Assistant Professor of Biology
Education
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (January 2001 - August 2003)
University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
Mentor: Dr. Margaret A. Titus (Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, & Development)
Ph.D./Graduate Research Fellow (August 1995 - January 2001)
University of Illinois; Urbana, IL
Department of Cell and Structural Biology
Mentor: Dr. David M. Kranz (Department of Biochemistry)
B.A. with Honors in Biology, Summa Cum Laude (August 1991 - May 1995)
College of Saint Benedict; Saint Joseph, MN
Mentors: Dr. Cheryl Knox and Dr. John Schneider
Courses Taught at Concordia University-Saint Paul
Biology Today (BIO100), Biology I: The Unity of Life (BIO120), Biology II: The
Diversity of Life (BIO130), Molecular Biology (BIO240), Research in Biology
(BIO256), Molecular Cell Biology (BIO330), Immunology (BIO430), Special Topics
in Biology (BIO450), Research Proposal (BIO455), Research in Biology (BIO456)
Professional and Teaching Experience
July 2006 - present Assistant Professor of Biology, Biology Department
Concordia University-Saint Paul, MN
August 2003 - present Mentor for undergraduate research students (BIO256,
BIO455 & BIO456); Concordia University-Saint Paul, MN
August 2005 - present Assessment Coordinator for the College of Arts and
Sciences, Concordia University-Saint Paul, MN
August 2004 - July 2006 Term Faculty, Department of Natural Science (biology) Concordia University-Saint Paul, MN
August 2003 - May 2004 Adjunct Instructor, Dept .of Natural Science (biology)
January 2003 - May 2003 Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Natural Science (biology)
August 2002 - December GRAD8101 course: Teaching in Higher Education (part of
2002 the Preparing Future Faculty program). University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Summer 2002 Mentor for undergraduate summer research student,
Sorin Fedeles; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
April 2000 Awarded the Graduate Teaching Certificate (GTC) by the
Office of Instructional Resources. University of Illinois,
Urbana, IL
January 2000 Teaching Assistant Fellow for incoming graduate TA's
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
August 1999 - December EOL 490 course: Teaching in the College and University
1999 Setting. University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
1998 - 2000 (3 semesters) Teaching Assistant for cell and molecular biology
undergraduate laboratory
January 1999 - December Mentor for undergraduate research student, Stephanie
1999 Goss; University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
May 1998 - December 1998 Mentor for undergraduate senior honors thesis student,
Jamie Rochleau; University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Research Interests
Current projects: Elucidating the role of human papilloma virus (HPV) in
(cancer biology) cervical and breast cancer cells. Techniques: cell culture,
transfection, RNA interference, PCR, Western blotting,
molecular biology.
Postdoctoral work: A role for myosin VI in asymmetric organelle segregation:
(cell biology) characterizing an unconventional myosin in C. elegans.
Techniques: microscopy, immunofluorescence, antibody
production, protein purification, molecular biology.
Graduate work: Directed evolution of T cell receptor antagonists.
(immunology) Techniques: yeast cell surface display, random and site-
directed mutagenesis, flow cytometry, cell sorting,
production and purification of proteins in yeast, PCR,
cloning, molecular biology.
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