2023-Present
Company Founder
EFFective Scientific Writing, LLC2023
Medical Writer Certification
American Medical Writers Association2021-2023
Research Projects Coordinator II/Health Services Research Analyst
Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Nashville, TN2023
Functional HIV-1/HCV Cross-reactive Antibodies Isolated from a Chronically Co-infected Donor
Cell Reports doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.1120442021
Sequence and functional characterization of a public HIV-specific antibody clonotype
Pre-Print | bioRxiv2021
Cross-reactive coronavirus antibodies with diverse epitope specificities and Fc effector functions
Cell Reports Medicine doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.1003132021
Clinical Research Regulatory Coordinator
Southeast Retina Center Augusta, GA (Remote)2020
Cross-reactive coronavirus antibodies with diverse epitope specificities and extra-neutralization functions
Pre-Print | bioRxiv2018-2021
Research Assistant III/Interim Lab Manager
Vanderbilt Vaccine Center, Georgiev Lab Nashville, TN2018
MS, Biology
Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA Thesis: "Effect of Adenovirus Infection on Intracellular mRNA-Processing Body (P-Body) Proteins"2018
Recipient, Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Georgia College & State University Department of Biological Sciences2016
Winner, Physiology Video Contest
American Physiological Society Experimental Biology Conference, San Diego, CA2017
Adenylyl cyclase 3/adenylyl cyclase-associated protein 1 (CAP1) complex mediates the anti-migratory effect of forskolin in pancreatic cancer cells
Molecular Carcinogenesis doi:10.1002/mc.225982017
Effects of Adenovirus Infection on the Localization of Cellular Protein Pat1b
Georgia Journal of Science tinyurl.com/GJSpat1b2015
BS, Biology
Augusta University Augusta, GA2014-2018
Medical Records Assistant
Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Augusta Augusta, GA
Conference Presentations & Projects
- Dains-McGahee, C., Friedman, E., Graves, S., and Sabbatini, M. AC3 has an Inhibitory Effect on Cell Cycle and Enhances Staurosporine-Induced Apoptosis in Pancreatic Cancer Cells: Participation of R-Smads. Poster presented at 2015 Summer Scholars Research Symposium; Augusta, GA. Available online.
- Friedman, E. Detection and Enumeration of Coliphages at the Oconee River Greenway. 2017. Air & Water Microbiology. Georgia College & State University.
- Shiakolas, A., et al. Identification and characterization of coronavirus cross-reactive antibodies using LIBRA-seq. 2020. Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS). Available online.
- Pilewski, K. et al. Diversion or double-edged sword? Antibody cross-reactivity in HIV/HCV co-infection. 2020. Poster presented at Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology & Inflammation (VI4) Symposium. Available online.