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Joan L. Barrick
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| Title: |
Biologist |
| Industry: |
Government |
| Type of Organization: |
Government Research Facility |
| Major Product/Service: |
Research to reduce the burden of neurological diseases |
| Expertise: |
With over 35 years industry experience and 13 years at the lab of Dr. Richard Youle, Ms. Barrick helps maintain a bank of plasmids used in experiments that are shared with research labs globally. The current lab studies apoptosis, which is how cells die. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
International |
| Affiliations: |
New York Academy of Sciences; A.A.A.S.; D.A.R. |
| University/Degree: |
B.S., Biology, Waynesburg University, Pennsylvania, 1976 |
| Born: |
January 19, 1955 |
| Spouse: |
Fredric C. Schlesinger |
| Married: |
July 9, 2000 |
| Children: |
Adam, Bryan |
| Work History: |
From 1976 to 1981 Ms. Barrick served with the Wistar Institute, during which time she spent four years in the lab of Dr. Carlo Croce and then two years in the lab with Dr. Giovanni Rovera. She briefly worked at Hahneman Hospital with Dr. Kofler for a year and also with Merck Sharp and Dome. Ms. Barrick then spent two years in Dr. Gordon Hard's lab at Temple University and Dr. Gerald Litvak's lab for two years at NIMH. Ms. Barrick then spent three years in Wang Ting Hsieh's, Dr. Iqbal Ali and Dr. Katherine Wood's labs with NINDS. Since 1997 she has worked in the lab of Dr. Richard Youle. |
| Honors & Awards: |
7 awards, NIH; 2 merit awards, NIMH; 2 merit awards, NINDS; Awarded funds to purchase a computer as an incentive award; Awarded for serving on a committee to award people at her level to compare with the frequency of awards at higher levels at NIH; Honorable Mention from Dr. Richard Youle |
| Published Works: |
Author, 5 science journal papers |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Ms.. Barrick attended the first Human Genome Conference in 1989. She was honored to be listed as an author on a poster. |
