| EDUCATION |
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1985 |
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Stanford University |
| BS/MS Biology |
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1992 |
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas |
| Ph.D. Physiology |
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| FELLOWSHIPS |
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1992 - 1994 |
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UT Southwestern |
| Imaging and Molecular Biology |
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1994 - 1996 |
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Washington University Med School |
| Regulation of gene expression at neuromuscular junction |
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1996 - 2000 |
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Washington University Med School |
| Neurotrophic factor signaling/apoptosis |
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| HONORS AND AWARDS |
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May 2000 |
| James O’Leary Prize for Outstanding Neuroscience Research, Single Post-doctoral recipient for the year 2000 Washington University School of Medicine |
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1998-1999 |
| National Parkinson’s Foundation Research Grant, Project Title: Role of Persephin, a novel GDNF Family Ligand, in survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons |
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1992 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Award, Honorable Mention, U. T. Southwestern Medical Center |
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1991 |
| Ida M. Green Award, for Outstanding Service to the U. T. Southwestern Medical Center scientific community |
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| PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS / AFFILIATIONS |
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| American Society for Cell Biology |
| Society for Neuroscience |
| Sigma Xi |
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