Education
1990-1996 - Postdoctoral Fellow in Oncology
-Johns Hopkins Oncology Center
-Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
1990 - Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo, New York
1983 - B.S., State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
Current Titles and Affiliations
2005-Present - Co-Director, Cancer Genetics and Genome Instability Program, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
2003-Present - Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
2003-Present - Associate Professor, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine
Current Memberships/Organizations
2006-Present - National Institutes of Health, Cancer Etiology (CE) Study Section, permanent member
2005-Present - Winship Cancer Institute Shared Equipment Resource and Allocation committe
2005-Present - Winship Cancer Institute Basic Laboratory Research Committee
2005-Present - Winship Cancer Institute Advisory Board for Academic Development
2004-2007 - Board of Directors, DNA Methylation Society
2004-Present - Winship Cancer Institute Membership Committee
2003-Present - Department of Defense/ Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program in Breast Cancer, Pathobiology 5 Study Section , regular member
2002-Present - Johns Hopkins Prostate Cancer SPORE program, External Scientific Advisory Board
2001-Present - Winship Cancer Institute Seed Grant Review Panel
2001-Present - Associate Editor, Cancer Research
1993-1998, 2001-Present - Women in Cancer Research
1997-Present - American Society for Microbiology
1995-Present - DNA Methylation Society
1993-Present - American Association for the Advancement of Science
1990-Present - American Association for Cancer Research
Honors and Awards
2006 - Woodruff Leadership Academy
2003 - American Cancer Society Research Scholar
2000 - Avon Breast Cancer Scholar
1983 - Magna Cum Laude, SUNY at StonyBrook, StonyBrook, NY
1983 - Phi Beta Kappa
1983-1985 - NIH Training Grant Recipient
Contact Information
E-mail:pvertin@emory.edu
Phone: (404) 778-3119
Fax: (404) 778-5530