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Date of Preparation: February st,
Academic Training
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Neuroscience, Ph.D. (Sept ‘); GPA .
Dissertation title: Serotonin C Receptor mRNA Editing as a Molecular Correlate to Suicide.
Advisors: Stella Dracheva, PhD & Vahram Haroutunian, PhD
- Rutgers University, Cook College; Biotechnology, B.S. (minors: Biochemistry, Nutrition); GPA .
Experience
/-present Lecturer, Kean University, Union, New Jersey
/ - / Neuroscience PhD student researcher, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY / James J. Peters VA Medical Center , Bronx, New York
/-/ Microbiologist, Plasmasol, a subsidiary of Stryker, Hoboken, New Jersey
/-/ Personal Care Formulations Co-op, Colgate Palmolive, Piscataway, New Jersey
/-/ Undergraduate Research Assistant, Cell Biology and Neuroscience Rutgers University, New Jersey
/-/ Quality Control Technician, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Elmwood Park, New Jersey
/-/ Undergraduate Research Assistant, Plant Biology and Pathology Rutgers University, New Jersey
Courses Taught (all advanced undergraduate/graduate level)
Molecular Techniques Laboratory Cellular Techniques Laboratory Molecular Cell Biology I
Systems Neuroscience/Neurobiology Research Internship (laboratory)
Awards/Honors
New York Academy of Sciences Education Fellow for - (after-school mentoring program for middle school)
Travel Awards in , , & for Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting (awarded by Mount Sinai)
Teaching Assistantships: Graduate level Biostatistics course (-), Graduate level Neuroscience course ()
Professional Organizations and Societies
- present New Jersey Academy of Sciences (Junior Academy Director)
- present American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
- present Association for Women in Science
- present Society for Neuroscience
- present New York Academy of Sciences
- Kappa Theta Epsilon National Co-op Honors Society
- Alpha Zeta Honors/Professional Society
Poster Presentations at International Meetings
. Lyddon R, Wong K, Haroutunian V, Dracheva S. Kainate receptor GluR subunit mRNA editing in suicide. th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience (SFN), Washington DC,
. Lyddon RA, Wong K, Siever L, Haroutunian V, Dracheva S. Association between serotonin C receptor mRNA editing and serotonin transporter genotype. th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Chicago IL,
. Lyddon R, Siever LJ, Haroutunian V, Dracheva S. Serotonin C Receptor mRNA Editing in Major Depression and Suicide. th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, San Diego CA,
Publications
. Lyddon R, Navarrett S, Dracheva S () Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor mRNA Editing in Prefrontal Cortex: No Alterations in Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. , -.
. Lyddon R, Dwork AJ, Keddache M, Siever LJ, Dracheva S () Serotonin c Receptor RNA editing in major depression and suicide. World Journal of Biological Psychiatry. Mar : Epub ahead of print.
. Lyddon R, Cuppen E, Haroutunian V, Siever LJ, Dracheva S () No Association between Serotonin C Receptor mRNA Editing and Serotonin Transporter Genotype. Neuroreport. , -.
. Wong K, Lyddon R, Dracheva S () TaqMan-based real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction method for RNA editing analysis. Anal. Biochem. , -.
. Dracheva S, Lyddon R, Barley K, Marcus SM, Hurd YL, Byne WM () Editing of serotonin C receptor mRNA in the prefrontal cortex characterizes high-novelty locomotor response behavioral trait. Neuropsychopharmacology. , -.