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Dr. Pontzer’sresearch has been in the area of interferons and immune responses. She taught immunology and pharmacology for many years in College of Chemical and Life Sciences until she decided to change career paths and took her present position as a research administrator. Her participation in the MCLFS program allows her to continue with one of her first loves, teaching.

Education:

1976 B.A., Magna Cum Laude Biology
Frostburg State College, Maryland

1985 Ph.D. Biology
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Major Advisor: Dr. Peter Abramoff
(Dissertation: Cellular Immunoregulation of Acute Pulmonary Inflammation in Strain 2 and Strain 13 Guinea Pigs.)

Postdoctoral Research Experience:

1985-1989 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Advisor, Dr. Steve Russell

1989-1992 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Advisor, Dr. Howard M. Johnson

Professional Experience:

1992-1993 Research Scientist, PepTech, Inc., Alachua, Florida
Supervisors, Dr. Howard M. Johnson and Dr. C.-P. Liu

1993-2002 Assistant Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics
University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2002-present Instructor, MCLFS Program and Science in the Evening Program
University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Organization memberships:

American Association of Immunologists, 1992-present
Sigma Xi, 1983-present
Society for Leukocyte Biology, 1984-present
International Society for Interferon Research, 1990-present
NIH Cytokine Interest Group, 1996-present
International Society for Antiviral Research, 1999-present