Curriculum Vitae - Neuroscience Program - Michigan State University
Curriculum Vitae - Neuroscience Program - Michigan State University
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Mohr, Margaret<br />
Margaret Mohr<br />
293 Farm Lane<br />
Giltner Hall Rm 108<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
East Lansing, MI 48824<br />
517-353-5235<br />
mohrmarg@msu.edu<br />
EDUCATION<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, East Lansing, MI, present<br />
Ph. D., <strong>Neuroscience</strong><br />
Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Sisk<br />
Cumulative GPA: 3.65 / 4.0<br />
Hope College, Holland, MI, May 2009<br />
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Biology Double Major, <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Minor<br />
Cumulative GPA: 3.33 / 4.0<br />
MEMBERSHIPS<br />
Society for <strong>Neuroscience</strong><br />
American Association for the Advancement of Science (selected through the Excellence in<br />
Science program)<br />
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology<br />
Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society<br />
FELLOWSHIPS<br />
Predoctoral Fellowship, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Neuroscience</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Training Grant,<br />
Interdisciplinary Training <strong>Program</strong> in <strong>Neuroscience</strong> (T32 NS044928) 2009-2011<br />
Predoctoral Fellowship, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Neuroscience</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Training Grant,<br />
Integrative Neurobiology of Social Processes (5T32 MH070343-08). 2011-2012<br />
Outreach Fellowship, duties include: organizing Brain Bee, <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Fair, Brain<br />
Awareness Week activities, and other outreach opportunities. 2012-2013<br />
Predoctoral Fellowship, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Neuroscience</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Training Grant,<br />
Integrative Neurobiology of Social Processes (5T32 MH070343-08). 2013-2014<br />
AWARDS<br />
2009 Travel Award, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology<br />
2009 Undergraduate Student Poster Award, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology<br />
2009 Paul DeKreuf Science Writing Award<br />
2013 <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s <strong>Neuroscience</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Cross-Campus Abstract<br />
Competition—2 nd place<br />
2013 Research Excellence Award, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Neuroscience</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />
COMMITTEES<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Neuroscience</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Graduate Student Council<br />
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• Outreach subcommittee member, 2010- present<br />
• Elected Class Representative, 2010-2011<br />
• Elected Graduate Affairs Committee Student Representative, 2011-2012<br />
• Elected Student Council President, 2013-present<br />
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE<br />
Independent Research, <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Department, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, East<br />
Lansing, MI, September 2009-present<br />
• Examined the effects of enrichment on pubertal cell proliferation<br />
• Investigate the role of cell proliferation during puberty<br />
• Utilize various lab skills such as stereotaxic surgery, brain sectioning, Nissl staining,<br />
immunohistochemistry, microscopy, and statistical analysis<br />
• Train and mentor undergraduate students in various projects and protocols<br />
• Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Sisk<br />
Independent Research, Biology Department, Hope College, Holland, MI, Spring 2007-<br />
Spring 2009<br />
• Investigated the role of galanin-like peptide in the onset of puberty in male and<br />
female rats<br />
• Found that galanin-like peptide rescues the onset of puberty in food-restricted male<br />
and female rats, and is required for the onset of puberty in female, but not male rats<br />
• Created own research question and design<br />
• Carried out daily bodyweight and food intake measurements, performed stereotaxic<br />
surgeries, brain sectioning, immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization<br />
• Analyzed and interpreted data<br />
• Prepared and executed oral presentation for the Biology Department Seminar<br />
• Presented research at the 2009 Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology<br />
conference in East Lansing, MI<br />
• Mentor: Dr. Gregory Fraley<br />
TEACHING EXPERIENCE<br />
Teaching assistant, Laboratory in Behavioral <strong>Neuroscience</strong>, Psychology Department,<br />
<strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Fall 2010<br />
• Instructed students on laboratory techniques, including perfusions, tissue<br />
sectioning and mounting, immunocytochemistry, ovariectomies, and behavior<br />
testing<br />
• Held weekly office hours<br />
• Read and graded lab reports<br />
OUTREACH<br />
Student Outreach, Brain Awareness Week, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, March 2010 and<br />
2011- 2012<br />
• Interacted with a total of six elementary and middle school classes (2 nd , 5 th , 6 th , and<br />
7 th grade) to raise awareness about science and the nervous system<br />
• Led classroom activities and discussions pertaining to the anatomy and function of<br />
the nervous system<br />
• Managed “Brain Stations” in which I discussed and answered questions regarding<br />
the brain and nervous system across species<br />
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Student Outreach Organizing Committee, Brain Bee, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, 2012-<br />
2013<br />
• Worked with three other individuals on the MSU <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Outreach Team to<br />
organize and plan the 2013 Brain Bee at MSU, a neuroscience competition for high<br />
school students<br />
• Helped organize and plan three enrichment sessions that included a sheep brain<br />
dissection, a session on learning and memory, and a neurological disorders<br />
diagnostic session (Fall 2012)<br />
Student Outreach, <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Fair, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, February 2011, February<br />
2012, and January 2013<br />
• Interacted with adults and children from the community to raise awareness about<br />
science and the nervous system<br />
• Led the “Brain Booth” in which I demonstrated and answered questions regarding<br />
the anatomy and function of the nervous system across species (2011, 2012)<br />
• Worked with four other individuals on the MSU <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Outreach Team to<br />
organize and plan the 2013 <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Fair<br />
Student Outreach, Prime Time presentation, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong>, February 2011 and<br />
January 2012<br />
• Interacted with seniors at local community center to talk about healthy aging and<br />
diseases affecting the nervous system<br />
• Led presentation and discussion on stroke (2011)<br />
• Led presentation on the aging brain (2012)<br />
• Displayed human and animal brains and discussed the anatomy of the nervous<br />
system<br />
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<br />
Conflict Management Workshop, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> Graduate School, June 2010<br />
• Developed communication and conflict management skills through discussion and<br />
small group activities<br />
• Learned effective strategies to prevent and resolve conflicts<br />
How people learn: A cognitive science perspective, <strong>Michigan</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>University</strong> Graduate<br />
School Workshop, April 2012<br />
• Listened to a panel of cognitive scientists discuss how current research in learning<br />
and memory can contribute to classroom instruction<br />
• Learned strategies to integrate social media into the classroom to enhance learning<br />
• Learned approaches to enhance students’ memory performance<br />
Assisted in peer-review process, 2010-present<br />
• Journal of <strong>Neuroscience</strong><br />
• Nature <strong>Neuroscience</strong><br />
PUBLICATIONS<br />
Research Articles:<br />
Mohr, M.A., Sisk, C.L. (2013). Pubertally born neurons and glia are functionally integrated<br />
into limbic and hypothalamic circuits of the male Syrian hamster. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.<br />
110(12):4792-7. PMID23460698<br />
Mohr, M.A., Leathly, E., Fraley, G.S. (2012). "Hypothalamic galanin-like peptide rescues the<br />
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onset of puberty in food-restricted weanling rats." J Neuroendocrinol. 24(11): 1412-1422.<br />
PMID22681480<br />
Qi, L., Mohr, M., Wade, J. (2012). Enhanced Expression of Tubulin Specific Chaperone<br />
Protein A, Mitochondrial Ribosomal Protein S27, and the DNA Excision Repair Protein<br />
XPACCH in the Song System of Juvenile Male Zebra Finches. Developmental Neurobiology.<br />
72(2): 199-207. PMID21780305<br />
Van Der Kolk, N., Madison, F.N., Mohr, M., Eberhard, N., Kofler, B., Fraley, G.S. (2010). Alarin<br />
stimulates food intake in male rats and LH secretion in castrated male rats. Neuropeptides.<br />
44 (4),): 333-340. PMC2908946<br />
Conference Presentations:<br />
Mohr, M., Garcia, F., Kneynsberg, A., DonCarlos, L.L., Sisk, C.L. 2013. Sex differences in life<br />
and death of pubertally born cells in the rat medial amygdala. Society for Behavioral<br />
Neuroendocrinology Poster Abstract.<br />
Sonnenschein, S.F., Mohr, M., Staffend, N., DonCarlos, L.L., Sisk, C.L. 2013. Sex differences in<br />
pubertally added cells in the rat prefrontal cortex. Society for Behavioral<br />
Neuroendocrinology Poster Abstract.<br />
Staffend, N., Mohr, M., Sisk, C.L. 2013. Differential patterns of new cell addition during<br />
puberty among subregions of the nucleus accumbens. Society for Behavioral<br />
Neuroendocrinology Poster Abstract.<br />
Mohr, M., Sisk, C.L. 2012. Pubertally born cells in limbic and hypothalamic regions are<br />
activated by sociosexual interactions in adult male Syrian hamsters. Society for<br />
<strong>Neuroscience</strong> Poster Abstract.<br />
Mohr, M., Sisk, C.L. 2012. Exercise and enrichment increase the survival of pubertally born<br />
cells in a brain region-specific manner. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Poster<br />
Abstract.<br />
Qi, L., Mohr, M., Wade, J. 2010. Localization of sexually dimorphic gene expression in song<br />
control nuclei of juvenile zebra finches. Society for <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Poster Abstract.<br />
Mohr, M., Fraley, G.S. 2009. Hypothalamic galanin-like peptide rescues puberty in foodrestricted<br />
rats and is required for the onset of puberty (updated results). Society for<br />
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Poster Abstract.<br />
Mohr, M., Fraley, G.S. 2009. Hypothalamic galanin-like peptide rescues puberty in foodrestricted<br />
rats and is required for the onset of puberty. Society for <strong>Neuroscience</strong> Poster<br />
Abstract.<br />
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