Tracy L Ware
Professional Details
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Office: | MH-538A |
| Phone: | 978-542-6806 |
| Email: | tracy.ware@salemstate.edu |
| Website: | http://www.salemstate.edu/~tware |
Spring Courses
| Cat. # | Term | Course # | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3277 | L30 | BIO122 | World of Cells |
| 3290 | L21 | BIO132 | Introduction to Cells |
| 3347 | 01 | BIO409 | Biological Chemistry |
| 3348 | L21 | BIO409 | Biological Chemistry |
| 3355 | 03 | BIO415N | Biology Seminar |
| 3357 | 01 | BIO416 | Biology Internship |
| 3914 | 02 | BIO416 | Biology Internship |
Professional Biography
EDUCATION & TRAINING
B.A. (1992) Chemistry, San Jose State University
M.S. (1995) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, UCSF
Ph.D. (1999) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of California San Francisco.
Ph.D. Dissertation: The Role of Template and Non-Template Bases in the Telomerase RNA of Tetrahymena thermophila
In Laboratory of: Elizabeth Blackburn, 2009 Nobel Laureate (Physiology)
EXPERIENCE
Member (2008), Life Sciences Talent Initiative, Academic Task Force, commissioned by Governor Patrick for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Visiting Scientist (summer 2006 & 2007), Laboratory of Clotilde Carlow, New England Biolabs, Parasitology Division, Ipswich, MA.
Visiting Scientist (summer 2005), Laboratory of Gary Ruvkun, Harvard Medical School (MGH)
Postdoctoral Research & Teaching Fellow (1999-2002), University of Sheffield, UK, Dept MBB
Volunteer Scientist Partner (1994-96), San Francisco Science Education Partnership (SEP).
President (1993-95), Graduate Students Association, UCSF
Professional Interests
- Establishing Industry-Academic Partnerships for Biotech/Pharma Co-op Internships
(Interested MA businesses are encouraged to contact me by email)
- Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (Find internships, jobs, life science partners, and programs.)
- MA Life Sciences Internship Program: Funding 300 students and small companies annually.
-NY Times Opinionator: What is College For (Anyway)?
- Caenorhabditis elegans (nematode)
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Association of Women in Science
- Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
- Engender Health (International), http://www.3for1.org/
Responsibilities
Member, SSU Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) Concentration Committee
Member, SSU Student Life Committee
Member, SSU NEASC Standard One Committee
Selected Publications
1. Abbas L, Hajihashemi S, Stead LF, Cooper GJ, Ware TL, Munsey TS, Whitfield TT,White SJ. Functionaland developmental expression of a zebrafish Kir1.1 (ROMK) potassium channel homologue Kcnj1. J Physiol, 589:1489-503 (2011).
2. Ware TL, Wang H, Blackburn EH. Three telomerases with completely non-telomeric template replacements are catalytically active. EMBO J, 19: 3119-3131 (2000).
3. Blackburn E., Gilley D, Ware T, Bhattacharyya A, Kirk K, and Wang H. Studying the Telomerase RNA in Tetrahymena. In "Methods in Cell Biology: Tetrahymena thermophila". Editors, D. Asai and J. Forney. Academic Press, Vol. 62: 417-432 (1999).
4. Blackburn E, Bhattacharyya A, Gilley D, Kirk K, Krauskopf A, McEachern M, Prescott J, Ware T. Telomeres and Telomerase: how do they interact? In "Telomeres: Ciba Foundation Symposium". John Wiley and Sons Ltd, West Sussex, Vol 211: 2-19 (1997).
Selected Presentations
Volunteer Vacations, 6/23/11, in the Summer Salon Series at The Salem Athenaeum, Salem, MA.
Sustainability in Coastal Madagascar - the Synergistic Effect of Family Planning and Coral Reef Research, 4/4/2011 at Salem State University.
Stem Cells: A Mini-Course, Jan-Feb, 2010, The Explorers Institute for Lifelong Learning, Salem, MA.
Life after MIT: Academic Teaching Careers, January 2005, 2006, and 2007, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Personal Interests
International Volunteer Work & Field Research
Worldwide Affordable Access to Reproductive Healthcare see http://www.3for1.org/ and http://www.unfpa.org
Local & Sustainable Agriculture www.nofa.org
Yoga, Cycling, French Wine, Travel