{"id":255,"date":"2015-09-04T17:52:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T17:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/mspl-student-profiles\/?p=255"},"modified":"2015-09-04T17:52:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T17:52:23","slug":"victoria-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/mspl-student-profiles\/2015\/09\/04\/victoria-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aug. 19, 2015; Victoria Smith – Patent Law. (Photo by Barbara Johnston\/University of Notre Dame)<\/p><\/div>\n

Education<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ph.D in Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame du Lac, December 2015 (expected)<\/p>\n

MS in Patent Law, The University of Notre Dame du Lac, May 2016 (expected)<\/p>\n

BS in Microbiology, University of Maine, May 2009<\/p>\n

Biographical Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Victoria earned her BS, summa cum laude<\/em>, at the University of Maine in the field of Microbiology.\u00a0 During her time at the University of Maine she worked on research projects aimed at understanding the role of deforestation in carbon and nitrogen sequestration in old growth forests.\u00a0 She is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program in Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. \u00a0Her dissertation work has been under the guidance of Dr. Jeff Schorey. \u00a0As part of her dissertation she designed and carried out several research projects that focused on understanding immune responses during a Mycobacterium tuberculosis <\/em>infection designed to provide new mechanisms for both diagnostic and vaccine platforms. \u00a0In recognition for her work, Victoria was awarded the Eck Institute for Global Health Fellowship, which provided two years of funding. \u00a0Victoria has presented her research at several professional meetings, such as: Keystone Symposia on Tuberculosis Research, Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference, and the US-Japan Conference of Tuberculosis and Leprosy.<\/p>\n

While at Notre Dame she has been an invited lecturer for an introductory biology course and was recognized for excellence in graduate student teaching by the university\u2019s Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning.<\/p>\n

Victoria is a member of professional societies including:\u00a0 Maine Society of Microbiology, American Society of Microbiology, and the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles.<\/p>\n

Victoria\u2019s pursuit of education through the Masters of Science in Patent Law program provides her the skills necessary for career as a patent agent in the field of biomedical sciences.\u00a0\u00a0 She plans to sit the patent bar exam by the summer of 2016.<\/p>\n

Victoria can be reached at vsmith2@nd.edu<\/p>\n

Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n