Agnes Nesia Zurek

Communicative Biotechnology Engineer and Professor with strong proficiency in latest cell biology technologies. Enjoys maintaining cooperative working relationships with supervisors and peers. Well-developed analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Currently teaching and looking forward to get back into biology research and development.

1. Subramanian V, Zurek NA, Evans DG, Shreve AP. Predictive Modeling of Broad Wavelength Light-Harvesting Performance in Assemblies of Multiple Chromophores. (submitted)

2. Fernandez-Oropeza N, Fetzer J, Galvan De La Cruz M, Graves SW, Zurek NA, and Shreve AP. Multiplexed membrane bilayers on silica microspheres for screening applications. Analytical Chemistry, 2017 (corresponding author)

3. Zurek N, Subramanian V, Evans D, Shreve AP. Three color FRET in self-assembled lipid membranes for energy harvesting applications. (in preparation)

4. West M, Zurek NA, Hoenger A, and Voeltz GK. A Detailed 3D Analysis of ER in Budding Yeast Reveals How ER Domains are Organized by Membrane Shaping Proteins. J Cell Biol. 2011, 18;193(2):333-46.

5. Zurek NA, Sparks LA, and Voeltz GK. Reticulon Short Hairpin Transmembrane Domains are used to Shape ER Tubules. Traffic, 2011, 12(1): 28-41.

6. English AR*, Zurek N*, and Voeltz GK. Peripheral ER Structure and Function. Current Opinions in Cell Biology. 2009, 21(4): 596-602 *contributed equally.

7. Werner JH, Montaño GA, Garcia AL, Zurek N, Akahadov EA, Lopez GP, and Shreve AP. Formation and Dynamics of Supported Phospholipid Membranes on a Periodic Nanotextured Substrate. Langmuir. 2009, 25(5):2986-93.

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Infectious Disease and Immunity Fellowship, T32I7538, 2016-2017, $63,372/

Outreach Mini-grant, Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center (PARC), DOE EFRC $1,000, 3/2015 – 3/201

Member of successful proposal team for: 1 R21 EB016339-01A1 NIH/NIGMS, $185,081/year 7/1/13 – 6/30/15

Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Labs, Rapid Access User Proposal (2012)

Cancer Nanotechnology Training Center Postdoctoral Training Grant, National Cancer Institute, (2012-2014), $25k/yr

NIH Creative Training in Molecular Biology Training Grant, GM07135 (2007–2009), $25k/yr

· Fetzer, J, Woldetsadik, A, Cornejo, J, Zurek, N, Fernadez-Oropeza, N, Juarez, JJ, Graves, SW, and Shreve, AP. Flow Cytometric VAMP-2 Assays Based on Cell Free Expression. CYTO 2014 (awarded Outstanding Poster Presentation).

· Duran L, Zurek N, Howdieshell T, McGuire P, Shreve AP, and Graves SW. Multiplexed Protease Assay for Analysis of MMP Activity in Wound Healing. CYTO 2014.

· Zurek N, Howdieshell R, McGuire P, Howdieshell T, Shreve AP, and Graves S. A flow cytometry based MMP assay to detect MMP activity from tissue homogenates. 2013 SLAS Conference.

· Zurek, N. A MMP assay for studying wound healing in vivo and discovering MMP therapeutics. 08/27/2012, Invited INCBN IGERT Seminar Speaker.

· Zurek N, Sparks LA, and Voeltz GK. Reticulons: Shaping up the ER. 2010 Keystone Symposia, Molecular Basis for Biological Membrane Organization and Dynamics.

· Zurek N and Voeltz GK. Short Hairpin TM Domains Localize an ER Protein to the Tubular ER. 2008 Keystone Symposia, Molecular Basis for Biological Membrane Organization and Dynamics.

· Zurek, A., Werner, J., Montaño, G., Shreve, A., and Lopez, G. Lipid Membranes on Nanostructured Surfaces. 2006 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Student Symposium.

· Zurek, A., Shreve, A., Dattelbaum A., and Montaño, G. Novel Lipid Membrane Architecture on Self-Assembled Synthetic Materials. 2005 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Student Symposium.

· Zurek, A., Shreve, A., Dattelbaum A., Montaño, G., Werner, J., and Parikh, A. Tethering Liposomes for Single Molecule Fluorescence Detection. 2003 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Student Symposium.