Sabrina Leigh Spencer
Academic Appointments
- Postdoctoral Research fellow, Chemical and Systems Biology
Key Documents
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (3/2010-present)
- Steinmetz Fellowship, Santa Fe Institute (7/2004-8/2004)
- Scholarship, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation, Adelaide, Australia (1/2004-3/2004)
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude, The George Washington University (5/2001)
- Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa (5/2000)
- Deans List, The George Washington University (1996-2001)
Professional Education
| Doctor of Philosophy: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009) |
| MS: | University of Michigan, Human Genetics (2003) |
| BS: | The George Washington University, Biology (2001) |
| BA: | The George Washington University, French Language and Literature (2001) |
Stanford Advisors
| Tobias Meyer: | Postdoctoral Faculty Sponsor |
Internet Links
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dynamics of stem cell proliferation and differentiation
Publications
- Non-genetic origins of cell-to-cell variability in TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Nature. 2009; (7245): 428-32
- Measuring and modeling apoptosis in single cells. Cell. 2011; (6): 926-39
- Systematic calibration of a cell signaling network model. BMC Bioinformatics. 2010: 202
- Non-genetic cell-to-cell variability and the consequences for pharmacology. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2009; (5-6): 556-61
- Modeling a snap-action, variable-delay switch controlling extrinsic cell death. PLoS Biol. 2008; (12): 2831-52
- Modeling somatic evolution in tumorigenesis. PLoS Comput Biol. 2006; (8): e108
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