Angela Priest

I'm a data geek and process nerd who loves to build people up and help them grow. For 20 years, I've been turning chaos into order at companies across all stages of growth to ensure that their teams flourish. I'm now throwing my passion for helping people into helping PhDs, PostDocs, and Mid-Career Researchers get jobs in industry. My goal is simple: to help brilliant minds thrive outside the academic world and make real impact in their new careers.

Check out my website to learn more: www.alma.me

Co-Founder and COO

At Alma.Me, we help PhDs kick start their careers in industry through on-demand courses, online communities, networking, and resources to help them make the transition from academia to industry with confidence.

University of Michigan

-Co-authored 2 articles published in peer-reviewed academic journals   
-Received a T32 Training Grant (EY013934-16A1)  
-Main project examined defective localization patterns of rhodopsin mutants in mouse photoreceptors and how these localization patterns correlated to the formation/elongation of outer segments in a mouse model that lacks rhodopsin expression (RhoKO)
---Found key regions in rhodopsin's C-terminal tail that synergize to show elongation of outer segments in rods of RhoKO mice
---Created 30+ plasmids with molecular cloning for subretinal injections of neonate mice
---Prepared retinal tissue using a vibratome for fluorescence immunohistochemistry  
---Analyzed microscopic data of 12+ rhodopsin mutants with a macro-based pipeline using ImageJ/FIJI  
---Quantified cellular compartment volume using Imaris 3D volume microscopy image analysis software 
-Trained 3 undergraduate students to fully support my research
-Guided graduate students and other lab members of varied experience levels in tissue preparation, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, and data analysis  
-Delivered regular science presentations at 5+ small and large meetings (2 awards won)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

-Published 4 peer-reviewed research articles  
-Wrote a research proposal to secure a graduate training grant (F31 GM112470)  
-Main project used budding yeast (S. cerevisiae) to investigate the role of arrestin proteins in surface membrane reorganization during starvation stress conditions
---Cloned yeast vectors to generate 200+ yeast genetic lines.   
---Developed a yeast pharmacokinetic assay to quantify IC50 curves for 3 published studies
---Quantified microscopy data to analyze changes in protein locatization using ImageJ/FIJI
-Presented research at departmental activities and at 5+ scientific meetings

Graduate Research Assistant

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Project: Identifying binding preferences of histone-binding motifs
-Production/production of tagged histone-binding protein domains from bacterial cultures
-Test purified proteins on histone peptide microarrays to model histone-tail binding

PREP Undergraduate

I am a research scientist with over 10 years of experience in molecular and cell biology, passionate about understanding and visualizing the inner workings of the cell. In my role as a scientist, I successfully acquired extramural funding to that supported my 5+ published research manuscripts spanning the study of many biological mechanisms like membrane protein trafficking, histone modifications, and starvation stress responses. To study these mechanisms I have used multiple model systems (e.g. bacteria, yeast, cell culture, mouse models). Together, this breadth of experiences highlight my science career as one of active innovation; diving into very variable systems while producing high quality research.

In parallel to my research, I also developed as teacher, mentor and science communicator. As a graduate student and postdoc, I taught Cell & Molecular Biology topics in undergraduate courses. As a mentor I trained team members of varied experience levels in literature review, sample preparation, protocol optimization and data analysis. In this mentorship role, I engaged with a wide range of learners to hone my ability to distill complex scientific concepts into clear, accessible explanations—whether I'm presenting my research to a room full of experts or to my parents. Together with a solid foundation in molecular biology, microscopy, and data analysis, these skills propel me to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and teaching for efficient science communications.

ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1485-4800

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