Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey

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Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey
Born
Bombay, India
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (PhD, 1992)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Notre Dame

Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey is an American-Indian biologist. She is the Morris Pollard Professor and former Department Chair of Biological Sciences at the

cell motility
under normal conditions and in disease states.

Early life and education

D'Souza-Schorey was born and raised in

Bombay, India. She completed her bachelor's degree in India at the age of 19 and remained there for her Master's degree.[1] D'Souza-Schorey then moved to the United States where she completed her PhD at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1992.[2]

Following her PhD, D'Souza-Schorey accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at

endosomal membrane trafficking and also governed structural organization at the cell surface.[3]

Career

Following her postdoctoral fellowship, D'Souza-Schorey joined the

tumor cells.[5][6]

In 2009, she published a paper which identified a unique population of

microvesicles that are enriched in proteases-mediators of tissue degradation. The release of these microvesicles provides a mechanism of tissue breakdown and remodeling at distant sites.[7] As a result of her academic accomplishments, D'Souza-Schorey was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2012.[8]

In 2014, D'Souza-Schorey became the first woman to be appointed the Department Chair of Biological Sciences at Notre Dame.[9][10] While serving in this role, she received a patent for a method for detecting invasive microvesicles derived from tumor cells.[11] In 2020, D'Souza-Schorey was recognized with the school's Faculty Award for her "outstanding service to the University such as through leadership activities, mentoring faculty colleagues, or exemplary dedication to students."[12] Later that year, she stepped down as department chair and was replaced by Jason Rohr.[13] In 2022, D'Souza-Schorey was named co-editor-in-chief of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology BioAdvances journal.[14]

Personal life

D'Souza-Schorey is married to biologist Jeffrey Schorey and they have one son together.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b McCool, Deanna (March 2018). "Women Who Lead: Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  3. ^
    doi:10.2144/000113129
    . Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "LECTURERS AT THE JEFFERSON EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY". Jefferson Educational Society. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Ochstein, Jennifer (May 6, 2007). "Researcher looks at epithelial cells". The South Bend Tribune. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ochstein, Jennifer (May 6, 2007). "Cells". The South Bend Tribune. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Gilroy, William G. (November 4, 2009). "New Notre Dame study provides insights into the molecular basis of tumor cell behavior". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. November 30, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Frazier, Matt (October 30, 2019). "Up Close with the Department Chair". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Stowe, Gene (March 30, 2014). "D'Souza-Schorey named chair of the Department of Biological Sciences". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  11. ^ Stowe, Gene (Spring 2017). "Discoveries lead to new patents" (PDF). University of Notre Dame. p. 11. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  12. ^ "Crislyn D'Souza-Schorey Receives 2020 Faculty Award". University of Notre Dame. May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  13. ^ Csomo McCool, Deanna (June 15, 2020). "Rohr to succeed D'Souza-Schorey as chair in Department of Biological Sciences". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  14. ^ Csomo Ferrell, Deanna (January 18, 2022). "D'Souza-Schorey and Smith named as journal editors". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

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