CURRICULUM VITAE

October 14, 2015

PERSONAL INFORMATION
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EDUCATION
Jan 2015-present

Toni Marie Mueller, PhD

United States
1640 Valley Ave, Apt A
Birmingham, AL 35209
Postdoctoral Researcher
Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurobiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1719 6th Avenue S., CIRC 593A
Birmingham, AL 35294
(205) 234-6117 (cell)
toni314@uab.edu

Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Research Advisor: James H. Meador-Woodruff
Research Focus: Abnormal Neuroglycobiology in Schizophrenia Cortex

Jun 2009-Apr 2015

Doctor of Philosophy, Neuroscience

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
Research Advisor: James H. Meador-Woodruff
Thesis Title: GABAA Receptor Trafficking and Localization in
Schizophrenia

Jan 2006-2009

Bachelors of Science, Honors College, Microbiology and Neuroscience

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL
Microbiology Research Advisor: Wendell L. French
Neuroscience Research Advisor: Matthew R. Blankenship

Advanced Training
Aug 2015
Techniques for Characterization of Carbohydrate Structure of Polysaccharides
University of Georgia, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, Athens, GA
Aug 2015

Separation and Characterization of Glycoprotein and Glycolipid Oligosaccharides

University of Georgia, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, Athens, GA

Oct 2015

Mass Spectrometry of Glycoproteins

University of Georgia, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, Athens, GA

Oct 2015

Optimizing Experimental Design for High-Quality Science

Society for Neuroscience Short Course, SfN 2015, Chicago, IL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (non-academic)

2002- 2006 SJI Financial Services / Lincoln Investment Planning, Hoffman Estates, IL
Agency Services Manager
Manage 3-5 part-time/seasonal financial sales assistants, maintain regulatory and
compliance documentation, provide customer service and sales support.
2000-2001

Zurich Kemper Life, Schaumburg, IL

Senior Service Associate/ Call Center Product Specialist Level 2

1999-2000

Integrated Computer Services, Northbrook, IL

Accounting Department Supervisor
Manage office receptionist and part-time/seasonal employees. Handled all aspects of
A/P, A/R, expense report verification, and purchasing authorization to ensure project
budget compliance.

1996-1999

Bran + Luebbe, Inc, Buffalo Grove, IL

Receptionist/Accounting Clerk
Assistant Quality Manager
Assistant Purchasing Agent
Research vendor options, negotiate discount pricing, authorize purchases within project
budget limitations, product ordering.

Securities Licenses Obtained

2002 Illinois State Life Insurance and Variable Contract License
2002 Series 63: Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
2001 Series 6: Investment Company/Variable Contracts Products Limited Representative
AWARDS AND HONORS
2015
2015
2014
2013
2012
2012
2009
2009
2009

UAB Postdoctoral Award for Extraordinary 1st Year Postdoc of the Year
UAB Office of Postdoctoral Education Career Enhancement Award
ACNP Conference tied for 2nd Place Favorite Poster of the Day
UAB Graduate Student Association Travel Award
UAB Graduate Student Association Travel Award
2nd Place UAB Graduate Student Research Days (Biomedical and Life Sciences)
WIU Biology Departmental Scholar
Samuel L. Singer Microbiology Student Award
Sheila and Paul Nollen Phi Kappa Phi Merit Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
2015-present Society for Glycobiology
2012-present American Association for the Advancement of Science
2011-present Society for Neuroscience
COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES
2015
2012-2013

2012-2013
2011-2012
2011-2012

UAB Graduate School Dean Search Committee

UA Board of Trustees UAB President Search Committee
Evaluate, interview, and recommend candidates for the UAB University President
position to the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees
UAB Council of Student Government Association Presidents
UAB-McWane Science Center Brain Awareness Week Planning Committee
UAB Program Allocation Board
Responsible for allocation of $235,000+ between 11 University Programs

UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
2012-2013

President, UAB Graduate Student Association (GSA)

Elected by student body of 5,400+ graduate students
Negotiated a funding increase of $20,000 (increased total annual budget to $90,000)

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2011-2012

2011-2013
2010-2014
2010-2012

2010-2013
2010-2011

2010-2011
2010

Implemented new GSA Senator Training Program

Implemented new Community Service Committee
Vice President, UAB GSA
Direct reports included Chairs of the Social Activities, Recruitment, Student Health,
and Constitution Committees
Proposed and developed working plan for new Community Service Committee
GBS-Neuroscience Theme Senator, UAB GSA
UAB Graduate Biomedical Sciences-Neuroscience Theme Recruitment Activities
Chairperson, UAB GSA Student Health Services and Insurance Committee
Fundraising to support the Graduate Student Medical Assistance Fund
Student advocate in University meetings related to Student Health Services, Student
Health insurance premiums and coverage
Liaison between UAB Administration and GSA to develop combined Student
Health/Counseling and Wellness facility
UAB GSA Budget Committee Member
Neurobiology Department Senator, UAB GSA
Facilitated the implementation of a Departmental Ombudsman
Liaison between Neurobiology graduate students and Department Administration
regarding the availability of mental health services for graduate students
Coordinated with Counseling and Wellness in the development and implementation
of the Lets Talk student stress-management forum
Vice President of Membership, UAB Toastmasters Club
Founding member, UAB Toastmasters Club

Invited Speaker
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) at UAB
MERIT Program (UAB, Birmingham, AL) November 2012
MERIT Program (UAB, Birmingham, AL) October 2012
UAB Graduate Programs Fair SNAP Talks (UAB, Birmingham, AL) October 2012
GBS Program Orientation (UAB, Birmingham, AL) August 2012
Spelman College Honors Program (UAB, Birmingham, AL) June 2012
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Protein translation and post-translational modifications, especially glycosylation, in psychiatric
disorders
2. Protein targeting and trafficking mechanisms in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders.
3. Assay development and novel glycobiology techniques in postmortem human brain
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Jun 2008-Aug 2008

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Summer Program in Neurobiology (SPIN; REU)
Jinhua Zhang (Advisor)
Developed nested PCR protocol for VPS34 transgenic mouse model

Aug 2008-Jun 2009

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Wendell L. French (Advisor)
Enterotube II identification of pathogenic Salmonellae strains downstream from
hog farms in West Central Illinois

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Jan 2007-Jun 2009

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Matthew R. Blankenship (Advisor)
Behavior testing (Skinner box, Morris water maze), dissection, and histology of a
rat model of Alzheimers disease

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2013
2012

Teaching Assistant, Neuroscience Historical Journal Club (discussion moderator for Graduate
Biomedical Science-Neuroscience student journal club), UAB, Birmingham, AL
Guest Educator, Brain Awareness Week (hands-on workshop for K-8 students), McWane
Science Center, Birmingham, AL

MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Role as a Training Mentor for Graduate Students
Organize and run weekly trainee development meeting. Provide training on experimental design,
methods in postmortem tissue, data analysis and interpretation, science writing, and oral presentation
of results.
2014-present
Jordyn Kippe (Graduate Biomedical Sciences- Neuroscience Theme, UAB)
2014-present
Madeline Scott (Graduate Biomedical Sciences- Neuroscience Theme, UAB)
Mentor for Undergraduate Students
Provide training on basic lab procedures, literature research and critical evaluation of published
findings, experimental methods, and data analysis.
2014-2015
John Chancellor (Neuroscience Honors Program, UAB)
2013-2015
Colton E. Remedies (Science and Technology Honors Program, UAB)
2012-2013
A.T. Helix (Neuroscience Honors Program, UAB)
2010-2011
Kashara Johnson (Biology Research Program, UAB)
FUNDING SOURCES (PAST AND CURRENT)
2009-2010

UAB Cell and Molecular Biology Fellowship

1st year PhD training support

Mueller, T.M. (Awardee)

PUBLICATIONS
1. Mueller, T.M., Haroutunian, V., & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. (2014). N-Glycosylation of GABAA
receptor subunits is altered in Schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology: Official Publication of the
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 39(3), 52837. doi:10.1038/npp.2013.190
2. Mueller, T.M., Remedies, C.E., Haroutunian, V., & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. (2015). Abnormal
Subcellular Localization of GABAA Receptor Subunits in Schizophrenia Brain. Translational
Psychiatry, 5(8), e612. doi:10.1038/tp.2015.102
3. Kippe, J.M., Mueller, T.M., Harotunian, V., & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. (2015). Abnormal NAcetylglucosaminyltransferase Expression in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research.
doi:10.1016/j.schres.2015.06.002
4. Mueller, T.M., Simmons, M.S., Helix, A.T., Haroutunian, V. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. Dysregulation
of gene expression in a glycosylation pathway in schizophrenia. (Schizophrenia Research, in
preparation)
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PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS

1. Mueller, T.M., Lee, W., Reyes, R.C., & Gray, M. Glia in Huntingtons disease: A study in BACHD
mice. Poster presentation delivered at the 6th Annual CHDI Huntingtons Disease Therapeutics
Conference, Palm Springs, CA, February, 2011.
2. Mueller, T.M., Haroutunian, V. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. Glycosylation of GABA(A) receptor
subunits in schizophrenia. Program No. 357.05. 2012 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans,
LA: Society for Neuroscience, 2012. Online. Poster presentation delivered at the Society for
Neuroscience meeting, New Orleans, LA, October, 2012.
3. Mueller, T.M., Haroutunian, V. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. Glycosylation of GABA(A) receptor
subunits in schizophrenia. Abstracts for the 14th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research,
Schizophr Bull, 39 (suppl 1). S213 doi:10.1093/schbul/sbt011. Oral presentation delivered at the
14th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Orlando, FL, April, 2013.
4. Helix, A.T., Simmons, M., Mueller, T.M., Haroutunian, V., & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. Dysregulation
of gene expression in a glycosylation pathway in schizophrenia. Program No. 254.05. 2013
Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2013. Online. Poster
presentation delivered at the Society for Neuroscience meeting, San Diego, CA, November, 2013.
5. Remedies, C.E., Yates, S.D., Haroutunian, V., Mueller, T.M., & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. Protein
levels of chaperones involved in ER stress in schizophrenia. Program No. 229.08. 2014
Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2014. Online. Poster
presentation delivered at the Society for Neuroscience meeting, Washington, DC, November, 2014.
6. Mueller, T.M., Remedies, C.E., Haroutunian, V., & Meador-Woodruff, J.H., Abnormal subcellular
localization of GABAA receptor subunits in schizophrenia. Poster number T48 ACNP Final Program.
Phoenix, AZ: 53rd Annual meeting for the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Online.
Poster presentation delivered at the 53rd Annual ACNP meeting. Phoenix, AZ, December 2014.
Tied for 2nd Place in Favorite Poster of the Day, voted on by conference attendees.
7. Mueller, T.M., Haroutunian, V. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. Expression of GABA(A) receptor trafficking
molecules in schizophrenia brain. Program No. 312.10. 2015 Neuroscience Meeting Planner.
Chicago, IL: Society for Neuroscience, 2015. Online. Poster presentation delivered at the Society
for Neuroscience meeting, Chicago, IL, October, 2015.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS LOCAL
1. Mueller, T.M. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. N-Glycosylation of GABA(A) receptor subunits in human
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Oral presentation delivered at the UAB Graduate Student Research
Days, Birmingham, AL, February, 2012. Awarded 2nd Place in Biomedical and Life Science
category.
2. Mueller, T.M. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. N-Glycosylation of GABA(A) receptor subunits in human
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. UAB SOM Department of Psychiatry Research Symposium
Abstracts. Poster presentation delivered at the UAB SOM Department of Psychiatry Research
Symposium, Birmingham, AL, April, 2012.

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3. Mueller, T.M. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. N-Glycosylation of GABA(A) receptor subunits in

schizophrenia. Oral presentation delivered at the 2012 UAB Neurobiology Student Seminar,
Birmingham, AL, August, 2012.
4. Mueller, T.M., Haroutunian, V. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. Glycosylation of GABA(A) Receptor
Subunits in Schizophrenia. Abstracts for the UAB CNC Neuroscience Research Day. Poster
presentation delivered at the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center Neuroscience Research
Day, Birmingham, AL, February, 2013.
5. Mueller, T.M. & Meador-Woodruff, J.H. N-Glycosylation of GABA(A) receptor subunits in
schizophrenia. Oral presentation delivered at the 2013 UAB Neurobiology Student Seminar,
Birmingham, AL, May 2013.
6. Mueller, T.M. GABA(A) receptor trafficking and localization in schizophrenia. Oral presentation
delivered at UAB Postdocs @ Work Forum, Birmingham, AL, January, 2015.
REVIEWER (MANUSCRIPTS)
Ad hoc reviewer for:
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry (Bentham Science Publishing)
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry (Elsevier Editorial System)
REFERENCES
James H. Meador-Woodruff, MD
Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1719 6th Ave S., SC-560C
Birmingham, AL 35294
(205) 996-6170
Robert McCullumsmith, MD/PhD
Cognitive Disorders Research Laboratory
University of Cincinnati
3230 Eden Avenue, CARE Bldg, Rm 5830
Cincinnati, OH 45267
(513) 558-4855
Lori McMahon, PhD
Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1918 University Blvd., MCLM-988
Birmingham, AL 35294
(205) 934-3523
Scott Wilson, PhD
Neurobiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1825 University Blvd., SHEL-914
Birmingham, AL 35294
(205) 934-6571

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