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Amy Wang

Amy Wang, BVM, MS

PhD Candidate, Toxicology
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology
Graduate Advisor: Dr. Steven Holladay

e-mail: amywang@vt.edu


Education

2000 Master of Science, Veterinary Medicine Sciences
Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, Virginia
1996 Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan

Board Certification

1996 Veterinary Medicine (Licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Taiwan)

Brief Bio

I am a naturally curious and meticulous researcher, and enjoy collaborations with different laboratories. Outside the lab, I like reading, nature photography, hiking, rock climbing and ballroom dancing. I was nicknamed Miss Apoptosis, for investigating apoptosis in dolphin cells during my Master's program. Born in Taiwan, I am now an American permanent resident.


Research Project Involvement

Research Interests:

  • My research interest is in the mechanisms of disease/cancer, especially for non-genotoxic carcinogens.

Dissertation project:

  • Arsenic effect on DNA damage repair in urinary bladder cells

Other projects:

  • Comparison of gene expression in kidney and urinary bladder from rats treated with dimethylarsinic acid
  • interspecies concordance of mechanisms of arsenic-induced bladder cancer
  • selenium protection against mercury in dolphin renal cells

For more on my current experiments (arsenic) and CV, please see www.amyslab.com


Professional Experience


Research:
2001, 2003, 2006		 Student Volunteer - Environmental Carcinogenesis Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
(DNA, RNA extraction; real time RT-PCR; Single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet assay))
1999-2000 Graduate Research Assistant - DNA Sequencing Facility and Electron Microscope Laboratory,
DBSP, VMRCVM, Blacksburg, Virginia
(DNA sequencing; TEM photo development and other EM related work)
Clinical:
1996-1999 		Veterinarian (volunteer) - Taiwan Cetacean Stranding Network
Taipei, Taiwan
1996-1998 Veterinarian - National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Teaching:
1998, 2001-2004 		Graduate Assistant - DBSP, VMRCVM
Blacksburg, Virginia
1999-2000, 2003 Instructor - DBSP, VMRCVM
Blacksburg, Virginia
(Instructed veterinary students in laboratory animal care, cell culture technique, good laboratory practice, and experimental design as part of summer oncology training program) (Instructed a technician in cell culture technique)

Professional Memberships

  • Society of Toxicology
  • Chairperson for Student Symposium on Effective Presentation in Society of Toxicology 43rd Annual Meeting, July 2003 - Mar. 2004
  • Student Liaison to Continuing Education Committee, Mar. 2002 - Sept. 2003
  • Chairperson for Lunch with an Expert in Society of Toxicology 42nd Annual Meeting, Mar. 2002 - Apr. 2003
  • Chairperson for student and postdoctoral fellow mixer in Society of Toxicology 42nd Annual Meeting, Mar. 2002 - Apr. 2003
  • Member, Feb. 2002 - present
  • Society of Toxicology, National Capital Area Chapel
  • Student representative, Nov. 2001 - Apr. 2003
    • Organized a one-day workshop for students, which became an annual event
  • Student vice-representative, Apr. 2000 - Nov. 2001
  • Member, Apr. 2000 - present
  • Society of Toxicologic Pathology, 2000 - present
  • Society for Marine Mammalogy, 1999 - 2003
  • International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM), 1999 - 2003
  • Taipei Veterinary Medical Association, Taipei, Taiwan, 1996 - 1998