Helena Prieto
Chemistry Department
Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Current Position
| Aug 2022-Present | Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, WCSU |
| Aug 2017 – 2022 | Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, Western Connecticut State University |
| Aug 2012 – 2017 | Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Western Connecticut State University |
Previous Positions
| Jan 2011 – Aug 2012 | Alexander von Humboldt fellow at Giessen University, 35392, Giessen, Germany |
| Sep 2009 – Dec 2010 | Scientist. Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. 352 Knotter Dr, Cheshire, CT 06518, USA |
| May 2005 – Sep 2009 | Postdoctoral Associate, Yates Laboratory, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA |
| Sep 1999 – May 2005 | Research Assistant, University of California San Diego |
| Jan 2000 – Dec 2000 | Teaching Assistant, University of California San Diego |
Education
| 2005 | PhD., Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth A. Komives Project: Correlations Between Dynamic Motions and Function in Thrombomodulin as it interacts with Thrombin |
| 2001 | Masters of Science, Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego |
| 1999 | Bachelors of Science, Chemistry Departmento de Química, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia |
Teaching Experience
Instructor
General Chemistry I
Survey of Chemistry I and II
Biochemistry I and II
Biochemistry Lab
Biophysical techniques
Infectious Disease and Society
Co-Instructor
Topics on Molecular Biology and genetical variation.
Topics on Cell Biology.
Special Topics in Biochemistry.
Practical Course of Biochemistry II.
Funding, Honors and Awards
| 2023 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2022 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2021 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2020 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2019 | Alexander von Humboldt Return Fellowship |
| 2019 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2018 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2017 | Faculty development award |
| 2017 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2015 | Faculty development award |
| 2015 | Committee for Professional Opportunities for Women travel award to present at the Biophysical Society meeting |
| 2014 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2014 | WCSU Minority Recruitment and Retention Award at WCSU |
| 2014 | Mini-grant for flipping the classroom |
| 2013 | CSU-AAUP Grant |
| 2013 | WCSU Faculty Development Award |
| 2012 | WCSU Minority Recruitment and Retention Award at WCSU |
| 2011 | Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship |
| 2009 | Diversity Supplement Grant under ARRA |
| 2007 | DAAD short term visit fellowship |
| 2007-2009 | NIH funded exploratory/developmental grant R21 |
| 2000-2002 | American Heart Association-Western States Fellowship |
| 2001-2004 | Molecular Biophysics Training Grant. Affiliated Awardee funded by NIH |
| 1994-1999 | Various Academic Stimuli during undergraduate education |