CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Madeline R. Scott
Citizenship: United States of America
Address:
2815 Highland Ave South, Apt 1A
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone (Cell): (832) 647 9181
RANK/TITE: Graduate Assistant
Department: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
1719 6th Avenue South, CIRC 593
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, AL 35294-2041
Phone:
(205) 996-6164
E-mail:
scomr@uab.edu
EDUCATION
July 2013Neuroscience Ph.D. Program
Current
Graduate Biomedical Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL
August 2009- B.S. with Honors in Neuroscience (cum laude)
May 2013
Rhodes College, Memphis, TN
Honors Thesis: Scott MR. (2013) Neuroprotective effects of intranasally
administered insulin against chronic restraint stress induced
oxidative stress in the cortex and hippocampus of mice. Rhodes
College Archives, Neuroscience.
AWARDS/HONORS
Outstanding Senior in Neuroscience Major
Hunter Award for Excellence in Neuroscience
Margaret Ruffin Hyde Award in Psychology
Presidential Scholarship
Rhodes Grant
Deans List

Rhodes College, May 2013

Rhodes College, May 2013
Rhodes College, May 2012
Rhodes College, August 2009-May 2013
Rhodes College, August 2009- May 2013
Rhodes College, 2010-2013

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2013 Current, Phi Beta Kappa
2011 Current, Beta Beta Beta
2010 Current, Psi Chi Chapater Secretary (2012)
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
Neuroscience Theme, Graduate Biomedical Sciences (GBS) Admissions
2016 Student Representative Committee Member
Assess applications and interview applicants to the Neuroscience Theme of the GBS
Ph.D. program
Plan and run activities for students during recruitment weekends
2015 Student Mentor
Escort recruited students to and from faculty interviews

Provide information on UAB, the Neuroscience Theme, GBS, and Birmingham

Brain Awareness Week, McWane Science Center

2016 Co-Coordinator
Plan and implement activities to introduce children (~511 yo) to neuroscience concepts
Coordinate between the McWane Science Center, undergraduate and graduate UAB
neuroscience students
2015 Volunteer
Perform interactive sheep brain dissections with children to introduce them to basic brain
anatomy
Graduate Biomedical Sciences Organization (GBSO)
2014 Neuroscience Representative
Plan and run activities that promote community and career development for the
Graduate Biomedical Sciences school
RESEARCH
Cellular Basis of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Graduate Student
May 2014- Current
PI: Dr. James H. Meador-Woodruff
Currently studying the role of the ubiquitin proteasome system in schizophrenia through
the use of western immunoblotting, blue native gel electrophoresis, gradient
sedimentation, and enzymatic activity assays in postmortem brain.
Stress and Neurodegeneration, Undergraduate Research Assistant
August 2011- May 2013
PI: Dr. Kimberly Gerecke
Used immunohistochemistry and western immunoblotting techniques to study the effect
of psychological stress on neurodegeneration in mice.
Examined the effect of exercise and insulin as neuroprotective factors against
psychological stress.
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Undergraduate Research Assistant
January 2012- May 2012
PI: Dr. David Kabelik
Used immunohistochemistry co-labeling of tyrosine hydroxylase and FOS as a measure
of dopaminergic neuronal activity in the lizard ventral tegmental area related to
aggressive and sexual behavior.
Cognitive Neuroscience, Undergraduate Research Assistant
August 2009- May 2011
PI: Dr. Jeffrey J. Sable
Used electroencephalography (EEG) to study the effects of caffeine on mood, and the
effects of patterns and question format on semantic-related event-related brain
potentials (ERPs).
Used EEGLAB to analyze electrical brain activity.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Psychology Work Study
Rhodes College Psychology Department, Fall 2010- May 2013

Office tasks: answering phones, making copies and scans, etc

Creating SPSS data files and entering data for psychology and anthropology research
projects
Graphic design and schedule making

Statistical Methods in Psychology Tutor

Dr. Natalie Person, August 2011- May 2012
Provide tutoring and grade assignments for students enrolled in Psyc 211: Statistical
Methods in Psychology at Rhodes College.
Biology Lecture Writer
Dr. Natalie person, January 2011- May 2011
Author lectures on introductory biology topics to use in a virtual tutoring program.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Scott MR, Rubio MD, Haroutunian V, Meador-Woodruff JH. Protein Expression of
Proteasome Subunits in Elderly Patients with Schizophrenia.
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Feb 01. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.219. Epub 2015 Jul
23.
2. Kabelik D, Alix VC, Singh LJ, Johnson AL, Choudhury SC, Elbaum CC, Scott MR.
Neural activity in catecholaminergic populations following sexual and aggressive
interactions in the brown anole, Anolis sagrei. Brain Res. 2014 Mar 17;1553:41-58. doi:
10.1016/j.brainres.2014.01.026. Epub 2014 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 24472578.
3. Scott MR. Neuroprotective effects of intranasally administered insulin against chronicrestraint stress induced oxidative stress in the cortex and hippocampus of mice.
Memphis, TN: Rhodes College Archives; 2013 May. 11.53 MB. Available from:
http://hdl.handle.net/10267/16559.
Meeting Abstracts
Scott, MR, Rubio, MD, Haroutunian, V, and Meador-Woodruff, JH. Proteasome abundance and
activity in the superior temporal gyrus of patients with schizophrenia. (2016) Schizophrenia
International Research Symposium.
Scott, MR, Rubio, MD, Haroutunian, V, and Meador-Woodruff JH. Protein expression of
proteasome subunits in the superior temporal gyrus of patients with schizophrenia. (2015)
National Enhancement of Underrepresented Academic Leaders Conference.
Scott, MR, Yates, SD, Haroutunian, V, and Meador-Woodruff, JH. Dopamine and serotonin
receptor subtype expression in laser capture microdissection isolated cellular subpopulations of
postmortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. (2015) International Congress of Schizophrenia
Research.
Coney, KA, Person, PL, Reckert, EK, Eldridge, S, Fincher, DE, Scott, MR, Stewart, JK. (2010)
Caffeine, physiological arousal, and mood: The effects of caffeine and induced mood on brain
activity, heart rate, and attitude change. (2010) Psychophysiology, 47: S59

Presentations
Scott, MR, Rubio, MD, Haroutunian, V, and Meador-Woodruff, JH. Proteasome abundance and
activity in the superior temporal gyrus of patients with schizophrenia. Poster
Schizophrenia International Research Symposium (2016)
UAB Annual Psychiatry Department Research Symposium (2016)
GBS/JHS Graduate Student Research Symposium (2016)
Scott, MR, Rubio, MD, Haroutunian, V, and Meador-Woodruff JH. Protein expression of
proteasome subunits in the superior temporal gyrus of patients with schizophrenia. Poster
UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center Retreat (2015)
National Enhancement of Underrepresented Academic Leaders Conference (2015)
Scott, MR, Yates, SD, Haroutunian, V, and Meador-Woodruff, JH. Dopamine and serotonin
receptor subtype expression in laser capture microdissection isolated cellular subpopulations of
postmortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Poster
International Congress of Schizophrenia Research (2015)
UAB Annual Psychiatry Department Research Symposium (2015)
Scott MR. Investigating the ubiquitin proteasome system in schizophrenia. Oral.
Graduate Student Research Days (2015)
Scott, MR, Cochran, JN, Roberson, E. Investigating Pyk2 Autophosphorylation in a Mouse
Model of Alzheimers Disease. Poster
UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences Spring Rotation (2014)
Scott MR, Yates SD, Haroutunian V, and Meador-Woodruff JH. Dopamine and Serotonin
Receptor mRNA expression in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Enriched Neural Cell
Subpopulations in Schizophrenia Postmortem Human Brain Tissue. Poster
UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences Winter Rotation (2014)
Scott MR, Giordano S, Zhang J. Effects of Trehalose and 2DG on Autophagy and Viability in Synuclein Inducible Cells. Poster
UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences Fall Rotation (2013)
Scott MR, Gerecke K. Neuroprotective effects of intranasally administered insulin against
chronic-restraint stress induced oxidative stress in the cortex and hippocampus of mice. Oral
Rhodes College Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (2013)
Kala A, Alix V, Scott MR, Kabelik D. Investigating the involvement of dopamine in courtship and
aggression in brown anole lizards. Poster
Rhodes College Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (2012)
Person P, Scott MR, Reckert EK, Eldridge S, Coney KA, Sable JJ. Caffeine differentially affects
ERPs related to involuntary (N1) and voluntary (P3) attention. Oral 2nd Place Award.
Mid South Psychology Conference (2011),
Coney, KA, Person, PL, Reckert, EK, Eldridge, S, Fincher DE, Scott MR, Stewart JK. Caffeine,
physiological arousal, and mood: The effects of caffeine and induced mood on brain activity,
heart rate, and attitude change. Poster
Society for Psychophysiology Research (2010)