Vincent Pham
About Me
My name is Vincent A. Pham. I am a twenty-something based in Boston. I graduated from Brown University in the Spring of 2012 with a Sc.B. (Hons) in Neuroscience. As an undergrad, I worked in the lab of Dr. Wayne Bowen. Following graduation, I worked in the lab of Dr. Sanja Sever at the Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School.
Outside of research, I am interested in science outreach as well as citizen science and the DIY ethic that propels it. In the Summer of 2010 I worked as a STEM education & outreach intern at the MIT Museum, where I developed, prototyped, and performed science demos and hands-on activities with school groups and the general public to engage them in science.
Apart from these direct "hands-on" approaches to science outreach, I am also interested in the use of various media platforms to enhance public understanding of science and technology.
More content forthcoming.
In the meantime, check out my other site for more information.
Research Experience
2013-2015
The Massachusetts General Hospital/
Harvard Medical School
Research Assistant, Division of Medicine
PI: Sanja Sever, Ph.D.
2011-2012
Brown University
Research Assistant, Molecular Pharmacology
PI: Wayne Bowen, Ph.D.
Education & Training
2008-2012
Brown University
Sc.B. in Neuroscience (Honors)
Honors & Awards
2016
AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science
2012
Brown University Departmental Honors in Neuroscience
2008
Massachusetts Department of Education (DoEd)
Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery (declined)
2008
Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar with Distinction
Grants & Fellowships
2008-2012
Albert L. Barbour Memorial Scholarship
2008-2012
Brown University Scholarship
2008
Elaine R. Croston Scholarship
Publications
Pharmacological targeting of actin-dependent dynamin oligomerization ameliorates chronic kidney disease in diverse animal models.
Schiffer M, Teng B, Gu C, Shchedrina VA, Kasaikina M, Pham VA, Hanke N, Rong S,Gueler F, Schroder P, Tossidou I, Park JK, Staggs L, Haller H, Erschow S, Hilfiker-Kleiner D, Wei C, Chen C, Tardi N, Hakroush S, Selig MK, Vasilyev A, Merscher S, Reiser J, Sever S.
Nature Medicine, 21(6):601–609. 2015 Jun. Epub: 2015 May 11. DOI:10.1038/nm.3843
- Highlighted in the July 2015 issue of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. DOI:10.1038/nrd4676
- Highlighted in the June 2015 issue of Nature Reviews Nephrology. DOI:10.1038/nrneph.2015.79
