Michael Edwin Pitzer

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Baltimore, MD 21231

717-***-****

abpuk1@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

**** **** ******** & Marshall College Lancaster, PA

Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry

Cum Laude

2006 2010 Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA

2010 present University of Maryland Family Medicine Residency Baltimore, MD

Expected Graduation: June 2013

RESEARCH

2003-2006 Synthetic Novel Transition-State RNA Analogues Lancaster, PA

Research aimed at creating synthetic routes to novel transition-state analogues,

specifically germatranyluridine and silatranyluridine, to be used in studying RNA

hydrolysis.

2005-2006 Development of DNA Structural Investigation Lancaster, PA

Techniques

Research designed to develop a new approach to study nucleic acid structure and

environment. The method involves synthesizing nucleoside analogues that contain a

probe group. IR and NMR spectroscopy is then employed to study the local

environment around the probe which has been incorporated into DNA.

2009 Occupational and Environmental Exposures Associated Hershey, PA

with MRSA Nasal Carriage

A matched case-control study designed to assess the role of occupational and

environmental exposure to agriculture, as well as direct animal contact, in the

transmission of community associated MRSA. Collaboration with researchers at Johns

Hopkins University. Responsibilities included patient recruitment and enrollment, data

collection through survey administration, and data analysis.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

(1) Chad M. Rink, Matthew C. Mauck, Irfan Asif, Michael E. Pitzer, Edward E. Fenlon,

Syntheses of Silatranyl- and Germatranyl-uridines, Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 1165-1168.

(2) Lisa N. Silverman, Michael E. Pitzer, Peter O. Ankomah, Steven G. Boxer, Edward E.

Fenlon, Vibrational Stark Effect Probes for Nucleic Acids, J. Phys. Chem. B. 2007, 111,

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RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

(1) Atranyl-Dinucleosides: Synthesis and Applications for Ribozyme Structural Biology.

229th American Chemical Society National Meeting, poster presentation, San Diego, CA;

March 2005.

(2) DNA Structural Investigation Through Nitrile Modification and IR Spectroscopy.

231st American Chemical Society National Meeting, poster presentation, Atlanta, GA;

March 2006.

PERSONAL INTERESTS

I enjoy jogging and exercising, following NCAA athletics (especially Penn State football),

reading fiction, historical, and biographical books, and spending time with friends and

family.

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