ETHAN JACOBS HANSEN

110 S. ALMON, NO. 322 MOSCOW, IDAHO 83843

208.569.4646 HANS0696@VANDALS.UIDAHO.EDU

Education
University of Idaho (UI) | 3.91 GPA
B.S., Psychology | Pre-Medical | May 2015

Relevant Coursework
Molecular and Cellular Biology (+ lab)Cell Biology
Organic Chemistry
(+ lab)
General Chemistry (+ lab)
Statistics
Physiological Psychology
Microbiology (+ lab)
Genetics
Biochemistry
Virology
Immunology

Research Experience
Undergraduate Research Assistant (2013 present), UI Department of
Biological Sciences.
Principal investigator: Dr. Peter G. Fuerst.
Currently working in a neurobiology / developmental biology laboratory. We
study retinal development in mice using transgenes, immunohistochemistry,
and fluorescent microscopy. My project in particular focuses on a population
of TH-positive amacrine cells. The labs work has biomedical relevance as
the gene of interest is located in the Down syndrome critical region.
Research Assistant (2013), UI Department of Psychology and Communication
Studies.
Research supervisor: Dr. Brian C. Hopper.
I assisted with psychological research on the therapists role in facilitating
FtM transgender identity development. This included a literature review on
transgender masculinity and preparation for Dr. Hoppers oral presentation
on the subject at a conference.
Research Assistant (2012), Center for Change, Orem, UT.
Research supervisor: Dr. P. Scott Richards.
At the Center for Change, I assisted with psychological research regarding
patients being treated for eating disorder. My work broadly entailed data
preparation and analysis in order to better understand the psychological
patterns of current and former patients.

Awards, Honors, and Activities

Intramural Research Training Award, National Institute of Allergy and

Infectious Diseases (2015)
Point Foundation, Vorobek Scholar (2011 present)
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Fellowship (INBRE) (NIH,

extramural) (2014)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Pre-Medical Club, UI | Vice President (2014 present)
Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, UI | Vice-President (2013 2014),
Secretary (2013)
Honors Student Advisory Board, UI Honors Program | Vice President (2012
2013)
Autism Spectrum Alliance, UI | President (2014 present)
Deans List (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Eagle Scout
Summa Cum Laude, Skyline High School (2011)

Technical Skills

Cell culture

training
Fluorescent microscopy

(ImageJ, etc.)
Small animal research / mouse husbandry
Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Biosafety Level 2
Data analysis

Experience
Volunteer, Emergency Department (Gritman Medical Center) (2013 present)
Assist medical staff in patient care and other duties
Volunteer, Cancer Resource Center (Gritman Medical Center) (2013 present)
Provide resources to cancer patients and assist during chemotherapy
sessions
Intern, UI Raven Scholars Program (2013 2014)
Mentor UI students on the autism spectrum

Professional / Research Interests

Neurovirology / neuroimmunology basic research into viral-immune

interactions
HIV, neuroAIDS
Neuroimmune disorders translational research and treatment
multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica
Long-term goal of bench-to-bedside approach as MD/PhD

Publications
Shuai Li, Joshua Sukeena, Aaron Simmons, Ethan Hansen, Renee Nuhn, Ivy
Samuels, and Peter Fuerst. DSCAM promotes refinement in the mouse retina
through cell death and restriction of exploring dendrites. Journal of
Neuroscience, April 2015.