Katie Walter Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, NC, US

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

• Current Project: Primary Investigator (PI) with collaboration from 3 researchers designated to evaluate the mechanistic role of Eicosapentaenoic acid-derived mediators on Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE)-induced.
• Previous Projects: Lead Scientist working with a team of 5 collaborators and overseeing 2 technicians on the effects of dietary nutrients on PAE-induced neuroinflammation and PAE as a primer for neurodegenerative.
• Received the Best Poster for Basic/Translational Science Presentation Award from Duke and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center resulting in exposure to diverse training.
• Developed advanced technical skill in compliance with good laboratory practices (GLP) including: Immunohistochemistry, confocal densitometry, flow cytometry, GC-MS, LC-MS, ELISAs, small animal models, behavioral.
• Developed advanced skills in grant writing protocols and reports as necessary in support of preclinical research studies ensuring adherence to regulatory writing timelines, standards, and processes. Software used.

Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

• Worked with Marketing and other key functional groups providing assistance with developing and promoting specialized scientific content including writing marketing stories for new products, in-depth literature.
• Independently authored multiple safety assessments and write-ups for potential nutraceutical product ingredients ensuring compliance with relevant internal processes and quality standards as well as external regulatory.
• Tracked progress and delivered assigned documents on or before project timeline, alerting project teams in a timely manner of any anticipated delays, information gaps, or potential shortcomings in quality.

• Doctoral Student & Lab Manager:
• Successfully led and trained incoming students, technicians and interns in various experimental techniques, design and execution of preclinical feeding trials.
• Adept at writing lab protocols and preparing regulatory compliance documents including IACUC, EHS, APHIS, and BUA.
• Mentored undergrad students interested in pursuing a graduate research program
• Software used: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, RefWorks Reference Manager, GraphPad Prism, and SAS

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Animal Science And Poultry Science, Concentration: Immunology And Infectious Disease.

*Dissertation: “Enhancement of Porcine Alveolar Macrophage Response to Respiratory Pathogens by Dietary Supplementation of Long-chain PUFA”

Master'S Degree (Mas), Animal Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Animal Sciences, Minor: Genetics