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1 Curriculum Vitae Kimberly D. Rowland, PhD Department of Biological Sciences Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida Education PhD Integrative Biology, May 2012 Advisor: Professor Rodney K. Murphey Highwire s Characterization and Signaling Roles in Drosophila Central Synapse Formation BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, May 2006 With Honors Professional Experience Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Lynn University, January 2015 Dialogues of Scientific Literacy Level 100 courses Fellow, Institute of Advanced Learning Supervisor: Khalique Ahmed, PhD Lynn University, Boca Raton FL Adjunct Faculty, Florida Atlantic University, May 2014 to present Undergraduate Honors Program (UHP) Life Science, Health Services Microbiology, General Microbiology Administrator: David Binninger, PhD Department of Biological Sciences Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL Programs in Biomedical Science Assistant Teaching, December 2013 Scientific Reasoning Course: Chemical Genetics in Drosophila Models of Human Disease Instructor: Michael D. Kim, PhD Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology 1

2 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, January 2012 April 2014 Principal Investigator: Michael D. Kim, PhD Mechanisms of Sensory Dendrite Morphogenesis in developing Drosophila melanogaster Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Research Assistant, Lysosomal Storage Disease Project, Modeling Lysosomal Storage Diseases in Drosophila melanogaster Genetics, Circuit Physiology, Cellular Labeling, Imaging NSF Undergraduate Research Mentor, Coordinated and Mentored Long-Term Undergraduate Research Projects Integrative Biology Program Committee, Elected Student Representative to Faculty; Consultant and Mediator Pre-doctoral Fellow, , National Science Foundation GK-12 Program Principal Investigator: Donna Chamely-Wiik, PhD Resident Scientist, High School Biotechnology Laboratory Created activities, demonstrations, and concept presentations Worked independently further with interested graduates, Summer 2010 Spanish River High School, Boca Raton, FL Teaching Assistant, , Undergraduate Life Sciences Laboratory Supervisor: Geri Mayer, M. Ed. Life Sciences Laboratory for non-science majors Publications Melissa Borgen, Kimberly Rowland, Aruna Khan, Brandon Lloyd, Rodney Murphey. Drosophila giant fiber axon growth is regulated cell autonomously by highwire and cell nonautonomously by dfos. Manuscript in Process. Submission late Kimberly Rowland, Hope Hua, Yuhui Wen, Michael Kim. The Drosophila Sec1 ortholog Rop interacts with the exocyst complex to control dendritic branching. Manuscript in Process. Submission late

3 Professional Association Member, 2015 Society for Developmental Biology (SDB ID: 11040) s Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Departmental Seminar, February 7, 2013 Highwire s Characterization and Signaling Roles in Drosophila Central Synapse Formation 21 st Annual Neuroscience Research Day, November 9, 2012 Rop Interacts with the Exocyst Complex to Regulate Dendritic Morphogenesis Postdoctoral Fellows Research Day, September 18, 2012 Rop Interacts with the Exocyst Complex to Regulate Dendritic Morphogenesis Flies on the Beach 3 rd Annual Research Consortium, March 2011 Highwire s Dual Roles in Synaptogenesis: Regulation of Two Signaling Pathways Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL Max Planck Research Forum, March 2011 Highwire s Dual Roles in Synaptic Formation Max Planck Florida Institute, Jupiter, FL South Eastern Neuroscience Conference, March 2011 Highwire s Dual Roles in Synaptogenesis: Regulation of Two Signaling Pathways Whitney Marine Laboratory, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL CMBB Seminar Series, Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, February 2011 Genes for Synaptic Function: Highwire and Claret Flies on the Beach 2 nd Annual Research Consortium, March 2010 Highwire s Balancing Act at a Central Synapse University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 3

4 South East Nerve Net Conference, April 2009 A Balancing Act for Highwire in Central Synapse Formation University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL FAU Research Day, April 2009 Poster presentation A Balancing Act for Highwire in Synapse Formation Flies on the Beach South Florida Drosophila Research Consortium, March 2009 Research presentation Highwire: Role of a Ubiquitin Ligase at a Central Synapse Seminars in Drosophila, October 2008 Research presentation Characterization of Highwire in the Drosophila Giant Fiber System FAU Research Day, April 2008 Poster presentation Walking the Highwire: Role of a Ubiquitin Ligase in Synapse Formation Seminars in Neuroscience, February 2008 Highwire: Role of a Ubiquitin Ligase in Synapse Formation Fellowships and Grant Support : Mattthew Forbes Romer Foundation/ FAU Center for Rare and Neurological Diseases Grant No. R : NSF GK-12 Research Fellow National Science Foundation Grant No Principal Investigator: Donna Chamely-Wiik, PhD : Florida Atlantic University Graduate Grant 4

5 Honors Florida Atlantic University Research Day Poster presentation, March 2009 First Prize Winner for Neuroscience, Third Prize Winner Overall: A Balancing Act for Highwire in Synapse Formation Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, 5