Ahna Skop, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Current:
12/2011+ University of Wisconsin-Madison
Assoc. Professor of Genetics
Fall 2012 New York University Abu Dhabi
Global Professor of Biology, Visiting
2004-2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Asst. Professor of Genetics
Education:
2000-2003 University of California-Berkeley
Post doctorate (Labs of Barbara Meyer & Rebecca Heald)
1994-2000 University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD Cell & Molecular Biology (Lab of John G. White)
1990-1994 Syracuse University
B.S. Biology Minor: Ceramics (Lab of Kevin VanDoren)
1986-1990 Highlands High School, Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Curriculum vitae
Awards:
PECASE Award (2007-2012)
NSF Career Award (2006-2010)
NIH K01 Career Award (2008-2013)
Remarkable Women in Science, AAAS, Feb. 2008
Honorary Doctorate of Science (College of St. Benedict’s), May 10th, 2008
Kentucky Colonel (2008)
Emerging Scholars: Class of 2008. Diverse Issues in Higher Education Award
In Business Magazine: 40 under 40 Award (2008)
Forward Under 40 Award (2010): UW-Madison Alumni Assoc.
Scientific Art:
Intriguing Art from the University of Wisconsin, Smithsonian, April 2013
Tiny World, Big Art in Madison-PBS.org
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Online Interview about the "TINY" show
Tiny art goes on display in Madison airport-USA Today
Teeny Tiny Art-NPR
Seeing Things-NPR Health Blog
Art of the very, very small to debut at Dane County Airport
Outreach:
Intriguing Art from the University of Wisconsin, Smithsonian, April 2013
TINY:Art from Microscopes at UW-Madison (Curatorial Committee)
Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education
MicroExplorers
Articles:
"Intriguing Art from the University of Wisconsin", Smithsonian, April 2013
"Truth and Beauty"-The Scientist, April 2012
"Capturing the Dance of Cells"-Apple.com/Science, March, 2010
"In Search of the Midbody"-Apple.com/Science, 2009
"A scientist trapped in an artist's body", September 5th, 2008
"Following the Image", Science Careers, January 18th, 2008
"UW-Madison Scientists Find a Key to Cell Division" Science Daily Article, 2004
"Area Scientist Turns Trash into Award from Bush" 2008
"With cell as muse, art fuels scientist's quest" 2008
"Minnesota grads hear just plain good advice" 2008
CSB Commencement Article, 2008
Emerging Scholars Class of 2008: Genetics: "Cooking Up Achievement"
"How Cells Divide", CALS Science Report 2006-2007
"Got MuDPIT?" 2007
Lab of the Month, Improvision 2006
"Proteomics Power to the People", 2005
"How to get the hang of proteomics as a cell biologist", 2004
"A good place to start", Nature 2004
