NIEHS Environmental Toxicology Training Program at the University of Illinois

	Emily Poon Predoctoral Research Assistant, Neuroscience Program epoon@uiuc.edu
SHORT BIO: I was born in Hong Kong, China, and moved to Chicago, IL at the age of 3. I attended Lincoln Park High School and finished with an International Baccalaureate diploma in biology. I recently received a B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Illinois. I am currently residing in Champaign, IL with my dog, cat, and three chinchillas. EDUCATION 2005 Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. RESEARCH I spent my last two and a half years in Dr. Shelley Tischkau’s Lab researching the endogenous neuroprotection of the suprachiasmatic nucleus against glutamate toxicity. I am currently a first year predoctoral student in the laboratory of Dr. Susan Schantz and will work on toxicity studies. My research interests include neurotoxicity studies such as neuroendocrine disrupters and cell chemical signaling studies. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & HONORS • NEIHS Predoctoral Traineeship in Endocrine, Developmental, & Reproductive Toxicology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ABSTRACTS Bottum K, Poon E, Comiskey M, Barey K and Tischkau S. The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus is Protected against Glutamate Neurotoxicity. Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego CA, October 2004. Poon E, Bottum K and Tischkau S. Endogenous Neuroprotection in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Presented at the University of Illinois Cell and Molecular Biology & Molecular Biophysics Symposium, Urbana IL, October 2005. Bottum K, Poon E, Cohen J, Stark J, Gross D, and Tischkau S. Is the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus a Valid Model System for Neuroprotection? Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, November 2005.

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