American Journal of Stem Cell Research

American Journal of Stem Cell Research is an international, peer-reviewed, worldwide, open access journal. It is dedicated to publishing high-quality manuscripts focusing on the biology and applications of stem cell research. The journal explains the special emphasis on basic translational and clinical research into stem cell therapeutics, including animal models and clinical trials.

Priscilla Purnick

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Stem Cell Research

Lecturer, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA

Research Areas

Stem Cell Biology, Biological Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Neuroscience, Diabetes, Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics, Bioinformatics, Modeling

Education

2001Ph.DNeuroscience Department, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Biology
1995M.S.Neuroscience Department, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Biology
1990M.PhColumbia University, NY, NY, M.Ph. Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies
1990M.A.Columbia University, NY, NY, M.A. Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies
1985B.S., B.A.University of Chicago, Chicago, I

Experience

2005-2006Adjunct Professor for online Biology courses at Colorado Technical University and South University Online
Instructor for UMDNJ's Fundamentals of Bioinformatics class (headed by Dr. Bruce Byrne)
Guest Lecturer at Marist College
Teaching assistant for a summer at Woods Hole
1985-1987Lab Technician, University of Chicago
1990-1992Scientific advisor at the law firm of Kaye Scholer, LLP in NY, NY

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Purnick, P.E.M. and Weiss, R. The Second Wave of Synthetic Biology: From Modules to Systems, Nature Reviews Molecular Biology, 2009 Jun;10(6):410-22.
[2]  Purnick, P.E.M. and Weiss, R. Engineering a Multi-step Auto-regulated Differentiation Pathway from Embryonic Stem Cells to Insulin-Producing Cells. Poster, 6th Annual ISSCR Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, June 2008.
[3]  Kattamis, N., Purnick, P.E.M., Weiss, R. and Arnold, C.B. Thick-Film Laser Induced Forward Transfer for Deposition of Thermally and Mechanically Sensitive Materials, Applied Physics Letters, 91:171120 (2007).
[4]  Purnick, P.E.M., Subramanian, S., and Weiss, R. Programmed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells into Pancreatic Beta Cells. Poster, Third International Conference on Synthetic Biology, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2007.
[5]  Subramanian, S., Purnick, P.E.M., and Weiss, R. Engineered Cell-Cell Communication for Programmed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells. "Best Poster", Second International Conference on Synthetic Biology, Berkeley, California, May 2006.
[6]  Purnick, P.E.M. Analysis of the Structure and Function of the Voltage Sensor of the Connexins 26 and 32. April 2001.
[7]  Purnick, P.E.M., Oh, S., Abrams, C.K., Verselis, V. K., and Bargiello, T. A. Reversal of the Gating Polarity of Gap Junctions by Negative Charge Substitutions in the N-terminus of Connexin 32. Biophys J. 2000 Nov; 79(5):2403-15.
[8]  Purnick, P.E.M., Benjamin, D.C., Verselis, V.K., Bargiello, T.A., and Dowd, T.L. Structure of the Amino Terminus of a Gap Junction Protein. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2000 September 15;381(2):181-90.
[9]  Bargiello, T.A., Oh, S., Ri, Y., Purnick, P.E. and Verselis, V.K. Molecular Determinants of Voltage Gating of Gap Junctions Formed by Connexin 32 and 26. Curr Topics in Membranes 2000;49:297-313.
[10]  Purnick, P.E.M., Dowd, T., Verselis, V. and Bargiello, T. Molecular Analysis and Modeling of the N-termini of Connexins 26 and 32. Poster presentation at the July 1997 International Gap Junction Meeting.
[11]  Purnick, P.E.M., Dowd, T., and Bargiello, T. Structural Determination of the N-terminus of Connexin 26 using 1H 2D NMR. Poster presented at the March 1997 meeting of the Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference.