Emily Grantham, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Pleasanton, California, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Postdoctoral Research•Designing, implementing, and optimizing bioinformatics pipelines for single nuclei sequencing datasets•Managing large biological datasets (Tag Seq, snRNA Seq, RNA Seq) and updating analysis workflows as necessary using Linux/shell, GitHub, and RStudio•Identifying molecular drivers of stress-induced alcohol consumption using whole transcriptome analysis (Tag Seq) from brains of alcohol- and stress-exposed animals

Graduate Research•Identified therapeutic candidates for alcoholism that target gut-brain and neuroimmune signaling pathway using whole transcriptome analysis (Tag Seq) from brains of alcohol- and stress-exposed animals•Designed and executed experiments to study the role of a particular receptor, TLR7, in voluntary alcohol consumption using behavioral pharmacology, quantitative PCR, and immunohistochemistry •Organized and managed large-scale collaboration across departments and disciplines to execute multi-disciplinary experiment involving microbiology, behavioral neuroscience, mass spectrometry, and computational biologyCommunication• Participated in Science Policy & Advocacy for STEM Scientists certificate course hosted through UC Irvine and Union of Concerned Scientists• Presented research findings at domestic and international conferences• Wrote and published original research findings in peer-reviewed journals • Formal training through Science Communication Seminar offered through the college• Presented lectures and held office hours as a graduate teaching assistant for the Neurobiology of Addiction course• Mentored undergraduate students through the Neuroscience Undergraduate Reading Program by teaching them how to read, comprehend, and present scientific research articles• Volunteered at community outreach events like Explore UT Day and the local children's museum, Thinkery, to engage the Austin community in scientific research and explorationAdvocacy• Served on the graduate program and the departmental diversity, equity, and inclusion committees• Served as student representative on the graduate program Executive Committee• Served on Association for American Universities committee with a goal to support and normalize non-academic career paths in graduate education

Lawrence, Kansas Area

Research•Led an independent research project in Dr. Justin Blumenstiel's laboratory to study mechanisms of transposable element and gene regulation in D. melanogaster •Mastered molecular laboratory techniques such as small RNA sequencing and quantitative PCR•Identified a novel mechanism for gene regulation by piRNAsCommunication•Wrote publication-style honors thesis on original research findings•Presented a 15-minute talk on my work at annual honors symposium

Research•Used fluorescence microscopy and deletion mapping to characterize and locate an unknown genetic mutation in female fruit flies that affected meiosis•Used fluorescence microscopy to live-image oocytes to identify the role of a specific protein in meiosis Presentations•Presented findings in a short talk format to several groups at the institute•Created and presented a scientific poster summarizing my work at the Summer Scholars Symposium

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Neurobiology And Neurosciences

I received a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology and completed an honors thesis at the end of my senior year. I worked under.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Neuroscience