Erica Pandolfi

Erica Pandolfi is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at the University of San Diego, California. She has many years of research experience having worked in multiple labs since 2009. Currently she is working on a project the investigates the role of homeodomain genes Six3 and Six6 in the migration, development, and surivial of GnRH neurons. She is also a former veterinary assistant. 

• BA in Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara 
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, University of California, San Diego (in process) 

• Completion of graduate workshop “Teaching and Learning at the College Level” , 2017 
• Mentor for Master’s student in Dr. Mellon’s lab on project  “Identification of survival factors necessary for development of GNRH neurons in Six3KO and Six6KO mice”, 2016-2017 
• Reproductive Physiology Instructor at UC San Diego “Oncofertility Academy” summer program for high school students at UCSD, 2016
• Guest Lecturer, Physiology of Human Reproduction, “Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology: Science and Ethics”, 2016 
• Teaching Assistant, Physiology of Human Reproduction, 2016
• Tutor (Chemistry, Biology, Statistics, and Calculus), Tutoring Department, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA, 2010-2011  
• Tutor in General and Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Department, California State University, Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA , 2010-2011

• Travel Scholarship, Burroughs Wellcome Travel Fellowship, Society for the Study of Reproduction (2017)
• Scholarship, Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology Workshop, Endocrine Society (2016)
• Travel Scholarship, Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Survival, Society for Neuroscience Conference (2015)
• Travel Scholarship, Students Advancing Chicanos and Native American Scientists Conference (2015)
• Scholarship, Member of the Summer Program in Neuroscience, Ethics, and Survival at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (2015)
• Awardee, Scholarship, Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) Program, University of California, San Diego (2013)
• Recipient, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Meyerhoff Graduate Fellowship - Declined (2013)
• Recipient, Eugene Costa Robles Fellowship - Declined (2013) 
• Awardee, Scholarship, Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minority Students, Boston University (2012)
• Awardee, Scholarship, Veterinary Scholars Summer Research Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana  (2011)