Veronica Davé

Experience

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Sept 2008 - Oct 2009

  Student Fundraiser
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  UC Berkeley, Rausser College of Natural Resources

  Oct 2009 - May 2010

  SPUR Intern
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  UC Berkeley School of Public Health

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2015

  Research Data Analyst II, Student Researcher

  Designed molecular epidemiological studies to address questions in the field of environmental health. Coordinated sample biobanking for 4 large public health cohort studies evaluating relationships between environmental toxicant exposure and health outcomes. Provided technical advice and contributed to technical writing for 7 peer-reviewed manuscripts that informed policy and community outreach efforts to reduce toxicant exposures among vulnerable populations. Managed School of Public Health Biorepository of >200,000 samples and >20 ultracold freezers. Performed statistical analyses and database queries in Access, SQL, and Stata to evaluate data collection methods, address data quality, and provide data to collaborators for utilization. Provided leadership and oversight of team that received and processed samples from epidemiological studies. Show less

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  University of Washington

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

  Research Assistant

  Completed three laboratory rotations in the fields of lymphocyte immunology and drug development.

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  Fred Hutch

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2020

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Published results of a human cohort study investigating the immune response to herpes simplex virus (doi: 10.1084/jem.20210692) and implemented a companion study conducted in mice (doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100166). Contributed results and provided advice and technical consultancy for 3 additional manuscripts on genital inflammation and sexually-transmitted infections. Presented findings at 1 international and 2 national conferences.

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  Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

  Mar 2021 - now

  Managed and coordinated projects related to the Route 66 Endometrial Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE), a multi-institute consortium of clinical trials, translational research projects, and career development programs funded by the National Cancer Institute. Designed, planned, and conducted neuroimmunological studies to elucidate the effects of West Nile virus infection on neural cells in the brain. Contributed to multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts and published a technical review article summarizing primary literature on the effects of viral infections on glial cells in the brain (doi: 10.1002/glia.24294).

  • Research Project Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar

    Mar 2021 - Jan 2024
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  Colorado College

  Nov 2023 - Dec 2023

  Visiting Assistant Professor

  Taught "MB201 - Laboratory in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics", a lecture- and laboratory-based undergraduate course that met 3-4 hours per day Monday-Friday. Covered contemporary research topics and laboratory methods including Drosophila breeding and phenotype mapping, PCR, molecular cloning, and scientific writing and presentations. Presented a research seminar for department faculty and students.