Iulia M. Lazar
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Research interests
> Oncoproteomics
> Breast cancer cell cycle and signaling
> Cancer metastasis
> Biomarker discovery
> Advanced technologies for the interrogation of biological systems (mass spectrometry, microfluidics)
Education
> Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
> M.S., Chemical Engineering/Organic Chemistry, Polytechnic Inst. Traian Vuia, Timisoara, Romania
Postdoctoral research
> Principal Research Scientist, Barnett Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
> Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
> Postdoctoral Fellow, Sensar-Larson-Davis, Provo, UT, USA
Biography
Dr. Iulia M. Lazar earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Brigham Young University under the supervision of Professor Milton L. Lee. Following two postdoctoral appointments at Sensar Larson-Davis and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a Principal Research Scientist position at The Barnett Institute/Northeastern University, she joined The Virginia Tech Bioinformatics Institute in 2003 as an Assistant Professor. Presently, she is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and holds additional appointments in Health Sciences and at the Carilion School of Medicine at Virginia Tech. Dr. Lazar’s expertise is in instrument and method development in the fields of mass spectrometry, proteomics, microfluidics and microcolumn separations. At present, her research evolves at the interface between technology development and biology, with focus on exploring the molecular mechanisms of breast cancer cell cycle regulation by using mass spectrometry-based systems biology approaches. Her laboratory develops microfluidic and proteomic technologies for investigating the pathways that enable cancer cells to bypass tightly regulated molecular checkpoints, proliferate in an unrestrained manner, metastasize and hijack normal biological function. The findings of her research have led to over 60 peer reviewed publications and book chapters, two patents, and over 120 presentations at national and international symposia. She is a member of the American Chemical Society and of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. She served on numerous NIH, NSF and international review panels, and in recognition for her scientific work she received numerous graduate awards at BYU (The Loren C. & Maurine F. Bryner Fellowship and the H. Tracy Hall Award), the John N. Hatsopoulos Scholar (Founder of Thermo Electron) Award at Northeastern University, and an NSF-Faculty Early Career Development Award while at Virginia Tech.
Professor
Contact
Research interests
> Oncoproteomics
> Breast cancer cell cycle and signaling
> Cancer metastasis
> Biomarker discovery
> Advanced technologies for the interrogation of biological systems (mass spectrometry, microfluidics)
Education
> Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
> M.S., Chemical Engineering/Organic Chemistry, Polytechnic Inst. Traian Vuia, Timisoara, Romania
Postdoctoral research
> Principal Research Scientist, Barnett Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
> Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
> Postdoctoral Fellow, Sensar-Larson-Davis, Provo, UT, USA
Biography
Dr. Iulia M. Lazar earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Brigham Young University under the supervision of Professor Milton L. Lee. Following two postdoctoral appointments at Sensar Larson-Davis and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a Principal Research Scientist position at The Barnett Institute/Northeastern University, she joined The Virginia Tech Bioinformatics Institute in 2003 as an Assistant Professor. Presently, she is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, and holds additional appointments in Health Sciences and at the Carilion School of Medicine at Virginia Tech. Dr. Lazar’s expertise is in instrument and method development in the fields of mass spectrometry, proteomics, microfluidics and microcolumn separations. At present, her research evolves at the interface between technology development and biology, with focus on exploring the molecular mechanisms of breast cancer cell cycle regulation by using mass spectrometry-based systems biology approaches. Her laboratory develops microfluidic and proteomic technologies for investigating the pathways that enable cancer cells to bypass tightly regulated molecular checkpoints, proliferate in an unrestrained manner, metastasize and hijack normal biological function. The findings of her research have led to over 60 peer reviewed publications and book chapters, two patents, and over 120 presentations at national and international symposia. She is a member of the American Chemical Society and of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. She served on numerous NIH, NSF and international review panels, and in recognition for her scientific work she received numerous graduate awards at BYU (The Loren C. & Maurine F. Bryner Fellowship and the H. Tracy Hall Award), the John N. Hatsopoulos Scholar (Founder of Thermo Electron) Award at Northeastern University, and an NSF-Faculty Early Career Development Award while at Virginia Tech.