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General Information

Full Name Robin Isadora Brown
Pronouns she/her/hers
Email robin.isadora.b[at]gmail.com

Education

  • 2017 - 2024
    Doctor of Philosophy
    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (US)
    • Department of Biology
      Molecular Genetics, Cell, & Developmental Biology concentration
  • 2010 - 2014
    Bachelor of Arts
    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (US)
    • Department of Biology
      summa cum laude

Research Experience

  • 2018 - 2024
    Doctoral Researcher (S Kucenas Lab)
    Biology, University of Virginia
    • development and function of satellite glial cells; somatosensory dysfunction; zebrafish
  • 2015 - 2017
    Lab Specialist (RA Gomez Lab)
    Pediatrics, Child Health Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine
    • kidney development; renin-angiotensin system regulation; scRNA-seq; mouse; cell culture
  • 2014 - 2017
    Lab Technician (DS Stein Lab)
    Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin
    • body plan development; dorsal-ventral and terminal signaling; fruit fly
  • 2012 - 2014
    Undergraduate Student Researcher (BK Blackman Lab)
    Biology, University of Virginia
    • plant development; physiological and ecological effects of floral head orientation; domesticated sunflower

Teaching Experience

  • 2024
    • Invited Lecturer for BIOL 3260 Editing Genes and Genomes
    • Teaching Assistant for BIOL 3000 Cell Biology
  • 2023
    • Invited Speaker for Charlottesville High School Science + Art Collaboration
    • Teaching Assistant for BIOL 3000 Cell Biology
    • Invited Speaker for Jefferson Scholars Foundation Fellows' Symposium Series
    • Invited Lecturer for BIOL 3260 Editing Genes and Genomes
  • 2022
    • Invited Speaker for Charlottesville High School Science + Art Collaboration
    • Invited Lecturer for BIOL 8240 Professional Skills for the Life Sciences I
    • Invited Lecturer for BIOL 3559 Editing Genes and Genomes
  • 2019
    • Teaching Assistant for BIOL 3420 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
  • 2018
    • Teaching Assistant for BIOL 3420 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
  • 2017
    • Panelist for "Social Justice Work and Academia" session (UVA Diversifying Scholarship Conference)

Honors and Awards

  • 2024
    • Invited Speaker for WikiConference North America (Wikimedia Foundation)
    • Invited Speaker for Huskey Graduate Research Exhibition (UVA Graduate Student Council)
  • 2023
    • Invited Speaker for NeuroMEETS, Neuroscience Meetings for Extramural Emerging TalentS (Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience)
  • 2022
    • JSF Dissertation Year Fellowship (Jefferson Scholars Foundation)
    • SDB Travel Award (Society for Developmental Biology)
    • Britt Travel Award (UVA Biology)
    • PFN Travel Award (UVA Program in Fundamental Neuroscience)
  • 2019
    • Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award (UVA Biology)
    • NIG-JOINT Grant (National Institute of Genetics, Japan)