Nancy Isern
Research Scientist, WR Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, NMR & EPRhttp://emslbios.pnl.gov/id/isern_ng Updated: February 20, 2012
Current Activities and Projects
Nancy G. Isern's current areas of responsibility include:
- Metabolomics Capability Support and Development
- EMSL Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) User Support—Liquids NMR and Structural Biology
- Research and Development Co-chair of Voluntary Protection Program at PNNL
Research Interests
Nancy G. Isern's current research interests include:
- Structural biology
- Metabolomics Research
- Microbial metabolomics
- Development of in situ NMR bioreactor
- Medical metabolomics
Past Experience
Before returning to graduate school to obtain a master's degree in chemistry, Isern worked as a registered dietitian at Oswego Hospital in Oswego, N.Y. She also worked as an analytical chemist for Continental Oil Co.
Education
In 1974, Isern received her B.A. in Biology from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1987, she earned an M.S. in Human Nutrition from the University of Missouri-Columbia with thesis work describing the influence of dietary cholesterol on serum insulin levels as quantitated by radioimmunoassay. In 1996, she received her master's degree in Bioinorganic Chemistry at Syracuse University. Her thesis work centered on characterization of photolytically active vanadate solutions using NMR spectroscopy.
Awards, Honors, & Appointments
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University Chemistry Department, 1993
- Phi Kappa Phi, 1992
- J. Stafford Ellithorpe Fellowship, 1990-1991
- Omicron Nu, 1984
- William Gregory Fellowship, 1983-1984
- Angell Foundation Grant for Excellence in Biology, 1974
- National Merit Scholar, 1970-1974
- Continental Oil Scholar, 1970-1974
