Researcher joining CSC science faculty
Dr. Wendy Jamison, a post-doctoral fellow who is conducting research in Hamilton, Mont., will begin teaching biology courses at Chadron State College this fall.
Jamison, 33, is a native of Creston, Iowa, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in 1997. She earned both of her post-graduate degrees from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln -- a master’s degree in 1999 and a doctorate in 2005.
After completing the doctorate, she earned her current position as a post-doctoral fellow for the National Institutes of Health at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton. While at RML, she has developed a method to induce secretion from the bacteria that causes chlamydia, the sexually transmitted disease that can damage to a woman’s reproductive organs.
“My present research is by far the most challenging job I’ve had,” she said. “I am not able to use most of the techniques I amassed over 10 years in science labs. Chlamydia is a rather unique bacteria, so a lot work I have done has involved designing my own method for conducting the research.”
Jamison said she discovered her adoration for teaching when working as a teaching assistant as part of her graduate work, and looks forward to sharing concepts with CSC’s students and helping them discover science.
“I was interested in a smaller school where I could really focus on teaching students with the opportunity for one-on-one interactions,” she said.
Jamison and her husband, Todd, have a one-year-old daughter, Hannah.
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