The Reed Lab
John Tat
Graduate Student
johntat@scripps.edu
(858)784-7435
Education
B.S. in Biology: Physiology and Neuroscience
B.A. in History: War, Revolution, and Social Change
University of California, San Diego, 2011
Research and Professional Experience
Date: Oct. 2011-present
Role: Graduate student
Project: Cks protein overexpression and implication for breast cancer therapy
Departments of Cell and Molecular Biology
The Scripps Research Institute
Laboratory of Steven I. Reed, PhD
Date: Mar. 28, 2011-Jul. 29, 2011
Role: Undergraduate teaching assistant
Project: Assisted with teaching cell biology and cancer biology to undergraduate students
Division of Biological Sciences
University of California, San Diego,
Tutelage under Lawrence Alfred, PhD, and Pavan Kadandale, PhD
Date: Jun. 28, 2010-Jul. 29, 2011
Role: Undergraduate research assistant
Project: How DNA damage triggers Golgi dispersal Golgi dispersal through GOLPH3 and DNA-PK
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Diego,
Laboratory of Seth J. Field, MD, PhD
Date: Apr. 5, 2010- Apr. 15, 2011
Role: Honors thesis researcher
Project: An examination of Christian influence on the imperial policy of Emperor Constantine I
Department of History
University of California, San Diego,
Tutelage under Matthew T. Herbst, PhD
Date: Sept. 8, 2009-Jun. 8, 2010
Role: Undergraduate research assistant
Project: Enzyme kinetics of PFK-1, AK, and LDH inhibition by ascorbate and monovalent salts
Division of Biological Sciences
University of California, San Diego,
Laboratory of Percy J. Russell, PhD
Date: Jul 2, 2008-Mar. 31, 2010
Role: Community Health Educator
Project: Educate Asian-Americans about the importance of breast cancer awareness and clinical trials
Department of Surgery at the UCSD School of Medicine
Department of Community Outreach at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center
Laboratory of Georgia Robins Sadler, BSN, MBA, PhD
Awards and pre-doctoral fellowships
Richard G. Lambert Foundation for Education Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 2012
Biological Sciences Student Association Service Award, 2011
Armin Rappaport Prize, 2011
Erion Scholarship (2009, 2010)
Change a Life Foundation Scholarship (2007, 2008)
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