Medical Assistant

Cailin Moira Wilke, Ph.D.

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EDUCATION

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan April 2011

Ph.D., Immunology

Dissertation Title: Interleukin 10 in the Control of Tumor Immunity and Autoimmunity

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York May 2006

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)

B.S. Biological Sciences (Molecular and Cell Biology)

cole Polytechnique F d rale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland February July 2005

CALS Abroad exchange student

EDITING EXPERIENCE

Freelance science and medical editor June 2010 present

Edited research manuscripts, posters, grants, and oral presentations for grammar,

consistency, and clarity for independent academic research clients including principal

investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students

Special expertise in general and tumor immunology, oncology, and cell and molecular

biology

Editor, American Journal Experts March August 2011

Edited manuscripts (in a wide range of subjects) written by nonnative English speakers for

grammar, consistency, and clarity

General editing August 2000 present

Proofread and reworked various documents including application essays, resumes, and

articles

WRITING EXPERIENCE

Medical Writer, StemScientific, Lyndhurst, New Jersey August 2011 present

Wrote and edited review articles, clinical and basic research manuscripts, abstracts,

posters, and slide presentations on oncologic diseases and treatments (immunotherapy

and targeted therapy) for global pharmaceutical clients

Followed Good Publication Practice (GPP) guidelines

Contributed strategic input to publication plans

Developed and participated in new business pitches

Contributing Author, Medicine at Michigan March 2011 present

Composed articles describing science breakthroughs for the general public

Interviewed faculty and staff regarding their newly published research

Graduate study writing December 2009 January 2012

First author of two original peer reviewed research articles

First author of five reviews, one commentary, and two book chapters

Developed comprehensive pieces describing immune cell subsets and their functions in

health, autoimmunity, and cancer

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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Wilke CM, et al. Chapter 3: T and antigen presenting cell subsets in the tumor

microenvironment. Cancer Immunotherapy: Paradigms, Practice and Promise. ed. Curiel.

Springer, October 31, 2012.

2. Tanikawa T*, Wilke CM*, Kryczek I, Chen GY, Kao J, Nu ez G, Zou W. Interleukin 10 ablation

promotes tumor development, growth, and metastasis. Can Res. 2012; 72(2):420 9. (*co

first authors)

3. Wilke CM*, Wang L*, Wei S*, Kryczek I, Huang E, Kao J, Lin Y, Fang J, Zou W. Endogenous

interleukin 10 constrains Th17 cells in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Transl

Med. 2011; 9:217.

4. Wilke CM, Bishop DK, Fox DA, Zou W. Deciphering the role of Th17 cells in human disease.

Trends Immunol. 2011; 32(12):603 11.

5. Wilke CM, Wei S, Wang L, Kryczek I, Kao J, Zou W. Dual biological effects of the cytokines

interleukin 10 and interferon . Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2011; 60(11):1529 41.

6. Wilke CM, Kryczek I, Zou W. Antigen presenting cell subsets in ovarian cancer. Int Rev

Immunol. 2011; 30(2 3):120 6.

7. Wilke CM and Zou W. Chapter 26: Th17 cells in the tumor microenvironment. Th17 Cells in

Health and Disease. ed. Jiang. Springer, published April 15, 2011.

8. Wilke CM and Zou W. T lymphocytes to IDO+ Cells: Check. Blood. 2011; 117(7):2082 3.

9. Wilke CM, Kryczek I, Wei S, Zhao E, Wu K, Wang G, Zou W. Th17 cells in cancer: help or

hindrance? Carcinogenesis. 2011; 32(5):643 9.

10. Wilke CM, Wu K, Zhao E, Wang G, Zou W. Prognostic significance of regulatory T cells in

tumor. Int J Can. 2010; 127(4):748 58.

11. Tran CN, Lundy SK, White PT, Endres JL, Motyl CD, Gupta R, Wilke CM, Shelden EA, Chung

KC, Urquhart AG, Fox DA. Molecular interactions between T cells and fibroblast like

synoviocytes: role of membrane tumor necrosis factor on cytokine activated T cells. Am J

Pathol. 2007; 171(5):1588 98.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Guest Lecturer, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey April 2012 present

Developed and presented a two hour lecture and quiz on tumor immunology and

immunotherapy for undergraduate and graduate students

Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan January April 2011

Immunology 850: Experimental Immunology

Graded and critiqued student presentations, exams, and grant proposals

Immunology Graduate Program service, University of Michigan August 2008 April 2011

Served on admissions committee and as program representative at open house events

Planned and emceed the Immunology Graduate Program retreat for four years

New student Mentor, University of Michigan August 2008 April 2011

Advised graduate students on coursework, choosing mentors, and planning experiments

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Cancer Biology Training Fellow, University of Michigan February 2008 August 2010

AAAS Member, Program for Excellence in Science February 2008 present

High end user of MS Office, EndNote, GraphPad Prism

French (fluent), Spanish (conversational)

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