Natasha Dias

 Natasha Dias

Natasha J. Dias

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May 2, 2018
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She will totally make your time worthwhile because she’s very amazing. She is my favorite instructor and she actually made my freshman college enjoyable. She makes learning fun and is very passionate about teaching. She is a fair grader and is always willing to help you. If you need help, she is always available to assist you.

Biography

Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Biology


Resume

  • 2010

    Lab Mentoring

    Lab mentoring to 11th grader students on Protein Electrophoresis (November 2014

    2009)

    Vincentian Academy High School

    Pittsburgh

    PA

    Scientific Presentations Judge

    All day event of judging student presentations:\n- 7-10th grade Biology and 7-8th grade Zoology (2/7/15)\n- 7-8th grade Math & Computer Science and 11-12th grade Biology (2/1/14)\n

    PA Junior Academy of Science (PJAS)

    One-on-one research mentor

    Four weekends of research in Summer working with Urban Pathways Charter School 11-12th grade students (June

    2014 and June

    2013)

    SIGMA lab mentoring

    Lecturer

    - Guest Lecturer

    \"Cell Membranes\"

    undergraduate freshmen-level course (Print Biology) (10/12/15)\n

    Clarion University of Pennsylvania

    Lecturer

    - Guest Lecturer

    “Cell Signaling and Cytoskeleton”

    undergraduate- level course (Cell and Molecular Biology) at Bayer School of Duquesne University (05/20/15)\n- Guest Lecturer

    “Cell Cycle”

    undergraduate-level course (Cell and Molecular Biology) at Bayer School of Duquesne University (11/18/14)\n- Guest Lecturer

    “Cytoskeleton”

    undergraduate-level course (Cell and Molecular Biology) at Bayer School of Duquesne University (10/1/13)\n

    Duquesne University Cell & Molecular Biology Sophomore Class

    Faculty Mentoring

    Panelist at Duquesne University faculty orientation providing an overview of Duquesne graduate students and advising the new faculty on important issues to contribute to faculty and undergraduate student success.

    Duquesne University

    Teaching Assistants mentor to Domestic and International Graduate Students

    International Graduate Students Mentoring:\n- Invited Speaker

    “International TA Survival Skills”

    Center for Teaching Excellence

    Duquesne University (8/18/14

    8/19/13

    8/2012)\n- Facilitator for International Graduate Student Mentoring Program to 50 students

    International Students Organization

    Duquesne University (8/14/14)\n- Co-facilitator and Panelist on Understanding International Graduate Students' Experiences and Perspectives (3/31/14)\n\nDomestic Graduate Students Mentoring:\n- TA Panelist mentoring novice graduate TAs in the Sciences during TA Orientation (8/22/13)\n- TA Orientation videotaping first year graduate TAs to provide input on communication skills (August 2013

    August 2012)\n

    Duquesne University Mentoring

    Demonstrator

    Anatomy & Physiology demonstrations to prospective students and their families on visit day

    Clarion University of Pennsylvania

    SDS-PAGE

    Cell Biology

    Confocal Microscopy

    Life Sciences

    qPCR

    Cell Culture

    Microsoft Office

    Radioactive Assasy

    Cell

    Molecular Biology

    Teaching

    Western Blotting

    Science

    GraphPad Prism

    RNA Isolation

    ELISA

    Laboratory

    Immunocytochemistry

    Higher Education

    PCR

    Steroid Sulfatase in the Human MG-63 Preosteoblastic Cell Line:Antagonistic Regulation by Glucocorticoids and NFκB

    Kyle W.Selcer

    Steroid Sulfatase in the Human MG-63 Preosteoblastic Cell Line:Antagonistic Regulation by Glucocorticoids and NFκB

    Wen Xie

    Jinhan He

    Yan Guo

    Kyle W. Selcer

    Nilesh W. Gaikwad

    Matthew C. Cave

    Mohammad K. Mohammad

    Ulrich M. Zanger

    Marcus Klein

    Mengxi Jiang

    Journal of Hepatology

    Inflammatory regulation of steroid sulfatase: A novel mechanism to control estrogen homeostasis and inflammation in chronic liver disease

    Kyle W Selcer

    Steroid sulfatase mediated growth of human MG-63 pre-osteoblastic cells

    As an adjunct instructor

    I lecture and conduct labs and recitation classes and do minimal undergraduate research. I'm looking for a tenure track position in either of the fields of Cell Biology

    Endocrinology

    Physiology or related disciplines

    Natasha

    Dias

    Duquesne University

    Clarion University

    600 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh PA 15282

    Teaching Experience:\n- 371L: Superlab II: Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (SP 2015: 21 students

    SP 2014: 19 students)\n- 212R: Cell and Molecular Biology Recitation (FA 2013: 92 students

    FA 2012: 63 students)\n- 112L: General Biology II Laboratory (SP 2013

    SP 2012

    SP 2011

    SP 2010: 64 students each)\n- 102L: Life Process Laboratory (FA 2011: 54 students)\n- 111 L: General Biology I Laboratory (FA 2010

    FA 2009: 64 students each)\n\nResearch Experience:\n- Tissue level: Maintaining tissue culture cell lines

    microsome preparations

    animal dissections\n- Protein level: SDS-PAGE

    Western Blots

    ELISA

    Radioactive assays

    Immunocytochemistry

    Confocal Microscopy\n- Molecular level: RNA Isolation

    cDNA synthesis

    RT-PCR

    qPCR

    DNA Sequencing

    PhD

    Duquesne University

    Clarion

    PA

    201 Genetics-Lectures and Recitation (SP 2016: 19 students

    FA 2015: 38 students)\n203 Cell Biology-Lectures and Labs (SP 2016: 22 students

    FA 2015: 38 students)

    Adjunct Professor

    Clarion University

    Member

    Graduate Students Organization of Biology

    GSOBs

    Duquesne University

    - Organized a writing boot camp in March 2015 to provide an atmosphere for graduate students to write an article

    paper

    dissertation

    etc. \n- Helped reinstate graduate student health insurance benefits by effectively communicating with the Administration\n- Organized a Thanksgiving food drive for the homeless in 2014

    collected several hundred food items.

    President

    Graduate & Professional Student Council

    Duquesne University

    Started a student organization bicycle club on campus for graduate & undergraduate students to promote healthy lifestyle

    Founder & President

    Duquesne Bicycle Club (DBC)

    Hindi

    English

    Advanced Certificate for University Teaching 2012-2013

    Center for Teaching Excellence

    Duquesne University

    Certificate of University Teaching 2011-2012

    Center for Teaching Excellence

    Duquesne University

    Undergraduate Research Grant

    Clarion University

    Bayer Research Fellowship for 2014-2015

    Duquesne University

    Dept. of Biological Sciences

    Spirit of Teaching Recognition 2015

    Center for Teaching Excellence

    Duquesne University

    Outstanding Graduate Student Award 2015

    Duquesne University Dept. of Biological Sciences

    Travel Grant for International Conference to Canada

    Society for the Study of Reproduction

    Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching 2013-2014

    Center for Teaching Excellence

    Duquesne University

  • 2006

    Post Graduate Diploma

    Human Resources Management and Services

    Symbiosis Center For Management and Human Resource Development

  • 2004

    Master of Science (M.Sc.)

    Biotechnology

    Bangalore University

  • 2001

    Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

    Microbiology

    Red Cross Society of India

    University of Pune

  • A day dedicated to sampling and counting birds in the wild in the designated region for the PA annual state counting

    Duquesne University Ecology Club

    Pittsburgh

    PA

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