Bridget Campion

Thesis Title:

Understanding the Role of Akt in Synaptogenesis

Current Position:

Director of Medical Writing and Clinical Trials Transparency, Novavax

Previous Position(s):

Associate Director of Medical Writing and Clinical Trials Transparency, Novavax

Senior Medical Writing Manager, Biosplice Therapeutics

Senior Medical Writing Manager, MyoKardia

Regulatory Writing Manager, Amgen

Medical Writer II, Clinical Data, Analysis, and Reporting Organization, Covance, Inc.

Undergraduate Institution and Major/Degree:

Ripon College, Chemistry-Biology and Psychology BA 2003

Major Advisor(s):

Scott Selleck, M.D., Ph.D.

Lab Rotations:

• Glen Giesler
• Harry Orr
• Lance Zirpel

Courses Taken Beyond the Core Courses:

• Graduate Seminar in Psychology PSY 8960
• Neural Substrates of Mental Processes PSY 8060
• Stat Analysis STAT 5021
• Molecular Genetics GCD 4034

Conferences Attended and Presentations:

Conferences Attended:

• Attended - Society for Neuroscience annual meeting - Fall 2004, 2005

Conference Presentations:

• Society for Neuroscience annual meeting - Poster Fall 2005

Committee Members:

• Harry Orr (Chair)
• Marty Wessendorf
• Paul Mermelstein
• Lance Zirpel(Advisor)

Selected Publications:

• Lee HG, Zhao N, Campion BK, Nguyen MM, Selleck SB. Akt regulates glutamate receptor trafficking and postsynaptic membrane elaboration at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction. Dev Neurobiol. 2013;73(10):723-43.
• Dimitroff B, Howe K, Watson A, Campion B, Lee HG, Zhao N, O’Connor MB, Neufeld TP, Selleck S. Diet and energy-sensing inputs affect TorC2-mediated axon misrouting but not TorC2-directed synapse growth in a Drosophila model of tuberous sclerosis. PLoS One. 2012;7(2)e30722.
• Shortreed MR, Chang SB, Hong D, Phillips M, Campion B, Tulpan DC, Andronescu M, Condon A, Hoos HH, Smith LM. A thermodynamic approach to designing structure-free combinatorial DNA word sets. Nucleic Acids Res. 2005;33(15):4965-77.

Home Town:

• Montello, Wisconsin