<p> CURRICULUM VITAE BETHANEY J. VINCENT</p><p>6820 Highway 70 South Buckhead Place Apt. #513 Nashville, TN 37221</p><p>I. EDUCATION</p><p>8/03 – present Medical Student--Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University. Nashville TN </p><p>5/03 – 8/03 Postdoctoral Researcher--Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA</p><p>8/00 – 5/03 Ph.D.– Board of Regents Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA </p><p>8/99 – 5/01 Ph.D. Candidate – Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA</p><p>8/95 – 1/99 B.S. – Department of Biology. Summa Cum Laude. Major in Biology, Minor in Psychology. The George Washington University, Washington, DC </p><p>6/97 – 8/97 International Summer School, University of Innsbruck, Austria</p><p>II. PUBLICATIONS</p><p>Marion L. Carroll1, Astrid M. Roy-Engel2, Son V. Nguyen1, Abdel-Halim Salem1,3, Erika Vogel2, Bethaney Vincent1,3, Jeremy Myers1,3, Zahid Ahmed1, Lan Nguyen1, Mimi Sammarco1, W. Scott Watkins4, Jurgen Henke5, Wojciech Makalowski6, Lynn B. Jorde4, Prescott L. Deininger2,7, and Mark A. Batzer 1,3,* . Large-scale analysis of the Alu Ya5 and Yb8 subfamilies and their contribution to human genomic diversity. Journal of Molecular Biology 2001 Aug 3;311(1):17-40. Vincent, B. J. , J. S. Myers, H. J. Ho, G. E. Kilroy, J. A. Walker, W. S. Watkins, L. B. Jorde and M. A. Batzer (2003) Following the LINEs: an Analysis of Primate Genomic Variation at Human-specific LINE-1 insertion sites Molecular Biology and Evolution 20: 1338-1348</p><p>Sheila M. Lutz,, B. J. Vincent, H. H. Kazazian Jr., M. A. Batzer and J. V. Moran. (2003) Allelic heterogeneity in LINE-1 retrotransposition activity. American Journal of Human Genetics 73: 1431-1437</p><p>Morrish, T. A., N. Gilbert, J. S. Myers, B .J. Vincent, T. Stamato, G. Taccioli, M. A. Batzer and J. V. Moran (2002) DNA repair mediated by endonuclease-independent LINE-1 retrotransposition. Nature Genetics 31: 159-165.</p><p>Myers, J. S. *, B. J. Vincent * , H. Udall, W. S.Watkins , T. A. Morrish, G. E. Kilroy, G. D. Swergold , J. Henke , L. Henke , J. V. Moran , L. B. Jorde, and M. A. Batzer (2002) A Comprehensive Analysis of Recently Integrated Human L1 Ta L1 Elements. American Journal of Human Genetics 71: 312-326.</p><p>III. PRESENTATIONS</p><p>1. Human Origins Amplification Dynamics of Recently Integrated L1 Repeats. Poster Presentation. Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Oct. 2000 2. Eleventh International Symposium on Human Identification Amplification Dynamics of Recently Integrated L1 Repeats. Poster Presentation. Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. Oct 11 2000 3. Twelfth International Symposium on Human Identification A Comprehensive Analysis of Recently Integrated Human LINE Elements. Poster Presentation. Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. Oct 11 2001</p><p>IV. HONORS</p><p>2000 Board of Regents Fellowship – Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA</p><p>1999 University Honors Program Graduate – Summa Cum Laude - Department of Biology, The George Washington University, Washington, DC </p><p>1998 Phi Beta Kappa – The George Washington University, Washington, DC 1995 Presidential Academic Scholarship; University Honors Program Scholarship – The George Washington University, Washington, DC </p><p>1995 National Merit Finalist</p><p>1995 Valedictorian, St. Mary’s Dominican High School, New Orleans, LA </p>