoc Accomplishments
7-9
Travel Award Listing 9
Funding Opportunities 6
UR Postdoctoral Association (PDA)
URMC Office for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA)
wanted to provide career development, networking opportunities, and recogni-tion for postdoctoral accomplishments. While we are still in our infancy, our PDA has made incredible strides towards these goals. This year alone, we have witnessed a name change in the Office of Graduate Education to be inclusive of postdocs, our first elections for an Executive Commit-tee, and monthly socials to foster increased community amongst the more than 300 postdocs at URMC. These advancements would not have been possible without the participation and support of devoted postdocs. Thank you all for your tireless efforts both in the lab and in support of yoUR PDA. Keep it coming!
A Welcome from the Editors Amy Hein
Our PDA was featured in the latest issue of the National Postdoctoral Association newsletter, POSTDOCket Fall 2010
Have you checked it out yet? Details on Page 2
Meet yoUR PDA Committee Members
Left to Right; Standing:
Yeissa Chabrier-Rosello,
Amber Rinderknecht, Chris
Kauffman, Robin Dhillon.
Seated: Amy Hein, Mike
Overstreet
YoUR PDA wishes you all a very
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
December 2010
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For the second annual National Postdoc Apprecia-tion Week (Sept 20-24), yoUR PDA and the Office for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA) hosted an event everyday that touched upon different aspects of a postdoc’s career. The turn-out was phe-nomenal and the mix of disciplines that attended was both enlightening and encouraging. Feedback from the survey to which many of you responded has been great in helping us target events for next year: guest lecturers from alternative careers, panel of faculty discussing the hiring process, and funding opportunities, for example.
We started the week with a warm and welcoming coffee hour hosted by the GEPA. Weren’t those gourmet donuts to die for?? Overwhelming thanks for organizing this and the entire week’s events goes to all the staff of GEPA and Dean Edith Lord.
The most successful of the week’s events was the Postdoc Poster Session. Was it because of the money prizes? Probably… but I think it excelled for other reasons, too. At the event, faculty and postdocs alike commented on how wonderful this event was for meeting other postdocs and increasing postdoc exposure community-wide. Congratulations to Lynn Gottfried (1st place, Microbiology), Yeissa Chabrier-Roselló (2nd place, Pediatrics) and Jessica Kajfasz (3rd place, Oral Biology)!
We ended the week with an appreciation reception, where we expressed gratitude for the hard work done by all of our postdocs. We had way too many bottles of beer and wine and hors d’oeuvres left over – so next year…don’t forget to treat yourself to what you deserve!
The PDA would not be able to do what we do without the support and participation of all postdocs at the UofR. Thank you for your hard work and keep letting us know how we can best support you!
Volume 1, Issue 1
National Postdoc Appreciation Week Amber Rinderknecht
NPA Updates?
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we missed?
Share it with yoUR PDA
Monday 3/14
Monthly meeting Noon - 1pm Medical Center Room 2-7539
Wednesday 3/16
Social Event 4.30 - 6.30pm Medical Center Forbes Lounge
3/25-3/27 ♦NPA Annual Meeting ♦Trip with ISO to the nation’s capital Stephanie Johnson
Thursday 3/31
Career Develop-ment Webinar Noon -1 pm Medical Center Room 2-7539
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Being a postdoc isn’t easy, let Sharon help!
Sharon is the Administrator for the Office for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs (GEPA) and her office (G-9551, see map) can be found on the ground floor near the Flaum Atrium. In addition to managing daily operations of GEPA and supporting our Dean for Graduate Education, Dr. Edith Lord, Sharon is the go-to woman for all things related to postdoctoral support and PDA endeavors. She has been at the UofR for 6 years and although she has only been working with GEPA since May of this year, she has made huge strides in developing new initia-tives with the postdocs as well as improving currently existing processes.
Stop by and introduce yourself or send her an email to say hello!
[email protected] 585-273-1619
Getting to know… Sharon McCullough Alicia Augustine
Upcoming Events Calendar
Monday 1/10
Monthly meeting Noon - 1pm Medical Center Room 2-7539
Monday 1/10
Grant Writing Seminar 3 - 4.30 pm Case Method Room 1-9576
Wednesday 1/19
Social Event 4.30 - 6.30pm Medical Center Forbes Lounge
Thursday 1/27
Career Develop-ment Webinar Noon—1 pm Medical Center Room 2-7539
January 2011
February 2011
March 2011
Fun facts about Sharon! 1. Sharon grew up in Caledonia, NY (~40 min SW of Rochester) 2. When not tending to postdocs, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, scrapbooking, extremely amateur photography, reading, and a little gardening. 3. Looking for a new place to eat? Sharon’s favorite restaurant is El Dorado on East Henrietta Rd. 4. Taking advantage of the conven-ience of Netflix, Sharon is currently watching Lie to Me and Fringe.
Sharon’s message to YOU!
“Working with the postdocs has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my new position here in the Office for Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs. As a recent Simon School graduate, the postdocs and I are in a similar stage in our careers, so I feel like we have a lot in common and can relate to each other well. It has been exciting to watch the PDA grow and develop since I have been here and I am looking forward to participating in its continued success!”
Saturday 2/5
Day trip with ISO to Swain Ski Center Stephanie Johnson
Monday 2/14
Monthly meeting Noon - 1pm Medical Center Room 2-7539
Wednesday 2/16
Social Event 4.30 - 6.30pm Medical Center Forbes Lounge
Thursday 2/24
Career Develop-ment Webinar Noon -1 pm Medical Center Room 2-7539
Call for Entries!
Attn all talented postdoc writers and artists
Share your experience, story, interesting book review, poetry, letters to editor, inter-national column, recipes, jokes, cartoons, drawings, and other informative resources with your fellow postdocs.
Submit your original entries today! [email protected]
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I didn’t always want to teach. I didn’t like speaking in public. I really dreaded my TA assignments in the Biology Department. My first new undergrad trainee left the lab after just two weeks under my tutelage. So how did I end up as a Science Educator in the Life Sciences Learning Center (LSLC) at the UofR? And what if any tips and suggestions could I have for other postdocs considering a career in teaching?
As a brief bio, I received my PhD from the Department of Biology at the University of Rochester in 2003. My wife and I like the area so we stayed and I worked for 2 ½ years as a postdoc in the Center for Oral Biology. This was followed by a second postdoc and then in 2008 I accepted a full-time position in the LSLC which is part of the Center for Science Education and Outreach in the Department of Environmental Medicine. In this position, I teach special
lab lessons to students in elementary through high school and occasionally college. Most of the teaching I do occurs, here, at the medical center when classes of high school and middle school students visit for 3-4 hours to work in a real lab. Sometimes I have postdoc interns who lead these prepared lessons and I am there to assist the students. Other times I travel out to schools with graduate students and postdocs interested in science communication to help them lead in-school lab lessons. Most recently I have organized after school science clubs for area elementary schools and assembled teams of postdocs, grad students, and undergraduates to help lead the lessons. This position is different from the typical teaching career in the responsi-bilities and the fact that the students are different every day. However good communication skills and varied instructional techniques, the most important parts of teaching, are practiced and developed in this position.
It was during my years as a postdoc that I started to see myself as an educator. As I developed as a scientist, I also developed a passion for training new scientists. Having new undergraduate and graduate students in the lab allowed me to share my love of science and feed off their enthusiasm and ideas. In fall 2006, looking for additional teaching opportunities, I applied for and accepted an
adjunct teaching position at SUNY Brockport. I developed and taught a class on Developmental Biology for under-graduates and masters students. This experience, though exhausting when combined with my postdoc responsibili-ties and family obligations, was extremely rewarding and I learned a lot about what not to do as a teacher.
Seeking additional and less time consuming opportuni-ties to get teaching experience, I turned to the LSLC. Another postdoc, who I met through participation in the yoUR PDA (highlighting the importance of networking), told me about their Scientist-Instructor Internship. I applied and was accepted to the program which involved teaching 2.5 to 4hr prepared lessons to high school students visiting the medical center. I worked about once a week over the winter and spring of 2008 and I found that I loved it. Students enjoyed the hands-on, case study-based lessons on genetic engineering and stem cell biology (among others) and I fed off their enthusiasm and ques-tions. After working here I knew I wanted to continue to contribute and when I was offered a full-time position, I felt it was the right decision for me.
Sometimes I miss the bench. Now that I work in the LSLC I don’t get to spend lots of time running experiments with the hope of learning something new. I miss talking with colleagues about experimental results and working together to develop and answer new questions. I’ll be honest, since I made the career change from postdoc to full-time educator I’ve sometimes questioned whether it is the right decision. But then I remember the feeling I get nearly every time I teach a group of students some fundamental principle of science and see their enthusiasm or have a student shake my hand and say, “Thanks, that was cool!”. That’s when I know that I’m on the right path.
If you’re like I was, a bit uncertain about what to do after your postdoc, and think that teaching
is something you might enjoy I can only suggest try it and see. Network with other postdocs and faculty to see if they know of any adjunct opportunities at any of the area colleges or contact the colleges directly. Ask your PI to let you guest lecture a class they’re teaching or contact the Biology Department to offer your services. Consider developing your own class to teach to high school students through UR’s Rochester Scholars program offered during school breaks. Or (prepare for shameless self promotion) consider joining one of the science outreach programs here at the LSLC. We’re currently looking for Scientist Instruc-tor Interns (which pays $1500!) and we have other programs that are more flexible time commitments. I’d be happy to tell you more about our programs and/or give you names of contacts at local colleges.
In closing I want to reemphasize the importance of networking with other postdocs and of supporting the efforts of the UR PDA to develop and advertise career development opportunities. Best of luck with your decisions and Happy Holidays!
Career: From Postdoc to Educator Liam Casey, Science Educator
“...Since I made the career change from postdoc to full-time educator I’ve...questioned whether it is the right decision. But then I remember the feeling I get [after I teach]… and have a student shake my hand and say, “Thanks, that was cool!”.
Contact Liam Casey @ Life Sciences Learning Center 585-275-0268
View open postdoctoral positions at the UofR @
URMC Postdoctoral Positions
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Burt Nadler from the University of Rochester Career and Internship Center presented an informational seminar on job hunting strategies for post-docs on Sept 22, 2010. His informal and interactive presentation style with a quirky sense of humor helped get his information across to the audience. His keystone to a successful job hunt was summarized in his “10 Steps Rx for Success.” It started with “Set and Articulate Goals,” and “Develop Documentation” and continued with “Establish and
A seminar on “Immigration, Visas and Taxation Blues” organized by the International Committee of the PDA took place on Nov 5, 2010. This event was held because of the strong feeling of anxiety and lack of clear understanding of these vital legal matters by the international postdoctoral community.
The pursuit of legal stability is a commonality shared among international students and postdocs, and one that requires a collaborative and persistent effort from both the international community and the International Services Office (ISO). This collaboration not only serves as a vehicle to foster legal awareness, but also to instruct and assist individuals in their quest to obtain permanent status. The UofR ISO,
important questions were addressed including discussion of the current state of immigration. The event was attended by about thirty postdocs and was very well received. The international community was pleased with this presentation and the ISO did an excellent job providing references and being readily available when needed – something for which we as a community are overwhelm-ingly grateful. Because of continu-ing need, this event will be held annually and the ISO is happy to work with us on arranging another seminar on taxation matters for all the postdoc community.
Updates and Other Events
♦ PDA Events Calendar
♦ University of Rochester Events Calendar
♦ URMC Scientific Events Calendar
Immigration, Visas and Taxation Blues Robin Dhillon
under the leadership of Mr. Cary Jensen, was very kind to share their expertise at this event. Senior staff from the ISO spoke on various topics including but not limited to visas, do’s and don'ts for the non-immigrant visa holders, current issues, immigration and route to green card for research-ers.
The sustained support of interna-tional students and postdocs spear-headed by the ISO has been exception-ally beneficial. The recent seminar was a well-timed and much needed event amid the trepidation and anxiety induced by vital legal matters. Many
International Services Office
213 Morey Hall, River Campus 585-275-2866
Mon – Fri: 9am-noon & 1-4
Career Center Seminar Chris Kaufmann
UR Career Center
302 Meliora Hall, River Campus Mon - Fri : 9am to 5pm
585-275-2366 [email protected]
Expand a Network” and ended with “Interview” and “Receive, Analyze, Then Accept One Offer.” Burt stressed that to get the full benefit, interested people should stop by the Center for one-on-one counseling through the step-by-step process.
Feedback after the seminar was positive, noting that it covered the basics and was quite valuable. Burt’s 10 step plan was considered a good path to follow in the job hunt and provided a needed structure for planning. Also it was good to learn there is a career center at the U of R and they are willing and happy to help out the post-doc population. The only downside to the seminar was the low audience turn out. We hope to improve participation in future Career Development events and welcome any suggestions for topics or ideas.
Join us on the second Monday of the month
from 12 - 1pm at the Medical Center. Network with other postdocs and influence
yoUR PDA!
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Continued Learning: A Postdoc Perspective Marie-Eve Tremblay
investigators setting up their lab and purchasing new equipment, much as to any graduate student, postdoc, and investigator inter-ested in learning more about microscopy. All considered, I very much enjoyed the course and it was also very nice meeting interesting people in the field.
Check out Cold Spring Harbor for course listing and related information
I was fortunate to participate in the Imaging Structure & Function in the Nervous System course at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory last summer. This intensive, very demanding, but rewarding 3-week course increased my confidence in my abilities to use fluores-cence microscopy. It provided me with theoretical basis, practical experience (including sample preparation, imaging, and analysis), but also resource persons (to contact if I build my own microscope system or use new applications in the future) and troubleshooting tools. I would very much recommend the course to young
American Brain Tumor Associa-tion (ABTA) Basic Research Fellowships International Postdocs Eligible Deadline: January 7, 2011 Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) General Request for Proposals International Postdocs Eligible Deadlines: January 12, April 5, July 5, and October 5, 2011 American Society for Microbiol-ogy (ASM)/Coordinated Center for Infectious Disease (CCID) Post-Doctoral Research Associates Program in Infectious Diseases and Public Health Microbiology International Postdocs Eligible Deadline: January 15, 2011 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Awards International Eligibility not Stipulated Deadline: January 15, 2011 American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards International Postdocs Eligible Deadline: January 15, 2011 The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) 3-Year Tupper Postdoctoral Fellow-ship International Postdocs Eligible Deadline: January 15, 2011 American Heart Association (AHA) Founders Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellowship Postdocs on J-1, H-1B, and F-1 Visas Eligible Deadline: January 28, 2011
Cancer Research Institution (CRI) Postdoctoral Fellowships International Postdocs Eligible Annual Deadlines: April 1, October 1, 2011 American Cancer Society (ACS) Postdoctoral Fellowships Deadlines: April 1, October 15, 2011 Morton Cure Paralysis Fund Postdoctoral Research Grants International Postdocs Eligible Deadlines: April 30 and October 31, 2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR) Research Participation Opportunity International Postdocs Eligible Open/No Deadline National Geographic Society's Committee for Research and Exploration Grant International Postdocs Eligible Open/No Deadline The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers International Postdocs Eligible Open/No Deadline
Funding Opportunities
National Institute of Health (NIH) K-Series Awards (K-22) Deadlines: February 12, June 12, October 12 AIDS-Related Deadlines: January 7, May 7, September 7 National Research Council of the National Academies Research Associateship Programs Nationality Requirements Differ per Program Deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1, 2011 Hereditary Disease Foundation John J. Wasmuth Postdoctoral Fellow-ships Deadlines: February 15, June 15 and October 15 National Science Foundation (NSF) International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops Annual Deadlines: March 1, Sep 1, 2011 National Institute of Health (NIH) Pathways to Independence Award (K99/R00) International Postdocs Eligible Annual Deadlines: March 12, July 12, November 12 AIDS-Related Deadlines: January 7, May 7, September 7 Note-Individual Opportunities may have different deadlines, please check the sites. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Postdoctoral Fellowships International Postdocs Eligible Annual Deadlines: March 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15, 2011 National Institute of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Postdoctoral Fellows (F32) Open to US citizens, non-citizen nationals, and Permanent Residents. Annual Deadlines: April 8, August 8, and December 8
Funding opportunities details & updates coming soon @ postdocs.urmc.edu
Volume 1, Issue 1 December 2010
Postdoc Accomplishments 2010
LATA BALAKRISHNAN, PHD Postdoctoral Research Associate Lab: Dr. Robert Bambara Dept of Biochemistry and Biophysics Publications
♦ Balakrishnan L, et al. Acetylation of Dna2 endonuclease/helicase and flap endonuclease 1 by p300 promotes DNA stability by creating long flap intermedi-ates. J Biol Chem.
♦ Balakrishnan L, et al. Reconstitution of eukaryotic lagging strand DNA replication. Methods.
♦ Balakrishnan L, et al. Histone H4 lysine 20 mono- and tri-methylation define distinct biological processes in SV40 minichromosomes. Cell Cycle.
♦ Henry R, Balakrishnan L, et al. Components of the two-nuclease pathway stimulate the one nuclease pathway, J. Biol Chem.
♦ Balakrishnan L, Milavetz B. Decoding the histone H4 lysine 20 methylation mark. Crit Rev in Biochem and Mol Biol.
♦ Gloor J, Balakrishnan L, Bambara RA. Flap endonuclease 1 mechanism analysis indicates flap base binding prior to threading, J. Biol Chem.
♦ Balakrishnan L, et al. Dna2 exhibits an unique strand-end dependent helicase mechanism, J. Biol Chem.
Award
♦ Travel Award ($1250) for Experimental Biology Meeting, from American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
SIMONA BANCOS, PHD Postdoctoral Fellow Lab: Dr. Richard Phipps Dept of Environmental Medicine Publications
♦ Bancos S and Phipps RP. Memory B cells from older people express normal levels of cyclooxygenase-2 and produce higher levels of IL-6 and IL-10 upon in vitro activation. Cellular Immun.
♦ Bancos S, et al. Induction of heme oxygenase-1 in normal and malignant human B lymphocytes by 15-deoxy-12, 14 -prostaglandin J2 requires Nrf2. Cell Imm.
♦ Bernard MP, Bancos S, et al. Inhibition of Cyclooxygenase-2 Attenuates Humoral Response against Vaccinia Infection. Vaccine.
GUANGCHUN CHEN, PHD Lab: Dr. Jacques Robert
♦ $32,500 Senior Research Training Fellowship from the American Lung Association; Role: PI
♦ $25,000 CTSI Pilot and Collaborative Translational and Clinical Studies Award; Role: PI of Pilot
Award ♦ $1500 Travel Award, Bristol-Myers
Squibb
AMY HEIN, PHD Postdoctoral Fellow Lab: Dr. M. Kerry O’Banion Dept of Neurobiology & Anatomy Publications
♦ Matousek SB, Hein AM, et al. COX-1 is responsible for PG production and memory deficits following sustained neuroinflammation. J Neurochem.
♦ Hein AM, et al. Sustained hippocampal IL-1beta overexpression impairs contextual and spatial memory. Brain Behav Immun.
♦ Frank M, Barrientos R, Hein AM, et al. IL-1RA blocks E. coli-induced suppres-sion of Arc and long-term memory in aged rats. Brain Behav Immu.
Awards
♦ $1,500 Travel Award from the Psycho-neuroimmunology Research Society.
♦ Christine Mirzayan science and technology policy fellow at the National Academy of Sciences
MAGGIE HOLLAND, PHD, MPH Departmental Fellow in General Academic Pediatrics Postdoctoral Research Associate School of Nursing Publications
♦ Holland ML, et al. Mother-child interactions and the associations with child healthcare utilization in low-income urban families. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
♦ Holland ML, et al. Self-Efficacy as a mediator between maternal depression
Dept of Microbiology and Immunology Publication
♦ Chen G, et al. GPR56 is essential for testis development and male fertility in mice. Dev Dynamics.
A. SEEMA CHIDA, PHD Lab: Dr. Inaki Sanz Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy/Immunology/Rheumatology Publication
♦ Chida AS, Goyos A and Robert J. Phylogenetic and developmental study of CD4, CD8α and CD8β T cell co-receptor homologs in two amphibian species, Silurana (Xenopus) tropicalis and Xenopus laevis. Dev Comp Immunol.
Award
♦ Trainee Travel Award at Amer. Association of Immunologists 97th Annual meeting
Accomplishments achieved while in Dr. Robert’s lab, Dept of Microbiology and Immunology
NATALIE CORT, PHD
Postdoctoral Fellow Instructor of Psychology Department of Psychiatry Publications
♦ Cort NA, et al. Investigating health disparities and disproportionality in Child maltreatment reporting: 2002-2006. J of Public Health Management & Practice.
♦ Cort NA, et al. Maternal intergenerational transmission of childhood multi-type maltreatment. J of Aggression, Maltreat-ment & Trauma.
♦ Poleshuck EL, Gamble SA, Cort NA, et al. Interpersonal psychotherapy for co-occurring depression and chronic pain. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.
Grant
♦ UR’s Center for Community Health Award; Cort (PI) 3/31/2009-9/30/2010
MATTHEW GIANNANDREA, PHD Postdoctoral Fellow Lab: Dr. P. Lawrence Dept of Environmental Medicine Grants
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Postdoc Accomplishments 2010 Continued
and child hospitalizations in low-income urban families. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
♦ Yoo B, Holland M, et al. Effects of mass media coverage on timing and annual receipt of influenza vaccination among Medicare elderly. Health Serv Res.
Grant
♦ Qualitative Study of Nurse-Family Partnership Attrition in Monroe County. Community Health Supplemental Funds, Center for Community Health, URMC. Award: $500. Role: PI.
CARLA JUNGQUIST, RN-C, PHD RCBI Cognitive & Neuroimaging Lab Dept of Nursing Publications
♦ Jungquist CR, et al. Association of opioid use for chronic pain with the severity of sleep disordered breathing in patients referred for sleep evaluation. J Pain Management.
♦ Jungquist CR, et al. Risk factors for opioid induced respiratory depression. J Pain Manag Nurs.
♦ Jungquist CR, et al. Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain. Sleep Medicine.
Grants
♦ NIH-NINR Pain Methodologies Summer Boot Camp, Bethesda MD. 7/19-23/2010.
♦ Amer Academy of Sleep Medicine Young Investigator Research Forum; NIH.
ASSAF OSHRI, PHD Postdoctoral Research Associate Mt. Hope Family Center Publication
♦ Rogosch AF, Oshri A, & Cicchetti D. From child maltreatment to adolescent cannabis abuse and depend-ence: A developmental cascade model. Dev and Psychopath.
Grant
♦ NIH Young Scholars Travel Grant to attend the 4th annual TRCNC (St. Louis, MO)
use as drug carrier during pregnancy. J Control Release.
Award
♦ Best abstract selection, Teratology Society
EMIL SCOSYREV, PHD Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Urology Publications
♦ Scosyrev E, et al. Microscopic invasion of perivesical fat by urothelial carcinoma: implications for prognosis and pathology practice. Urol.
♦ Scosyrev E, et al. Female bladder cancer: incidence, treatment, and outcome. Curr Opin Urol.
♦ Scosyrev E, et al. Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program and population-based research in urologic oncology: an overview. Urol Oncol.
♦ Scosyrev E, et al. Do mixed histologic features affect urvival benefit from neo-adjuvant platinum-based combination chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced bladder cancer? BJU Int.
MARIE-ÈVETREMBLAY, PHD Postdoctoral Fellow Lab: Dr. A Majewska Dept of Neurobiology and Anatomy Publications
♦ Tremblay ME, et al. Microglial interactions with synapses are modulated by visual experience. PLoS Biol
♦ Marker DF*, Tremblay ME*, et al. A thin- skull window technique for chronic two-photon in vivo imaging of murine microglia in models of neuroinflamma-tion. JoVE. *Equal contribution.
♦ Tremblay ME. Preparation of mouse brain tissue for immunoelectron microscopy. JoVE.
♦ Bouvier D, Tremblay ME, et al. EphA4 is localized in clathrin-coated and synaptic vesicles in adult mouse brain. J Neurochem.
♦ Kelly EA, Tremblay ME, et al. Postsynaptic deregulation in GAP-43 heterozygous mouse barrel cortex. Cerebral Cortex.
PHILLIP SMITH, PHD NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow Dept of Psychiatry Publications
♦ Smith PN, et al. The effect of participating in suicide research: Does participating in a research protocol on suicide and psychiatric symptoms increase suicide ideation and attempts? Suicide & Life Threatening Beh.
♦ Gamble SA, Smith PN, et al. Domain-specific social functioning improvements during treatment of depressed women with histories of childhood sexual abuse. J Affective Disorders.
♦ Smith PN, et al. The acquired capability for suicide: A comparison of suicide attempters, suicide ideators, and non-suicidal controls. Depression & Anxiety.
♦ Smith PN & Cukrowicz KC. Capable of suicide: A functional model of the acquired ability to enact lethal self-injury. Suicide & Life Threatening Behavior.
Grant
♦ National Institutes of Health Clinical Loan Repayment Grant (sponsored by NIMH)
RASHMI RAM, PHD Postdoctoral Research Associate Lab: Dr. B.C. Blaxall Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute Publications
♦ Ram R & Blaxall BC. Nebulette mutations in cardiac remodeling: big effects from small mutations. Editorial Comment in J Am Coll Cardiol.
♦ *Ram R, *Sakurai S, et al. Dietary ω3 fatty acids modulate the substrate for post-operative atrial fibrillation in a canine cardiac surgery model. *Co-first authors. Cardiovasc Res.
Grant
♦ American Heart Association – Founders affiliate two-year postdoc fellowship award.
AMBER RINDERKNECHT, PHD Postdoctoral Fellow Lab: Dr. R.K. Miller Dept of OBGYN Publication
♦ Menjoge AR, Rinderknecht AL, et al. Transfer of PAMAM dendrimers across human placenta: prospects of its
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Save the Date!
March 25-27, 2011
Bethesda, MD National Institute of Health
Postdoc Accomplishments 2010 Continued
Award
♦ $3,500Travel Award, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
JIN XIAO, PHD, DDS Eastman Institute for Oral Health Publications
♦ Xiao J & Koo H. Structural organiza-tion and dynamics of exopolysaccharide-matrix and micro-colonies formation by Streptococcus mutans in biofilms. J App Microbio.
♦ Klein M, Xiao J, et al. An analytical tool-box for comprehensive biochemical, structural and transcriptome evaluation of oral biofilms mediated by mutans Strep. J oVE.
♦ Koo H, Xiao J, et al. Exopolysaccharides produced by Streptococcus mutans glucosyltransferases modulate the establishment of microcolonies within multispecies biofilms. J Bacteriol.
♦ Zhu WC, Xiao J, et al. Caries Experience in Individuals with Cleft Lip and/or Palate in China. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal.
enhancing voltage-dependent inactiva-tion. J Clin Pharma.
♦ Fedorenko O, Yarotskyy V, et al. The large-conductance ion channels in the nuclear envelope of central neurons. Pflugers Arch.
Grant
♦ NIH/NIAMS1K01 AR060831-01 (PI: V.Yarotskyy)
FANJIE ZENG, PHD Award
♦ ASBMR Young investigator award 2010
MUHAMMAD ZILANY, PHD Postdoctoral Research Associate Lab: Dr. L. H. Carney Auditory Neurosci-ence Depts of Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology & Anatomy Publications
♦ Zilany MSA & Carney LH. Power-law dynamics in an auditory-nerve model can account for neural adaptation to sound-level statistics. J Neurosci.
Grant
♦ William Bowen Award, Rochester Section of the Amer. Association for Dental Research.
VIKTOR YAROTSKYY, PHD Lab: Dr. R.T. Dirksen Dept of Pharmacology and Physiology Publications
♦ Gowd KH, Yarotskyy V, et al. Site-specific effects of diselenide bridges on the oxidative folding of a cystine knot peptide, omega-selenoconotoxin GVIA. Biochemistry.
♦ Wang X, Gao G, Guo K, Yarotskyy V, et al. Phospholemman modulates the gating of cardiac L-type calcium channels, Biophys J.
♦ Yarotskyy V, et al. Roscovitine binds to novel L-channel (CaV1.2) sites that separately affect activation and inactivation, J Biol Chem.
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