Sarah A. Wernimont
4th year graduate student
Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology
6th year of MSTP

EDUCATION

• B.S. 2004, University of Chicago
  Biological Chemistry

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• University of Chicago, Summer 2004
  Advisors - Viresh Rawal, PhD
  Project - worked with Toxoplasma gondi on synthesis of a lead inhibitory compound of enzyme, enoyl-ACP reductase
• University of Chicago, 2002-2004
  Advisors - Rima McLeod, MD, Jules and Doris Stein, PhD
  Project - identified and sequenced cDNA, gDNA and deduced amino acid sequence of the gene, Fabl, in T. gondi, an apicomplexan parasite
• MDI Corporation, Summer 2001
  Advisor - Ted Wernimont, PhD
  Project - researched product quality for chain manufacutrer, set up data acquisition system, collected and analyzed data, presented results

PUBLICATIONS

• Samuel BU, Hearn B, Mack D, Wender P, Rothbard J, Kirisits MJ, Mui E, Wernimont S, Roberts CW, Muench SP, Rice DW, Prigge ST, Law AB, McLeod R. Delivery of antimicrobials into parasites. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, Nov 25;100:14281-14286, 2003.