Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Publications
Smith, Deanna Sue
Professor
The regulation of cytoplasmic dynein by Lis1 and Nudel in development and disease.
Biographical Profile
- College
- McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
- Department
- Biological Sciences
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- axon transport, dynein motors, mitotic spindle, mitosis, lissencephaly
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Biomedical Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Neurobiology, Cancer
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Stanford University | PhD | Neurobiology | |
| 1986 | College of Charleston | BS | Biology |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 - 1988 | Research Specialist | Medical University of South Carolina |
| 1994 - 1997 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurobiology/cancer, Genetics | Duke University Medical Center |
| 1997 - 2001 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Neurobiology/development, Pathology | Harvard Medical School |
| 2002 - 2008 | Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Neurobiology/cancer, Biology | University of South Carolina |
| 2008 | Associate Professor (Tenured) Neurobiology/cancer, Biology | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Award | Scholarly: PHS NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship, Sponsoring Inst. Stanford Univ. School of Medicine | Stanford Univ. School of Medicine |
| 1994 | Award | Scholarly: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Associate Fellowship | Duke Univ. Medical School |
| 1994 | Award | Scholarly: Recipient: NIH Individual National Res. Service Award (1 F32 CA 63804-01). | Duke University |
| 2019 | Award | Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor Award | University of South Carolina |
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