Associate Professor, Biology
Expertise:
Immunology/Hematopoiesis/Cell Cycle Regulation
Credentials:
2004 B.S., University of Chicago, 2004
2011 Ph.D, University of Chicago, 2011
Celebration of Scholarship:
Cyclin D3 Mutations and the Effects on Eukaryotic Cells
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Doherty Center for Aviation and Health Research
Conservation of the GAPC Gene Sequence Across Plant Species
Undergraduate Student Project in Math & Science
Scholarly Presentations:
Nelson, S., Keleher, J. J., & Powers, S. E. (2018,November). Cyclin D3 mutations and the effects on eukaryotic cells. Poster session presented at the 47th Annual Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL.
Zeko, S., Large, A., & Powers, S. E. (2018, November). Ulterior functionality of cyclin D3 in gene regulation. Poster session presented at the 47th Annual Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL.
Presentations:
Powers S., Kimble-Hill A., Kaatz A., Pando J., & Harms, D. (2017, November). STEM: Discussing diversity in the sciences. Panel discussion hosted by the Departments of Chemistry and Physics and The Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences at Lewis University, Romeoville, IL.
Smith, L. & Powers, S.E. (2014, November). Cyclin D3 in human cancers. Poster presentation at 43rd Annual Autumn Immunology Conference, Chicago, IL.
Scholarly Publications:
Karki, S., Kennedy, D. E., Mclean K., Grzybowski, A. T., Maienschein-Cline, M., Banerjee, S., Xu, H., Davis, E., Mandal, M., Labno, C., Powers, S. E., LeBeau, M. M., Dinner, A.R., Singh, H., Ruthenburg, A. J., & Clark, M. R. (2018). Regulated capture of Vk gene topologically associating domains by transcription factories. Cell Reports 24, 2443-2456.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.091
Publications:
Miller, M. L., Mashayekhi, M., Chen, L., Zhou, P., Liu, X., Michelotti, M., Tramontini, Gunn N., Powers, S., Zhu, X., Evaristo, C., Alegre, M. L., & Molinero, L. L. (2014) Basal NF-kB controls IL-7 responsiveness of quiescent naïve T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111, 7397-7402.
Service:
Frank, N., Girdler, B., Nordstrom, E., & Powers, S.E. (2015, February). myCHOICE: STEM teaching at a liberal arts college: What it’s really like. Panelist-led seminar at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Honors:
- Colonel Stephen S. and LylaDoherty Center for Aviation and Health Research 2018-19 Award for Supporting Mammalian Cell Culture-Based Research: Acquisition of a Dedicated Centrifuge for the Lewis Tissue Culture Laboratory