1. KENDALL O. PHELPS-POLIRER
316 ROYAL ASSEMBLY DRIVE • CHARLESTON, SC 29492
PHONE 843.377.3713 •E-MAIL KOPHELP@CLEMSON.EDU
EDUCATION_______________________________________________________________________________________
Clemson University Calhoun Honors College Clemson, SC
Bachelor of Science in Health Science, concentration: Preprofessional Health Studies
Anticipated December 2016
Overall GPA: 3.74
HONORS AND AWARDS____________________________________________________________________________
2016 Completion of Clemson General Honors and Departmental Honors in Public Health Science
Dean’s List: Fall 2013, Fall and Spring 2014, and Spring 2015
President’s List: Fall 2015, Spring 2016
Enhanced LIFE Scholarship 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016
Clemson University Scholarship 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE____________________________________________________________________________
Fall 2016 Student Intern at the Greenville Health System Center for Integrative Oncology &
Survivorship, Greenville, SC
• Completed a 180-hour internship to gain experience in the field of oncology through shadowing a
variety of different health care providers, participating in the supportive therapy classes, and
learning administrative duties such as data entry and patient phone calls.
Summer 2015 Medical Scribe MEDCare Urgent Care, Charleston, SC
• Worked side by side with the physician to obtain an accurate medical history, order and interpret
labs, prescribe medications, facilitate accurate diagnosis, counsel appropriately, give therapeutic
instructions, and establish caring relationships with patients.
Summer 2015 Summer Undergraduate Student in the Cell and Molecular Pharmacology Department
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
• Conducted an animal study to determine whether targeting the protein JNK in breast cancer cells
that are HER2+ increases apoptosis among breast cancer cells, and my work resulted in a
publication.
Spring 2014 Honors Research Program, Clemson University
• Mastered cancer research techniques such as tissue culture work; protein work such as western
blotting & protein isolation; molecular biology techniques of cloning, PCR, & microscopy.
Leadership and Involvement___________________________________________________________________________
2015-present President of St. Jude Up ‘til Dawn
2014-present Member of American Medical Student Association
2013-present Member of Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society
2013-present Member of Delta Delta Delta sorority
CERTIFICATIONS___________________________________________________________________________________
Fall 2016 American Heart Association Heart Saver First Aid (Valid until September, 2018)
Fall 2016 American Heart Association Basic Life Support (Valid until September, 2018)
Spring 2016 Health Literacy in Older Adults Certification
Summer 2015 Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Certification
POSTERS AND PUBLICATIONS_______________________________________________________________________
Phelps-Polirer, K, Abt, MA, and Yeh, ES (2016) Co-targeting of JNK and HUNK in HER2-positive Breast
Cancers Resistant to Trastuzumab and Lapatinib. PlosOne 11 (4): e0153025.
Phelps-Polirer, K1
, Abt, MA2
, and Yeh, ES2
. Co-targeting of JNK and HUNK in HER2-positive Breast Cancers
Resistant to Trastuzumab and Lapatinib. 1
Clemson University, Columbia, SC. 2
Department of Cell and Molecular
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425. Poster
presented at: Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences and College of Education Annual
Research Forum; 2016 April 20; Clemson, SC.
2. KENDALL O. PHELPS-POLIRER
316 ROYAL ASSEMBLY DRIVE • CHARLESTON, SC 29492
PHONE 843.377.3713 •E-MAIL KOPHELP@CLEMSON.EDU
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John Cummings, M.S.B.
Senior Lecturer
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Clemson University
G-23 Jordan Hall
Clemson, SC 29631
Phone: 864 656-3601
Fax: 864 656-0435
Email: cumminj@clemson.edu
Elizabeth Yeh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology
Medical University of South Carolina
Drug Discovery Building Office 408
70 President Street,
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: 843-876-2307
Fax: 843-792-2475
Email: yeh@musc.edu
Xianzhong (George) Yu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Clemson University
Life Sciences Building
Clemson, SC 29631
Phone: 864 455-5339
Fax: 864 656-0435
Email: xyu@clemson.edu
Vincent S. Gallicchio, Ph.D.
Professor
College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Clemson University
122 Long Hall
Clemson, SC 29631
Phone: 864-650-6702
Fax: 864-656-0881
Email: vsgall@clemson.edu
