Helen H. Vogelbacker, Ph.D.

Education:

1977 - 1982	Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Major: Microbiology
1973 - 1977	B.S., Pennsylvania State University Major: Microbiology

Experience:

1994 - Present	Senior Scientist Polyprobe Inc. Philadelphia PA Thor Nilsen, President
1989 - 1993	Research Associate Department of Neurology University- of Pennsylvania Dr. John Kamholz
1988 - 1994	Staff Scientist Consultant Biotechnology Training Institute New Brunswick NJ
1988 - 1989	Research Associate Department of Microbiology University of Pennsylvania Dr. Joseph Gols
1984 - 1988	Instructor Department of Biology University of Pennsylvania
1984 - 1986	Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Surgical Research University of Pennsylvania

Honors & Awards:

• Research Fellowship, 1978 - 1981, N.I.H. Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Pennsylvania
• Research Assistantship, 1977-1978, University of Pennsylvania
• Graduated with Honors, Pennsylvania State University, 1977.

Publications:

• Ling S., Vogelbacker H., Restifo L, Matson T., and Kozinski A.: Partial replication of ultraviolet (UV) irradiated T4 bacteriophange DNA results in amplification of specific genetic areas. J. Virol. 40: 403-410, 1981
• Vogelbacker H., and Ling, S.: Evidences of the conversion of bromodeoxyuridine incorporated into T4 bacteriophage DNA to uracil; upon irradiation with UV (260 nm) and the biological consequences of this effect. Fed. Proc 40: (6) 1764, 1981
• Restifo L. Vogelbacker It Ling S. Madera T., and Kozinski A.: The effects of UV-irradiation on the fate of 5-bromodeoxyuridine-labeled T4 bacteriophage DNA. J. Virol 47: 151-170, 1983
• Kozinski A., Vogelbacker H., and Kozinski S.: In vivo replication and recombination of bacteriophage T4 DNA. Acta Microbiologica Polonica 35: 111-161, 1986
• Flannigan K., Hennigan S., Vogelbacker H., Gots J., and Smith J.: Purine biosyntheses in Escherichia coli K-12; Structure and DNA sequence studies of The pur HD locus. Molecular Microbiology 4:381-392., 1990
• Kamholz J., Sessa M., Scherer S., Vogelbacker H., Behrman T., Mokuno K., Baron P., Warbetz L.: Shy M., and Pleasure D.: Structure and expression of proteolipid protein in the peripheral nervous system J. Neurosci Res. 31: 231-244, 1992
• Scherer S., Vogelbacker H., and Kamholz J.: Axons modulate the expression of proteolipid protein in the CNS. J. Neurosci Res. 32: 138-148. 1992
• Feltri M., Scherer S., Nemni R-, Kamholz J., Vogelbacker R. S -wit M., Canal N., Quaranta V., and Wrabetz L.: Beta 4 integrin expression in myelinating Schwann cells is polarized developmentally regulated and axonally dependent. Development, 120(5). 1287-301, 1994
• Vogelbacker H., Grayzel J., and Nilsen T.: Dendrimer Signal Enhancement for Detection of HIV Sequence Poster presentation @ The San Diego Conference; The Genetic Revolution, San Diego CA, 1994 Published in Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 40, No. 12, 1994
• Nilsen.W., VogelbackerH.H., Getts R.C., Tian., Grayzel J.: Dendrimer Signal Enhancement in Blot Assays Poster presentation @ The American Association of Clinical Chemists national meeting, Chicago IL July 1996-, published in Clinical Chemistry 42(6)S202, 1996,
• Vogelbacker H., Scherer S., and Kamholz J.: Altered patterns of myelin gene expression in tied rats, jimpy and shiverer mice. In preparation for Journal of Neuroscience Research .1997
• Vogelbacker H., Getts R., Tian N., Labaczewski R., and Nilsen T.: DNA Dendrimers: Assemby and Signal Amplification. Presented @ American Chemical Society Meeting, April 1997