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Abigail (Boster) Wald, PhD








				

		Dr. Abby Wald	
		

		    	
        
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Mentor
Dr. Saleem Khan
	
	


	

	
Dissertation
Role of MicroRNA-363 in Human Papillomavirus-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
	
	




	

	
Education
PhD in Molecular Virology and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 2012
BS in Genetics and Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin (Madison), 2006
	



    










Research
Areas of Interest
Mechanism of microRNA alterations in human papillomavirus-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
 
 
Abstracts
 
Wald AI, Hoskins EE, Wells SI, Ferris RL, Khan SA. HPV-16 E6 oncoprotein alters cellular microRNA expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. American Society for Virology 29th Annual Meeting. Bozeman, MT. July 2010
Boster AI, Ferris RL, Khan SA. HPV-16 infection alters cellular microRNA expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). 25th International Papillomavirus Conference. Malmo, Sweden. May 2009.
Boster AI, Gardiner AS, Ferris RL, Khan SA. Dysregulated cellular microRNA expression in HPV-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Molecular Biology of DNA Tumor Viruses Conference. Madison, WI. July 2008.
















	

	
Why I chose Pitt
I chose to attend the University of Pittsburgh because of its broad  interdisciplinary program. I was impressed with the caliber and variety  of research going on at Pitt.
After her graduation, Abby accepted a position as a Technical   Specialist in the Molecular Anatomic Pathology labs at the University of   Pittsburgh Medical Center.