Dana Walsh Email & Phone Number

Pensacola, FL, US

Germantown, Maryland, United States

Management of the bioinformatics team, assisting clients with design, analysis, and interpretation of multiomics data, testing and implementation of new and innovative tools.

Germantown, Maryland, United States

Roseville, MN

Dana Walsh, PhD, is a Microbiome Analysis Scientist at Rebiotix Inc, a Ferring Company, where her primary role is the analysis and evaluation of complex microbiome data supporting the development of formulations under the Company’s MRT™ drug platform. Ferring, through Rebiotix, is revolutionizing the treatment of debilitating disease by harnessing the.

Rochester, MN

• Mentor: Marina Walther-Antonio, Ph.D.
• Investigated the role of the microbiota in development and treatment of ovarian and endometrial cancer using human, mouse, and cell models
• Examined the role of metformin in altering the gut microbiota during chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer in a patient-derived xenograft mouse model
• Analyzed reproductive tract microbiota from patients with endometrial cancer to identify early vaginal biomarkers of disease
• Developed an invasion assay to determine pathogenicity of specific members of the microbiota in endometrial and ovarian cancer
• Carried out complementary in vitro tissue culture work to determine the role of specific microbial products (bile acids and short-chain fatty acids) in killing of tumor cells

Chapel Hill, NC

• Curriculum in ToxicologyDissertation: "The Airway Microbiome After Burn and Inhalation InjuryMentors: David Diaz-Sanchez and Ilona Jaspers
• Conceptualized a project investigating the impact of inhaled toxins on the airway microbiome and associated health outcomes
• Discovered significant enrichment of specific bacterial species associated with the development of acute lung injury within 72 hours of burn and inhalation injury
• Implemented a novel networking method to find biologically significant microbial interactions within the airway microbiome and predicted gene functions associated with health outcomes
• Collaborated with Dr. Bruce Cairns and Dr. Samuel Jones at UNC’s North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center to investigate the impact of burn and inhalation injury on the airway microbiome of patients and its role in acute lung.
• Collaborated with UNC’s High Throughput Sequencing Facility, Dr. Corbin Jones, and Dr. Jeffery Dangl to sequence bacterial DNA using a novel molecule tagging technique and analyze resulting data

Fargo, ND

• Worked closely with 3 graduate students on research projects in nutrition and its influence on DNA methylation in the breast cancer epigenome
• Assisted in maintenance of rat colonies and dissection of tissues for further analysis
• Homogenized rat tissues for extraction and purification of mRNA
• Performed qPCR, maintenance of cell lines, cell proliferation assays, and ELISA
• Maintained lab equipment such as incubators, ultra-low freezers, and centrifuges
• Edited grants and papers for grammar and content, ensured completion of all required documents for grant applications, and submitted papers to journals and grants to NDSU Sponsored Programs Administration

Set up the pre-planned lab experiment each day, gave a brief introduction to the lesson, demonstrated cat dissection, read and graded lab reports and notebooks.

Phd, Toxicology

Activities and Societies: Graduate and Professional Student Federation Senate Planning committee for UNC Academic Research Conference

B.A., Biology, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Student Environmental Association (SEA)

Education record