EDUCATION
B.S. (Biology) 1993, University of New Mexico
Ph.D. (Biomedical Sciences) 1999, University of New Mexico 

 

EMPLOYMENT

2002 - Present Adjunct Associate Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
2002 - Present Assistant Research Professor, Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1999 - 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Biology and Lung Cancer Program, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
1996 - 1999 Research Assistant, Department of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1996 - 1998 Tutorial Facilitator for Phase I medical students, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
1993 - 1996 Research Assistant, Department of Cell Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

 

HONORS
Graduated with Distinction
Phi Kappa Phi
Golden Key Honor Society

 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

  1. Anderson, K. D., M. A. Morin, A. Beckel-Mitchener, C. D. Mobarak, R. L. Neve, H. M. Furneaux, R. Burry and N. I. Perrone-Bizzozero: Overexpression of HuD, but Not of Its Truncated Form HuD I+II, Promotes GAP-43 Gene Expression and Neurite Outgrowth in PC12 Cells in the Absence of Nerve Growth Factor. J. Neurochem. 75(3): 1103-1114, 2000.

     

  2. Mobarak, C. D., K. D. Anderson, M. Morin, A. Beckel-Mitchener, S. L. Rogers, H. Furneaux, P. King and N. I. Perrone-Bizzozero: The RNA-Binding Protein HuD is Required for GAP-43 mRNA Stability, GAP-43 Gene Expression, and PKC-Dependent Neurite Outgrowth in PC12 Cells. Mol. Biol. Cell. 11(9): 3191-3203, 2000.

     

  3. Awasthi, S., R. Palmer, M. Castro, C. D. Mobarak and S. W. Ruby: New Roles for the Snp1 and Exo84 Proteins in Yeast pre-mRNA Splicing. J. Biol. Chem. 276(33): 31004-31015, 2001.

     

  4. Bizzozero, O. A., S. P. Malkoski, C. Mobarak, H. A. Bixler and J. E. Evans: Mass-Spectrometric Analysis of Myelin Proteolipids Reveals New Features of this Family of Palmitoylated Membrane Proteins. J. Neurochem. 81(3): 636-645, 2002.

     

  5. Bizzozero, O. A., S. P. Malkoski, C. D. Mobarak, J. E. Evans and G. DeJesus: Structure and Regional Distribution of Low Molecular Weight Myelin Proteolipids. J. Neurochem. 81(Suppl. 1): BP03-09, 2002.

     

  6. Harris, M. N., S. W. Burchiel, P. G. Winyard, J. R. Engen, C. D. Mobarak and G. S. Timmins: Determining the Site of Spin Trapping of the Equine Myoglobin Radical by Combined Use of EPR, Electrophoretic Purification, and Mass Spectrometry. Chem. Res. Toxicol. 15: 1589-1594, 2002.

     

  7. Leslie, K. K., C. D. Mobarak and H. Smith: Detection of Endometrial Pathology U.S. Utility Patent Application Serial No. 10/888,180.

     

  8. Melendez, K. F., C. D. Mobarak, D. Bear and P. L. Moseley: Identification of Heat Shock Protein 70 in the Plasma Membrane in the Human Breast Cell Line AU565 (submitted).