Jeff Sekelsky cv

Education

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Ph.D. in Biology, 1994

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI;B.A. in Biochemistry, 1984

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Program in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
UNC Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology

Postdoctoral fellow with Scott Hawley, University of California, Davis, (1994-1999)

Graduate Student with Bill Gelbart, Harvard University (1987-1993)

Professional Service

NSF Pre-Graduate Fellowship panel (2008)
NIH MGC study section, ad hoc member (2007)
Genetics Society of America website coordinator (2007-)
American Cancer Society grant review panel (2007)
NCI Laboratory of Molecular Biology site visit member (2006)
NIH MGA study section, ad hoc member (2005)
NIEHS Review Board for Laboratory of Molecular Biology, ad hoc member (2001)

Awards and Honors

New Scholar Award, Ellison Medical Foundation (2000-2004)

March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Scholar Award (2000)

Postdoctoral fellowship from Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (1995-1998)
Publications

Recent Invited Talks

Gordon Research Conference on Meiosis, New London, NH (June 2008).

Molecular and Clinical Mechanisms in Bloom’s Syndrome and Related Disorders, Chicago, IL (May 2008).

HHMI Conference on Improving the Genetic Toolkit for Drosophila, Janelia Farm, MD (Oct 2007).

FASEB Conference on Recombination and Genome Rearrangements, Snowmass, CO (Aug 2007).

Graduate Student Invited Seminar, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (Spring 06)

9th International Conference on Environmental Mutagens, San Francisco, CA (Sept 2005).

FASEB Conference on Recombination and Genome Rearrangements, Snowmass, CO (Aug 2005).

Colloquium on the Biology of Aging, San Francisco, CA (Oct 2004).

Gordon Research Conference on Meiosis, New London, NH (June 2004).

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (Nov 2003).

Waksman Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ (Jun 2003).

University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC (Sept 2002).

Gordon Research Conference on Meiosis, New London, NH (June 2002).

Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO (April 2002).

Research Support

NSF Research Grant MCB-0618691 (2006-2009) (with G. Copenhaver and C. Jones)

NIH RO1 GM61252-06 (2005-2009)

American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant RSG-05-138-010GMC (2005-2009)

NSF Research Grant 0132655 (2002-2005)

Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award (2000-2004)

March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Award (2000)

Recent Departmental and University Service

Biology Dept Graduate Admissions Committee (2003-present)

Biology Dept Website Committee, Chair (2003-present)

Advisor to 1st year GMB graduate students (2004-2006)

Currently serving on 12 doctoral thesis committees (chair of four)

Past member of 25 doctoral thesis committees (chair of four)

Biology Dept Molecular Genetics Faculty Search Committee

Current advisor for two Honors in Biology students and sponsor for one student

Past mentor for three Highest Honors in Biology, two Honors in Biology, and three Research Commendation in Biology undergraduate students

Past mentor for three Honors in Chemistry students

Teaching

Biology 621 - Advanced Genetic Analysis (Fall, 2005-)

Biology 625 - Seminar in Genetics (Fall, 2006-)

Biology 425 - Human Genetics (Fall, 2004-)

Biology 264 - Historical Advances in Genetics Using Drosophila and Mouse Models (Fall 2003)

Biology 50 - Genetics and Molecular Biology (Spring, 2000-2004)