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Download Word Please email for references (last updated April 2009) EDUCATION Ph. D. in Bioinformatics and Genomics, Expected May 2010 Integrative Biosciences Program, Cumulative GPA: 3.96/4.0 The Pennsylvania State University Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kateryna Makova B. Math, Medical Mathematics with Honors, May 2005 Creighton University, Cumulative GPA: 3.69/4.0 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE The Pennsylvania State University Male mutation bias observed in 34 mammalian genomes, 2009-Present Evolutionary rates of autosomal and sex-linked genes, 2006-2009 Duplicate gene retention in Arabidopsis thaliana, 2005-2006 Evolutionary differences between primate Y chromosomes, 2005-2006 University of Nebraska at Lincoln Research Experience for Undergraduates: Mathematical biology, 2004-2005 Creighton University Feynman’s operational calculus: Non-commuting functions, 2004 TEACHING AND WORK EXPERIENCE Graduate Students as Teachers, 2006-2009 Teach hands on biotechnology, evolution and molecular biology concepts (e.g. DNA extraction) to high school students The Pennsylvania State University BIOL141: Exam Proctor, 2006, 2007 MATH140B: Calculus and Biology I teaching assistant, 2006 St. Mary’s Hospital, 2002-2005 Hospital-wide nursing assistant, spanish interpreter Creighton University, 2001-2005 Mathematics tutor: High School Geometry through Multivariable Calculus Multi-variable Calculus teaching assistant Residence Hall Desk Worker, 2003-2005 Monitor desk, assist student residents, manage nightly videos Simple Simon Day Care, 2002-2003 Child caretaker for children ages 3mo-11yrs, Mathematics/English tutor Creighton University Library, 2001 Librarian assistant Đ organize, check-in/out books, become familiar with library multi-media tools Syracuse Shur Save, 1998-2001 Cashier, stocker VOLUNTEER AND OUTREACH International Women's Day Award Committee, 2008, 2009 Read and evaluate applications for International Women's Day Spirit of Internationalization Awards Mexico Medical Mission Trip Interpreter, 2009 Interpret Spanish for doctors and nurses, organize children's activities, assist in the pharmacy Equal Opportunity Planning Committee Review Team Member, 2009 Evaluate summer program proposals and make recommendations on fulfilling funding requests Tyrone Science Day Workshop, 2008 Design and run "Dragon Genetics" workshop, 8 sessions, for 144 first grade students Obama for America Volunteer, 2008 Enter data, cross-reference databases, poll voters, team leader at 3-31-08 Penn State Obama speech Bioinformatics and Genomics Option Journal Club Coordinator, 2008-2009 Organize journal and research presentations; coordinate refreshments and room reservations Pennsylvania Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (PA-JSHS) Judge, 2008 Judge high school science research posters Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Judge, 2007-2008 Judge 8th-12th grade scientific research presentations Framework to Foster Diversity Evaluation Committee Member, 2006-2007 Evaluate several Penn State campuses on mid-term progress of university-wide diversity goals Integrative Biosciences Mentor, 2006-2009 Mentor incoming bioinformatics & genomics option students; acclimate students to the campus/program English Conversation Partner for Science Graduate Students, 2005-2009 Practice spoken and written English skills with incoming Korean and Chinese graduate students One World Health Center, 2001-2005 Spanish interpreter and nursing assistant Siena Francis House, Homeless Shelter 2001-2004 Distribute meals and sort donations ORGANIZATIONS & AFFILIATIONS Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2007-Present Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science, 2006-Present National GWIS Membership committee member, 2009-2012 Inside the Scientists Studio coordinator, 2008-2010 Chapter president, 2007-2009 National Fellowships committee member, 2007-2008 Chapter vice president, 2006-2007 Voices Conference planning committee member, co-chair 2007-2009 Girl Scout Workshop chair, 2007-2009 Women in the Sciences and Engineering Ribbon Week committee co-chair, 2006-2009 Women in the Sciences and Engineering Institute, 2006-Present WISE Institute Internal Advisory Board member, 2009-2010 WISE Camp Afternoon Workshop committee member, "Engineering: Designing Possibilities", 2009 WISE Camp and WISE Day Camp Workshop Coordinator, "Dragon Genetics", 2008 Program Assistant for WISE Week Day Camp, 2007 Commission for Women, 2006-Present Membership committee member, 2009 Achieving Woman and Rosemary Schraer Awards review committee member, 2009 Executive committee member, 2007-2009 Marketing committee chair, co-chair 2007-2009 Assessment committee member, 2006-2008 Appointed member, 2006-2009 Biology Department Graduate Student Association, 2006-Present Graduate Affairs committee representative, 2008-2009 Graduate Recruiting committee member, 2007-2009 Society for the Study of Evolution, 2006-Present American Association for the Advancement Science, 2005-Present Omicron Delta Kappa: The National Leadership Society, Inducted 2004 Pi Mu Epsilon: Honorary National Mathematics Society, Inducted 2002 National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2002-2005 Creighton University Honors Program, 2001-2005 HONORS & AWARDS The Munich Graduate Program EES Summer School on the Evolution of Sex Chromosomes participant, 2008 Women In Science and Engineering Outstanding Service Award, 2008 Invited Breakfast with the Dean of the Graduate School, 2006, 2009 Chaired a session at the "Evolution 2006" conference in Stony Brook, NY, 2006 National Chancellor's List, 2006-Present GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS "Public Service Announcements Promoting Careers in Science and Mathematics." Funded by Outreach Thematic Initiative Fund (TIF) Proposal, PreK-12 Education Theme. PI: Nathanial Brown, co-PI: Melissa Wilson, Barbara Houtz, Babs L Bengtson, Elizabeth Hutton, rural Multi-District Academic Space Alliance, 2009-2010 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007-2010 Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Travel Grant, 2006, 2008, 2009 National Graduate Women in Science Travel Grant, 2008 Integrative Biosciences Travel Grant, 2007,2009 Sex & Recombination: In Theory and Practice Conference Travel Fellowship, 2008 J. Ben and Helen D. Hill Memorial Award, 2007 Women In Science and Engineering Travel Grant, 2006, 2007 The Pennsylvania State University NSF GRFP Incentive Award, 2006 Graham Endowed Fellowship: University-wide recognition of highly recruited students, 2005-2006 Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Fellowship, 2005-2006 Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Supplemental Award: For academic excellence, 2005-2006 Creighton University Outstanding Mathematician Award: One award per academic year, 2005 Creighton University Academic Scholarship, 2001-2005 PAPER PUBLICATIONS, SUMBISSIONS AND IN PREPARATION 2. Wilson, M., and Makova, K.D.. Evolution and survival on eutherian sex chromosomes. Accepted by PLoS Genetics June 2009 1. Wilson, M., and Makova, K.D.. Genomic analyses of sex chromosome evolution. Accepted by Annual Reviews of Human Genetics and Genomics June 2009 PRESENTATIONS (presenter in bold) Presented poster at Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution 2009 in Iowa City, IA, June 2009 Melissa Wilson, Francesca Chiaromonte and Kateryna Makova "Male mutation bias observed across 34 mammalian genomes" Selected talk at Sex and Recombination: In Theory & In Practice in Iowa City, IA, June 2009 Melissa Wilson, Francesca Chiaromonte and Kateryna Makova "Male mutation bias observed across 34 mammalian genomes" Presented talk at Munich EES Summer School on "The Evolution of Sex Chromosomes" in Frauenchiemsee, Germany, September 2008 Melissa Wilson and Kateryna Makova "Evolution and Survival on Eutherian Sex Chromosomes" Invited 1 hour lecture at the Bioinformatics Research Center at Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark, September 2008 Melissa Wilson and Kateryna Makova "Evolution and Survival on Eutherian Sex Chromosomes" Presented talk at Evolution 2008 Conference in Minneapolis, MN, June 2008 Melissa Wilson and Kateryna Makova “Evolution and Survival on Eutherian Sex Chromosomes" Selected talk at Sex and Recombination: In Theory & In Practice in Iowa City, IA, June 2008: (Conference cancelled due to flooding) Melissa Wilson and Kateryna Makova “Evolution and Survival on Eutherian Sex Chromosomes" Biology Department Graduate Student Association presentation in State College, PA, February 2008 Melissa Wilson and Kevin Zelnio “A Natural History of Unintelligent Design: In celebration of Darwin Day” Research and Recruitment 1 hour seminar at Creighton University in Omaha, NE, October 2007 Melissa Wilson “Transitioning to Graduate Research: Integrative Research at Penn State” Invited participant at 1 hour Fellowships seminar at Creighton University in Omaha, NE, October 2007 Presentation at the 11th Congress of the European Society of Evolutionary Biology in Uppsala, Sweden, August 2007 Melissa Wilson and Kateryna Makova “What does it take to stay on sex chromosomes? The survival guide for genes” Selected 15 minute talk at the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) 2007 conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 2007 Melissa Wilson and Kateryna Makova “A unique type of duplication: how do genes survive on sex chromosomes?” Commission for Women, Assessment Committee presentation to Dr. Graham Spanier, President of The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, March 2007 Melissa Wilson and Dorus Malkmus “Assessing the Status of Undergraduate Women Students at Penn State University” Invited 1 hour plenary talk at The University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 8th Annual Regional Mathematics Conference in Lincoln, NE, October 2006 Melissa Wilson “Research Experiences for Undergraduates: A Stoichiometric Model for Tumor Growth” Presented a 15 minute talk at the “Evolution 2006” conference in Stony Brook, NY, July 2006 Melissa Wilson and Kateryna Makova "Evolution of sex linked genes versus their autosomal counterparts: A comparison between human, mouse and opossum" Presented a 15 minute talk at the Joint American Mathematics Association/Mathematics Association of America National meeting in Atlanta, GA, Jan 2005 Melissa Wilson, Vladamir Ufimtsev and Bo Deng “A Stoichiometric Model for Tumor Formation” LITERATURE REVIEWS Molecular Biology and Evolution, Apr 2009 Genetics, Feb 2008 Biology Direct, Oct 2007 Biology Letters, July 2007 Sex Chromosome book chapter, June 2007 Trends in Genetics, Jan 2007 Biology Direct, Dec 2006 REFERENCES Available upon request. |
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