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Mary B. Breslin, Ph.D. - Biography

Education

  • 1990 - University of Kentucky, B.S. in Biology
  • 1992 - University of Kentucky, M.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology
  • 1998 - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Current Positions

  • 1999-Present - Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State Health Sciences Center, Dr. Michael S. Lan. Transcriptional regulation of pancreatic islet cell function.
  • 2003-Present - Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Joint Appointment in Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. Role of IA-1, a zinc finger transcription factor in small cell lung carcinoma.

Previous Positions

  • 1990-1992 - Graduate student, Department of Biological Science,
    University of Kentucky: Dr. Brian C. Rymond supervisor.
    Pre-mRNA splicing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  • 1992-1994 - Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry and
    Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Medical Center. Dr. Iris Lindberg, supervisor. Processing of proenkephalin by prohormone convertases.
  • 1994- 1998 - Graduate student, Department of Biochemistry and
    Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Medical
    Center, Dr. Wayne V. Vedeckis, supervisor. Functional
    analysis of the glucocorticoid receptor promoter.
  • 1998-1999 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biochemistry and
    Molecular Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Dr. Wayne V. Vedeckis.

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Patents

  • Human glucocorticoid receptor 1A Promoter and Splice Variants Inventors M. B. Breslin and W. V. Vedeckis; U.S Patent No. 6,649,341

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