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LEVI MILLER
Address:
681 Dylan Drive
Coopersburg, PA 18036
Cell phone: 610-730-0473
E-mail: levim4636@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA
August 2006- May 2010
Bachelor of Science
Major: Molecular Biology/Biotechnology- QPA 4.0
Minor: Honors- QPA: 4.0, English Writing- QPA: 3.7
Concentration: Pre-Medicine Program
HONORS
Board of Governors Scholarship
-Pays for tuition at Clarion, awarded on the basis of having attended and completed Pennsylvania
Governor’s School for Health Care in summer of 2005 at the University of Pittsburgh
Honors Program at Clarion University
Phi Eta Sigma Honors Fraternity
Dean’s List, 11 semesters out of 11
Academic Achievement Award
- Maintained a 3.7 GPA while running Men’s Cross-Country
Varsity Award for participation in Men’s Track and Field
Honors scholarship
-Scholarship awarded through the honors program.
Member of Student Advisory Council
-Council meets once a month to discuss student attitudes towards the university; I was chosen to
represent the molecular biology program of the College of Arts and Sciences at the council.
Howard Hughes Med-to-Grad Fellowship Recipient at UAB
-Fellowship supporting graduate students for their first year in graduate school at UAB. The
fellowship also dictates that my research focus at UAB has to be translational in nature. Furthermore, I
have a $1,000 stipend to use for traveling to a conference for the purpose of presenting my research.
Graduate Research
University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB): Lab Rotations
Investigator: Dr. Farah Lubin
June-July 2012
Undertook a project involving the state of DNA methylation at various genes of interest relating to memory
and learning (i.e. BDNF and Zif268). Specifically, took samples of isolated DNA from rat entorhinal cortex
and hippocampus and subjected the samples to bisulfite sequence analysis.
Investigator: Dr. Lynn Dobrunz
August-October 2012
Looked at the effects of haloperidol on fEPSPs in acute slices of mouse hippocampus. Specifically, I
compared the effect of haloperidol in WT control mice to the effect seen in mice that were deficient in
PGC-1α, a model of schizophrenia.
Investigator: Dr. Kevin Roth

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November 2012-February 2013
Examined the role of EGFR in the promotion of cell survival in cell cultures derived from human
glioblastoma multiforme. Specifically, the effects of treatment with tamoxifen were examined in relation to
how much cell death was induced in the cell cultures upon drug administration.
*Note: At the end of each rotation, I had to present posters describing the research I had done during my time in the lab.
Investigator: Dr. Michelle Gray
March 2013-March 2014
Project focused on evaluating a possible role for the Rho-GEF Kalirin-7 (a master regulator of dendritic
spine dynamics) in Huntington’s disease (HD) pathogenesis. The BACHD mouse model of HD was
utilized to pursue this goal. My research made used of Golgi-staining of medium spiny neurons to examine
linear spine densities as well as molecular techniques to show expression levels of the Kalirin-7 protein.
Investigator: Dr. Yogesh Dwivedi
May 2014-October 2014
Responsible for ordering lab supplies and setting up a mouse colony for a new lab at UAB. This included
writing up a breeding scheme that had to be approved by an IRB at UAB in order to be added to an
established Animal Protocol Number. Also, in charge of ordering mice and rats for the lab through use of
the Bioware animal ordering system. Finally, was involved in testing and utilizing several machines for
behavioral assessment of the mice including a Forced Swim Test, Elevated Plus Maze, and Tail Suspension
Test.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
-Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
-Proficiency in PDF Mark-up Using Adobe Reader
-Proficiency in Use of Online Research Tools
• Pubmed
• Google Scholar
• EBSCO
WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2014-Present Freelance Associate Copywriter
Artcraft Health Education- Flemington NJ
Responsible for: Taking complex medical and drug information and turning it into simple
readable content for audiences ranging from people with low health literacy to healthcare
practitioners. Learned the process of branding an educational piece and the rules of
trademark and fair balance involved in that process.
June-August 2008; June-July 2010 Technical Writer/Intern
Artcraft (formerly known as Anatstat USA) - Flemington NJ
Responsible for: Writing information material for patient education devices that dealt
with various disease states, such as: HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, Psoriasis,
Migraine, and Overactive Bladder. Also wrote about and researched such topics as
STEMI- positive myocardial infarction and antibiotics
REFERENCES
1. Scott M. Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurobiology

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Shelby 914
Zip 2182
University of Alabama-Birmingham
1825 University Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35205
TEL 205-975-5573
livvy01@uab.edu
2. Lori McMahon, Ph.D.
Jarman F. Lowder Professor of Neuroscience
Director, Comprehensive Neuroscience Center
MCLM 988
Zip 0005
University of Alabama-Birmingham
1825 University Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35205
TEL 205-934-3523
mcmahon@uab.edu
3. Patricia Matthews
Program Manager for Cancer Biology and Neuroscience Themes
Shelby 120D
University of Alabama-Birmingham
1825 University Boulevard
Birmingham, AL 35205
TEL 205-934-7034
pm1@uab.edu