Curriculum vitae
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Amy J. Reese
   
Cedar Crest College
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
100 College Drive
Allentown PA 18104-6196

email: ajreese@cedarcrest.edu
office: 610-606-4666, ext. 3517
fax: 610-606-4616

web: http://www2.cedarcrest.edu/academic/bio/reese

   
 
Education
 
  The College of Wooster (Wooster, OH), B.A. chemistry, music minor
1993
  University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN), Ph.D. biochemistry
2001
  Washington University (St. Louis, MO), postdoctorate, microbiology
2004
     
Research and Professional experience
 
  The College of Wooster, Senior Independent Study thesis “The Determination of the Three-Dimensional Crystal Structure of the Coenzyme B12 Model Compound: [((CH3)2CHCH2)Co(III)((DO)(DOH)bn)H2O]+PF6-”. Virginia Pett, thesis advisor.

1992-1993
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Medical Research Department, Protein purification and analysis. Theodore Peters, Jr. and Roberta Reed, research coordinators.

1992-1993
  University of Minnesota, Ph.D. thesis “Adipocyte Lipid Binding Protein (ALBP) Mutations: In Search of Binding Specificity Determinants”. Leonard J. Banaszak, thesis advisor.

1994-2000
  Washington University, postdoctoral work “The Mechanism of Capsule Attachment in Cryptococcus neoformans”. Tamara L. Doering, postdoctoral advisor
2001-2004
  Marine Biologicl Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, Course on “Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis” Marine Biological Laboratory

2002
  Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA, advisor for undergraduates research projects. “Got glucan? Synthesis and Regulation of Alpha-1,3-glucan Required for Capsule Binding in Cryptococcus neoformans”
2004 - present
     
Teaching Experience
 
  The College of Wooster, Laboratory assistant in undergraduate chemistry labs, teaching assistant for First Year Seminar.

1989 - 1993
  University of Minnesota, Teaching assistant and curriculum development for Protein Structures and Function, teaching assistant for Protein Structures and Folding, laboratory mentor for high school student.

1994 - 2000
  Washington University, Co-lab instructor for Biomedical Research Apprentice Program, High school student tutor and high school teacher curriculum coach for Young Scientist Program, course director and curriculum design for lecture and laboratory of 437 DNA Manipulation summer course

2000 - 2004
  Cedar Crest College, Bio 227 Microbiology lecture and lab sections, Bio 121 Principles of Biology lab section, Bio 127 Introduction to Microbiology lecture and lab, and Bio 362 Microbial Pathogenesis lecture and lab

2004 - present
     
Awards  
  Herrick L. Johnson Chemistry Scholarship

1989
  College Scholar Scholarship

1989
  Lavell M. Henderson Award

1994
  Cyrus P. Barnum, Jr. Memorial Teaching Award

1996
  NIH Molecular Biophysics Training Grant, T32-GM08277, Pre-Doctoral

1996-8
  Graduate Student Leadership Award

1999
  Travel awards to meetings: Biophysical Society (1997), American Crystallographic Association (1998, 2000), and Protein Society (1999)

1997 - 2000
  NIH NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant, Infectious Disease Division, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Wash. Univ. #5 T32 AI07172-22

2001 - 2002
  Travel awards to meetings: 102nd American Society for Microbiology (2002), 5th International Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis (2002), 10th Midwest Pathogenesis (2003)
2002 - 2003
  Travel awards to meetings: 12th American Society for Microbiology Curriculum for Undergraduate Education (2005), 6th International Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis (2005)
2004 - 2005
  Faculty Development Awards: to attend the 12th American Society for Microbiology Curriculum for Undergraduate Education and the 105th American Society for Microbiology meetings (2005) and the 6th International Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis meeting (2005)
2004 - 2005
     
Professional Society Memberships  
  American Crystallographic Association 1998 - 2000
  Association for Women in Science 1998 - present
  Graduate Women in Science, Sigma delta epsilon 1998 -2000
  American Society for Microbiology 2002 - present
  National Postdoctoral Association 2002 - 2004
  Council on Undergraduate Research
2004 - present
  Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences 2004 - present
   
Academic Service & Participation
 
  College of Wooster, Women in Science group, president 1991 - 1993
  University of Minnesota, Biochemistry graduate student body, co-president, Structural Biology Journal Club, seminar coordinator, Women in Science and Engineering co-director, Council of Graduate Students, Vice-President, External Relations

1996 - 2000
  Washington University, co-director of new St. Louis chapter of Association for Women in Science

2001 - 2004
  Cedar Crest College, Committee for Health and Wellness, Creativity subcommittee (04); Animal Use and Care Committee (05), Pre-Med Club advisor (05) 2004 - present
     
Publications  
  Thompson, J., Ory, J., Reese-Wagoner, A., and Banaszak, L. "The liver fatty acid binding protein- comparison to cavity properties of intracellular lipid-binding proteins." Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. (1999) 192: 9-16.

  Thompson, J., Reese-Wagoner, A., and Banaszak, L. "Liver fatty acid binding protein: species variation and the accommodation of different ligands." Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (1999) 1441: 117-130.

  Reese-Wagoner, A., Thompson, J., and Banaszak, L. "Structural properties of the adipocyte lipid binding proteins." Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (1999) 1441: 106-116.

  Bose, I, Reese, A. J., Ory, J. J., Janbon, G., and Doering T. L. “A yeast under cover: the capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans.” Eukaryotic Cell (2003) 2(4):655-663.

  Reese, A. J. and Banaszak, L. J. “Specificity determinants for lipids bound to beta-barrel proteins.” Journal of Lipid Research, (2004) 45(2):232-243.

  Reese, A. J. and Doering, T. L. “Cell wall alpha-1,3-glucan is required to anchor the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule.” Molecular Microbiology (2003) 50(4):1401-1409.

  Reese, A. J. and Doering, T. L. “The role of alpha-1,3-glucan synthase in Cryptococcus neoformans capsule assembly.” In preparation.

     
Related publications
 
  Beuning, P. J and Reese, A. J. “Introducing the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA): A Resource and A Voice for Postdoctoral Scholars.” AWIS Magazine (2003) 32 27-29.

  Faculty of 1000: evaluations for Reese AJ & Doering TL Mol Microbiol 2003 Nov 50 (4) :14019 http://www.f1000biology.com/article/14622425/evaluation, factor 9.

     
Meeting Abstracts and Presentations  
  Reese, A. J. and Banaszak, L. J. “Adipocyte Lipid-Binding Protein: Structural Components Involved with Ligand-Binding Specificity and Affinity” Biophysical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 1997, poster.

  Reese, A. J. and Banaszak, L. J. “Adipocyte Lipid-Binding Protein: Structural Components Involved with Ligand-Binding Specificity and Affinity” International Lipid Binding Protein Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 1997, poster.

  Reese, A. J. and Banaszak, L. J. “Adipocyte Lipid Binding Protein Mutants Constructed to Probe the Source of Protein:Ligand Specificity” American Crystallographic Association Meeting, Arlington, VA, July 1998, poster.

  Reese, A. J. and Banaszak, L. J. “Probing Sources of Protein-Ligand Specificity: Adipocyte Lipid Binding Protein Mutants” Protein Society Meeting, Boston, MA, July 1999, poster.

  Reese, A. J. and Banaszak, L. J. “Adipocyte Lipid Binding Protein Mutations- In Search of Binding Specificity Determinants” American Crystallographic Association Meeting, St. Paul, MN, July 2000, poster.

  Doering, T. L., Reese, A., and Pierini, L. M. “Polysaccharide Capsule Assembly in the Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans” Molecular Mechanisms of Fungal Cell Wall Biogenesis conference, Ascona, Switzerland, August 2001, oral presentation by T. L. Doering.

  Reese, A., and Doering, T. L. “Capsule Synthesis and Assembly” 5th International Cryptococcus and Cryptococcosis Meeting, Adelaide, Australia March 2002, invited speaker.

  Reese, A., and Doering, T. L. “Capsule Synthesis and Assembly” University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia March 2002, Dept. Biochem. and Mol. Biol., guest seminar speaker.

  Reese, A., and Doering, T. L. “Capsule Attachment in Cryptococcus neoformans” 102nd American Society for Microbiology, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2002, poster.

  Reese, A., and Doering, T. L. “Capsule Attachment in Cryptococcus neoformans” 9th Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis, Indianapolis, IN, Sept. 2002, poster.

  Reese, A., and Doering, T. L. “The role of alpha-1,3-glucan synthase in Cryptococcus neoformans capsule assembly” 10th Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis, Iowa City, IA, Oct. 2003, poster.

  Reese, A. J., Sommer, U., Liu, H., Cottrell, T. R., and Doering, T. L. “Capsule synthesis in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans” Glycobiology Meeting, San Diego, CA, Dec. 2003, oral presentation by T. L. Doering.

  Sefko, J. A., Hunold, C. and Reese, A. J “Localizing the enzyme that makes a cell wall component critical for capsule attachment in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans” submitted abstract for poster to the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, 2005.

  Rawal, D., Massafra, C., and Reese, A. J. “Using RNA interference to reduce the levels of a cell wall regulation enzyme in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans” submitted abstract for poster to the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, 2005.

  Barnes, T.,and Reese, A. J. “Looking for a room temperature virulence model for the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans” submitted abstract for poster to the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, 2005.

     
  Presentations not individually listed:

 
  University of Minnesota: Presentations and posters for Structural Biology Journal Club and for the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology departmental seminars and retreats.

1994 - 2000
  Washington University: Presentations and posters for Medical Mycology Research Club, Yeast Club, and for the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis departmental seminars and retreats.

2001 - 2004
  Cedar Crest College: Presentations for Junior Colloquium research selection, 122 Research selection, Beta Beta Beta 05 induction ceremony speaker, guest lecturer for Bio 122 and Bio 260 spring 05,

2004 - present