Education and Training
Postdoctoral Fellowships
January ’02 to Dec ‘04: Dept. of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. In the lab of Ron Conlon.
June ’99 to Dec. ’01: Dept. of Developmental Genetics, Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute, New York, NY. In lab of Lee Niswander.
Ph.D. Dept. of Molecular Developmental Biology, University of Cincinnati, 1999
Dissertation: “Skin Wound Healing Paradigms in Neurofibromatosis Type I Mutant Mice.” Mentor: Dr. Nancy Ratner
B.S. 1993, Biology , Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
Suma Cum Laude
Professional Positions
2005- present: Associate Prof., Dept. of Biology, Case Western Reserve University.
2006- present: Associate Prof., Secondary Appointment, Dept. of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University.
2007- present: Associate Prof., Secondary Appointment, Dept. of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University.
Research Interests
1. How does a cell know to become a dermal cell of the skin?
2. What are the signaling factors that instructs a cell to become a craniofacial dermal cell versus a bone cell?
3. What are the early molecular biomarkers of skin fibrosis?
Special Interest
Tandem bicycling, gardening, ceramics, films, and cooking.
Contact
Office Phone: 216.368.8819
Office Fax: 216.368.4672
Email: rpa5 at case.edu
Mailing Address:
2074 Adelbert Road, Millis 316
Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio 44106