Diana Christian Beard, Phd Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Greater St. Louis Area

• Characterized neuronal DNA methylation during development, and the effect of heterozygous loss or mutation of DNA methyltransferase 3a on behavior, morphology, transcription, and the neuronal epigenome
• Generated and analyzed next generation sequencing datasets using ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, and whole genome bisulfite sequencing methods. Performed in-depth data analysis using command line, bedtools, python, and R to.
• Used in vitro and in vivo tools to understand mutation diversity within disease genes, revealing fundamental biological processes that may drive the spectrum of clinical phenotypes. Demonstrated proficiency with.
• Coordinated and managed diverse collaborations to extend our findings to other biological systems with patient relevance, such as investigations of bone structure and development, animal behavior, pain sensitivity.
• Managed training and mentoring of students from diverse backgrounds and experience-levels, across multiple fields, departments, and institutions

Greater St. Louis Area

• Introduction to Neurogenomics (Spring 2022)
• Designed and implemented graduate-level course focused on introducing students to the key concepts in neurogenomics. Topics ranged from DNA methylation, histone remodeling and modification, chromatin topography.
• Created course syllabus, lecture recordings, discussion prompts to maximize student learning of high-level concepts. Genes, Brains, Behavior (Fall 2017)
• Lead discussions with students based upon the primarily literature, and explained advanced how genetic, epigenetic, and neuronal factors change behavior. Contributed to writing and grading exams.

Houston, Texas Area

• Worked individually and with others to behaviorally measure wellness, motivation, fatigue, depression, and cognition in mice, and biochemically measure protein and RNA expression to relate behavior to inflammation
• Managed and cared for mouse colony of over 800 mice from more than twelve different transgenic strains(Mentors: Dr. Robert Dantzer, Dr. Elisabeth Vichaya)

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Introduction to Neurophysiology (Fall 2014)Modeling Dynamics of Biological Systems (Spring 2015)
• Interacted with students in a flipped classroom, gauging their understanding with in depth and thought provoking questions, gave clear explanations of complex concepts, and quickly and carefully graded assignments..
• Interacted with students in a flipped classroom environment, answering questions and guiding discussions about physiology.Elementary Differential Equations (Spring 2013)
• Worked independently to ensure student assignments were graded fairly and promptly while identifying plagiarism issues

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Formed and tested computational hypotheses of stochastic variance in neuronal models by designing and implementing MATLAB programs (Mentor: Dr. Roberto Galán)
• Built electrodes and performed mouse survival surgery to investigate how focused electrical stimulation changes behavior and assisted in analysis of extracellular electrophysiology data from awake behaving animals.
• Investigated physiological changes in a mouse model of Rett Syndrome and efficacy of potential therapeutics by quantifying differences in protein expression pathways and changes in neuronal activity (Mentor: Dr. David.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Young Scientist Program, BP-ENDURE Mentor, Graduate Curriculum Task Force Member, Future Educators Public.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Biology, General, Gpa: 3.6

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Sigma: Professional Chemistry FraternityMinor: Mathematics