Personal Information:
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Birthdate: November 19, 1981 E-mail: sca11@psu.edu Educational Background: Allegheny College, Meadville, PA (2000-2004), B.S in Neuroscience and B.S. in Psychology Current Education: Pennsylvania State University (2006-present), Graduate Program in Neuroscience |
Previous Research Experience:
-- Comprehensive
undergraduate research
project, “The Effectiveness of Dopaminergic Fetal Tissue
Grafting
and Neuroprotective Agent Deprenyl in 6-OHDA Animal Models of
Parkinson's Disease”
-- Research Technician (June 2004-October 2005) Pennsylvania State University
-- Research Associate (October 2005-August 2006) University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, both positions in the laboratory of Teresa Wood investigating glutamate toxicity in oligodendrocyte cells
-- Research Technician (June 2004-October 2005) Pennsylvania State University
-- Research Associate (October 2005-August 2006) University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, both positions in the laboratory of Teresa Wood investigating glutamate toxicity in oligodendrocyte cells
Current Research:
I’m
investigating the
relationship between serotonin and brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF) by analyzing changes in the expression of BDNF splice variants
both genetically (using mice expressing different levels of serotonin
transporter, SERT) and pharmacologically (using acute and chronic
administration of serotonin reuptake inhibitors, SRIs).
Peer Review Pubilications:
- Synergistic induction of cyclin D1 in oligodendrocyte progenitor cells by IGF-I and FGF-2 requires differential stimulation of multiple signaling pathways. Frederick TJ, Min J, Altieri SC, Mitchell NE, Wood TL. Glia. 2007 Aug 1;55(10):1011-22.
- Delayed IGF-1 administration rescues oligodendrocyte progenitors from glutamate-induced cell death and hypoxic-ischemic brain damage.Wood TL, Loladze V, Altieri SC, Gangoli N, Levison SW, Brywe KG, Mallard C, Hagberg H.Dev Neurosci. 2007;29(4-5):302-10.
Coffee, books by Nicholas
Sparks and the Harry Potter collection, and keeping updated with
Gilmore Girls and American Idol
Words of Wisdom:
“We make a
living by what we get, we make a life by what we
give.”—Sir Winston Churchill
“A morning without coffee is like sleep.”—Unknown
“A morning without coffee is like sleep.”—Unknown
