Alum Gives Talk at Naz

Ann was born in Elmira, New York .  She attended Nazareth College of Rochester from 1998 to 2002, where she received the Dean’s Scholar Award.  In 2001, she held an internship with Corning Incorporated in the NMR group of the Characterization Science and Services Department, researching different formulations of polymer coatings for optical fibers.  In 2002, she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.  Shortly thereafter, in the Fall of 2002, she began graduate studies at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.  She pursued her research in Pharmacology under the direction of Professor Robert T. Dirksen, and received the Master of Science degree from the University of Rochester in 2004.  In 2006, she was awarded a Biophysical Society Student Travel Grant to support her attendance and presentation at the 50th Annual Biophysical Society Meeting.  From 2006 to 2008, she received additional training and financial support from a National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Training Grant.  Following graduation, Ann will be working as a Postdoctoral Scholar for Dr. Elizabeth McNally at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.

Thank you Ann, for sharing your research with the students and faculty of Nazareth.  We wish you well with your postdoctorate work in Chicago.