Janet Louise Siefert

 

siefert@rice.edu

Mobile 832-969-1304

 


Education
 
 
  • Faculty Fellow, Rice University, 2002- present
  • Postdoctoral Fellow Rice University,
  • NSF Bioinformatics 2000-02
  • Center for Computational Biology 1998-2000
  • Ph.D. University of Houston, Biology, 12/1997
  • B.S. University of Central Arkansas, 1975
Research and Professional Experience
 
 
  • Bioinformatics Symposium & Workshop, Guadalajara, Mexcio, Speaker, 10/2003
  • Gordon Research Conference, Origin of Life, Vice Chair/Chair Elect, 2004-2006
  • Penn State Astrobiology Research Center, Associate Member, 2003 – present
  • Keck Center for Computational Biology, Faculty/Mentor 1999 – present
  • NSF Panel Member, 2003-2004
  • National Research Council COEL Panelist, 2003-2006
  • GRC Origin of Life, session chair, Bates College, 7/2003
  • ISSOL Round Table Discussion Chair, ISSOL, Oaxaca, Mexico, 6/2002
  • GSA/GSL International Conference, Session Chair, 6/2001
  • Instructor - ESMTB School, Biology and Mathematics of Cells, Siquenza, Spain, 6/2001
  • NSF ISSOL Regional Representative, 2000-2002
  • Discussion leader, GRC Origin of Life 2000, 7/ 2000
  • Guest Lecturer and Organizer, Workshop on Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetic Analysis, University of Mexico, Mexico City, 1997
  • Teaching Assistant -Summer Workshop on Molecular Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratories, 1995, '96, '98

Professsional Memberships

 
 
  • American Society for Microbiology
  • American Geophysical Union
  • Sigma Xi

Scholarships

 
 
  • NASA Education and Public Outreach Grant, $15K, Astrobiologycourse offering in Spring at Rice, 2004
  • ISSOL '99 Travel Grant Award Recipient 6/1999
  • PostDoctoral Travel Award, Keystone Symposia, A2 Conference. Taos, NM 1/1999
  • NASA/LPI/USRA Scientist-Teacher Cooperation Grant, 12/1998
  • Graduate Student Challenge, lst place winner, 1996, 1997
  • Outstanding Graduate Student -Univ. of Houston Natural Science & Mathematics Alumni Association, 1996
  • ASM Travel Awards, 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Ruth Satter Memorial Citation of Merit, 1994 Association for Women in Science
  • Beohering Ingelheim Fonds Short Term Fellowship for study at the Gesellschaft fur Biotechnologische Forschung, 1994
  • ACT scholarship, undergraduate 4 yrs
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