Catherine Branda

Senior Manager, Radiation Signatures and Detection S&T

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Senior Manager, Radiation Signatures and Detection S&T

cbranda@sandia.gov

(925) 294-6833

Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico
 P.O. Box 5800
 Albuquerque, NM 87185-9291

Biography

The Applied Bioscience & Engineering group at Sandia is comprised of three departments: Systems Biology, Biomass Science & Conversion, and Biotechnology & Engineering, located across two sites in Livermore and Emeryville, CA, with expertise in microbiology, virology, phycology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, engineering, and modeling. Her multidisciplinary team addresses a number of key problems impacting national security, including algal biomass fuel and chemical development, biodefense and emerging infectious disease, and real-time health and performance monitoring. Key sponsors include DoE Office of Science, DoE Office of Energy and Renewable Energy, DoD Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the National Institutes of Health, and the Sandia Lab Directed Research & Development Program.

Branda has been at Sandia over twelve years; in addition to her management roles, she has held a variety of positions including Technical Staff, Reducing Global Biological and Chemical Mission Area Goal Lead, and Chair of the Sandia Women’s Connection.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree: Cognitive Science, Vassar College

Doctoral Degree: Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine

Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellowships: Cytogenetics, Harvard Medical School

Publications

  • Divis, K., Abbott, R., Branda, C., Avina, G., Femling, J., Huerta, J., Jelinkova, L., Jennings, J., Pearce, E., Ries, D., Sanchez, D., Silva, A., & Silva, A. (2020). Rim-to-Rim Werables at The Canyon for Health (R2R WATCH): Physiological Cognitive and Biological Markers of Performance Decline in an Extreme Environment. Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1618077 Publication ID: 70761
  • Krishnakumar, R., Branda, C., Branda, S., Butler, K.S., Tjahjono, N., Light, Y., & Light, Y. (2019). Characterizing and Engineering Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Anti-Microbial Therapy [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1643235 Publication ID: 66184
  • Branda, C. (2018). Real-time human health and performance monitoring [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1806840 Publication ID: 59122
  • Branda, C. (2018). Physiological Genetic and Cognitive Data Collected with Wearable Technologies Enabling Real-Time Health Assessment [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1806868 Publication ID: 59121
  • Avina, G., Branda, C., & Branda, C. (2017). Human Performance in the Extreme: Hiking the Grand Canyon [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1482303 Publication ID: 54134
  • Divis, K., Avina, G., Divis, K., Abbott, R., Anderson-Bergman, C., Branda, C., Divis, K., Jelinkova, L., Newton, V., Pearce, E., Femling, J., & Femling, J. (2017). Rim-to-Rim Wearables At The Canyon for Health (R2R WATCH): Experimental Design and Methodology [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1460251 Publication ID: 57182
  • Avina, G., Abbott, R., Anderson-Bergman, C., Branda, C., Divis, K., Newton, V., Pearce, E., Femling, J., & Femling, J. (2017). Rim-to-Rim wearables at the canyon for health (R2R WATCH): Experimental design and methodology [Conference Poster]. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85025155689&origin=inward Publication ID: 54987
  • Newton, V., Avina, G., Branda, C., & Branda, C. (2016). Wearables At The Canyon for Health [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1377728 Publication ID: 51717
  • Avina, G., Newton, V., Branda, C., & Branda, C. (2016). Real-time Data Collection through Wearable Devices to Quantify Attributes Related to Health and Performance in Extreme Conditions [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1420875 Publication ID: 51502
  • Branda, C., Sasaki, D., & Sasaki, D. (2016). Protocell Delivery platform [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1367133 Publication ID: 49936
  • Branda, C., Sasaki, D., & Sasaki, D. (2016). Sandia’s NanoCRISPR platform [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1367132 Publication ID: 49935
  • Branda, C. (2015). Biosciences at Sandia [Conference Poster]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1237889 Publication ID: 41438
  • Koning, P., Branda, C., & Branda, C. (2014). What swimming taught me about doing good science [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1714488 Publication ID: 41092
  • Branda, C. (2013). Sandia honors young women for outstanding achievement in math and science [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1661328 Publication ID: 33797
  • Branda, C., James, C., Kozina, C., Manginell, R., Misra, M., Moorman, M., Negrete, O., Ricken, J., Wu, M., & Wu, M. (2011). Investigation of type-I interferon dysregulation by arenaviruses : a multidisciplinary approach. https://doi.org/10.2172/1029825 Publication ID: 24545
  • Branda, C., Singh, A., Patel, K., & Patel, K. (2010). On-chip Flow Cytometry Coupled to Single-Cell Imaging for Studying Signal-Transduction Pathways [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1141596 Publication ID: 20430
  • Moorman, M., Ricken, J., Renzi, R., Manginell, R., Branda, C., Misra, M., Negrete, O., Carson, B., & Carson, B. (2010). A microfluidic single-cell isolation device for ensemble measurements of viral hemorrhagic fever pathogenesis in macrophages [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1121687 Publication ID: 20413
  • Branda, C., Kozina, C., Negrete, O., Hardesty, J., Tucker, M., & Tucker, M. (2010). A C. elegans-Based Foam for Rapid On-Site Detection of Residual Live Virus [Presentation]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1675260 Publication ID: 19698
  • Carson, B., Branda, C., Moorman, M., Renzi, R., Manginell, R., Martino, A., Singh, A., & Singh, A. (2009). Nuclear Translocation Kinetics of NF-kappaB in Macrophages Challenged with Pathogens in a Microfluidic Platform [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1142808 Publication ID: 17077
  • Fan, H., Forsythe, J., Branda, C., Warrender, C., Schiek, R., & Schiek, R. (2009). Neural assembly models derived through nano-scale measurements. https://doi.org/10.2172/993899 Publication ID: 16796
  • Perroud, T., Branda, C., Lane, T.W., Singh, A., & Singh, A. (2008). ON- CHIP FLOW CY TOME TRY AND SINGLE- CELL IMAGING IN TANDEM [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1272360 Publication ID: 15116
  • Perroud, T.D., Kaiser, J., Sy, J.C., Lane, T.W., Branda, C., Singh, A., Patel, K., & Patel, K. (2008). Microfluidic-based cell sorting of Francisella tularensis infected macrophages using optical forces. Analytical Chemistry, 80(16), pp. 6365-6372. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac8007779 Publication ID: 13431
  • Singh, A., Poschet, J., Carson, B., Branda, C., Manginell, R., Renzi, R., Perroud, T., Patel, K., Moorman, M., Jones, H., Srivastava, N., Joo, J., & Joo, J. (2008). An Automated Microfluidic Platform for Systems-Level Elucidation of Host-Pathogen Interactions [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1142841 Publication ID: 14352
  • Branda, S., Branda, C., Carles, E., Carson, B., Haaland, D.M., Murton, J., Singh, A., & Singh, A. (2008). Copy of Transcription Factor Translocation in Response to Different Biothreat Agents LPS Chemotypes in Macrophages [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1145520 Publication ID: 13169
  • Moorman, M., Branda, C., Carson, B., Rebeil, R., Martino, A., Singh, A., & Singh, A. (2008). Microfluidic Single-Cell Array for Imaging Host-Pathogen Interactions. Lab on a Chip. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1146043 Publication ID: 12849
  • Kaiser, J., Branda, C., Lane, T.W., Singh, A., Patel, K., & Patel, K. (2008). Microfluidic Cell Sorting Using Photonic Forces for Host-Pathogen Studies [Conference]. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1146183 Publication ID: 13085
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