EDUCATION
B.S. (Microbiology) 2000, Texas Tech University
Ph.D. (Medical Microbiology) 2004, Texas Tech University Health Sciences
     Center
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Aerosol Dosimetry) 2005, Lovelace Respiratory
     Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM 
 

EMPLOYMENT

HONORS AND AWARDS
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Fellow, Texas Tech
     University, 1998-1999
Charter member of Tri-Beta Honors Biological Society, Texas Tech University, 1999-2000
Awarded UT-Houston School of Public Health Pilot Research Projects in Occupational
     Safety and Health, “Development of Methods to Detect Airborne Mycotoxins,” 2001-2002 
Graduate Student of the Year, Department of Microbiology and Immunology,
     Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2002-2003
Secondary Reviewer, UT-Houston School of Public Health Pilot Research
     Projects in Occupational Safety and Health, 2002
Served on Annual Student Research Day planning committee, Texas Tech
     University Health Sciences Center, 2003-2004
Nominated for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Outstanding Student
     Award, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2005
Recognized in "Texas Tech Today" monthly e-newsletter of the Texas Tech
     System, Volume 1, No. 4, Alumni Highlights - "Research Now and Then," 2005
Expert Reviewer, Aerosol Science and Technology, 2007

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society for Microbiology Student Member, 1999-Present
American Industrial Hygiene Association Affiliate Member, 2004
Texas Tech Alumni Association, Bronze Status, 2005-2006 

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REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

1. Karunasena, E., N. Markham, T. Brasel, J. D. Cooley and D. C. Straus: Evaluation of Fungal Growth on Organic Ceiling Tile and Inorganic Ceiling Tile. Mycopathologia 150: 91-95, 2001.
2. Schwab, C. J., J. D. Cooley, T. Brasel, C. A. Jumper, S. C. Graham and D. C. Straus: Characterization of Exposures to Low Levels of Penicillium chrysogenum Viable Spores and Sensitization to a Novel Protease Allergen Extract from Viable P. chrysogenum Spores in a Murine Model. Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol. 130: 200-208, 2003.
3. Quoted in "Indoor Environment Connections." Evaluating ELISA Technology for the Detection of Mycotoxins in Buildings, Vol. 4, Issue 9, pp. 30-31, 35, July 2003.
4. Brasel, T. L., A. W. Campbell, R. E. Demers, B. S. Ferguson, J. Fink, A. Vojdani, S. C. Wilson, and D. C. Straus: Detection of Trichothecene Mycotoxins in Sera from Individuals Exposed to Stachybotrys chartarum in Indoor Environments. Arch. Environ. Health. 59(6): 317-323, 2004.
5. Wilson, S. C., T. L. Brasel, C. G. Carriker, G. D. Fortenberry, M. R. Fogle, J. M. Martin, C. Wu, L. A. Andriychuk, E. Karunasena and D. C. Straus: An Investigation into Techniques for Cleaning Mold-Contaminated Home Contents. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 1(7): 442-447, 2004.
6. Wilson, S. C., C. G. Carriker, T. L. Brasel, E. Karunasena, D. R. Douglas, C. Wu, L. A. Andriychuk, M. R. Fogle, J. M. Martin, and D. C. Straus: Culturability and Toxicity of Sick Building Syndrome-Related Fungi Over Time. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 1(8): 500-504, 2004.
7. Acknowledged in "Indoor Environment Connections." Cleaning Contents from Mold-Contaminated Structures, Vol. 5, Issue 3, pp. 38-40, January 2004.
8. Technical Report for Sceptor Industries. Use of the SpinCon High Volume Liquid Impactor for Detection of Airborne Macrocyclic Trichothecenes from Indoor Stachybotrys chartarum-Contaminated Environments. Subject of conference call, February 20, 2004.
9. Featured in "Environmental Science and Technology – Environmental Technology News." Airborne Mycotoxins Discovered in Moldy Buildings, June 30, 2004.
10. Featured in Sceptor Industries, Inc., newsletter "The Particle." AIHAce 2004 – Poster Presentation, pp. 1, 3-4, July 2004.
11. Brasel, T. L., D. R. Douglas, S. C. Wilson and D. C. Straus: Detection of Airborne Stachybotrys chartarum Macrocyclic Trichothecene Mycotoxins on Particulates Smaller than Conidia. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71(1): 114-122, 2005.
12. Brasel, T. L., J. M. Martin, C. G. Carriker, S. C. Wilson and D. C. Straus: Detection of Airborne Stachybotrys chartarum Macrocyclic Trichothecene Mycotoxins in the Indoor Environment. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71(11): 7376-7388, 2005.
13. Wilson, S. C., T. L. Brasel, J. M. Martin, C. Wu, L. Andriychuk, D. R. Douglas, L. Cobos and D. C. Straus: Efficacy of Chlorine Dioxide as a Gas and in Solution in the Inactivation of Two Trichothecene Mycotoxins. Int. J. Toxicol. 24(3): 181-186, 2005.
14. Wilson, S. C., C. Wu, L. A. Andriychuk, J. M. Martin, T. L. Brasel, C. A. Jumper and D. C. Straus: Effect of Chlorine Dioxide Gas on Fungi and Mycotoxins Associated with Sick Building Syndrome. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71(9): 5399-5403, 2005.
15. Wilson, S. C., H. W. Holder, J. M. Martin, T. L. Brasel, L. A. Andriychuk, C. Wu, D. C. Straus and R. Aguilar: An Indoor Air Quality Study of an Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Holding Facility. J. Zoo Wildlife Med. 37(2): 108-115, 2006.
16. Fogle, M. R., T. L. Brasel, S. C. Wilson and D. C. Straus: Letters to the Editors, Mycotoxin Identification in Moldy Dwellings. J. Appl. Toxicol. 27(2): 198, 2007.
17. Mett, V., J. Lyons, K. Musiychuk, J. A. Chichester, T. Brasel, R. Couch, R. Sherwood, G. A. Palmer, S. J. Streatfield and V. Yusibov: A Plant-Produced Plague Vaccine Candidate Confers Protection to Monkeys. Vaccine 25: 3014-3017, 2007.
18. Zhou, Y., T. L. Brasel, D. Kracko, Y. S. Cheng, A. Ahuja, J. P. Norenberg and H. W. Kelly: Influence of Impactor Operating Flow Rate on Particle Size Distribution of Four Jet Nebulizers. Pharm. Dev. Technol. 12(4): 353-359, 2007.
19. Cornelius, C. A., L. E. Quenee, K. A. Overheim, F. Koster, T. L. Brasel, D. Elli, N. A. Ciletti and O. Schneewind: Immunization with Recombinant V10 Protects Cynomolgus Macaques from Lethal Pneumonic Plague. Infect. Immun. 76(12): 5588-5597, 2008.
20. Brasel, T. L.: To Think and Act Like a Scientist: Undergraduate Research Experiences and their Effects (Taraban and Blanton, eds.), Teachers College Press, New York, NY (in press).
21. Edmondson, D. A., C. S. Barrios, T. L. Brasel, D. C. Straus, V. P. Kurup and J. N. Fink: Immune Response Among Patients with Mold Related Symptoms. J. Occup. Med. Toxicol. (in review).