Stephanie Balthazor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Natural Health Care Provider, 2007-current
Reya Lucinda Healing
Natural Healing Acupuncture
Classes for wellness concepts and self care
Qi Gong for health and wellness
Acupuncture, Herbal guidance, Reiki
Individual support and education
Laboratory Technologist, 1998-2009
Medical College of Wisconsin
Genetic Testing Institute
Blood Research Institute
Marquette University Biology Department
Molecular Biology in research and industry
training of new employees and students
Supplemental Instruction Leader, 1995-1997
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Organized and ran group teaching sessions for Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 2
Directed students through lecture, homework review, study techniques, quizzes, and individual tutoring sessions
EDUCATION
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, Racine, WI
Master of Science in Oriental Medicine
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition
Master's Thesis: Addressing Quality of Life in Modern America: Preventative Practices in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology
Independent Study: Post Transcriptional Regulation of the Thyroid Hormone Receptor
Introductory Course in Immunology, The American Association of Immunologists, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PE. June 26-July 1, 2004.
PUBLICATIONS
“Maternal Alloimmunization against the rare platelet-specific antigen Maxa (HPA-9b) is an Important cause of Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia” Julie A Peterson, Stephanie M Balthazor, Brian R Curtis, Janice G McFarland, Richard H Aster. Transfusion. September, 2005: 45; 1487-1495.
PRESENTATIONS
“Rare Platelet-Specific Alloantigens are an Important Cause of Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia” Peterson J, Balthazor S, Curtis BR, McFarland JG, Aster R. Poster presentation at the Midwest Platelet Conference, Milwaukee, WI. October 2004
“Maternal Immunization against ‘Rare’ Platelet-Specific Alloantigens Is an Important Cause of Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia” Peterson J, Balthazor S, Curtis BR, McFarland JG and Aster R. Oral presentation at the American Society of Hematologists Meeting, San Diego, CA. December 2003
“’Rare’ Platelet Alloantigen Incompatibility Should be Examined in Unresolved Cases of Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (NATP).” Peterson J, Balthazor S, Curtis BR and Aster R. Oral presentation at the American Society of Hematologists Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. December 2002.
“Examination of the incidence of ‘rare’ platelet alloantigen incompatibility in unresolved cases of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (NATP).” Peterson J, Balthazor S, Curtis BR, McFarland JG and Aster R. Oral presentation at the European Symposium on Platelet, Granulocyte and Red Cell Immunobiology. Belgirate, Italy. April 2002.
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