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Hamilton, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC
E-mail: nhamilton@sonnet.ucla.edu |
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Faculty Research and Clinical Expertise
Research: The focus of Dr. Hamilton's research is breast cancer development. Currently, she is investing the regulatory affects of the insulin like growth factor-II (IGF-2) on gene expression in estrogen receptor negative (ER-) breast cancer cell lines and tumors.
Clinical: OB and Primary Care; Certified women's health and adult health nurse practitioner
Courses
N211 - Theoretical Foundations of Women's Health Care during the Reproductive Years
N429 - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum 1
Professional Activities
2004 - 2007 National Black Nurses Association, Charter Member Nashville Chapter
2008 - 2010 Policy Chair, National Association of Nurse Practitioners (NPWH)
Education
Oakwood (College) University, BS, 1995, Biochemistry
Meharry Medical College, PhD, 2003, Biochemistry
Vanderbilt University, 2005, Nursing
Honors and Awards
2002 National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellow
2002 Co-winner, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Poster Competition
2000 American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar Award
Publications
Gamble KL, Motsinger-Reif AA, Hida A, Borsetti HM, Servick SV, Ciarleglio CM, Robbins S, Hicks J, Carver K, Hamilton N, Wells N, Summar ML, McMahon DG, Johnson CH.(2011).Shift work in nurses: contribution of phenotypes and genotypes to adaptation. PLoS One, 6, e18395.
Ciarleglio, C. M., Ryckman, K. K., Servick, S. V., Hida, A., Robbins, S., Wells, N., Hicks, J., Larson, S. A., Wiedermann, J. P., Carver, K., Hamilton, N., Kidd, K. K., Kidd, J. R., Smith, J. R., Friedlaender, J., McMahon, D. G., Williams, S. M., Summar, M. L., Johnson, C. H. (2008) Genetic differences inhuman circadian clock genes among worldwide populations. J Biol Rhythms. 23(4): 330-40.
Tripathi, M. K., Misra, S., Khedkar, S.V., Hamilton, N., Irvin-Wilson, C., Sharan, C., Sealy, L., and Chaudhuri, G. (2005) Regulation of BRCA2 gene expression by the SLUG repressor protein in human breast cells. J Biol Chem. 280(17): 17163-17171.
Sharan, C., Hamilton, N., Parl, A. K., Singh, P. K., and Chaudhuri, G. (1999) Identification and characterization of a transcriptional silencer upstream of the human BRCA2 gene. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 265(2) pp. 285-290.