CURRICULUM VITAE
Christina L. Stallings

PubMed Publications: for stallings + CL
Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences

Education:

1999-2005	Ph.D. with Distinction, Cellular, Molecular and Biophysical Studies, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
1995-1999	Bachelor of Science with Honors, Biology, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA
1995-1999	Teaching License in Secondary Education, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA

Current Position:

2010-Present

Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology Department of Molecular Microbiology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO

Previous Research Positions:

2006-2010	Postdoctoral Research, Sloan-Kettering Institute, NY, NY. Investigating the regulation of transcription during Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis
2000-2005	Doctoral Thesis, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Characterization of the Varicella Zoster Virus ORF29p Subcellular Targeting Mechanisms During Lytic and Latent Infection
1998-1999	Undergraduate Thesis, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA. Expression of the p53 Protein and its Correlation with the p21 Gene in DNA Damaged ME180 Cells
1998	Research Intern, Medical Sciences Research Institute, Herndon, VA. Investigated problems associated with immunologic response and infection due to biomaterial implants

Teaching Responsibilities:

2010 - Present	Lecturer, Bio5217, 1 lecture/yr
2011 - Present	Lecturer, Bio5392, 1 lecture/yr

Professional Affiliations:

2011-Present	American Thoracic Society Member
2010-Present	American Society for Microbiology Member
2001-Present	New York Academy of Sciences Member
2004-Present	Future Science Educators Member (Based out of New York University)

Professional and University Service:

2010-Present	Ad hoc reviewer for Trends in Molecular Medicine
2011-Present	Ad hoc reviewer for MRCE Develpmental Projects
2011-Present	Ad hoc reviewer for Molecular Systems Biology
2011-Present	Graduate Admissions Committee

Honors, Awards, and Funding:

2011-2012	Washington University Research Strategic Alliance grant recipient
2011-2013	American Lung Association Biomedical Research Grant recipient
2007-2010	NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
2010	MSKCC Postdoctoral Researcher Award
2010	New York Academy of Sciences Blavatnik Award nominee
2009	Sloan-Kettering Institute and Cornell University Immunology Department Achievement Award
2009	Keystone Symposia Travel Scholarship for Tuberculosis: Biology, Pathology and Therapy meeting
2008	1st Place Poster Prize, MSKCC Postdoctoral Research Symposium
2003	International Herpesvirus Workshop Travel Honorarium
1998-1999	National Science Foundation Scholarship
1995-1999	Mary Washington College Alumni Scholarship
1999	Magna Cum Laude Graduate
1998	Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Golden Key National Honor Society
1998-1999	Member and Officer of Chi Beta Phi, National Science and Math Honor Society
1998-1999	Member and Officer of Alpha Phi Sigma, National Honor Society
1998-1999	Member of Kappa Delta Pi, International Education Honor Society

Peer Reviewed Publications:

Stallings, C. L., L. Chu, L. X. Li, and M. S. Glickman. 2011. Catalytic and non-catalytic roles for the mono-ADP-ribosyltransferase Arr in the mycobacterial DNA damage response. PLoS One. 6(7):e21807.

Barkan, D., Stallings, C. L., and Glickman, M. S. 2011. An improved counterselectable marker system for mycobacterial recombination using galK and 2-Deoxy-Galactose. Gene. 470(1-2):31-6.

Stallings, C. L., N. C. Stephanou, L. Chu, A. Hochschild, B. E. Nickels, and M. S. Glickman. 2009. CarD is an essential regulator of rRNA transcription required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence. Cell. 138(1):146-59.
Comments in: L.E. Connolly and J.S. Cox. 2009. Cell Host Microbe. 6(1):1-2. S. Molloy. 2009. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 7:618.

Stallings, C. L. and Silverstein, S. J. 2006. Posttranslational modification and cell-type specific degradation of varicella-zoster virus ORF29p. J Virol. 80:10836-46.

Stallings, C. L., G. J. Duigou, A. A. Gershon, M. D. Gershon, and S. J. Silverstein. 2006. The cellular localization pattern of varicella-zoster virus ORF29p is influenced by proteasome- mediated degradation. J Virol. 80:1497-1512.

Stallings, C. L. and Silverstein, S. J. 2005. Dissection of a novel nuclear localization signal in open reading frame 29 of varicella-zoster virus. J Virol. 79:13070-81.

Invited Reviews:

Stallings, C. L. and Glickman, M. S. 2010. Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis stressed out? A critical assessment of the genetic evidence. Microbes and Infection. 12(14-15):1091-101.

*Stallings, C. L. and Glickman, M. S. 2011. CarD: A new RNA polymerase modulator in mycobacteria. Transcription. 2(1):15-18. (*Corresponding Author)

Book Chapters:

Walters, M.S., Kyratsous, C.A., Stallings, C.L, Lungu, O. and Silverstein, S.J. 2010. “What Doesn't Belong and Why; a Saga of Latency Associated Proteins Elaborated by Varicella Zoster Virus” In: From the Hallowed Halls of Herpesvirology: Review Series Commemorating the 80th Birthday of Bernard Roizman, Sc.D., J.A. Blaho and J.D. Baines editors, Imperial College Press, City, In press.

Abstracts and Invited Presentations (*Denotes Oral Presentation):

*Stallings, C. Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference. Ann Arbor, Mi, October 21-23, 2011.

Stallings, C., Harrison, P., Weiss. L., Nickels, B., and Darst, S. Insights into the interaction between CarD and RNAP . FASEB Mechanisms and Regulation of Prokaryotic Transcription, Saxton River, Vt, June 2011.

*Stallings, C. Lung Biology Conference. Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo, March 7, 2011.

*Stallings, C. Regulation of transcription during Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, January 20, 2011

*Stallings, C. Regulating rRNA transcription during Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis. Keystone Symposia, Mycobacteria: Physiology, Metabolism and Pathogenesis- Back to the Basics. Vancouver, BC, January 15-19, 2011

*Stallings, C and Glickman, M. CarD controls ribosomal RNA transcription in response to DNA damage, starvation, and oxidative stress in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. FASEB Mechanisms and Regulation of Prokaryotic Transcription, Saxton River, Vt, June 21-26, 2009.

Stallings, C and Glickman, M. Resistance to Starvation and Oxidative Stress in Mycobacteria Requires the Novel Stringent Response Factor Ddi1. Keystone Symposia, Tuberculosis: Biology, Pathology and Therapy. Keystone, CO, January 25-30, 2009.

*Stallings, C and Glickman, M. Investigating the Mycobacterial Transcriptional Response to Double Strand DNA Breaks. Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, August 20-24, 2008.

*Stallings, C and Silverstein, S. VZV ORF29p- Are you in or are you out. International Herpesvirus Workshop, Turku, Finland, July 30-August 4, 2005.

*Stallings, C and Silverstein, S. Characterization of the cellular localization of varicella-zoster virus ORF29p. International Herpesvirus Workshop, Reno, NV, July 25-30, 2004.

*Stallings, C and Silverstein, S. Varicella-zoster virus ORF29p subcellular localization during lytic and latent infection. Keystone Symposia, The Pathogen-Host Standoff: Persistent and Latent Infection, Taos, NM, March 25-30, 2004.

*Stallings, C and Silverstein, S. Characterization of the subcellular localization of varicella-zoster virus ORF29p. International Herpesvirus Workshop. Madison, WI, July 26-31, 2003.

Zhang, W, Stallings, C, Silverstein, S. Semi-quantitative analysis for protein characterization by MALDI-MS. 53rd ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry. San Antonio, Tx, June 5-9, 2005.