Susan A. DeRiemer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Professional and Medical Education
Division of Integrated Didactics

615-327-6050
2209 West Basic Sciences Bldg.
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN  37208

sderiemer@mmc.edu

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1978 BA., University of California, Los Angeles, Cum laude in Biology.
1984 Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, CT Neuropharmacology.
1984-1987 Postdoctoral Fellow, Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, FRG.

Dr. DeRiemer’s primary academic role involves the teaching of medical and dental students in Human Development (Embryology; Growth Development and Aging); Cultural Competence and Medicine and Society; Cell Biology and Histology; and Membrane Physiology.  Dr. DeRiemer’s expertise in membrane physiology and cell biology derives from her former studies of modulation of ion channel function in neuroplasticity, disease and development of excitable cells and regulation of synaptic transmission.

Dr. DeRiemer also is involved in the application of information technology in the classroom and beyond, and in Utilization of community resources to enhance communication and cultural competence.

2006    Conference Organizer, “Facing the Challenges of HIVAIDS and Substance Abuse Research:  Connecting Research with Real People.  October 10-12, 2006, Nashville, TN.

2003    Conference Organizer, “Issues, Ethics & You: A Community Discussion of HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Research and Treatment”, June 23-24, 2003, Nashville, TN. http://www.drugabuse.gov/whatsnew/meetings/issuesethics/summary.html

2003    Session Organizer & Presenter, “Building a Minority Research Ethics Networks” at the  Research Centers in Minority Institutions Spring Symposium, April 26-29, 2003, San Antonio, TX.

2002    Conference Organizer, “Research Ethics for Today: Questions of Integrity, Privacy and Diversity”, Aug. 21-23, 2002, Nashville, TN.