TOWSON, MD - SAHLAH “KIT” LAWSON
Email: kitlawson@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE A capable young professional seeking to enrich and utilize her career skills through a challenging employment position. Strong leadership techniques, experience in professional writing and research, familiarity with communal speaking forums, exceptional organizational practices, and a dedicated colleague are just a few qualities on which to build a mutually rewarding partnership.
EDUCATION Master of Public Health in International Health and Development
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
New Orleans, LA (August 2007 – December 2009)
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY (August 2000--May 2004)
EXPERIENCE International Centre for Migration Health and Development, Geneva, Switzerland
Junior Research Assistant and Intern Manager (Fall 2008 – July 2009)
--Collaborated with the WHO on the development of background policy paper on migrant
health, screening policies, and (re)emergence of tuberculosis
--Co-authored background paper for the ECDC Report on Migration and Infectious Disease
in the European Union & ICMHD report on HIV, Security, and the Military
--Co-managed 2008 Meeting of the ICMHD General Assembly
--Completed extensive writing, editing, and review
--Assisted in proposal development and related research
--Facilitated management of ICMHD Global Internship Programs (NIH as well as Boston,
George Washington, and Kent State Universities)
--Carried out general administrative tasks (Microsoft Office, phones, faxing, etc)
Payson Center for International Development & Technology Transfer, New Orleans, LA
Introduction to Human Aspects of Disasters and Complex Emergencies
Graduate Teaching Assistant (April 2009 – June 2009)
--Provided logistical and technical assistance for participants in Geneva-based
graduate course.
--Assisted in the coordination of regular fieldtrips to UNFPA, UNOCHA,
UNHCR, ICRC, and UNICEF
--Organized daily lectures and on-site exercises
--Collaborated in final grading and evaluation of all course participants
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
National Cancer Institute’s Mammary Biology and Tumorigenesis Laboratory
Post-baccalaureate CIRTA position – Research fellow (August 2004 – August 2007)
--Coordinated management of the Callahan laboratory animal facility (includes
curation of transgenic and non-transgenic mice (>20 lines) at the NIH
--Maintained well-organized documentation of experimental findings
--Facilitated monthly “Mouse Colony” meetings with principle investigators
--Completed annual training concerning IRBs and the ethical use of laboratory animals
--Assisted in the training of summer interns
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Part-time Office Associate (August 2001-May 2004)
--Served as office assistant during regular lunch hours, holidays, special events, etc.
--Completed: copying, faxing, scheduling, mailing, management of incoming phones and
Student inquiries
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory Teaching Assistant (August 2003 – November 2003)
--Organized weekly laboratory sessions
--Assisted in development and grading of weekly examinations
--Led regular course-related tutoring sessions
Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), Santiago, Chile
Research Trainee: FOGARTY International Research Program (May 2003-August 2003)
Roberto del Rio Children’s Hospital
--Participated in data collection via health clinic surveys
--Observed weekly data collection via household visitations
--Assisted in identification and isolation of S. pneumonia and H. influenza from
participant samples
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Research Trainee for the Minority Research Training Program (June 2001-August 2001)
--Conducted daily genotyping of animal tissue samples
--Reviewed and presented findings at open research forums
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Research Trainee for the Minority Research Training Program (June 2000-August 2000)
--Participated in the development of fluorescence assays
--Became familiarized with the usage of mass spectroscopy
PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS Manuel Carballo, Sebastian Carballo & Sahlah Lawson. (2009) Migration and Communicable Diseases: Technical Expert Panel for ECDC Scientific Review.
Sibylle Herzig, Alexandra Small, Sara Cottler, Manuel Carballo, Sahlah Lawson & Lorrie Dacuma. (2008) “HIV, Security, and the Military”. {ICMHD Publication}
Raafat A, Lawson S, Bargo S, Klauzinska M, Strizzi L, Goldhar AS, Buono K, Salomon D, Vonderhaar BK, and Callahan R. (2009) Rbpj conditional knockout reveals distinct functions of Notch 4/Int 3 in mammary gland development and tumorigenesis. Oncogene,28(2): 219-30.
Bianco C, Strizzi L, Mancino M., Watanabe K, Hamada S, Raafat A, Sahlah L, Chang C, Sotgia F, Normanno N, Lisanti M, Salomon DS. (2008) Regulation of crypto-1 signaling and biological activity by caveolin-1
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