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Meredith Durmowicz
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Meredith Durmowicz Ph.D.

Dean, School of the Sciences and Professor, Biology
Fine School of the Sciences

Education

  • Ph.D., Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1998
  • Honors B.S., Biology (Major)/Chemistry (Minor), Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1992

Professional Experience

  • Stevenson University Dean, Beverly K. Fine School of the Sciences, 2015-present Associate Dean, School of the Sciences, 2012-2015 Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, 2004-2016 Director, Honors Program, 2012-2013 Professor of Biology, 2012-present Associate Professor of Biology, 2009-2012 Assistant Professor of Biology, 2003-2009 Adjunct Professor of Biology, 2002-2003
  • College of Notre Dame of Maryland (now Notre Dame University of Maryland) Adjunct Faculty Member, 2001-2002
  • University of Maryland University College Adjunct Faculty Member, 2000-2003
  • Community College of Baltimore County Adjunct Faculty Member, 1998-2001
  • National Institute on Aging, NIH Research Fellow, 2001-2003 Postdoctoral Fellow, 1998-2001

Research

Grant Activities

  • PI, Maryland State Department of Education, “Expansion of Academy of Health Professions Course Content and Assessment Tools,” $25,000, 2017-2018
  • Co-PI, MADE CLEAR, “Stevenson University Center for Environmental Stewardship Climate Education Initiatives,” $15,000 in partnership with Loyola University Maryland and Goucher College ($5,000 to each institution), 2016-2017 PI, Maryland Higher Education Commission Health Personnel Shortage Incentive Grant Award #15-110, $9,000, 2015-2016
  • PI, Maryland State Department of Education Award #164968, “Revision and Alignment of Academy of Health Professions Assessment Tools,” $25,000, 2015-2016
  • PI, Maryland State Department of Education Award #155520, “Development of Academy of Health Professions Specialty Courses and Professional Development,” $35,000, March-June 2015
  • PI, Maryland State Department of Education Award #145320, “Development of Common Syllabi for Academy of Health Professions Specialty Courses,” $30,000, April-June 2014
  • PI, Maryland State Department of Education Award #144698, “Establishment of an Affiliate University for the Career Research and Development Program of Study,” $70,000, 2013-2016
  • Co-PI, BD Diagnostics grant for Veterans in Partnership program, $18,000, 2013-2014
  • PI, BD Diagnostics grant for Baltimore Area STEM Collaborative program, $18,000, 2013-2014 PI, Maryland State Department of Education Award #134833, “Development of Academy of Health Professions Assessment Tools,” $10,000, 2012-2013 PI, Maryland State Department of Education Award #125684, “Expansion and Support of PLTW-Biomedical Sciences Training Project,” $100,000, 2012
  • Co-PI/PI, National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation Program Award #1039455, “MRI:Acquisition of Instrumentation for Sequencing DNA,” $75,308, 2010-2013 Key Personnel, Maryland State Department of Education Academy of Health Professions Common Syllabus Project grant, $30,000 annually, 2007-2010
  • Key Personnel, Maryland State Department of Education Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences grant, $30,000 annually, 2006-2009 Co-PI/Key Personnel, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Extramural Associate Research Development Award, $100,000 annually, 2005-2010 PI, LI-COR Genomics Education Matching Fund Program, $35,000, 2005

Publications

  • Gorman, Susan T., Meredith C. Durmowicz, Ellen R. Roskes, Susan M. Slattery. 2010. Women in the academy: Female leadership in STEM education and the evolution of a mentoring web. Forum on Public Policy, Volume 2010, No. 2
  • Cui, Chang-Yi, Meredith Durmowicz, Chris Ottolenghi, Tsuyhoshi Hashimoto, Brian Griggs, Anand K. Srivastava, David Schlessinger. 2003. Inducible mEDA-A1 transgene mediates sebaceous gland hyperplasia and differential formation of two types of mouse hair follicles. Human Molecular Genetics, 12: 2931-2940
  • Cui, Chang-Yi, Meredith Durmowicz, Tetsuya Tenaka, Tadashi Tezuka, Ken Hashimoto, Minoru S.H. Ko, Anand K. Srivastava, and David Schlessinger. 2002. EDA targets releaved by skin gene expression profiles of wild type, Tabby, and Tabby EDA-A1 transgenic mice. Human Molecular Genetics, 11: 1763-1773
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C., Chang-Yi Cui, and David Schlessinger. 2002. The EDA gene is a target of, but does not regulate Wnt signaling. Gene, 285: 203-211
  • Srivastava, Anand K.*, Meredith C. Durmowicz*, Andrew J. Hartung, Joan Hudson, Lizbeth V. Outsz, David M. Donovan, Chang-Yi Cui, and David Schlessinger. 2001. Ectodysplasin-A1 is sufficient to rescue both hair growth and sweat glands in Tabby mice. Human Molecular Genetics, 10: 2973-2981 *Co-First Authors
  • Pengue, Gina, Anand K. Srivastava, Juha Kere, David Schlessinger, and Meredith C. Durmowicz. 1999. Functional characterization of the promoter of the X-linked anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (EDA) gene. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274: 26477-26484
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. and Robert J. Maier. 1998. The FixK2 protein is involved in the regulation of symbiotic hydrogenase expression in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Journal of Bacteriology, 180: 3253-3256
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. and Robert J. Maier. 1997. Roles of HoxX and HoxA in biosynthesis of hydrogenase in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Journal of Bacteriology, 179: 3676-3682

PRESENTATIONS

  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. Invited Panelist, 2011-present. Career and Technology Education Affiliates’ Panel. Maryland State Department of Education CTE/Project Lead the Way Counselors’ Conference, Timonium, MD
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. 2011. Forensic Science and Experimental Design. Maryland Business Round Table Specialist in the Classroom Program, Catonsville High School, Catonsville, MD
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. Invited Panelist, 2011. Maryland Academy of Health Professions. Maryland State Department of Education CTE Directors’ Meeting, Stevenson University
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. Invited Panelist, 2010. PLTW Certification. Maryland State Department of Education CTE/Project Lead the Way Counselors’ Conference, Timonium, MD
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. 2010. Teaching College Science. University of Maryland Professional Development Office Seminar Series, Baltimore, MD
  • Slattery, Susan, Ellen Roskes, Meredith Durmowicz, Susan T. Gorman. 2010. The research-rich undergraduate experience: successes, challenges, and lessons learned. Workshop presentation. 13th National Council on Undergraduate Research Conference, Weber State University, Ogden, UT
  • Griffith, Leah*, Steve Mrozinski, Meredith Durmowicz. 2010. Effectiveness of bleach in removing blood DNA contamination. Poster presentation, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Missoula, MT *Student author
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C., Susan T. Gorman, Carol A. Schmidhauser. 2010. Reigniting the passion: a public-private model for teacher professional development. Oral presentation. National Science Teachers Association, National Conference on Science Education, Philadelphia, PA
  • Gorman, Susan T., Meredith Durmowicz, Ellen Roskes, Susan Slattery. 2008. Women at the helm in STEM education. Oral presentation, Oxford Round Table on Women in the Academy, Oxford, England
  • Roskes, Ellen, Susan Gorman, Meredith Durmowicz, Susan Slattery. 2008. Villa Julie College takes up the challenge: preparing middle and high school science and math teachers. Oral presentation, American Chemical Society, 47th Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C., Susan Gorman, Ellen Roskes. 2007. Learning beyond the classroom: building a research-rich undergraduate experience at Villa Julie College, Oral presentation, Enriching the Experience of College Science Students Conference, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. 2005, 2007, 2009. Careers in Teaching. Invited panelist, Johns Hopkins University Office of Professional Development Career Workshop, Baltimore, MD
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. 2005. Careers in Teaching. Invited speaker, NIH Fellows Career Panel, Bethesda, MD
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C., Chang-Yi Cui, and David Schlessinger. 2002. Characterization of regulatory networks controlling Ectodysplasin-A expression: Progress toward identification of enhancer-binding proteins. Poster, 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics, Baltimore, MD
  • Srivastava, Anand K.*, Meredith Durmowicz*, Andrew Hartung, Joan Hudson, Lizbeth Ouzts, David Donovan, Chang-Yi Cui, and David Schlessinger. 2001. Ectodysplasin-A1 is sufficient to rescue both hair growth and sweat glands in Tabby mice. Oral presentation, 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics, San Diego, CA
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C., Chang-Yi Cui, and David Schlessinger. 2000. Hierarchical control of Ectodysplasin-A expression: Involvement of the Wnt and EGF pathways. Poster, 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics, Philadelphia, PA
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. and David Schlessinger. 1999. Characterization of an enhancer region of the X-linked anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (EDA) gene. Poster, 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Human Genetics, San Francisco, CA
  • Durmowicz, Meredith C. and Robert J. Maier. 1997. The roles of the HoxX, HoxA and FixK proteins in the biosynthesis of hydrogenase in Bradyrhozobium japonicum. Poster, 5th International Conference on the Molecular Biology of Hydrogenases, Albertville, France
  • Casey, Meredith A. and Robert J. Maier. 1996. Factors affecting transcriptional regulation of the hydrogenase structural genes in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Poster, 96th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA
  • Casey, Meredith A., Changlin Fu, and Robert J. Maier. 1995. Partial characterization of two potential hydrogenase regulatory genes in Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Poster, 95th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.
  • Ng, Thomas C.N., Meredith A. Casey, and Robert J. Maier. 1993. Cloning of cytochrome c genes from Azotobacter vinelandii. Poster, 93rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, GA

Teaching

  • BIO 113 General Biology I
  • BIO 203 Microbiology
  • BIO 217 Principles of Biochemistry
  • BIO 365 Independent Research in Biology
  • BIO 420 Biochemistry, Senior Capstone Courses (Applied Math, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry)
  • HON 100 Honors Freshman Seminar
  • SCI 100 School of the Sciences New Student Seminar

Highlights

  • Honors and Awards Inspiring Women in STEM 2016 (with SU School of the Sciences female faculty and staff), Insight into Diversity Magazine, August 2016 Faculty speaker/host, Stevenson University Baccalaureate Service, 2013 Faculty speaker (student selected), Stevenson University Baccalaureate Service, 2006 Nominee, Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award, University of Maryland, University College, 2004 Pharmacology Research Associate Training (PRAT) Award for postdoctoral research, National Institute for General Medical Services, 2000-2001 Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) for postdoctoral research, National Institute on Aging, NIH, 1998-2001
  • Other Professional Activities Chair, Project Kaleidoscope Capital Region Network Annual Meeting Planning Committee, 2017-present Member, Maryland STEM Festival Planning Committee, 2016-present Coordinator, Baltimore Area STEM Collaborative, 2013-present Participant, Harvard University Institute for Higher Education Management Development Program, 2012 Affiliate Director, Maryland State Department of Education Academy of Health Professions Program, 2011-present Reviewer, Maryland State Department of Education Reserve Fund Grant Program, 2010-present Reviewer, Selection Committee for Pharmacology Research Associate Training Program, NIGMS, NIH, 2010 Affiliate Director, Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences Program, 2009-present Writer/Consultant, Project Lead the Way Biomedical Innovation course, 2009 Faculty Advisor, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Nu Sigma chapter, 2009-2012 Affiliate Liaison, Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences Program, 2007-2009 Reviewer, PLTW Human Body Systems course, 2008 Lead Teacher, PLTW Principles of Biomedical Sciences course, 2007 Reviewer, PLTW Principles of Biomedical Sciences course, 2007 Course coordinator for Senior Capstone Courses, Stevenson University 2006-2012 Reviewer, Human Biology, Goodenough, et al (Chapter 6), 2006 Team member, Project Kaleidoscope Leadership Initiative, Research Rich Track, 2004-2007 Member, Faculty Council Standing Committee on Academic Affairs, Stevenson University, 2003-2004 Chair, Honors Program Subcommittee, Stevenson University, 2003-2004 Course Coordinator, Microbiology, Stevenson University, 2003-2009 Participant, American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Education Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, 2003 Participant, Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibility (SENCER) On-line Workshop, University of Maryland University College, 2002 Attendee, Gordon Research Conference on Epithelial Differentiation and Keratinization, 2001, Tilton, NH Peer Reviewer of manuscripts for Genome Research, Journal of Bacteriology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Gene, and Molecular and Cellular Biology Full member of NIA Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, 1999-2003 NIA representative to the NIH Fellows Committee, 1999-2001 Member of Teaching Subcommittee, NIH Fellows Committee, 1999-2001
  • Professional Affiliations American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2015-present American Conference of Academic Deans, 2015-present Sigma Xi International Research Honor Society, 2010-present National Science Teachers Association, 2009-2012 Associate, Association of American College and Universities, 2008-present Council on Undergraduate Research, 2003-present American Society for Microbiology, 1995-2012 American Society for Human Genetics, 1999-2003

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