Brittany N. Dugger
108 Giltner
East Lansing, MI 48824
EDUCATION:
Lyman Briggs School- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 48825
Bachelors of Science in Microbiology with a concentration in Genetics and Genomics, and a specialization In Bioethics, Humanities and Society: May 2005 GPA 3.64 /4.00
Lanse Creuse High School, Harrison Twp. MI
High School Diploma, June 2001
HONORS: 2005 –Travel award Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
2005- Cum Laude graduate
2005- Honors College graduate
2005- 2002 Dean’s List spring semester
2004- Internship University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
2001- Dean’s List Fall Semester
2001- Coca Cola Scholarship
WORK EXPERIENCES:
Michigan State University- Neuroscience Dept. East Lansing MI 48825
2003-2005. Undergraduate research assistant
2005-present Research technologist level 1
under Dr. Marc Breedlove and Dr. Cynthia Jordan.
Laboratory Website: www.marcbreedlove.com
-Gross animal dissections and surgeries (mice, rats, hamsters)
-Microscopy ( Neurolucida and StereoInvestigator software)
-Histology
-Behavioral training (mice)
-Undergraduate supervisor
-Animal colony maintenance
-Independent research projects
Certified Training- Security Awareness ( March 2004), Biohazardous waste (renewed March 2005), Radiation Safety ( June 2005)
Julio Garcia Diaz Center for Investigation in Biology University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931-3360 Summer 2004. Internship under Dr. Eduardo Rosa-Molinar.
Laboratory Website: http://pisces.cnnet.clu.edu/erm-lab/
-Retrograde neural labeling
-Confocal Microscopy
-Animal dissections (fish)
PUBLICATIONS:
Brittany N. Dugger, John A. Morris, Cynthia L. Jordan, S. Marc Breedlove (2005) “Ventromedial Hypothalamic Volume is Demasculinized in XY rats with Dysfunctional Androgen Receptors.” Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2005.
Brittany N. Dugger, John A. Morris, Cynthia L. Jordan, and S. Marc Breedlove (2005) “Androgens Maintain Soma Size in the Sexually Dimorphic Nucleus of the Preoptic Area of Adult Male Rats.” Hormones and Behavior 48(1) 98-99.
John A. Morris, Cynthia L. Jordan, Brittany N. Dugger, S. Marc Breedlove (2005). "Partial Demasculinization of Several Brain Regions in Adult Male (XY) Rats with a Dysfunctional Androgen Receptor Gene.” Journal of Comparative Neurology 487:217-226.
John A. Morris, Brittany N. Dugger, Cynthia L. Jordan, S. Marc Breedlove (2004). "Androgen Receptors Are Required for Full Masculinization of Several Sexually Dimorphic Areas in Rats." Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2004.
PRESENTATIONS:
Improving the DiOlistics Imaging Technique: Visualizing Ventral Horn Spinal Motor Neurons in the Western Mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis affinis Michigan State Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum 2005 (oral presentation).
Effects of a Base-Pair Substitution in the Androgen Receptor Gene on a Sexually Dimorphic Neural Structure in Rats. Michigan State Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum 2004 (oral presentation).
Documentary: Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology course Lyman Briggs School (LBS-145) Michigan State University, Spring Semester 2003. (Film) http://www.msu.edu/course/lbs/145/luckie/documentary/145inquiry2003.html
ACTIVITIES:
2004: present: Sunday School Teacher –Holmes Road Church of Christ
2005: Brain Awareness Week Presenter
2005: House President –Student Housing Cooperation
2005: Michigan State University Alternative Spring Break (Grantville, PA)– Site leader
2004-2005: Board of Directors –Student Housing Cooperation
2001-2005: Into the Street Volunteer
2004: Michigan State University Alternative Spring Break (Puebla, Mexico)
2003-2004: Science Olympiad Volunteer
2001-2004: Public Relations Assistant-Lyman Briggs School
REFERENCES:
Marc Breedlove, PhD
Michigan State University
240 Giltner Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Cynthia Jordan, PhD
Michigan State University
239 Giltner Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Douglas Ashley Monks, PhD
University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd North
Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6 Canada