Alyssa Bottrell

Physician (Psychiatry), Troy, MI

Education: BS, Oakland University, Biochemistry
Graduate Program Affiliation: Pathology
Research Interests: Breast Cancer
Clinical Interests: Medical Oncology
Advisor: Hyeong-Reh Kim, Ph.D., Pathology

Publications/Presentations:

1. Goldberg AF, Ritter LM, Khattree N, Peachy NS, Fariss RN, Dang L, Yu M, Bottrell AR. 2007. An intramembrane glutamic acid governs peripherin/rds function from photoreceptor disk morphogenesis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 48(7):2975-86.
2. “Soluable expression of the EC2 domain of peripherin/rds.” Poster presentation. Center for Biomedical Research’s Biomedical Research Forum.
3. “Alternative fuels and making school chemistry laboratories “greener.” Poster presentation and demonstration. Green Chemistry Symposium.

Abstracts:

1. Bottrell, AR, Raju, U, Lu, M, Kapke, A, Wolman, SR, Worsham, MJ. 2007. Risk Factors for Breast Cancer from Benign Breast Disease in a Diverse Population. Abstract for poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research the Science of Cancer Health Disparities Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 27th-30th, 2007.
2. Bottrell, AR, Raju, U, Kapke, A, Lu, M, Wolman, SR, Worsham, MJ. Abstract (accepted), American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2008, San Diego, CA, April 2008.

Awards:

1. American Association for Cancer Research-AstraZeneca Scholar-in-Training Travel Award to attend the November 2007 AACR Science of Cancer Health Disparities Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
2. American Assocation for Cancer Research-Aflac Scholar-in-Training Travel award to attend the April 2008 AACR Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Outside Interests: My beautiful baby. I love movies, traveling and food. I like to cook, but I haven’t figured out if I’m any good at it yet. I also volunteer for the Michigan Humane Society training the shelter dogs and helping with annual telethon/adoptathon.