Anne (Gordon) Schneider

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Denkers
Current Position: unknown

Brief Biography
Anne has grown up in NY, MA, and DE, the latter where her family currently resides. She attended Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA where she pursued a major in biology. Anne was initially interested in entering veterinary school, but while at Elizabethtown she worked on a research project that encouraged her to pursue both degrees. She is currently enrolled in her third year of the Combined DVM/PhD program at Cornell.
Anne's extracurricular activities include volunteering at Cornell's Wildlife Center, serving as a curriculum committee student representative for the class of 2011, participation in various vet school clubs, as well as being a member of Ultrasound, the vet school acapella group. She also enjoys hiking, swing dancing, singing/karaoke, and spending time with her wonderful husband.

Education
PhD, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, 2013
DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, 2011
BS, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA.

Publications and Presentations
Schneider AG, Abi Abdallah DS, Butcher BA, Denkers EY. Toxoplasma gondii triggers phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of dendritic cell STAT1 while  simultaneously blocking IFNγ-induced STAT1 transcriptional activity. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e60215. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060215. Epub 2013 Mar 20. PubMed PMID: 23527309; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3603897.  

Denkers EY, Schneider AG, Cohen SB, Butcher BA. Phagocyte responses to protozoan infection and how Toxoplasma gondii meets the challenge. PLoS Pathog. 2012;8(8):e1002794. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002794. Epub 2012 Aug 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 22876173; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3410898.