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Stephanie Phelps,
802-656-8255		B009C Stafford Hall
Undergraduate and Graduate Instruction
Background Stephanie Phelps received her B.Sc. in Biology from McGill University in 1988. She worked as a research associate in the Department of Cell Biology at Baylor College of Medicine and at the University of Michigan in the Department of Human Genetics. While at U of M, she conducted research on the structure and function of the gene responsible for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Stephanie joined MMG in the fall of 1997 to support the undergraduate molecular genetics laboratories. During that time, she conducted research towards a graduate degree with Dr. Nicholas Heintz. In 2004, she was awarded a master’s degree from UVM for her work entitled “Characterization, modification and analysis of bacterial artificial chromosomes containing the human p53 gene.” She became faculty that same year and is currently the course coordinator for MMG104 (Introduction to Recombinant DNA Technology), MMG201 (Molecular Cloning), and MMG203 (Mammalian Cell Culture in Molecular Biology). She continues to do research with Dr. Heintz, but is now focused on modification of a vector containing the gene for human Nox2. The hope is that the vector will be used for ex vivo gene therapy for patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD).