Education

PhD, Biology, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
BS, Biochemistry, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

Research

• National Science Foundation grant, “Supporting Undergraduate STEM Graduation and Career Pathways Through Student and Faculty Learning Communities,” Carlow University Celtic STEM Initiative, 2021
• Using S. cerevisiae (yeast) and mice as model organisms to address molecular, cell, microbiology and physiology related questions
• Microbiome and influence on human health and disease
• General microbiology
• Molecular biology techniques (DNA/RNA/protein extraction, PCR, RT-PCR, DNA Sequencing, Westerns, gel electrophoresis, microarrays, etc.)
• Using ELISA to quantify various peptides, proteins, antibodies, hormones in various types of samples
• Science education

Publications

• Surlow, B.A., et al., “Impact of Reduced ATGL-Mediated Adipocyte Lipolysis on Obesity-Associated Insulin Resistance and Inflammation in Male Mice,” Endocrinology, 2015
• Surlow, B.A., Cooley, B.M., Needham, P.G., Brodsky, J.L., Patton-Vogt, J., “Loss of Ypk1, the yeast homolog to the human serum …,” The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2014
• Sun, T., Wetzel, S.J., Johnson, M.E., Surlow, B.A., Patton-Vogt, J., “Development and validation of a hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method,” Journal of Chromatography B Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 2012
• Bishop, A.C., Surlow, B.A., Anand, P., Hofer, K., Henkel, M., Patton-Vogt, J., “Neurofibromin homologs Ira1 and Ira2 affect glycerophosphoinositol production and transport in Saccharomyces cerevisiae,” Eukaryotic Cell, 2009

Awards & Recognition

• Associate Level Certification in Teaching the STEM Disciplines, CIRTL, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2015
• T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH/NIDDK, 2014-2015
• Graduate Student Teaching Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2012 

Professional Memberships

• American Society for Microbiology
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Association for Biology Laboratory Education