Assistant University

TRACY L. CALLENDER, Ph.D.

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East Setauket, NY, 11733

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EDUCATION

August 2004 - August 2010

Ph.D - Cellular and Developmental Biology - Stony Brook University.

January 1998 - December 2002

Bachelor of Arts - Biological Sciences, Hunter College of the City

University of New

York.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

August 2010 - Present

Stony Brook University (Advisor - Nancy Hollingsworth, Ph.D) -

Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

. Characterization of the meiosis-specific protein Hed1 and its role

in the regulation of double-strand break repair during meiosis in

the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

August 2004 - August 2010

Stony Brook University (Advisor - Nancy Hollingsworth, Ph.D) - Ph.D

candidate.

. Using genetic, molecular and biochemical approaches to investigate

the roles of the meiosis-specific kinase Mek1 and the meiotic

cohesin complex, Rec8, in meiotic sister chromatid repair. in the

yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

September 2003 - July 2004

City College of the City University of New York (Advisor - Serafin-

Pinol Roma, Ph.D) - Research

Technician.

. Investigating the role of nuclear RNA binding proteins and RNA

associated protein complexes.

July 2001- January 2003

Hunter College of the City University of New York (Advisor - Peter

Lipke, Ph.D) - MBRS program.

. Analysis of cell wall mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

These include but are not limited to PCR Analysis, Restriction enzyme

analysis, plasmid isolation and transformation, Southern and Western

Blotting, DNA 2D gel electrophoresis, Chromatin inmmunoprecipitation

(ChIP), Gel electrophoresis (DNA and protein analysis).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

January 2005 - May 2005

Stony Brook University - Teaching Assistant for Cell Biology

. Conducted weekly tutorials.

. Assisted with grading of examinations.

September 2005 - December 2005

Stony Brook University - Teaching Assistant for Biochemistry

. Prepared and conducted weekly laboratory classes.

. Prepared and graded lab reports and lab examinations.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

. Yeast Cell Biology 2009 - Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

. Gordon Research Conference - Meiosis 2008, Colby Sawyer College,

New London NH.

. Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology 2006, Princeton University,

Princeton, NJ.

ORGANIZATIONS/FELLOWSHIPS

September 2008 - May 2009

W. Burghardt Turner Dissertation Fellow - Stony Brook University.

August 2004 - Present

Member of the Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate (AGEP)

- Stony Brook University.

June 2001- January 2003

Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Scholar - Hunter College -

City University of New York.

SERVICE POSITIONS

September 2006 - May 2008

Community of Science Mentor - Alliance for Graduate Education and

Professoriate, Stony Brook University.

. Responsible for mentoring first and second year graduate students.

PUBLICATIONS

Callender T. L., and N. M. Hollingsworth, 2010 Mek1 suppression of

meiotic double-strand break repair is specific to sister chromatids,

chromosome autonomous and independent of Rec8 cohesin complexes.

Genetics 185: 771-782.

REFERENCES

Nancy M. Hollingsworth, Ph.D (Dissertation Advisor). Professor,

Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University.

Tel: 631-***-****

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J. Peter Gergen, Ph.D (Thesis Committee member). Professor, Department

of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University. Tel: (631)

632-9030

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Peter Lipke, Ph.D (Undergraduate Advisor). Professor, Department of

Biology, Brooklyn College.

Tel: 718-***-**** ext. 1949

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