Renee a Reijo Pera, Phd Stanford University EDUCATION
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Renee A Reijo Pera, PhD Stanford University EDUCATION INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE YEAR SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINE and MENTOR University of Wisconsin at B.S. 1983 Biology (Daryl Kaufmann) Superior (UWS) M.S. 1987 Entomology (Ted Hopkins) Kansas State University Cornell University Ph.D. 1993 Molecular Cell Biology (Tim Huffaker) Massachusetts Institute of Postdoc 1993-97 Human Genetics (David Page) Technology (MIT) PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS, HONORS AND AWARDS Professional Positions 2012- George D Smith Professor of Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine; Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Departments of Genetics and Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director, Center for Reproductive and Stem Cell Biology; Director, Center for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research and Education; Stanford University 2013- CoDirector Stanford:NIST ABMS (Advances in Biological Measurement Sciences program (other CoDirectors: Norbert Pelc (BioEngineering), Tom Baer (Applied Physics and Marc Salit (NIST)) 2013- Consultant, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies 2013- Founder; NovoVia, Inc; Palo Alto, CA (private-donor backed initiative intended to translate findings in the laboratory to use of stem cells to restore fertility in boys with cancer and other species (including endangered) 2012- Founder, Board of Directors; Cellogy, Inc, Menlo Park, CA (private-donor backed initiative intended to translate findings in the laboratory to imaging algorithms to predict neurodegeneration 2011- Founder, Scientific Advisor, Board of Directors; StemGyn, Inc, Palo Alto, CA (a private-donor backed initiative intended to translate findings in the laboratory to applications in women’s health) 2010- Director, Stanford University Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine 2010- Founder, Scientific Advisor, Board of Directors; Auxogyn, Inc, Menlo Park, CA (a venture backed startup that is conducting clinical trials via intellectual property for embryo diagnosis generated in the Reijo Pera laboratory) 2003-2007 CoDirector, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Human Development Center; Associate Professor, Institute for Human Genetics; Institute for Regeneration Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Departments of Physiology and Urology; Program in Cancer Genetics 1997-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Physiology, Department of Urology; Institute for Human Genetics; Institute for Regeneration Medicine (formerly Development and Stem Cell Biology), Program in Cancer Genetics, University of California at San Francisco 1995 Instructor: Biology 734: Human Genetics; Dr. David Baltimore, Course Coordinator Department of Biology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1993-97 Damon-Runyan Fellow, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Laboratory of David Page 1 1988-93 Doctoral Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Laboratory of Dr Timothy Huffaker (Thesis Research Subject: Mitotic and meiotic mutants in Saccharyomyces cerevisiae) 1984-87 MS Graduate Student, Department of Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, Laboratory of Dr Theodore Hopkins (Thesis Research Subject: Calcification in the Face Fly, Musca autumnalis) Selected Honors and Awards: George D Smith Endowed Chair of Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Time Magazine’s Top 10 Biomedical Breakthroughs (December, 2010; for imaging algorithms) Newsweek 20 Influential Women in America (September, 2006) Stanford Nominee: 2014 International Gairdner Award for Outstanding Contributions to Human Biology (September 2013) Recognized International Top Ten Projects in Reproductive Medicine for breakthrough papers (September 2013) Adjunct Professor status; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application; Kyoto University, Japan (2009-2011) Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (University of Wisconsin – Superior (May, 2009)) Stanford President’s Office Faculty Fellows - Stanford University (2010-present) IVI International Award for Career Impact in Reproductive Medicine (April, 2011; Valencia, Spain) Shulman Award in Health Research; University of Pittsburg (2011) Australian Society for Reproductive Biology Founder’s Award (Sydney, Australia; October, 2010) Keiser Biology Award – Ohio Northern University (September, 2010) American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Bruce Stewart Research Award (October, 2007) UCSF:Coro Center for Leadership Training (January – May; 2006) University of California (UCSF) Graduate Student Association, Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award (May, 2005) American Stem Cell Research Foundation Award (2004) Searle Scholar (September 1998-2001) Sandler Award in Basic Science (UCSF, 1999-2000) Innovations in Basic Science Award (UCSF, 1998-9) Damon Runyon/Walter Winchell Postdoctoral Fellowship (Whitehead Institute at MIT; 1993-6) U.S. Army Biotechnology Graduate Fellowship (1991-1993) Cornell Outstanding Teacher Award (1988) Cornell Graduate Travel Award (1988) DuPont Teaching Fellow (1989) Sigma Xi Research Excellence Award (1985) Lakehead Pipeline Association Scholarship (1982) Magne Cum Laude Honors (1983) SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES At Stanford (since 2007): Chair, Stanford Committee on Appointments and Promotions (“Tenure Committee”; School of Medicine; 2011 – present) Steering Committee and CoDirector; Joint Stanford and National Institutes for Standards and Technology (NIST) Measurement Sciences Center (2010-present) Elected Senator, 45th Stanford University-wide Faculty Senate (2011 – present) Member, Directors of Graduate Studies (DGS), Stanford University (2010 – present) Director of Education – Stanford University Program in Regenerative Medicine (2010-present) 2 External Scientific Advisory Committee, Oregon Health Sciences University – West Campus (2009-present) Stanford Undergraduate Mentor and Advisor (2011 – present) Invited Member, Stanford Leadership Fellows (2010-2012) a group of university leaders who meet monthly to probe issues in education (use of online versus classroom learning, role of laboratory-based versus didactic learning, fundraising for innovation and others) Major Search Committee Membership in Last Two Years for Chair, Department of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology; Director, Women’s Health@Stanford University (2010- 2012) Chair, Search Committee: Biocomputation, Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine (current) Steering Committee, NICHD Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research (2011-present) Steering Committee Member, Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium (PCBC; National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)) (2011 – present) Advisory Panel, Reproductive Biology, National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD; 2010) Advisory Panel, NICHD Vision Process, Fetal Outcomes (2011) Admissions Committee; Stanford University School of Medicine Medical Students (2012 – present) Admissions Committee; Stanford Graduate Program in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (2011 – present) Member, Stanford University Stem Cell Research Oversight (SCRO) committee, 2007-2010 Panelist – Stanford University Law School Forum (with written guidelines) on human stem cell issues (May, 2009) Board of Directors (and Co-Founder), Auxogyn, Inc, (2010-present), a venture-backed start-up that has translated basic research in the Reijo Pera laboratory to clinical improvements in human reproductive health via diagnosis of embryos with potential for development Cofounder and Advisor; The Stem Cell Advisors (a national non-profit organization to advice on stem cell matters); 2009-2011 Organizer; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Meeting “Germ Cell Development” in 2008 Loreal Women in Science Program Moderator (February 2007) Other past professional activities (prior to Stanford University): Women’s 98 Forum (Betty Ford Center; Palm Springs, CA), 1998 Consultant for International Quality Control Assessment Programme for Y-Chromosomal Microdeletions (Institute for Reproductive Medicine Munster Germany), 1999-2000 Ad Hoc Member of the Reproductive Biology Study Section (NICHD, NIH), 2001-2002 Ad Hoc Member of the U54 Contraceptive Study Section (RFA; NICHD, NIH), 2002 Ad Hoc Member of the Mammalian Genetics Study Section on Mouse Phenotyping (RFA; NIGM, NIH; 2002) UC Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (CACSW) Admission Committee for Graduate Students in the Program in Biological Sciences (UCSF) Admissions Committee for Medical Genetics Fellows (1997-1998) Panelist for UCSF Foundation Wellness Day (Palace Hotel; SF; May 1999) Member UCSF Human Genetics Course Planning Committee (Jane Gitscher, chair, 1999) Member UCSF BioMedical Sciences Genetics Course Committee (Joe Gray, chair, 2001-2002) Steering Committee - Center for Reproductive Sciences (1999 – present) Member of the Academic Senate Committee on Research (COR; 2001-present) Member of the Steering Committee for UCSF Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program (2002-present) 3 Represented UCSF for Minority Graduate Program Recruitment by Presentations (UC-Irvine, November 1999; UCSF Faculty Host, December 2001; UCSF Faculty Research Speaker, February 2002) Panelist for UCSF Foundation Presentation, October 2002, “Stem Cells” (Home of John and Francis Bowes) Steering Committee; Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program (2002 – present) Planning Committee;