Research Assistant II - 2003-04
Oregon National Primate Research Center
Division of Reproductive Sciences, Dr. Don Wolf
Research Topics: Molecular and cytogenetic characterization of monkey embryonic stem cell lines
Intern - 2003
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory, Dr. Susan Olson
Research Topics: Sister chromatid exchange
Undergraduate Trainee - 2002-present
Stanford University Medical School
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dr. Linda Giudice
Research Topics: Expression of hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor c-Met in the baboon uterus and placenta
Undergraduate Trainee - 2001
Stanford University Medical School
Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Gary Steinberg
Research Topics: Cerebral ischemia, use of hypothermia to reduce stroke damage
Research Assistant - 2000-01
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
Division of Reproductive Sciences, Dr. Don Wolf
Research Topics: Cloning of acetylcholine transporter
Research Volunteer - 1997-99
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
Division of Reproductive Sciences, Dr. Harold Spies
Research Topics: Cloning and expression of estrogen receptor beta in the rhesus macaque, 20-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone as a possible mediator of coitally-induced LH surge in the rabbit
Research Apprentice - 1997
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
Division of Neuroscience, Dr. Henryk Urbanski
Research Topics: Effects of aging in the primate prefrontal cortex
PUBLICATIONS:
Pau CY, Pau KYF, Berria M, Spies HG. Ovarian influence on gonadotropin and prolactin release. Endocrine 13: 25-35, 2000.
Pau KYF, Hess DL, Kohama SG, Bao J, Pau CY, Spies HG. Estrogen up-regulates norepinephrine release in the mediobasal hypothalamus and tyrosine hydroxylase gene expression in the brainstem of ovariectomized rhesus macaques. J. Neuroendocrinology 12: 899-909, 2000.
Pau CY, Pau KYF, Spies HG. Putative estrogen receptor beta and alpha gene expression in rhesus macaques. Mol. Cell. Endocr. 146: 59-68, 1998.
ABSTRACTS:
Pau KYF, Pau CY, Xu J, Spies HG. Choline acetyltransferase and acetylcholine transporter mRNA expression after coitus in New Zealand White rabbits. The 3rd Annual Northwest Reproductive Sciences Symposium, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, Abstract #5, 2001.
Kelly S, Pau C, Yenari MA. NFkappaB translocation following global cerebral ischemia is reduced by mild hypothermia. Society for Neuroscience, 2001.
Pau CY, Pau KYF, Spies HG. Estrogen Receptor Beta and Alpha Gene Expression in Male and Female Rhesus Macaques. The 54th Annual Meeting, Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Stevenson, Washington, USA, Abstract #15, 1998.
Kohama SG, Rodrigues SM, Pau C, Urbanski HF. Age-related change of glutamate receptors and neuropathology in the monkey prefrontal cortex. Society for Neuroscience, 1998.
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES:
Molecular biology: reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), RT-PCR cloning, immunocytochemistry (ICC), in situ hybridization (ISH), RNA interference/gene silencing.
Physiology (rabbit model): radioimmunoassay (RIA), femoral vein catheterization, jugular vein catheterization, bilateral oophorectomy, cranial cannulation.
Other: Cytogenetics/karyotype analysis, cell culture.
COMPUTING EXPERIENCE:
Platforms: Macintosh and Windows.
Applications: NIH Image/Scion Image, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, jEdit, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visual C++, ClarisWorks, Biostatistics.
Languages: HTML, ANSI C