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University of the Sciences in Philadelphia - Business

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at University of the Sciences
Higher Education
C. Nicole
Sunnen
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Accomplished Developmental Neuroscientist with 10+ years of research experience and 5+ years of college teaching experience.
- Practiced with evidence-based teaching methods, active learning techniques, assessment and evaluation strategies.
- Expert in implementation and management of course-based research experiences (CREs), specifically HHMI's SEA-PHAGES program.
- Experienced in undergraduate and graduate-level curriculum design and implementation.
- Capable of teaching to diverse populations in a variety of academic and non-academic environments.
- Proficient in the integration of technology into the classroom, including social media and course management software.
- Proven mentor and advisor to aspiring scientists and medical professionals.
- Dedicated to enhancing STEM education and literacy at all levels, and to providing opportunities for underprivileged and underrepresented groups to experience and explore the STEM fields.
- Demonstrated commitment to community service and social justice.

Experience

  • University of the Sciences

    Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

    Courses taught include:
    - SEA-PHAGES Phage Discovery (Lab)
    - SEA-PHAGES Bioinformatics (Lab)
    - Developmental Biology (Inquiry-based Lecture/Lab)
    - Functional Human Anatomy & Histology (Lecture)
    - General Biology I and II (Lecture)
    - General Biology I and II (Lab)
    Course Management positions include:
    - Laboratory Coordinator, General Biology I and II
    - Laboratory Coordinator, SEA-PHAGES Phage Discovery I and II

  • Biomedical Postdoctoral Council, University of Pennsylvania

    Co-Chair, Social Committee

    Plan, advertise, and co-ordinate social events for postdoctoral fellows at Penn and CHOP. Recruit new members to the post-doctoral council and promote awareness of services and resources available to postdocs, including the National Postdoc Association, Career Services, and the office of Biomedical Postdoctoral Programs. Design and implement several events to celebrate the annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week.

  • Rutgers University

    Penn-PORT Adjunct Professor

    Special Topics: Translational Neuroscience (50:120:395): SP13

    Co-designed and implementing this advanced undergraduate/graduate level course with Penn-PORT Fellow, Dr. Shanti Frausto. Using primary scientific literature and a discussion-based approach, students explore the research techniques employed to determine and assess the etiology of different neurological disorders and diseases. Learning objectives include:
    1) Understanding basic neuroscience concepts
    2) Engaging in critical thinking and improving scientific communication skills (both written and verbal)
    3) Understanding the etiology of a subset of neurological disorders and diseases, including epilepsy, addiction, disorders of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration
    4) Ability to explain different research techniques and methods employed in neuroscience research, and identify appropriate use of such techniques to address particular scientific questions
    5) Appreciating the drug discovery and development process: from bench to bedside

  • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Post-doctoral Fellow

    Employ both in vivo and in vitro biochemical and molecular techniques using different conditional knockout mice to define the diverse functions of ARX during brain development that are likely responsible for the epilepsy, neocortical malformations, and hypothalamic dysregulation observed in human patients with ARX mutations.

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

    Penn-PORT Fellow

    Combined research and teaching PhD fellow. I conducted research in Neurodevelopment at CHOP, whilst also teaching undergraduate courses at partnering institutions, including Delaware County Community College, and Rutgers University at Camden.

Education

  • University of Guelph

    BS

    Molecular Biology & Genetics

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    PhD

    Neuroscience

Publications

  • Arx is required for specification of the zona incerta and reticular nucleus of the thalamus

    Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

  • Arx is required for specification of the zona incerta and reticular nucleus of the thalamus

    Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

  • Rapamycin suppresses seizures and neuronal hypertrophy in a mouse model of cortical dysplasia

    Disease Models and Mechanisms

  • Arx is required for specification of the zona incerta and reticular nucleus of the thalamus

    Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

  • Rapamycin suppresses seizures and neuronal hypertrophy in a mouse model of cortical dysplasia

    Disease Models and Mechanisms

  • Inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin blocks epilepsy progression in NS-Pten conditional knockout mice

    Epilepsia

Positions

  • AWIS-PHL (Association for Women in Science - Philadelphia)

    Co-Chair of Communications

  • AWIS-PHL (Association for Women in Science - Philadelphia)

    Co-Chair of Communications

  • AWIS-PHL (Association for Women in Science - Philadelphia)

    Co-Chair of Communications

  • AWIS-PHL (Association for Women in Science - Philadelphia)

    Co-Chair of Communications

  • AWIS-PHL (Association for Women in Science - Philadelphia)

    Co-Chair of Communications

  • AWIS-PHL (Association for Women in Science - Philadelphia)

    Co-Chair of Communications

  • AWIS-PHL (Association for Women in Science - Philadelphia)

    Co-Chair of Communications

  • AWIS-PHL (Association for Women in Science - Philadelphia)

    Co-Chair of Communications