Stephen Mcdaniel Email & Phone Number

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Adapted an optogenetic system to rapidly and reversibly inactivate an essential transcription factor to study its role during early embryogenesiso Developed a novel protocol which was invited to be published in Bio.
• Modeled Meier-Gorlin Syndrome in Drosophila using Cas9-mediated mutagenesiso Pioneered novel imaging strategies (EdU incorporation and TUNEL assays) for Drosophila tissues for the labo Mentored an undergraduate student.
• Taught a section of BMC 314: Introduction to Human Biochemistry to 18 undergraduate students (Summer 2018) focused on transcription and translation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes with an emphasis on their relevance to.

St. Louis, Missouri

As a research technician in the Chalker lab, I discovered the first protein to be found to be necessary for chromosomal breakage during Tetrahymena development, but not DNA elimination. I also was responsible for coordinating and communicating with the hourly undergraduate student helpers to maintain necessary lab organization, maintenance, and reagents..

St. Louis, Missouri

Based on my experiences as a stage manager during my time as an undergraduate, I was asked to professionally stage manage a production after I graduated. I organized and lead all technical meetings and rehearsals and was responsible for maintaining lines of communication with everyone involved in the production.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Genetics And Molecular Biology

• Discovered that histone H3 K36 methylation is necessary for the cellular response to nutrient stress o Developed strand specific total.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology, General

Activities and Societies: Performing Arts-Stage Manager, Undergraduate Researcher• In the Elgin lab, I worked with a group of.