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Molecular and Cellular Biology Division
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| Jason Trama, Ph.D. - Division Head |
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 • Ph.D. Graduate of the Biomedical Sciences Program at the University of California, San Diego. Studied transcriptional regulation of T-cell activation and differentiation.
• Post-doctoral work at The National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health studying caspase activation in cancer cells and transcriptional regulation of apoptotic factors.
• Member of the American Association of Immunologists and the American Society of Microbiology.
• Extensive experience with molecular, cellular, and immunological procedures.
Currently investigating pathogen recognition and mucosal immunity.
• Cancer Biomarker Analysis Team.
• Student Internship Coordinator.
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| Erika K. Libby, B.S. |
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 • B.S. in Biotechnology from Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in Biochemistry from Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania.
• Member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
• Currently investigating vaginal epithelial cell responses to BV-associated organisms and the role of Toll-like receptor polymorphisms in the host response.
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| Kristen Pascal, B.S. |
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 • B.S. in Biology from Ramapo College of New Jersey.
• Currently investigating bladder epithelial cell responses to uropathogenic E. coli and the role of immune suppression in the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections.
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| David Hilbert, Ph.D. |
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 • Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from Temple University.
• Performed postdoctoral research for the Departments of Cell Biology and Microbiology at Columbia University.
• B.S. in Biology from The College of New Jersey.
• National Science Foundation Fellow in Microbial Biology.
• Has published articles in Current Opinion in Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, Molecular Microbiology, Protist, and Surgery.
• Currently working on pathogenesis and immunity of E. coli in urinary tract infections.
• Cancer Biomarker Analysis Team.
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| Spencer Hedges, Ph.D. |
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- Doctor of Medical Sciences from Lund University, Sweden Thesis: “Mechanisms of cytokine production in the human urinary tract: the role of epithelial cells in the mucosal cytokine response”
- Research experience in cytokine and immune responses to urinary and genital tract pathogens including E. coli, N. gonorrhoeae, T. vaginalis, C. trachomatis, and the organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis.
- Currently investigating the role of fastidious vaginal microorganisms (such as A. vaginae) in the pathogenesis and the potential sequelae of bacterial vaginosis.
- Cancer Biomarker Analysis Team.
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| Terry Paulish, M.S. |
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 • M.S. in Microbiology – Microbial Ecology emphasis from The University of Montana (Spring 2007).
• Masters Thesis: “Genome rearrangement in Saccharomyces cerevisiae – Saccharomyces bayanus hybrids evolved for 200 generations under nitrogen-limitation.
• B.S. in Biology from Rider University.
• Undergraduate Senior Thesis: “A phylogenetic analysis of haloarchaea in a solar saltern”.
• Comparing virulence profiles of E. coli isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs.
• Screening E. coli mutant library for genes implicated in uropathogenicity.
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| Lamar Smith, B.A. |
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- BA in Biology from Holy Family University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Studied antifungal resistance mechanisms at Drexel University. Examined histone deacetylation in yeast and its role in azole resistance.
- Currently identifying and characterizing fastidious vaginal microorganisms (such as A. vaginae) involved in bacterial vaginosis.
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| Jack H. Mydlo, MD – Scientific Consultant |
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 • Chairperson, Department of Urology, Professor, Urology, Temple University School of Medicine.
• Presented obesity/prostate cancer data at St. George's School of Medicine, London, England - April 2004.
• Moderated symposium on urologic cancer at Mid-Atlantic AUA meeting, Chesapeake Bay, MD - May 2004.
• Impact of Obesity in Urology, Urol Clin NA - May 2004.
• Prostate Cancer Textbook - Published June 2004.
• Video presentation on Partial Nephrectomy, Brazil - July 2004.
• Blunt and Penetrating Injuries to the Penis, Chapter 6, in Urological Emergencies - Published May 2005.
• Presented at Mid-Atlantic AUA Meeting - October 2005.
• Reviewer for the Journal of Urology, Urology and BJU International.
• Serves on the GU sub-committee for Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG).
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| Michael Scher, Ph.D. |
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• Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey / Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Thesis Title: Human Sirtuin’s Role in Chromatin Structure and Function.
• Ph.D. supervisor: Danny Reinberg, Ph.D.
• Received postdoctoral fellowship from The Commission on Science and Technology of New Jersey to study microRNA’s and Cancer.
• B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cook College, Rutgers University.
• Currently working on noninvasive diagnostics for the early detection of bladder cancer and purification of new cancer biomarkers.
• Cancer Biomarker Analysis Team.
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