Heather Sherr Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

I created a research proposal to analyze the association of rurality and poverty with late-stage breast cancer diagnosis. I was selected to receive a grant from the Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations (CEESP) program. I will be using this grant to access necessary data, conduct my research, create and publish a manuscript, and travel to conferences.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

In this position, I was responsible for the education of children ages 6-11 in various scientific topics, including forensics, archaeology, paleontology, biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, anthropology, and more. By teaching young children, I learned the importance of scientific communication and hope to integrate this skill into my future career.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

I worked directly with guests while behind the host desk, presented various live demonstrations, facilitated laboratory activities and programs, and worked as a a planetarium presenter and operator.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

In this position, I assisted with qPCR runs, maintaining cell cultures, and created a vector cloned cell line. I conducted research as a volunteer while holding the official position as Laboratory Assistant for the lab chores that I did (glassware autoclaving, fly shaking, aliquoting, etc.) My work aimed to study the functions of the N- and C- termini of B-catenin, a protein involved in the wnt pathway, by studying how mutations of the intrinsically disordered regions of the proteins affect biomolecular condensate formation, and subsequently, the transcription of wnt-specific proteins.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Tarrytown, New York

Through the Regeneron Science Talent Search, I was given the opportunity to be a member of the Muscle and Metabolism department as a Senior Internship Experience intern for the month of May. I was then converted to an undergraduate intern.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

In this position, I edited the weekly "This Week in Honors" newsletter and assisted with the editing of various Honors theses.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

As a peer mentor, I was assigned a group of 8 freshmen to mentor throughout their first semester of college. I organized group events, and assisted with program-wide events.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

I gained research experience in the Myers Lab and was trained in animal handling, brain sectioning and staining, and PCR analysis. This experience was cut short due to COVID.

Dallas, Texas

I gained this opportunity by emailing various professors across the country and proposing my research questions. I worked in the lab in person for seven weeks during the summer of 2018. The project that I began is currently being continued in the laboratory and my research has earned me statewide and national recognition through the Regeneron Science Talent Search and the New York Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Epidemiology And Biostatistics, 3.96

Relevant coursework: Quantitative Methods for Public Health, Epidemiology Methods, Cancer Epidemiology, Health Law and Policy, Methods.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Evolutionary Anthropology, 3.76

Activities and Societies: Seven Mile, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, Undergraduate Journal of Public HealthRelevant.

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research And Allied Professions

I was part of the University in High School (UHS) program, where I received college credit for my research project.

Education record

Activities and Societies: President of the American Red Cross Club, Treasurer of Model United Nations, Member of the National Honor.