Marcia D. Feinberg
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Contact Information
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Research Summary
I have worked as an electron microscopist for more than 20 years in various research fields, such as dental, pathological and neuroanatomical. Currently, I am working with colleagues to constantly improve brain tissue ultrastructure in several projects for Dr. Helen Barbas. I also maintain the TEM and Neurochemistry labs, teach EM techniques (including “BioWave” microwave tissue processing), and relentlessly try to unravel all the knotty little problems in serial thin section electron microscopy.
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Academic Awards, Honors and Achievements
1996 Member, Microscopy Society of America Certified Electron Microscopy Technologist, Microscopy Society of America Certified Participation in the Microwave Workshop, Ted Pella, Inc. 1984 Young Investigators Travel Award, Research Society on Alcoholism. Sponsored by Recovery Centers of America, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Professional Experience
2003 – Present Lab Manager/Senior Research Electron Microscopist. Department of Health Sciences, Boston University. 1999 – 2002 Senior Research Electron Microscopist. Department of Biology, Boston University. 1993 – 1999 Senior Research Electron Microscopist/Manager of Electron Core Facility. Department of Neuroscience, Children’s Hospital (Boston). 1989 – 1993 Research assistant electron microscopist. Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital (Boston). 1989 Instructor in anatomy and physiology. Newbury College (Brookline) and Quincy Junior College (Quincy). 1985 – 1989 Manager of Electron Microscopy Core Facility. Department of Neuroscience, Children’s Hospital (Boston). 1983 – 1985 Research Electron Microscopist. Dows Dental Research Department, University of Iowa.
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Education
1987 M.S. University of Iowa (Anatomy). 1980 M.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Physiological Psychology). 1976 B.A. Rhode Island College (Psychology)
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Publications
Fiala JC, Feinberg M, Peters A, Barbas H (2007) Mitochondrial degeneration of dystrophic neuritis of senile plaques may lead to extracellular deposition of fine filaments. Brain Struct. Funct. 212(2): 195-207.
Medalla M, Lera P, Feinberg M, Barbas H (2007) Specificity in inhibitory systems associated with prefrontal pathways to temporal cortex in primates. Cereb. Cortex Sep. 17 Suppl. 1: i136-150.
Harris KM, Perry E, Bourne J, Feinberg M, Ostroff L, Hurlburt J (2006) Uniform serial sectioning for transmission electron microscopy. J. Neurosci. 26(47): 12101-12103.
Perry L, Smith RM, Feinberg MD, Hurlburt J, Smalley J, Fiala JC, Harris KM (2004) Serial sectioning for EM optimized with Diatome Cryotrim 450 tool. LBP-18, Microscopy Society of America, http://synapse-web.org/pubs/index.stm
Fiala JC, Kirov SA, Feinberg MD, Petrak LJ, George P, Goddard CA, Harris KM (2003) Timing of neuronal and glial ultrastructure disruption during brain slice preparation and recovery in vitro. J. Comp. Neurol. 465(1): 90-103.
Feinberg MD, Szumowski KM, Harris KM (2001) Microwave fixation of rat hippocampal slices. In: RT Giberson, RS Demaree Jr, (eds), Microwave techniques and protocols. Humana Press: Totawa, N.J. pp. 75-88.
Fiala, J.C., Feinberg, M., Popov, V., Harris, K.M. (1998) Synaptogenesis via dendritic filopodia in developing hippocampal area CA1. J. Neurosci. 18: 8900-8911.
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Published Abstracts
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