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Dr. Catherine Schrankel
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
La Jolla, CA 92037
cschrankel [at] sdsu.edu
Education
2010 - 2017 PhD, Immunology
University of Toronto
Jonathan Rast Lab
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2009 - 2010 MS, Biology
The George Washington University
Courtney Smith Lab
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2005 - 2009 BS, Biology
The George Washington University
Courtney Smith Lab
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Experience
August 2022 - present
Assistant Professor of Cell Biology
San Diego State University
Department of Biology
San Diego, CA USA
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May 2017-present
Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH Postdoctoral Scholar
Hamdoun Lab
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Diego, CA USA
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March 2021
Invited Junior Scientist Speaker
Cell Biological Basis of Epithelial Physiology
Janelia Planning Workshop (Virtual)
March 15-16, 2021
https://www.janelia.org/you-janelia/conferences/cell-biological-basis-of-epithelial-physiology
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July 2020 (postponed to Oct 2021)
Symposium Co-Organizer
Animal immunity at the interface of development and the microbial environment
8th Meeting of the European Society for Evolutionary and Developmental Biology
Naples, Italy
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Feb 2021
Guest lecturer
Cell Signaling Pathways
BIO380: Evolutionary Developmental Biology
San Francisco State University (Zoom Class)
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Nov 2019 - present
Guest lecturer
Ecological Developmental Biology
SIO 189: Pollution, Environment and Health
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA
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June - July 2019
ASSEMBLE Visiting Scholar
McDougall and Dumollard Labs
Institute de la Mer Villefranche
Villefranche, France
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July 2017-present
Summer Educator
The Reproductive and Oncofertility Academy
University of California, San Diego
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
San Diego, CA USA
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Oct 2015
Gene Regulatory Networks Course
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA, USA
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July - August 2012
Visiting PhD Student (Rast Lab)
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Mount Desert Island, ME, USA
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Nov 2006 - Jan 2007
Student (undergraduate)
Sea Education Association
Oceans and Climate Research Cruise
S.E.A Campus, Woods Hole MA, USA
Robert C. Seamans
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Grants & Awards: Postdoctoral level
Dec 2018 - June 2022
NIH Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award, $119,264 + 1-year COVID extension
Identifying the ABCs of xenobiotic metabolism in protecting the germ line lineage
​National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Nov 2019
Company of Biologists, Scientific Meeting Grant, £2000 (with Dr. Jonathan Rast)
Animal immunity at the interface of development and the microbial environment
Symposium: 8th Meeting of the European Society for Evolutionary and Developmental Biology
Naples, Italy
(postponed to June 2022)
April 2019
ASSEMBLE Visiting Researcher Grant
(with Dr. Amro Hamdoun)
Comparative studies on xenobiotic metabolism in tunicates
Association of European Marine Biological Laboratories Expanded
Institute de la Mer, Villefranche
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Dec 2018
Runner-up, Elevator Speech
American Society of Cell Biology and EMBO Meeting 2018.
San Diego, CA
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April 2018
Nominated
University of Toronto Governor General Gold Medal,
Best PhD Thesis
Department of Immunology, University of Toronto.
Toronto, Canada
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March 2018
Best Poster Bulletin
7th FEBS Meeting on ABC Transporter Proteins.
Innsbruck, Austria.
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Grants & Awards: Graduate and Undergraduate level
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April 2017
Plenary Speaker Travel Award, $480
24th Meeting of the Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin.
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
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Dec 2016
Hardi Cinader Award, $700.
Annual award to one graduating student for outstanding achievements in research
Department of Immunology, University of Toronto.
Toronto, Canada.
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June 2016
CIHR Gold Level Poster Award, $500.
Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Poster Competition (Top award category)
29th Canadian Student Health Research Forum (CSHRF). Winnipeg, Canada
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March 2016
CSHRF Conference Bursary, $750
Nominated and selected for CIHR-supported registration by the Department of Immunology, University of Toronto.
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October 2015
Scholarship, $1,315.
Gene Regulatory Networks for Development Course
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
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May 2010
Graduate Research Fellowship, $6,000
Department of Biological Sciences
The George Washington University, Washington DC.
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May 2008
Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, $4,000
Department of Biological Sciences
The George Washington University, Washington DC.