Freelance Illustrator and Designer

Ashley Ulm

www.ashleyulm.com

Education

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MS, Biomedical Visualization

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BA, Zoology

Experience

Teaching Assistant

2015, 2016 University of Illinois at Chicago

Led biweekly discussions and in-class experiments

Learned and researched each experiment

Set up experiment, checked needed supplies

Presented experimental and safety guidelines to students

Oversaw student activities during class periods

Graded all assignments, quizzes, term papers, and proctored and gradeed exams

Graduate Research Assistant

2016, University of Illinois Cancer Center

Helped with graphic design for various Cancer Center needs

Assisted in formulation and design of Cancer Center logo and branding

Various clerical and organizational duties

Research Assistant III, Core Manager

2014-2015, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Managed a core facility within the division of Asthma research

In charge of the billing and accounting, tracking funds, communicating with clients, developing budgets, collecting and storing customer samples, running the Pyrosequencing machine

Implemented and managed a new electronic billing system, CORES billing

Clinical Research professional

Called and recruited patients, met with families, collected samples, processed and stored samples

Responsible for majority of the training of new employees and summer students within the lab, as well as many summer students, grad students, and new employees of the division

Develop flyers and marketing materials to promote the core facility and core-sponsored events

Research Assistant II

2011-2014, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Helped start a core facility within the division of Asthma research

In charge of the billing and accounting, tracking funds, communicating with clients, developing budgets, collecting and storing customer samples, running the Pyrosequencing machine

Expanded my role into one of a Clinical Research professional

Called and recruited patients, met with families, collected samples, processed and storeed samples

Gained leadership experience through training of new employees and working with summer students

Publications and Presentations

Ulm A, Brennan K, Lebowicz L, Luciano C, Vinyard C, Iriarte-Diaz J, Druzinsky R. (2017). Visualizing the masticatory muscle attachment and micro-architecture of Cavia porcellus. C&R Day, Dental College, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ulm A, Brennan K, Lebowicz L, Luciano C, Druzinsky R. (2016). Visualizing the masticatory muscle attachment and micro-architecture of Cavia porcellus. AHS Research Day, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Abdel-Hameed EA, Rouster SD, Ji H, Ulm A, Hetta HF, Anwar N, Sherman KE, Shata MT. (2016) Evaluating the Role of Cellular Immune Responses in the Emergence of HCV NS3 Resistance Mutations During Protease Inhibitor Therapy. Viral Immunol. (4):252-8. doi: 10.1089/vim.2015.0093.

Ulm A, Mayhew CN, Debley J, Hershey GK, Ji H. (2015) Cultivate primary nasal epithelial cells from children and reprogram into induced pluripotent stem cells. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 6 Mar 10;(109). doi: 10.3791/53814.

Ji H, Zhang X, Oh S, Mayhew CN, Ulm A, Somineni HK, Ericksen M, Wells JM, Hershey GK (2014). Dynamic transcriptional and epigenomic reprogramming from pediatric nasal epithelial cells to induced pluripotent stem cells. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2015 Jan;135(1):236-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.08.038.

Somineni HK, Zhang X, Biagini Myers JM, Kovacic MB, Ulm A, Jurcak N, Ryan PH, Khurana Hershey GK, Ji H (2015). Ten-eleven translocation 1 (TET1) methylation is associated with childhood asthma and traffic-related air pollution. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Mar;137(3):797-805.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.10.021.

Xiao C, Biagini Myers JM, Ji H, Martin LJ, Lidsey M, He H, Powers R, Ulm A, Ruff B, Ericksen M, Somineni HK, Simmons J, Strait RT, Kercsmar CM, Khurana Hershey GK (2015). Vanin-1 expression and methylation discriminate pediatric asthma corticosteroid treatment response. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 136(4):923-31.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.01.045.

Ulm A, Zhang X, Somineni HK, Oh S, Weirauch MT, Zhang HX, Chen X, Lehn MA, Janssen EM, Ji H. DNA methylation dynamics during ex vivo differentiation and maturation of human dendritic cells. Epigenetics Chromatin. 2014 Aug 20;7:21. eCollection 2014. doi: 10.1186/175*-****-*-**.

Community Service

2015, UAHA Fellow. Working with the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health (ICAH) to create visuals for an anatomy course that describe intersex anatomy

2014, United Way department Captain. Encouraged fellow employees to donate, created fun opportunities for them to donate, and increased division participation by 50%

2013, 7 Hills Community Center. Worked with children ages 5-10 to encourage an enthusiasm for reading and learning

Professional Organizations

2016-2017, American Association of Anatomists, student member

2015-2017, Association of Medical Illustrators, student member

2015-2017 Student Association of Medical Artists

2015-2016, Graduate Student Council, BVIS program representative

2015-2016, UAHA Fellows Program member and volunteer

2014-2015, Data Safety and Management Committee

2012-2015, Clinical Research Professionals

2012-2015, Shared Facilities Planning Committee

Awards/Scholarships

2017, Van Doren Scholarship

University of Illnios at Chicago

2017, Graduate Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring

Honorable Mention

University of Illinois at Chicago

2017, Chancellor’s Student Leadership Award,

University of Illinois at Chicago

2013, 2014, Shared Facilities Day Poster Award.

Awarded first prize and $500 in poster fair

Cincinnati Children’s Medical Hospital

2010, University of South Alabama

NSF REU Summer Research Program

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