Marie Hanscom, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Uniformed Services University Of The Health Sciences

Assisted in promoting and running the 2023 Neurotrauma 5K Fun Run/Walk including processing registrations and final results, and social media posts (Twitter: @NNSFunRun). Assisted in developing promotional materials for the NNS open forum "Ask An Expert" event.

Assisted with the implementation, development, and promotion of the inaugural 2020 and subsequent 2021 NNS Fun Run/Walk including processing event registrations, participant results, and social media posts (Twitter: @NNSFunRun). Assisted in the development of social media posts for the NNS swag store and 2021 Neurotrauma Conference merchandise.

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Research projects included: 1) vagal-enteric glial communication and 2) neuromodulatation of perivascular adipocytes.◽Developed an ex-vivo model to quantify vagal-enteric glial communication in real-time using electrical vagus nerve stimulation and calcium imaging in enteric glia.◽Devised and performed experiments demonstrating that nerve fibers innervating perivascular adipose tissue exert limited functional regulation of perivascular adipocytes activity using qPCR, tissue clearing and confocal imaging, and calcium imaging techniques.◽1 first-author publication

My role as Acting Vice President included:1) Assisting the President:◽Collaborate with the President to organize agendas for meetings.◽Support the President in running effective and efficient meetings.◽Provide input and contribute to decision-making processes regarding topics and activities for the monthly group meetings, fundraising, and chapter growth.2) Chapter Promotion:◽Develop and create promotional materials such as flyers to raise awareness about the chapter's activities.◽Display and distribute promotional materials in relevant community locations.◽Manage the chapter's email and social media accounts to engage with the community and promote events and initiatives.3) Group Meeting Support:◽Assist in planning and coordinating group meetings for members and their families.◽Help facilitate the smooth running of the meetings by organizing logistics, such as Zoom and materials.◽Deliver presentations on brain injury to educate and inform meeting attendees.◽Engage in discussions and provide support during meetings to create a supportive and inclusive environment.

Dublin, Ireland

◽Performed experiments examining traumatic brain injury pathoprogression in aged animals.◽Implemented the controlled cortical impact model and behavioral and cell culture paradigms within the lab. ◽Mentored graduate and undergraduate students on individual research projects.◽Secured independent funding for project support.

◽Independently devised and performed experiments to determine the role of the brain-gut axis in traumatic brain injury disease progression using animal models of brain injury and gastrointestinal inflammation.◽Established that late, acute intestinal inflammation during chronic traumatic brain injury caused dysautonomia, sustained systemic inflammation, and worsened TBI-related outcomes including increased neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and cognitive deficits.◽Independently designed and carried out in vitro experiments examining permeability in intestinal cell lines and microglial activation using primary murine microglia culture.◽Conducted intestinal organoid culture from murine colon.◽Conceived and carried out experiments examining the sex differences in an animal model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.◽Carried out experiments examining the sex differences in an animal model of hypoxia-ischemia.◽Spearheaded successful collaborations with 2 departments to develop new lines of research in the role of the brain-gut axis in traumatic brain injury and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.◽3 publications in competitive, peer-reviewed science journals.◽Securing individual funding for project support.◽Supervised 3 graduate students in their academic studies and research projects.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

◽Managed the laboratory including all inventories, ordering, training, and hazardous waste removal. ◽Conducted research into the therapeutic potential of caspase-dependent and independent neuronal cell death inhibition in traumatic brain injury using in vivo and in vitro models of neurodegeneration.◽Carried out experiments examining the therapeutic potential of cell cycle inhibition in preclinical models of traumatic brain injury.◽Sucessfully collaborated with two departments to develop and test novel mGluR5 positive allosteric modulators to inhibit microglia activation using in vitro and in vivo models of neuroinflammation.◽Performed experiments examining changes in mitochondrial respiration in primary neuronal cells in response to chemical insults.◽Assisted running behavioral studies modeling military aeromedical evacuation following traumatic brain injury.◽Contributed to 12 peer-reviewed publications.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

◽Performed experiments examining the mechanisms involved in cardiomyocyte anoikis using primary cardiomyocyte culture and in vitro models of cardiac injury and inflammation.◽Conducted experiments to elucidate the mechanisms of cardiac remodeling using in vivo models of cardiovascular disease.◽Managed the laboratory including inventories, ordering, training, and hazardous waste removal.◽Contributed to 1 peer-reviewed publication.

Bronx, New York, United States

◽Studied mechanisms of anti-folate resistance in cancer cell lines using transport assays, cell viability assays, uptake assays, western blots, PCR, and HPLC.◽Managed the laboratory including inventories, ordering, and hazardous waste removal.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Molecular Medicine

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biochemistry, Cellular And Molecular Biology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Anthropology