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| Heather Buschman, Ph.D.
The Scripps Research Institute 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, MEM-L71 La Jolla, CA 92037 858-784-9668 (phone) 858-784-9690 (fax) buschman@scripps.edu |
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EDUCATION:
04/2008 Ph.D. (Molecular Pathology) University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA (USA) 05/2002 B.S. (Biology/Biotechnology) Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (USA) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: 2008 to present - Technical Writer and Scientific Liaison, Administrative Core A, The Consortium for Functional Glycomics at The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (USA) 2005 to 2008 - Freelance Medical Writer/Editor 2002 to 2008 - Graduate Student Researcher at University of California, San Diego, CA (USA) 2006 - Health Communications Intern at the Office of Communications, Media Relations Branch, National Cancer Institute/ National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (USA) 2002 - Teaching Assistant for upper-level genetics course, Biology/Biotechnology Department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (USA) 2000 to 2001 - Intern/Lab Assistant at Genzyme Corporation, Framingham, MA (USA) 2001 - Public Health Researcher at Chulalonghorn University, Bangkok (Thailand) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: - American Society for Microbiology - National Association of Science Writers - San Diego Science Writers Association HONORS AND AWARDS: 2004 to 2008 - National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow 2007 - University of California, San Diego Molecular Pathology Department, Award for Best Presentation 2002 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute High Distinction Graduate 2002 - Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society 1998 to 2002 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Presidential Scholar COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: 2006 - Exhibit Interpreter for GENOME: The Secret of How Life Works at San Diego Natural History Museum (USA) 2005 to 2006 - Activity Room Volunteer, Hematology/Oncology Dept. at Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA (USA) 2002 - Career Mentor at Upward Bound Math and Science Program, La Jolla, CA (USA) SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: Maisey, H. C., Quach, D., Hensler, M. E., Liu, G. Y., Gallo, R. L., Nizet, V. & Doran, K. S. (2008). A group B streptococcal pilus protein promotes phagocyte resistance and systemic virulence. Faseb J. in press. Maisey, H. C., Hensler, M., Nizet, V. & Doran, K. S. (2007). Group B streptococcal pilus proteins contribute to adherence to and invasion of brain microvascular endothelial cells. J Bacteriol 189, 1464-7. Doran, K. S., Engelson, E. J., Khosravi, A., Maisey, H. C., Fedtke, I., Equils, O., Michelsen, K. S., Arditi, M., Peschel, A. & Nizet, V. (2005). Blood-brain barrier invasion by group B Streptococcus depends upon proper cell-surface anchoring of lipoteichoic acid. J Clin Invest 115, 2499-507. |
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