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Institute of Stem Cell Research

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Curriculum Vitae

  • From 2009 
    Patent Attorney Candidate
    df-mp, Munich, Germany

  • 2006-2009 
    PostDoc
    Independent Research Group for Hematopoiesis, Institute of Stem Cell Research
    Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health
    “The visualization of blood cell - stromal interactions at the single cell level”

  • 2001-2005
    Ph.D. thesis
    Biomedical Research Centre (Dr. Kelly McNagny)
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    “The role of the sialomucins CD34 and CD43 on hematopoietic cells”

  • 2000-2001
    Summer Student / Lab Technician
    Biomedical Research Centre
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

  • 1996-2000
    Bachelor of Science (Cell Biology & Genetics)
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Conference Awards

  • 2004
    T. Bradley New Investigator Award
    International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
    New Orleans, USA

  • 2004
    Travel Award
    International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH)
    New Orleans, USA

  • 2003
    Top Poster Award
    Stem Cell Network, Annual General Meeting
    Vancouver, Canada

  • 2003
    Poster Award
    Canadian Society for Immunology
    Lake Louise, Canada

  • 2003
    Travel Award
    Canadian Society for Immunology
    Lake Louise, Canada

Fellowships

  • 2007-2009
    Marie Curie Incoming International Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
    European Commission - 6th Framework Programme

  • 2006-2007
    Post-doctoral Research Fellowship
    von Humboldt Foundation

  • 2003-2005
    Ph.D. Trainee Award
    Heart and Stroke Foundation

  • 2003-2005
    Ph.D. Trainee Award
    Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

  • 2003-2005
    Ph.D. Tuition Award
    University of British Columbia

  • 2001-2003
    Masters Trainee Award
    Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research

  • 2000
    Summer Student Research Scholarship
    Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Publications

  • Drew E., Merkens H., Chelliah S., Doyonnas R., McNagny, K.M. (2002)
    CD34 is a Specific Marker of Mature Murine Mast Cells.
    Exp. Hem., 30(10): 1211-1218. PMID: 12384153

  • Doyonnas R., Nielsen J.S., Chelliah S., Drew E., Hara T., Miyajima A., McNagny K.M. (2005)
    Podocalyxin is a CD34-related marker of murine hematopoietic stem cells and embryonic erythroid cells.
    Blood, 105(11): 4170-4178. PMID: 15701716

  • Drew E., Merzaban J., Ziltener H., McNagny, K.M. (2005)
    CD34 and CD43 Inhibit Mast Cell Adhesion and are Required for Optimal Mast Cell Reconstitution.
    Immunity, 22(1):43-57. PMID: 15664158

  • Drew E., Huettner C.S., Tenen D.G., McNagny K.M. (2005)
    CD34 expression by mast cells: of mice and men.
    Blood (correspondence), 106(5):1885-7. PMID: 16113233

  • Camargo F.D., Chambers S.M., Drew E., McNagny K.M., Goodell M.A. (2005)
    Hematopoietic stem cells do not engraft with absolute efficiencies.
    Blood, PMID: 16204316

  • Drew E.C. and Schroeder T. (2007)
    The Big Brother of Blood: The need for constant video surveillance of individual cells
    New Cell Differentiation Research Topics,     edited by H Saitama
    Nova Science Publishers    , in press