| Title: | Chair & Professor |
| Dept: | Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences |
| Office: | SR 266,267 |
| Phone: | 216-687-6971 |
| Fax: | 216-687-6972 |
| Email: | C.WEYMAN@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. SR 266,267, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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Ph.D., Biochemistry, Purdue University, 1991
B.S., Chemistry, Mansfield University, 1986 | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Crystal M. Weyman, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences at Cleveland State University. She received her BS degree in Chemistry, summa cum laude, from Mansfield University, Mansfield PA, and a PhD in Biochemistry from Purdue. She then completed fellowships in Molecular Biology and Cell Biology at the Cleveland Clinic before joining CSU in 1998.
Dr. Weyman¿s research focus is to understand the signaling pathways that coordinately regulate the mutually exclusive biological endpoints of differentiation and apoptosis (programmed cell death) in skeletal myoblasts. Dissecting this coordinate regulation could enable selective manipulation relevant to the amelioration of disease states associated with muscle degeneration and to the effectiveness of any treatment utilizing skeletal myoblast transfer. In 2007, Dr. Weyman was recognized with the College of Science¿s Outstanding Teacher Award. In 2009, she won the University Distinguished Faculty Research Award. She has mentored 10 doctoral students and served on 71 doctoral dissertation committees. Since 2000, her lab has been continuously funded by the NIH and other sources totaling over 2 million dollars. Dr. Weyman has been a study section member for the American Heart Association and has served CSU as Founding Director of the Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease and Interim Dean of the College of Graduate Studies. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Winner, McNair Faculty Mentor of the Year, 2013
Administrative Merit Award, 2011 Winner, University Distinguished Faculty Research Award, 2009 Winner, COS Outstanding Teacher Award, Fall, 2007 Merit Recognition Award, CSU 2007 Merit Recognition Award, CSU 2005 Marquis Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2004-2005 AcademicKeys Whos Who in Sciences Higher Education 2004 Merit Recognition Award, CSU 2003 Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Teaching from CSU, Fall 1999 F. Merlin Bumpus Junior Investigator Finalist (CCF), 1996 Commencement Brunch Speaker, Mansfield University, 1995 Honors Commencement Dinner Speaker, Mansfield University, 1993 Commencement Speaker, Penns Valley Area High School, 1991 Purdue Research Foundation Fellowship, 1990-1991 NIH Training Grant, 1986-1988 Outstanding Senior, Mansfield University, 1986 summa cum laude with Honors, Mansfield University, 1986 Valedictorian, Penns Valley Area High School, 1982 | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Molecular regulation of skeletal myoblast apoptosis
Coordinate regulation of skeletal myoblast differentiation and apoptosis Translational regulation during skeletal myoblast differentiation or apoptosis Signaling by oncogenic Ras | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Cell Biology
Apoptosis Grant Writing Signaling | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| 2012-present, Chair, Dept. of B.G.E.S., Cleveland State University
2012-2013, Special Assistant to the Dean of Graduate Studies 2012 Special Assistant to the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies 2010-2011 Interim Dean, College of Graduate Studies 2010-present, Professor, Dept. of B.G.E.S., Cleveland State University 2008-2010 Interim Director, Center for Gene Regulation in Health and Disease (GRHD) 2008-2010 Graduate Program Director, BGES 2004-2010 Associate Chair, Dept. of B.G.E.S., Cleveland State University 2002-2010, Associate Professor, Dept. of B.G.E.S., Cleveland State University 1998-present, Adjunct Staff, Dept. of Cell Biology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1998-2002, Assistant Professor, Dept. of B.G.E.S., Cleveland State University, Cleveland 1997-1998 Staff Research Associate (Instructor), Dept. of Cell Biology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 1994-1997 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Cell Biology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (Advisor: Dr. Alan Wolfman) 1991-1994 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Molecular Biology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (Advisor: Dr. Dennis Stacey) | ||
| University Service: | ||
| 2000-present, Advisory Committee for Molecular Medicine Program
2000 Member, Search committee for Manager of the Risk Analysis Program 2000 Representative to the Science Coalition Lobbying event, D.C. 2001 Member, Search committee for Grants Management Specialist 2001-2003 Member, Panel Discussion, Graduate Student Orientation Day 2002 Member, Search committee for Director of Biomedical and Health Institute 2002-2003 ESL panelist 2003 Member, Advisory Board for the Biomedical and Health Institute 2003-2005 Member, Graduate Faculty Review Committee 2003 Member, Panel discussion for Faculty summer grant writing workshop 2004 Member, Panel discussion for graduate student grant writing class 2004 Judge, Chemistry graduate student poster day 2004 Member, Search committee for Post-doctoral Fellow (Chemistry Department) 2004 Faculty mentor for Amir Poreh (Psychology Department) 2004 Panelist, BioScience, Science, Engineering and Information Technology Roundtable 2004 Judge, Interdisciplinary Research Symposium 2005 Reader, Spring Commencement 2005 Member, Program Review :Chemistry 2005 Faculty Senate 2005 COS Peer Review Committee 2006 Member, Panel discussion for graduate student grant writing class 2006 Judge, Interdisciplinary Research Symposium 2006 BAHI grant workshop mentor for Paul Sung 2006 Review of Proposal for a MS and PhD in Molecular Medicine from Case 2006 Member search committee for interim Assoc. Dean of COS 2006 Physics Peer Review Committee 2007 Review of Proposal for a MS in Clinical Research from University of Cincinnati 2007-2009 Graduate Council 2007 Summer Enrichment Program, TRIO/Student Support Services 2007 Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Assistants 2008 Committee for creation of Center for Cell and Biomedical Sciences 2008 Review PDP for MS/PhD in Cellular, Molecular and Structural Biology , Miami U. 2008 Ad hoc committee for COS PRC guidelines 2008 Learning Alliance Roundtable: Engagement and Excellence in Health and Civic Life 2008 Honors Council 2008 Review of Full Proposal for a MS in Clinical Research from U. of Cinn (239 pgs.) 2008 Lower division admissions committee for Honors Program 2008 Research Council 2008 Summer Enrichment Program, TRIO/Student Support Services 2009 Common Reading Committee 2009 McNair Scholars Program: Discipline Faculty Mentor 2009 Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees 2009 Academic Steering 2010 Math Professor PRC 2010 Distinguished Faculty Awards Committee Ph.D. dissertation advisor for: Keith Dee, Ph.D. Margot Freer, Ph.D. John OFlaherty, Ph.D. Atossa Shaltouki, Ph.D. Terri Harford, Ph.D. Kevin Feeback, GAANN Research Assistantship Jason Ross, GAANN Research Assistantship Mark Rutenberg Greg Kliment Brianna Boslett Masters advisor for: Anne DeChant, MS Yu Mei, MS Alex Talarico, MS Abhi Gadi,MS Divya Nair, MS 2014-present, Shuai Zhao | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| Ad hoc grant reviewer:
National: National Science Foundation (NSF) 2000 National Science Foundation (NSF) 2001 International: Fondazione Foundation (Italy) 2002 Study section member 2004 American Heart Association 2005 American Heart Association 2006 American Heart Association 2007 American Heart Association Ad hoc journal reviewer: Cell Biology International, 2002-present Oncogene, 2004-present Journal of Cell Science, 2005-present Cell Death and Differentiation, 2006-present European Journal of Cell Biology, 2006-present Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2007-present Differentiation, 2007-present Nucleic Acids Research 2008-present Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2008-present, Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, 2009-present External Reviewer for Tenure Dr Fan Dong Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Toledo Dr. Brian Ashburner Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Toledo Dr. Tomek Kordula Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Catherine Mao Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky Dr William Taylor Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Toledo External Dissertation Committee member 2005 Kasturi Sarkar, University of Calcutta, India 2011 Mahua Sinha, University of Calcutta, India | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| Science Fair Judge
NE Ohio Science and Engineering Fair 1998 Judge, 1999 Judge, 2000 Captain, 2001 Overall Captain and Special Category Judge, 2002 Overall Captain, 2003 Grand Awards Judge, 2004 Overall Captain and Special Category Judge, 2006 Overall Captain and Special Category Judge Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2003, Judge Science Fair, Cleveland School of the Arts 2006, Judge Board Member, NE Ohio Science and Engineering Fair 2006-present 2007-present , CSU site Chairperson Cleveland Clinic Foundation 2000-present, Participant, CCF Dept. of Cell Biology Lab Update Series 2006 Guest Lecturer, Neural and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Case-CCF Medical School 2006 Judge for Elsa Albrecht Young Investigator Award, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Case University 2006 ¿2012, Institutional Biosafety Committee 2012 Panelest, IDEAL Program, To Tenure and Beyond Beachwood High School 2010 Sponsor for Senior research project for Emi Hitomi Magnificat High School 2014 Sponsor for Senior research project for Kelley Sadosky 2014 Reviewer, Lodish 8e Online Case Study, W.H. Freeman Publishers | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| External Funding
NIH RO1: Coordinate regulation of apoptosis and differentiation Principal Investigator (PI) Total costs: $844,497 2/1/00-1/31/05 (NCE 1/31/06) Charlotte Geyer Foundation PI: $100,000 : 2/1/00-1/31/01, declined NIH R15: Molecular Regulation of skeletal myoblast apoptosis Principal Investigator (PI) Total costs: $176,092 4/1/08-3/31/11 Ohio Department of Development : OhioResearch Scholars Program Principal Investigator (PI) Total costs: $900,000 10/1/08-9/30/11 ARRA competitive revision Principal Investigator (PI) Total costs: $213,000 9/30/09-9/29/11 Internal Funding Institutional start-up Direct costs: $100,000 9/1/98-6/30/00 Presidents Initiative Fund 1,2 &3 Direct costs: $30,000 7/1/03-6/30/06 Doctoral Faculty Collaboration Enhancement Award Co-Principal Investigator Total costs: $15,000 7/1/02-6/30/03 FRD Total costs: $15,000 7/1/06-6/30/08 Undergraduate Summer Research Award Total costs: $3,000 5/21/07-8/10/07 Undergraduate Summer Research Award Total costs: $7, 331 5/21/08-8/10/08 Ohio Research Scholars pilot grant Total costs: $38,333 3/15/10-3/14/11 Undergraduate Summer Research Award Total costs: $7, 700 5/12/14-9/15/14 | ||