Biography
Claire is a supportive staff researcher who has prioritized work-life balance. Claire started teaching about infectious diseases in high school as a Peer Health Educator. After studying Marine Biology and discovering, a) entry level positions were unpaid, and b) she gets seasick, she applied for a Masters in Infectious Disease in order to gain work experience and live abroad again. One year away turned into five when she accidentally applied for a Ph.D. program. After a two-year postdoc at The Scripps Research Institute and a break from academia in the start-up arena, Claire got back to the bench in the role of supporting a newly established Infectious Disease Lab at UCSF, in October 2016. In 2018, the PI’s move to industry dissolved the lab and Claire joined the Nijagal Lab, enthusiastic to join another group that makes an effort to foster a positive work environment.
Education
University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Ph.D., Molecular Biology, 2012
University of California, Santa Cruz, B.S., Marine Biology, 2006
Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, 2012-2014
Book Chapters
Alkhani, A., C.S. Levy, et al. (2020). "Ly6cLo non-classical monocytes promote resolution of rhesus rotavirus-mediated perinatal hepatic inflammation." Scientific Reports 10(1):7165.
Nightingale, K., C.S. Levy, et al. (2014). “Expression of ovine herpesvirus-2 encoded microRNAs in an immortalized bovine-cell line.” Plos One 9(5): e97765
Riaz, A., I. Dry, C.S. Levy, et al. (2013). “Ovine herpesvirus-2 encoded microRNAs target virus genes involved in virus latency.” Journal of General Virology 95(2): 472-480.
Levy, C.S., J. Hopkins, et al. (2012). “Novel virus-encoded microRNA molecules expressed by ovine herpesvirus-2.” Journal of General Virology 93(1): 150-154.
“Personal Statement”, TRUE ADMISSIONS: College Essays by Berkeley High Students; Janet Huseby, compiler; Berkeley High Development Group, 2006.
Characterization of protein interactions with PI3K mutants, 3rd Annual TSRI Training Grant Retreat, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, June 2013
Identification of ovine herpesvirus 2 microRNAs, International Herpesvirus Workshop, Salt Lake City, UT, July 2010
Identification and characterization of ovine herpesvirus 2 microRNAs, Centre for Infectious Diseases Seminar Series, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, May 2010
Pathogenesis of malignant catarrhal fever, Centre for Infectious Diseases Symposium, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, June 2009