Andra Ionescu Tucker, Phd Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

Primary manager of in vivo and in vitro preclinical neuroscience projects focused on epilepsy and ALS.Neuroscience consultant for discovery programs and animal studies.Planned and managed off site preclinical mouse study for potential ALS therapeutic.-Designed and executed cell culture experiments focused on mechanisms of inflammation, neuronalexcitation, cell death, axonal degeneration, oxidative stress, blood brain barrier permeability andintestinal integrity.

Investigated changes in H3K9me3 (a gene repressor) to determine the relation between gene repression and brain aging.Managed tissue culture room and supply acquisition.First author publications in the journals Neurobiology of Aging and Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.

Trained 25 graduate students across 3 biology departments in pedagogical techniques.Developed and led an accelerated virtual training program for summer session teaching assistantshttps://dtei.uci.edu/the-pedagogical-fellowship/.

Taught Molecular Biology (virtual), Brain Dysfunction and Neurobiology Lab.Gave lectures, supervised laboratory experiences, created exams, facilitated discussions, led review sessions and office hours.

Taught Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, The Beginning of Life and Neurobiology and Behavior.Led discussions and review sessions, created quizzes, proctored and graded exams, and held office hours.

Uc San Diego Department Of Biology

Investigate the effects of cholinergic nicotinic signaling by conducting in vitro experiments utilizing viral vectors, immmunostaining and confocal microscopy.Apply antibodies to neuronal cultures and fixate in vitro samples for confocal microscopy.Collect confocal and light microscope images using Slidebook, and quantitatively analyze images for immunostaining colocalization.Interpret lab results and data to compose a formal lab report and presentation on the astrocytic effects of nicotinic signaling.

9390 Towne Centre Dr, San Diego, Ca 92121

Reviewed and audited essential documents for clinical study sites.Worked in collaboration with other departments to manage clinical studies and improve current gout medications.

Worked as a part time medical receptionist with an array of clerical responsibilities such as checking patients in and out of the office, handling transactions, making referrals, scheduling and confirming appointments, preparing patient charts, verifying insurance eligibility and handling multiple phone lines.

Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer'S Disease Research Center

Collected and organized MRI data from 194 patients for clinical morphometry project.Analyzed MRI data using Microsoft Excel on the basis of age, gender and hippocampal measurements.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Neuroscience

Physiology And Neuroscience, Physiology And Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Scholar's SocietyRegent's Scholar National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Education record

Activities and Societies: Speech and Debate, Just for the Health of It Club, Spanish Honor's SocietyInternational Baccalaureate Diploma