Susan Youngren

Experienced academic professional with proven track record in delivering engaging and insightful lectures. Adept at curriculum development, research, and fostering inclusive learning environment. Strong focus on collaboration and achieving academic excellence. Reliable and adaptable, with skills in critical thinking, communication, and classroom management.

• Adjunct Professor of Biology, Stevenson University, 05/01/99 - 05/01/23
• Lecturer, MT400 Senior Medical Technology Seminar, Sinai Hospital, MD, 05/01/08 - 05/01/13
• Adjunct Lecturer, Carroll Community College, 09/01/03
• Assistant Professor of Biology, Stevenson University, 05/01/93 - 05/01/97
• Part-time Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Biology, Villa Julie College, 05/01/91 - 05/01/93
• Part-time Lecturer, Microbiology Lecture and Laboratory, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, 05/01/90 - 05/01/93
• Postdoctoral Fellow, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research Facility, Frederick, MD, 05/01/85 - 05/01/89
• Teaching Assistant for Veterinary Microbiology, N.Y.S. College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 05/01/79 - 05/01/80
• Graduate Student, N.Y.S. College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 05/01/79 - 05/01/84
• Teaching Assistant for Genetics Lecture and Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 05/01/75 - 05/01/76

• Postdoctoral Fellow, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research Facility, Frederick, MD, 05/01/85 - 05/01/89
• Graduate Student, N.Y.S. College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 05/01/79 - 05/01/84, Thesis research under the direction of Dr. Fernando de Noronha dealt with several aspects of Feline Leukemia and Sarcoma Viruses.
• Research Assistant, Meloy Laboratories, Springfield, VA, 05/01/76 - 05/01/78, Carried out experiments on the isolation and characterization of murine and primate retroviruses.

• Adjunct Faculty representative on Faculty Welfare Committee, 05/01/09 - 05/01/10
• Faculty Mentor for BIO365 and BIO450 research students, 05/01/09 - 05/01/23
• Faculty Mentor for students in Honors Program in the Department of Biology, Stevenson University, 05/01/07 - 05/01/10, Mentored 3 students.
• Developed a lab manual for BIO255 (Techniques in Molecular Biology), 05/01/05 - present
• Course Coordinator for Techniques in Molecular Biology I & II, & Botany, 05/01/03 - present
• Developed courses for the Department of Biological Sciences of Stevenson University, 05/01/91 - present, BIO310 Molecular Cell Biology, BIO330 Genetics, BIO305 Biotechnology Laboratory, BIO215 Evolution and Biodiversity, BIO255 Techniques in Molecular Biology, BIO355 Advanced Techniques in Molecular Biology
• Courses taught, 05/01/91 - present, Introductory Biology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Botany, Microbiology, Techniques in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Advanced techniques in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry

• American Paint Horse Association, 05/01/08 - 05/01/13
• National Science Teachers Association, 05/01/02 - 05/01/10
• American Society of Plant Biologists, 05/01/03 - 05/01/05
• American Society of Microbiology, 05/01/78 - 05/01/98, 05/01/03

• Seed Development Grant, KIT Gene Expression in Tobiano Horses, School of Sciences, Stevenson University, 05/01/12
• Principle Investigator, Utilization of Instrumentation in a Biotechnology Program Grant, Advanced Research Infrastructure Program, National Science Foundation Grant # 94-13986 for $77,534., 05/01/94
• Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, BRI-Basic Research Program, NCI-Frederick Cancer Research Facility, Frederick, MD, 05/01/85 - 05/01/88
• Graduate Student Fellowship, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 05/01/78 - 05/01/79

• S.D. Youngren, A.P. Vukasin and F. deNoronha, Characterization of monoclonal antibodies directed against the envelope proteins of feline leukemia virus., Cancer Res., 44, 3512-3517, 1984
• S.D. Youngren, J.D. Boeke, N.J. Sanders, and D.J. Garfinkel, Functional Organization of retrotransposon Ty from Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Ty protease is54 required for transposition., Mol. Cell. Biol., 8, 1421-1431, 1988
• D.J. Garfinkel, M.J. Curcio, S.D. Youngren and N.J. Sanders, The biology and Exploitation of the retrotransposon Ty in Saccharomyces cerevisiae., Genome, 31, 909-919, 1989
• D.J. Garfinkel, A. Hedges, S.D. Youngren and T.D. Copeland, Synthesis and Processing of TyB proteins from the yeast retrotransposons Ty1 and Ty2., Virology, 65, 4573-4581, 1991

• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, B.A., Biology, 05/01/76
• Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Ph.D., Virology, 05/01/85
• NCI-Frederick Cancer Research Facility, Frederick, MD, Postdoctoral Fellow, 05/01/85 - 05/01/89