genome-wide SNP assays of the Florida Scrub-Jay. Invited symposium talk,
North American ... Where's Dubya? Identifying W-specific sequences in the avian.
NANCY CHEN Dept. of EEB, Corson Hall, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY 14850
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EDUCATION Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. § PhD candidate in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. Advisors: Dr. John W. Fitzpatrick & Dr. Andrew G. Clark Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. § A.B. in Biochemical Sciences, magna cum laude, June 2007. PUBLICATIONS Chen, N., Bellott, D.W., Page, D.C., Clark, A.G. 2012. Identification of avian W-linked contigs by short-read sequencing. BMC Genomics 13: 183. Canfield, M.R., Greene, E., Moreau, C.S., Chen, N., Pierce, N.E. 2008. Exploring Phenotypic Plasticity in Emerald Moths: A Phylogeny of the Genus Nemoria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49: 477-487. Chen, N., Gascoin, F., Muller, E., Karpinski, G., Stiewe, C., Snyder, G.J. 2005. Macroscopic thermoelectric inhomogeneities of (AgSbTe2)x(PbTe)1-x. Applied Physics Letters 87: 171903. RESEARCH GRANTS NSF, Genome-wide dynamics of neutral and fitness-related variation in a pedigreed population of Florida Scrub-Jays undergoing regional decline, 2013-2015. $737,830.* Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics Travel Award, 2012. $750 Cornell Graduate School Conference Travel Grant, 2010-2012. $1,450. Cornell Lab of Ornithology Athena Fund, 2010 & 2011. $32,000. Cornell Lab of Ornithology Research Fund, 2011. $2,000. Paul P. Feeny Graduate Student Research Fund. 2011. $532. International Ornithological Congress Travel Award, 2010. $500. Cornell Graduate School Research Travel Grant, 2010. $1,370. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Research Fund. 2008-2010. $2,000. Andrew Mellon Student Research Grant, 2010. $1,500. Cornell Center for Vertebrate Genomics Seed Grant, 2009. $11,700. NSF SGER, 2008. $50,000.* Joseph Grinnell Student Research Award, 2008. $1,000. Cornell Sigma Xi Research Award, 2008. $800. Orenstein Endowment Fund, 2008. $600. AMNH Frank M. Chapman Memorial Grant, 2008. $2,000. MCZ Grants-in-aid of Undergraduate Research, 2006. $2,400. *I could not be listed as a PI because I’m a grad student. For the NSF proposal, I designed the experiments and wrote >95% of the proposal. The SGER grant was co-written by me & a postdoc.
HONORS & AWARDS Cornell Center for Comparative & Population Genomics Fellowship, 2012.
AOU Student Membership Award, 2008. Cornell Presidential Life Sciences Fellowship, 2007. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007. NSF Undergraduate Diversity at SSE/SSB award, 2007. Blumberg Creative Science Award, 2007. NASA Tech Brief Award, 2006. Certificate of Distinction in Teaching – Harvard Bok Center for Teaching & Learning, 2005. PRESENTATIONS Chen, N., Van Hout, C., Fitzpatrick, J.W., and Clark, A.G. 2012. Evolutionary inference from genome-wide SNP assays of the Florida Scrub-Jay. Invited symposium talk, North American Ornithological Conference 2012, Vancouver, Canada. Chen, N., Van Hout, C., Fitzpatrick, J.W., and Clark, A.G. 2012. Family values: Using Mendelian inheritance to improve genotyping-by-sequencing. Evolution 2012, Ottawa, Canada. Chen, N., Fitzpatrick, J.W., and Clark, A.G. 2011. Evolutionary inference from genome-wide SNP assays of a fully pedigreed natural population. Poster at the Gordon Research Conference on Ecological & Evolutionary Genomics, Biddeford. Chen, N. and Clark, A.G. 2010. Genome-wide SNP discovery in the Florida Scrub-jay. Ornithology Seminar, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Chen, N. and Clark, A.G. 2010. Genome-wide SNP discovery in the Florida Scrub-jay. Functional genomics symposium, International Ornithological Congress 2010, Campos do Jordao, Brazil. Chen, N. and Clark, A.G. 2009. Where’s Dubya? Identifying W-specific sequences in the avian genome. Ornithology Seminar, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Chen, N. and Clark, A.G. 2009. A novel method for identifying female-specific sequences in the avian genome. Genetics & Development Field Seminar, Cornell University. Chen, N. and Clark, A.G. 2009. Where’s Dubya? Identifying W-specific sequences in the avian genome. AOU 2009, Philadelphia. Chen, N. and Clark, A.G. 2009. A novel method for identifying female-specific sequences in the avian genome. Poster at Center for Vertebrate Genomics Symposium, Cornell University. Chen, N. and Edwards, S.V. 2007. Genomics and population genetics of cis-regulatory regions of House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) immune system genes during an epizootic. Evolution 2007, Christchurch, New Zealand. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, Cornell University: 2012. § Writing in the Majors TA for Evolutionary Biology & Diversity. Guest lecturer, Cornell University: 2011.
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Seminar in Research Skills for Biologists.
Teaching Assistant, Cornell University: 2009. § Evolutionary Biology & Diversity. Math Course Assistant, Harvard University: 2004-2007. § Mathematical Modeling, Linear Algebra & Multivariable Calculus. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Intern, Archbold Biological Station, 2008: Ontogeny of innate immunity in suburban vs native scrub populations of Florida Scrub-Jays. Advised by Dr. Reed Bowman. Undergraduate Researcher, Harvard University, 2005-2007: Genomics and population genetics of cis-regulatory regions of House Finch immune system genes during an epizootic. Advised by Dr. Scott V. Edwards. Field Assistant, Harvard University, 2007: Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms of adaptive coat coloration in the Choctawhatchee beach mouse through simultaneous integration of genetic, environmental, and ecological data. Under Dr. Sacha Vignieri. Undergraduate Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 2005: NMR Conformational Analysis of meso-tartaric acid. Advised by Dr. John D. Roberts Undergraduate Research Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2004: Macroscopic thermoelectric inhomogeneities of AgPbmSbTem. Advised by Dr. G. Jeffrey Snyder. Researcher, California State University, Fullerton, 2002: Contribution of the Phosphodiester Backbone to the DNA Helix Structure. Advised by Dr. Fu-Ming Tao. SERVICE & OUTREACH Co-Summer Program Director of Undergraduate Biology Research Fellowships, 2011-current. § Run weekly lab meetings and professional development activities for a NSF-funded research program for minority students. Reviewer, Cornell Sigma Xi Grant Awards, 2011-current. Initial Contacts & Diversity Chair (2010-current), Science Resources Chair (2009-2010), & Volunteer Buddy (2008), Expanding Your Horizons. § Contact local teachers to publicize the event. Coordinate science demos and activities for teaching young girls about math & science. Mentor middle school girls in the sciences Chair, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Recruitment Weekend Committee, 2007current. Volunteer and blogger, Frontiers in the Life Sciences Symposium, 2012. Ornithology mentor for St. Mark Catholic School, 2011.
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Help middle school students design bird-related research projects.
Volunteer, International Society for Behavioral Ecology meeting, 2008. Officer, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology Undergraduate Group, 2005-2007 § Organize field trips & events to promote undergraduate interaction with OEB & members of the scientific community. Campus Coordinator, Project HEALTH, 2003-2007 § Oversee 7 public health interventions, train program coordinators, develop advocacy programs, conduct community needs assessments, connect volunteers with community resources, recruit volunteers, fundraising. § STRIVE: Mentor teens with sickle-cell anemia, advocate for students in schools, organize focus groups for parents, raise awareness about sickle cell anemia via conferences, school presentations & media appearances. Leadership Development Center advisor, American Red Cross, 2001 – 2005 § Ran leadership camp for students, developed activities, trained staff, mentored students. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS § §
Society for the Study of Evolution, 2012-present. American Ornithologists’ Union, 2007-present. SKILLS
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Field work: mist-netting, taking blood samples, collecting & skinning birds, recording bird songs; insect collecting & cataloguing; collecting plants; trapping & tagging mice. Computer skills: Perl, R, mySQL, MATLAB, etc. Languages: fluent in English and Chinese, proficient in French.
