1719 6th Ave S CIRC 446B
Birmingham, AL 35294
Telephone: (205) 975-5099
E-mail: sdeken@nrc.uab.edu
1998-Present University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Neurobiology
1993-1998 College of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO)
Bachelor of Sciences
Majors - Biology and Chemistry
Cum laude
Society for Neuroscience
1998-Present Doctoral student. The regulation and trafficking of GABA transporter 1 (GAT1). Dr.
Michael Quick. Department of Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Birmingham, AL.
1997-1998 Undergraduate student. RAPD analysis of genetic divergence in three populations
of Gammarus pseudolimnaeus from the Lake Taneycomo drainage system. Senior
Biology project. Dr. Stephen Miller. Department of Biology, College of the Ozarks,
Point Lookout, MO.
1997 Undergraduate student. Synthesis of 1,3-dimethyl-5-chloro-4-methyl pyrazolone for
for polymer filtration. Senior Chemistry project. Dr. Jerry Easdon. Department of
Chemistry, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO.
1995 Undergraduate research assistant. Synthesis of alpha-trialkylsilyl and alpha heteroatom
beta-trialkylsilyl esters. Dr. Jerry Easdon. Department of Chemistry, College of the
Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO.
- poster presentation at the American Chemical Society Midwest Regional
Meeting in Joplin, MO. 180.
2001 Laboratory instructor, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL.
-- Population and Ecosystem Biology Laboratory, Spring 2001.
2000 Adjunct instructor, Samford University, Birmingham, AL.
-- Human Biology with laboratory, Fall 2000.
1999 Teaching assistant, University of Alabama at Birmingham in conjuction with the
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL.
-- Introduction to Neurobiology, an integrated graduate class for incoming
graduate students and undergraduate students. Attended lectures, prepared
lab reagents, answered questions during lab sessions, and graded exams.
2001 Supervised an incoming medical student in a 12-week research project.
2001 Supervised senior undergraduate student in a 16-week research project.
2001 Supervised first-year graduate student in a 12-week research project.
2000 Supervised first-year graduate student in a 12-week research project.
1997-1998 Lab assistant, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO.
-- General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Analytical Chemistry
labs. Prepared lab reagents, answered questions during lab sessions, graded papers
and quizzes.