Dr. Scott Selleck

Professor

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Biography

Scott B. Selleck is a Professor in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at Pennsylvania State University. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Zoology from the University of Washington, and both MD and PhD degrees from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He has held postdoctoral fellow positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Brandeis University, after which he was appointed as Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. In 2009, he became the Head of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Penn State. His research focuses on signaling networks that influence developmental and age-dependent neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. He has a long-standing interest in class cell surface proteins that serve as growth factor co-receptors and in the role of autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases. His work includes studies in Drosophila, mouse astrocytes, and human cells to develop therapeutic applications aimed at activating autophagy and mitigating neurodegenerative disease effects.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Pennsylvania State University • University Park, PA

Head of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; research on developmental and neurodegenerative diseases.

Awards

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Phi Beta Kappa

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Medical Scientist Training Program (M.D./Ph.D.) NIH Fellowship

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Spencer T. Ann W. Olin Medical Scientist Fellow

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Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

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Alfred P. Sloane Foundation Research Fellowship Young Investigators

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Martin Lenz Harrison Land Grant Chair Pediatrics

Requirements for Pennsylvania State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
GRE General
Prerequisites
Master's degree in related field for PhD Baccalaureate degree from accredited institution
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are highly recommended but not strictly required for Applied Linguistics.