Dr Mary Rose Burnham - Microbiology

Dr Mary Rose Burnham received her Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Virginia, where she studied cellular transformation mediated by Rous Sarcoma Virus, and the v-src oncogene. While at UVA, she acquired extensive expertise in the molecular and cellular biology of cancer cells, and the intracellular signaling pathways activated by SRC-family tyrosine kinases, growth factor receptors, and integrins. She completed her post-doctoral studies at the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health, where she studied the regulation of inhibitory neurotransmission by GABA and the GABA ion channel. She also trained at Cornell University’s Nanofabrication Facility, and developed and tested nanoscale sensors based on reconstituted lipid membranes and ion channels for detecting membrane-active compounds.