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Dr. Pedulla's research interests are focused on the discovery and characterization of mycobacteriophages, viruses that attack bacteria. This area of research has been critical to the development of molecular biology and the current level of understanding about bacterial and viral evolution. Many phage-based discoveries have also contributed to the advancement of the biotechnology industry and provided diagnostic and therapeutic tools necessary for combatting human diseases. Aside from her teaching and research responsibilities, Dr. Pedulla is extremely active with her scientific outreach "Phagedigging" program. This program is designed to use phage research processes to introduce high school students to the exploratory process of scientific inquiry. Over the past year, 10 phages have been discovered through this effort and the researchers in her lab are actively working to characterize them for future research activities. Dr. Pedulla also represented the US in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and coached the 2004 US Olympic Judo Team in Athens, Greece. Education and Training 1990 B.S., Chemistry (Bioscience Option) University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1991 (Fall) Post-baccalaureate, Japanese, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1998 Ph.D., Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Teaching and Research Experience 2005-Present Assistant Professor of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana 2000-2005 Coordinator, Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute Genome Center, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1998-2000 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Raymond Reeves, Department of Biochemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 1992-1998 Graduate Research Fellow and Teaching Assistant, Laboratory of Graham Hatfull, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Honors (*full list available in C.V.) 2000 National Institutes of Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship 1997 Stanton C. Crawford Memorial Award for Excellence as a Graduate Student Teaching Assistant 1992-1995 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Dr. Pedulla 's full CV in Word
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