Juliet A. Fuhrman
Associate Professor
Immunology and Infectious Disease

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Princeton University, Princeton NJ. A.B., cum laude, in Biochemistry, June 1975
• The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Ph.D. in Biology, April 1982
• Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Department of Tropical Public Health. Post-doctoral research, 1982-1985

Professional Positions

• 1985-1991 Research Associate, Department of Tropical Public Health Harvard School of Public Health
• 1991 Visiting Scientist, New England Biolabs, Beverly, MA
• 1991-1997 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Tufts University
• 1997-present Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Tufts University

Honors and Awards:

• Mellon Research Semester Award, Tufts University, 1995
• NIAID Research Supplement for Underrepresented Minorities, awarded for Ms. Marisa Perez, San Sebastian, PR, 1995, for summer research prior to college matriculation.
• NIAID Research Supplement for Underrepresented Minorities, awarded for Mr. Hector Martinez, 1998, for summer research at Tufts University.
• "Computers for Biology Teaching" - submitted 1994, with Dr. Ross Feldberg; funded internally by Tufts University.
• Tufts University Faculty Research Award, Marshall Fund, 2001 and 2004.
• Lerman-Neubauer Prize for Outstanding Teaching and Advising, 2005.

Grants and Contracts:

• NRSA Individual Post-doctoral Fellowship, NIH, 1982-1985
• Principal Investigator, NIH FIRST Award, AI 24858, 1987-90
  Title: Developmental Biology of Brugian Microfilariae
• Principal Investigator, NIH Grant AI 33395, 1992-1997
  Title: iarial Chitinase and Transmission of Filariasis
• Principal Investigator, NIH Grant AI 33395, 1997-2000
  Title: Embryogenesis and Larval Morphogenesis in Two Filariae
• Principal Investigator, NIH Grant AI 33395, 2002-2003
  Title: Embryogenesis and Larval Morphogenesis in Filariae

Professional Service:

• Review Panel member, Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholars Infectious Diseases and Parasitology Initiative, 2000
• NIH Contracts Review panel member, Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 2002
• NIH Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Study Section, Ad hoc Vector Panel, March, 2004
• Manuscripts reviewed for:
  • Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology
  • Experimental Parasitology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Insect Molecular Biology
  • International Jouranl of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
• Grants reviewed for:
  • Israel Science Foundation
  • Univ. of Puerto Rico NIH Minority Biosciences Res. Support Grant (internal pre-review)
  • Wellcome Trust

University Service:

• Arts and Sciences Safety Committee, 1993-present; Acting Chair, 1995.
• Health Professions Recommendations Committee, 1997-present.
• Undergraduate Advising and Counseling Committee, 2000-2005.
• Graduate Admissions Committee member, 1995-present, and Chair, 2003-present.
• Biotechnology Graduate Policy Committee, 1996-present.
• Search Committee Chair, Molecular Biology position, 1997 and 2004.
• Search Committee member, Geneticist position, 1999.
• Search Committee member for Biomedical Engineering faculty hire, 2004.
• Ad Hoc Committee to Rewrite the Faculty By-Laws, member, 1999-2000.
• External reviewer for graduate programs in Physiology (1999), Immunology (2000) and Genetics (2002) at the Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University.
• Multiple campus speaking engagements for Alumni Seminars, Parents' weekend, etc.

Consulting Activities:

• Ad hoc consultant for the Lowell Research Foundation, Dr. Robert M. Coleman, 1994, on culture methods for parasitic roundworms.
• Expert reviewer for Jan Kuby's Immunology, 3rd ed., W.H.Freeman and Co. NY. 1995-6.
• Reviewer of textbook proposals for WCB/McGraw-Hill and Addison-Wesley.
• Undergraduate and Graduate Advising:
• Biology major advisor for 20-32 undergraduates per year.
• Freshman host advising, 1995, 1999, 2003
• Research advisor for more than 30 undergraduates, 1992-present, including 7 Honors Thesis students.
• Research advisor for two doctoral and one master's degree graduates.
• Committee member for more than 20 doctoral candidates and 10 master's candidates.

Courses Taught:

• Bio 104, Immunology (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003)
• Bio 50, Experiments in Molecular Biology (1993-present, except 2000)
• Bio 243, Graduate Seminar in Mol. and Cell Biology (1993, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005)
• Bio 195, Seminar in Infection and Immunity (1991)
• Bio 13, Cells and Organisms (1992-4, 1996, 1999; 2001; team taught)
• Bio 291, Graduate Research Seminar in Molecular Biology (2000-present)

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