Corey Lane Bretz Doctoral candidate, Louisiana State University

Department of Biological Sciences 688 Life Sciences Building Phone: (225) 439-9601 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Louisiana State University: Ph.D. in Biology (anticipated August 2017) Laboratory of Dr. Joomyeong Kim

Louisiana State University: B.S. in Biology and minor in Chemistry (May 2013) Awarded University Medal for Highest Academic Achievement

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Research (LSU) – May 2012 to present • Graduate teaching assistantship • LSU-HHMI undergraduate research fellow

Teaching (LSU) – August 2013 to present • Biology Lab for Science majors • Microbiology laboratory • Principles of

Student Affairs (LSU) – Summer 2014 and summer 2015 • LSU-HHMI Undergraduate Research Program assistant coordinator

Supplemental Instruction Leader (LSU) – (August 2011 to May 2013) • Organic chemistry I & II

Animal Husbandry (LSU - DLAM) – (April 2010 to August 2010) • Student worker: routine laboratory animal husbandry

PUBLICATIONS

1. C.L. Bretz, I.M. Langohr, and J. Kim. (Submitted Dec 2016) Epigenetic response of imprinted domains during . Clinical , under review.

2. C.L. Bretz, I.M. Langohr, S. Lee, and J. Kim. (2015) Epigenetic instability at imprinting control regions in a KrasG12D-induced T-cell neoplasm. Epigenetics. PMID: 26507119

3. J. Kim, C.L. Bretz, S. Lee. (2015) Epigenetic instability of imprinted genes in human cancers. Nucleic Acids Res. PMID: 26338779

Corey Lane Bretz | Curriculum Vitae, January 25, 2017

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Spring 2015 Graduate student travel award – LSU ($500) • 2013- 2017 Graduate training enrichment award ($5,000/yr) • Spring 2013 LSU university medalist – summa cum laude • Spring 2013 CASE awardee (3rd place) – UF-HHMI ($300) • Summer 2012 Summer undergraduate research fellow – LSU-HHMI ($4,000) • 2011 - 2013 Bingham Cushman Stewart scholarship ($350/semester) • 2009 - 2013 Chancellor’s honor roll

PRESENTATIONS

2012 • Behavioral and developmental abnormalities in Peg3 conditional knockout mice – Summer Undergraduate Research Forum (LSU)

2013 • Behavioral and developmental abnormalities in Peg3 conditional knockout mice – Creativity in the Arts & Sciences Event (UF)

2014 • Epigenetic instability of imprinting control regions in K-rasG12D-induced tumors – BioGrads Symposium (LSU)

2015 • Epigenetic instability of imprinting control regions in precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma – DNA Methylation (Z1) - Keystone Symposia (Colorado)

GRANTS

1. Paternally expressed gene 3 as a suppressor of tumor formation and progression. (2013) PA-11- 111 Ruth L. Kirschtein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31). Not funded.

SERVICE AND OUTREACH

• 2013 – present Volunteer – Bluebonnet bird monitoring • Summer 2013 Field research assistant – North American breeding bird survey • Summer 2013 Field research assistant – Bird distribution and abundance study • 2010-2011 Field research assistant – Dolphin population ecology study

Corey Lane Bretz | Curriculum Vitae, January 25, 2017

REFERENCES

1. Dr. Joomyeong Kim (Major professor) Russell Thompson, Jr. Family Professor Department of Biological Sciences Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Email: [email protected] Phone: (225) 578-7692

2. Dr. Ingeborg Langohr (collaborator) Associate Professor Department of Pathobiological Sciences School of Veterinary Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Email: [email protected] Phone: (225) 578-9722

3. Dr. Mark A. Batzer (committee member) LSU System Boyd Professor Department of Biological Sciences Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Email: [email protected] Phone: (225) 578-7102

4. Dr. David Donze (committee member) Professor Department of Biological Sciences Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Email: [email protected] Phone: (225) 578-7391

Corey Lane Bretz | Curriculum Vitae, January 25, 2017