Blogger at Biochemicalsoul.com at
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area
- Current
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- Blogger at Biochemicalsoul.com
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology at Elon University
- Intramural Research Training Award Postdoctoral Fellow at National Institute of Environmental Health Science
- Past
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- Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Mentor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Teaching Assistant at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Research Technologist at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Laboratory Assistant at Hendrix College
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Undergraduate Fellow at University of Arkansas
- Research Technician at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Education
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Hendrix College
- Connections
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- Industry
- Research
- Websites
Daniel D. Brown’s Summary
Publications:
Sarang S.S., Lukyanova S.M., Brown D.D., Cummings B.S., Gullans S.R., and Schnellman, R.G. (2008) Identification, co-assembly, and activity of gamma–aminobutyric acid receptor subunits in renal proximal tubular cells. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 324(1):376-82.
Brown D. D. and Conlon F.L. (2007) Small heat shock protein Hsp27 is required for proper heart tube formation. Genesis. 45:667–678.
Brown D. D., Davis A.C., Conlon F.L. (2006) Xtn3 is a developmentally expressed cardiac and skeletal muscle-specific novex-3 titin isoform. Gene Expression Patterns. 6: 913-918.
Goetz S.C., Brown D.D., Conlon F.L. (2006) TBX5 is required for embryonic cardiac cell cycle progression. Development. 133: 2575-2584.
Brown D. D., Martz S. N., Binder O., Goetz S. C., Price B. M. J., Smith J. C. and Conlon F. L. (2005) Tbx5 and Tbx20 act synergistically to control vertebrate heart morphogenesis. Development 132, 553-563.
Brown D. D., Binder O., Pagratis M., Parr B.A., Conlon F.L. (2003) Developmental expression of the Xenopus laevis Tbx20 orthologue. Dev Genes Evol. Jan; 212(12): 604-7.
Daniel D. Brown’s Experience
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Blogger
Biochemicalsoul.com
(Research industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Science writing and outreach
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Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology
Elon University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Lectured a class of 38 undergraduates in the Bio111 Introductory Cell Biology course in spring 2008, and a class of 32 students in Bio101 Topics in General Biology for non-biology majors during fall 2009. I was responsible for all class materials including syllabus design, lectures, exams, and online content using Blackboard software.
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Intramural Research Training Award Postdoctoral Fellow
National Institute of Environmental Health Science
(Research industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
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Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Mentor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
June 2005 — September 2005 (4 months)
Mentored a SURE student, Anna C. Davis (now a graduate student at Vanderbilt), in a research project characterizing the expression of Titin Novex 3 in vertebrate muscle development, instructed her in scientific methods and techniques, planned her daily research schedule, and co-authored a primary research article resulting from the project.
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Teaching Assistant
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2002 — May 2002 (5 months)
Held recitations twice a week and exam review sessions for Cell and Developmental Biology class of forty undergraduates. Held regular office hours for student questions. Graded homework and exams.
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Research Technologist
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(Educational Institution; Hospital & Health Care industry)
April 2000 — June 2001 (1 year 3 months)
Prior to graduate school, I studied the role of gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor type A (GABAA-R) subunits in the rat kidney. Techniques: RT-PCR, Western Blots, immunoprecipitation, basic molecular biology.
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Laboratory Assistant
Hendrix College
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 1998 — May 2000 (1 year 9 months)
Assisted undergraduates in General Zoology, General Physiology, and General Ecology labs. Prepared all laboratory materials and specimens, setup laboratory exams, graded homework and tests, answered student questions during labs, and held exam review sessions.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Undergraduate Fellow
University of Arkansas
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
June 1999 — September 1999 (4 months)
Tracked the seasonal movement patterns and habitat uses of the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) using radio-telemetry.
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Research Technician
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(Educational Institution; Hospital & Health Care industry)
June 1998 — September 1998 (4 months)
During the summer after sophomore year at Hendrix College, I studied the rates of influx and efflux through the Na+/K+ pump and the K+/Cl- cotransporter of rabbit erythrocytes using Rubidium-86.
Daniel D. Brown’s Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ph.D. , Biology , 2001 — 2006
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- Dissertation: “Elucidating the Roles of the Cardiogenic Factors Tbx20, Tbx5 and Hsp27 in Vertebrate Heart Development”. Cloned and characterized the role of a transcription factor, Tbx20, in vertebrate heart development. Techniques: molecular biology, morpholino-based knockdown of gene expression in vivo, biochemistry, protein analysis, histology, embryology, microarray screens, large-scale EST screening, embryonic stem cell culture.
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Hendrix College
B.A. , Biology , 1996 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- Spessard Award in Biology (highest honor for excellence in biology)
Chairman’s Scholarship (academic scholarship)
Environmental Concerns Committee, a branch of the Student Senate
Environmental Representative, Hardin Hall
S.A.V.E. (Student Activities that Value the Earth) club
Additional Information
Daniel D. Brown’s Websites:
Daniel D. Brown’s Interests:
Science Education, Writing, and Outreach: Creator and organizer of the Carnival of Evolution, a monthly blog carnival dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge of evolutionary biology. Author of Biochemicalsoul.com, my own personal blog dedicated to current scientific issues, news, and teaching ideas. Participated as a judge for the Orange County Science Fair in Hillsborough, NC (January, 30th 2009), a fair composed of 27 elementary projects and 2 high school projects. I will be an ambassador for North Carolina DNA Day, April 24th 2009, a high school biology outreach project in which researchers travel to rural underserved high schools to present interactive modules to increase knowledge and interest in scientific research. I was an active participant of ScienceOnline09 in Research Triangle Park, NC, Jan. 2009, a wonderful conference dedicated to issues in science blogging, writing, education, outreach, and communications.
Daniel D. Brown’s Groups:
Science Communicators of North Carolina (SCONC), 2009-present
Society for Developmental Biology, 2004-present
National Institutes of Health Fellows Editorial Board, 2007-2008
Daniel D. Brown’s Honors:
Intramural Research Training Award, National Institute of Environmental Health Science, 2007-present
UNC Lineberger Graduate Fellow Award, 2006
UNC Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 2006 - present
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2002 - 2005
Award for Best Presentation, UNC Genetics/Duke Cell Biology Retreat, Wilmington, NC, 2004
Award for Best Student Presentation, UNC Cellular and Molecular Biology (CMB) Annual Retreat, 2003
Spessard Award in Biology (highest honor for excellence in biology), Hendrix College, 2000
Chairman’s Scholarship (academic scholarship), Hendrix College, 1996-2000
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