Elizabeth Maureen Hills
Home: 900 Beacon Street; Hampstead, NC 28443
(910)-270-3832, elizabeth.hills@charter.net
Objective:
Pursue a career in space biology (focus: humans in isolated,
confined, extreme environments) and space medicine.
Education:
Stanford University; Stanford, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology
(Area of Concentration: Humans, Space, and Space Exploration)
Graduation Date: June 2002; GPA 3.07
Mercersburg Academy; Mercersburg, PA
Graduation Date: June 1998; Valedictorian
Coursework:
Work Experience:
2002-2005
1999-2002
Pre-Med (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math, Writing),
Astrobiology, Astronomy, Psychology, Anthropology, Policy
NASA Ames Research Center, Life Sciences Division;
Science Payloads Operations Branch
Science Logistics Team
*Acted as Team Leader
*Supported development of life science payloads for spaceflight
*Managed branch laboratories
*Developed Facilities Utilization Plan
*Supervised student interns
*Managed inventory of scientific equipment and supplies
STS-107 FRESH Team (flight dates: 1/16/03-2/1/03)
*Logistics Payload Support
Small Payloads Team
*Logistics Payload Support for ground testing
*Logistics Payload Support for ICE (flight dates: 4/19/044/29/04)
Human Powered Centrifuge Study Team
*Study Name: Cardiovascular Regulatory Changes Following
Short-Arm Centrifugation With and Without Regulatory Work
*Subject Recruiter and Point-Of-Contact
*Provided logistical support
NASA Ames Research Center, Life Sciences Division;
Microgravity Research Branch
Gravitational Developmental Biology Lab
Research Assistant for Dr. April Ronca, PhD
*Hypergravity Effects on the Maternal-Fetal System
*Intrauterine Pressure Measurement in Pregnant Rats Using
Telemetric Biosensors
*Sensation and Behavior of Fetus and Newborn
June 1999-September
1999
Stanford University, Biology Department
Walbot Lab
Research Assistant for Dr. Virginia Walbot, PhD
*Maize Gene Discovery Project (sponsored by NSF)
Posters Presented
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology,
November 7-10, 2001.
Hills, E.M., Mills, N.A., Baer, L.A., Plaut, K.P., Wade, C.E., &
Ronca, A.E. Effects of hypergravity rearing on milk ingestion in
suckling rats.
Baer, L.A., LaFramboise, M.N., Hills, E.M., Daly, M.E., Mills,
N.A., Wade, C.E., & Ronca, A.E. A telemetric method for insitu measurement of intrauterine pressure in pregnant and
parturient rats.
Microgravity Research Branch Summer Science Day
Presentation, August 3, 2001
LaFramboise, M., May, C., Daly, M., Hills, E., Mills, N., Baer,
L.,Wade, C., & Ronca, A. Altered gravity and labor in
parturient rats: behavioral and in-situ analyses.
Microgravity Research Branch Summer Science Day
Presentation, August 8, 2000
Mills, N., Hills, E., Baer, L., Wade, C. & Ronca, A. Body mass,
food and water intake, and activity of pregnant and lactating rat
dams centrifuged at 1.5-g.
Hills, E. Mills, N., Conrad, M., Lam, K., Nguyen, P., Roldan, B.,
Jones, B., Fernandez, M., Baer, L., & Ronca, A. Effects of 1.5-g,
1.75-g, 2.0-g centrifugation during pregnancy on fetal and
neonatal outcome.
Volunteer
Experience:
2005-
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Emergency Room Volunteer, Patient-Family Faciliation
*Over 100 hours of service
*Served as liaison between families and patients
*Fulfilled receptionist duties, initial point of contact for patients
and visitors
2005-
American Red Cross (Cape Fear Chapter)
Disaster Relief Volunteer
*Adult/Child/Infant CPR and First Aid Certified
2005-
Thalian Hall Center For The Performing Arts
Usher
Skills:
Research
*Animal colony/plant stocks maintenance
*Data collection and statistical analysis
*Animal tissue dissection
*Solution preparation
*Anesthetic technique
*Euthanization technique
*Sterile technique
*DNA, RNA, and protein isolation
*Gel electrophoresis (Southern Blot, Northern Blot, and Western
Blot, ELISA)
*Equipment operation and maintenance: autoclave, water
distiller, centrifuge, pH meter
*Video analysis of animal behavior
*Experiment and common procedure protocols
*Chemical inventory and MSDS binder maintenance
*Scientific supplies and equipment ordering
*Poster and oral presentation preparation
Computers
*Mac and Windows
*Programs: Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Statview, Endnote, and Filemaker Pro
*HTML programming
Languages
*French (AP 4, SAT 770)
*German (beginner’s knowledge)
*Russian (beginner’s knowledge)
*American Sign Language (beginner’s knowledge)
*Latin (beginner’s knowledge)
Professional Society
Memberships
Human Performance in Extreme Environments
References:
Michelle Hern, Volunteer Coordinator
New Hanover Health Network
Volunteer Services Department
Box 9000
Wilmington, NC 28402
Suzanne Smith, Director of Outreach and Audience Services,
Thalian Hall
Box 371
Wilmington, NC 28402
BJ Navarro, Deputy Branch Chief, Payloads Operations Branch
NASA Ames Research Center
Mail Stop 240-10
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Marilyn Vasques, Project Scientist, Payloads Operations Branch
NASA Ames Research Center
Mail Stop 236-5
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Dr. April Ronca, PhD, Research Scientist, Microgravity
Research Branch
NASA Ames Research Center
Mail Stop 261-3
Moffett Field, CA 94035
Dr. Virginia Walbot
Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University
385 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-5200