Belinda Jackson, Ph.D.

Experience

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  Computercraft Corporation / National Center for Biotechnology Information , NIH

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  GenBank Biologist

  Collaborating scientist in the computational annotation of DNA and RNA sequence submissions for the GenBank nucleotide database.

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  NHGRI

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Program Analyst

  Collaborating analyst evaluating the success of extramural research programs in fulfilling the scientific and regulatory goals of the Genome Institute.

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  University of Maryland Baltimore County

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2010

  Research Assistant / PhD Student

  Collaborating investigator studying the role of signal transduction in cell fate specification.

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  Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Research Associate / Post-doctoral Fellow

  Lead scientist in transgene design and affinity purification of antigen-specific fusion proteins for analysis of induced immune tolerance against autoimmune and monogenic disease

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  Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

  Jan 2014 - Nov 2021

  Scientist I - HJF

  • Lead investigator in nematode-based antigen development as a therapeutic for the treatment of allergy and autoimmune disease.• Lead investigator in the mechanistic analysis of engineered antigen-specific B cell receptors used as bait for T cell-driven inhibition (regulatory and cytotoxic) of autoimmune lymphocytes• Co-investigator and curator of biological samples collected for the Prospective Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Seroconversion (PASS) Study: An observational cohort study of COVID-19 infection and vaccination in healthcare • Lead investigator in the development and efficacy analysis of plant based molecules to be used for anthelmintic therapeutics• Preparation of manuscripts for publication in peer reviewed journals• Training and mentorship of graduate students and junior staff Show less

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  MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC.

  Nov 2021 - now

  Senior Scientist