•Executive Director, Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, 2021 - Present
•Administrative Director, Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, 2018 - 2021
• Science Teacher, The Masters School, 2011-2018
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Lymphocyte Biology, The Rockefeller University, 2006-2011
Selected Publications
- First-generation physician-scientists are under-represented and need better support. Nat Med 27, 752–755 (2021). doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01352-3
- Detection of Trypanosoma brucei variant surface glycoprotein switching by magnetic activated cell sorting and flow cytometry. J Vis Exp. 2016 Oct 19;(116). doi: 10.3791/54715.
- Period and timeless mRNA splicing profiles under natural conditions in Drosophila melanogaster. J Biol Rhythms 2015 Jun;30(3):217-27. doi: 10.1177/0748730415583575.
- Telomere length affects the frequency and mechanism of antigenic variation in Trypanosoma brucei. PLoS Pathogens 2012;8(8):e1002900. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002900. Epub 2012 Aug 30.
- A yeast-endonuclease-generated DNA break induces antigenic switching in Trypanosoma brucei. Nature 2009 May 14;459(7244):278-81. doi: 10.1038/nature07982. Epub 2009 Apr 15.
- The in(put)s and out(put)s of the Drosophila circadian clock. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2008;1129:350-7. doi: 10.1196/annals.1417.006.
- Integration of light and temperature in the regulation of circadian gene expression in Drosophila. PLoS Genet. 2007 Apr 6;3(4):e54. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030054.
- Control of daily transcript oscillations in Drosophila by light and the circadian clock. PLoS genet. 2006 Mar;2(3):e39. Epub 2006 Mar 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0020039.
- Molecular genetics of timing in intrinsic circadian rhythm sleep disorders. Ann Med. 2002;34(5):386-93.
Awards and Honors
- 2012-2015 Head of School Award, The Masters School
- 2007-2009 Charles H. Revson Senior Fellowship in Life Sciences, Charles H. Revson Foundation
- 2007-2008 Women in Science Fellowship, The Rockefeller University
Background
- Ph.D., The Rockefeller University, 2006