Gina Wilson

Gina Wilson

Neuroscience Lab Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Teaching Assistant Professor, Neuroscience

  • Education

    • Kent State University

      2012 - 2017
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Neuroscience
    • Baldwin Wallace University

      2004 - 2008
      BS Chemistry & Neuroscience
    • Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

      2010 - 2012
      Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration, Health Services
  • Experience

    • Baldwin-Wallace College

      May 2008 - Aug 2009
      Neuroscience Lab Director

      Responsiblities incluced managing inventory, ordering, payroll, scheduling of personal and experiments. Led training of students and supervised daily lab activities. Responsibilities also included, data management and analysis, writing and preparation of manuscripts, presenting at scientific conferences, leading lab meetings, as well as coordinating and communicating with other departments.

    • Kent State University

      Aug 2012 - May 2013
      Graduate Teaching Assistant: Lab Experiences in Biology
    • Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)

      Jan 2013 - Jun 2022

      Graduate student assistantship. Throughout my years here I have shared responsibility for taking inventory, ordering, training and mentoring professional & undergraduate students, data management, data analysis, writing, manuscript preparation. I have presented at multiple Society for Neuroscience and Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology conferences. I also published 2 first author manuscripts and 4 additional co-author manuscripts during my time here. Additionally, I was awared the Female Scholar in Vision Research Fellowship from Prevent Blindness (Prevent Blindness Ohio) within my first 6 months in the lab. Other major accomplishments include: implementing & optimizing new protocols and technologies in the lab such as ELISA, bead-based multiplexing (Magpix), ProteinSimple Wes automated western blot, and RNaScope multichannel fluorescent mRNA labeling in brain sections. Show less

      • Student Mentor

        Jun 2013 - Jun 2022
      • Graduate Research Assistant

        Jan 2013 - Jun 2022
      • Graduate Teaching Assistant: Pharmaceuticals I Lab

        Jan 2013 - Jun 2022
      • Graduate Teaching Assistant: Foundational Neuroscience

        Apr 2017 - Jun 2017
      • Graduate Teaching Assistant

        Apr 2016 - Jun 2016
      • Strategic Planning Committee Member

        Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
      • Graduate Teaching Assistant: Cosmeceuticals Lab

        Jan 2013 - May 2013
    • Kent State University

      Aug 2014 - May 2017
      Senator (Graduate Student Senate, Alternate)
    • Charles River Laboratories

      Oct 2017 - Jun 2022
      Research Scientist I
    • West Virginia University

      Jun 2022 - now
      Teaching Assistant Professor
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Student Training in Human Subjects Research and Responsible Conduct of Research

      Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
    • Data Science & Analytics, Career Paths & Certifications: First Steps

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2017
      View certificate certificate
    • Project Management: Technical Projects

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2017
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gina Wilson
      Alpha Kappa Mu Honors Society, inductee Alpha Kappa Mu (Kent State Chapter) 2016 National honor society to recognize excellence in academia - awarded to those achieving at least a 3.8 GPA throughout their graduate education.
    • Awarded to Gina Wilson
      Female Young Investigator Student Fellowship Prevent Blindness 2013 Small grant awarded to investigate hyperphosphorylation of neurofilament and levels of amyloid-beta throughout the retinal projection of two mouse models of glaucoma
    • Awarded to Gina Wilson
      Memorial Scholarship for Chemistry Baldwin-Wallace 2008
    • Awarded to Gina Wilson
      Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society - 2008
    • Awarded to Gina Wilson
      Harry and Louise Kiefer Chemistry Scholarship Baldwin-Wallace 2007
    • Awarded to Gina Wilson
      Mark Gorman Scholarship for excellence in neuroscience Baldwin-Wallace 2007
    • Awarded to Gina Wilson
      Nu Rho Psi Honors Society, inductee Baldwin-Wallace College chapter of Nu Rho Psi 2007
    • Awarded to Gina Wilson
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer (Operation Orange)

      Issued by Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
      Akron-Canton Regional FoodbankAssociated with Gina Wilson
    • Judge of Science Technology, Engineering, & Math Expo

      Issued by Akron Public School on Jan 2015
      Akron Public SchoolAssociated with Gina Wilson
    • Presenter (neuroanatomy)

      Issued by Maplewood PreProfessional Medical Academy on Dec 2014
      Maplewood PreProfessional Medical AcademyAssociated with Gina Wilson
    • Presenter

      Issued by Diane Burbick Math & Science Conference: Summer Shadowing Experience on Jul 2014
      Diane Burbick Math & Science Conference: Summer Shadowing ExperienceAssociated with Gina Wilson
    • Speaker: People of Vision Award Dinner

      Issued by Prevent Blindness on Nov 2014
      Prevent BlindnessAssociated with Gina Wilson
    • Presenter

      Issued by Prevent Blindness on Dec 2013
      Prevent BlindnessAssociated with Gina Wilson