member, American Association Advancement of Science. (2020 – 2021).
Member, Genetics Society of America. (2000 – 2019).
Life Time Member, Society for Advancement of Chicano/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science. (1993 – 2019).
Member, American Neurological Society. (2010 – 2010).
Member, American Society of Cell Biology. (1994 – 2004).
Workshop,"Art of Participatory Leadership," UNT, United States of America. (2020 – 2020).
Workshop,"Women Leadership TX," Women Leadership, United States of America. (January 2018 – December 2018).
Self-Study Program,"360 Leadership Circle," UNT, United States of America. (January 2018 – March 2018).
Workshop,"Art of Participatory Leadership," UNT, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 11, 2018 – January 13, 2018).
Conference Attendance,"Texas Women in Higher Education," Texas Women in Higher Education, San Marcos, TX, United States of America. (2017).
Workshop,"HHMI/SACNAS Advance Leadership Program," Howard Hughes Medical Institute and SACNAS, United States of America. (June 27, 2017 – June 30, 2017).
Faculty Internship,"Administrative Fellow," UNT, United States of America. (January 2017 – May 2017).
Conference Attendance,"Texas Women in Higher Education," Texas Women in Higher Education, Corpus Christy, TX, United States of America. (2016).
Faculty Fellowship,"Faculty Leadership Fellow," UNT, United States of America. (January 2016 – December 2016).
Workshop,"SACNAS Leadership Institute," SACNAS, United States of America. (June 2012 – June 2012).
Faculty Development Leave,"Salk Institute Visiting Scientist," Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America. (July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010).
President, Society Advancement Chicano/Hispanic Native Americans in Science. (January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022).
President-elect, Society Advancement Chicano/Hispanic Native Americans in Science. (January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020).
Treasurer, Society Advancement Chicano/Hispanic Native Americans in Science. (February 20, 2017 – January 1, 2019).
Leadership Women Texas, Leadership Women. (January 2018 – December 2018).
HHMI/SACNAS Advanced Leadership Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and SACNAS. (June 27, 2017 – June 30, 2017).
SACNAS Leadership Institute, Fellow, SACNAS. (June 2012).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2019 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2019 – Present).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2019 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2018 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2018 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (2018 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2018 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Other - Outside UNT. (2018 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2018 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (January 2017 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (2017 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2017 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2017 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2016 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2016 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2016 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2016 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2014 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2012 – Present).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (January 2017 – 2020).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (January 2017 – 2020).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2014 – December 2020).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (January 2018 – 2019).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2018 – 2019).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (August 2016 – 2019).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2016 – 2019).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2015 – 2019).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2015 – 2019).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2014 – 2019).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2014 – 2019).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (September 1, 2018 – May 2019).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2017 – 2018).
Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (2016 – 2018).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2016 – 2018).
Dissertation Committee Member, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (2015 – 2018).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2015 – 2018).
Dissertation Committee Member, Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation. (2014 – 2018).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2013 – 2018).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2016 – May 2018).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2014 – 2017).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2014 – 2016).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2009 – 2016).
Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Chemistry. (2010 – 2015).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2009 – 2015).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2008 – 2015).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2010 – 2014).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2006 – 2014).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2011 – 2013).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2010).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2009 – 2010).
Postdoctoral Research Supervision, Biological Sciences. (2008 – 2010).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2004 – 2010).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2009 – 2009).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2009 – 2009).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2009 – 2009).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2008 – 2009).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2007 – 2009).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2007 – 2009).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2008 – 2008).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2008 – 2008).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2007 – 2008).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2006 – 2008).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2003 – 2008).
Dissertation Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2003 – 2008).
Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2007).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2003 – 2007).
Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2003 – 2007).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2003 – 2007).
Other, Biological Sciences. (2006 – 2006).
Master's Thesis Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2004 – 2006).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2004 – 2006).
Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Biological Sciences. (2003 – 2006).
Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2002 – 2006).
Dissertation Committee Member, Biological Sciences. (2005).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2004 – 2005).
Supervised Research, Biological Sciences. (2004 – 2005).
Supervised Research, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (2002 – 2004).
Inquiry Based Science Award, Science Magazine. (October 11, 2012).
Outstanding Mentor, Siemens Westinghouse Scholarship. (2005 – 2005).
Padilla, P. A. (Presenter), Role of Ceramide Biosynthesis and Iron Sulfur Proteins on Germline Development in C. elegans, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
Padilla, P. A. (Presenter), SACNAS National Conference, Environmental and Dietary Impact on Physiology, Gene Expression and Epigenetic Inheritance, SACNAS, San Antonio, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
Padilla, P. A. (Presenter), Modeling Hyperglycemia and Ischemia in C. elegans, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
Padilla, P. (Presenter), Modeling Hyperglycemia and Ischemia in C. elegans, University of Texas El Paso, United States of America. (2018).
Padilla, P. (Presenter), Oklahoma Christian University Seminar Series, Glucose Fed, Oxygen Deprived C. elegans- A model for Ischemia and Diabetes, Oklahoma City, United States of America. (2016).
Padilla, P. (Presenter), Woods Hole Seminar Series, Fish and Worms- Molecular Models for Stress Responses, Woods Hole, MA, United States of America. (2015).
Padilla, P. (Presenter), Trinity University Seminar Series, Glucose Fed, Oxygen Deprived C. elegans- A model for Ischemia and Diabetes, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, United States of America. (2015).
Padilla, P. A. (Presenter), UT San Antonio Seminar Series, Glucose Fed, Oxygen Deprived C. elegans- A model for Ischemia and Diabetes, UT San Antonio, United States of America. (2015).
Padilla, P. (Presenter), Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Genetic, Environmental and Epigenetic Factors in C. elegans, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2014).
Padilla, P. (Presenter), C. elegans International Meeting, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. (2013).
Padilla, P. (Presenter), University of MA, Boston Seminar Series, Mechanisms regulating anoxia-induced suspended animation in Caenorhabditis elegans, University of MA, Boston, United States of America. (2011).
Padilla, P. A. (Author & Presenter), Texas Genetics Society, Stress Responses and Germline Function, Texas Genetics Society, Texas A&M, College Station, United States of America. (2019).
Padilla, P. A. (Author & Presenter), SACNAS National Conference, Model systems to better understand human health challenges, SACNAS, Honolulu Hawaii, United States of America. (2019).
Padilla, P. (Panelist), SACNAS National Conference, Leadership Participation in SACNAS, Long Beach, CA, United States of America. (2016).
Padilla, P. (Panelist), SACNAS National Conference, Balancing a Scientific Academic Career, Washington, DC, United States of America. (2015).
Hughes, L. E. (Author & Presenter), Acree, W. E. (Author), Gao, S. (Author), Mason, D. (Author), Padilla, P. A. (Author), Philipose, U. (Author), Gordon Conference on Undergraduate Biology Education Research, Fostering Outstanding Cohorts in Undergraduate Science: A Ten-Year Retrospective., Gordon Conferences, Lewiston, ME, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).
Ruiz, M. (Author & Presenter), Padilla, P. A. (Author), American Society of Cell Biology, Epigenetic Inheritance: Use of C. elegans to Examine How a Glucose Diet Impacts Transgenerational Phenotypes, San Diego CA, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
King, S. (Author & Presenter), Kevin, S. (Author & Presenter), Padilla, P. A. (Author), American Society of Cell Biology, Sphingolipids/ceramides are Localized to Embryonic P Granules and have a Role in Germline Function in Caenorhabditis elegans, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
Schmitt, K. (Author & Presenter), Skylar, K. (Author), Padilla, P. A. (Author), C. elegans Stress and Aging Conference, Analysis of sphingolipid profiles by. Ms/MS to gain a greater understanding of germline development and stress responses in C. elegans, Genetics Society of America, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
Padilla, P. A. (Author), Robledo, J. (Author & Presenter), Azad, R. (Author), C. elegans Stress and Aging Conference, Determination of Mechanisms that Regulate Gene Expression Changes in Response to a Glucose-Supplemented Diet in C. elegans, Genetics Society of America, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
Padilla, P. A. (Author), Ruiz, M. (Author & Presenter), Nahar, S. (Author), C. elegans Stress and Aging Conference, Epigenetic: Use of C. elegans to Examine How a Glucose Diet Impacts Transgenerational Phenotypes, Genetics Society of America, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
Agarwal, S. (Author & Presenter), Burks, D. (Author), Azad, R. (Author), Padilla, P. A. (Author), C. elegans Stress and Aging Conference, Phylogenetic and phenotypic analysis of detoxification enzymes, cytochrome P450s and UDP-glucuronosyl transferases in C. elegans, Genetics Society of America, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).
King, S. (Author & Presenter), Gray, C. (Author), Song, L. (Author), Mittler, R. (Author), Padilla, P. (Author), American Society of Cell Biology, The cisd-1 gene regulates physiological apoptosis in a CED-13 dependent manner within the germline of Caenorhabditis elegans, United States of America. (2017).
King, S. (Author), Schmitt, K. (Author & Presenter), Robledo, J. (Author & Presenter), Padilla, P. (Author), C. elegans International Conference, Ceramides localize to granules within the P cell of C. elegans embryos, Genetic Society of America, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. (2017).
King, S. (Author & Presenter), Mungwira Gray, C. (Author & Presenter), Song, L. (Author), Mittler, R. (Author), Padilla, P. (Author), C. elegans International Conference, The CISD-1 iron-sulfur protein impacts apoptosis in the germline of C. elegans, Genetics Society of America, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America. (2017).
Garcia, A. M. (Author & Presenter), Ladage, M. L. (Author), McFarlin, B. K. (Author), Azad, R. K. (Author), Padilla, P. A. (Author), Texas Chapter of ACSM, C.elegans as a diabetes & ischemia model: identification of genetic and cellular changes that modulate the survival of hyperglycemia and oxygen-deprivation, United States of America. (2015).
Sampson, J. B. (Author & Presenter), Henning, A. L. (Author), Prado, E. A. (Author), Venable, A. S. (Author), Padilla, P. A. (Author), McFarlin, B. K. (Author), Texas Chapter of ACSM, Consumption of a high-fat meal alters post-prandial SIRT mRNA expression in blood leukocytes, United States of America. (2015).
Padilla, P. (Presenter), Experimental Biology, Caenorhabditis elegans as a diabetes and ischemia model: a genetic approach to understanding glucose toxicity and oxygen deprivation, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2012).
Padilla, P. (Leader), SACNAS 2017 National Conference, Career Progression and Transitions, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America. (2017).
100 Inspiring Hispanic/LatinX Scientists in America, Cell Press. (September 15, 2020 – Present).
Glenn Scholar, Center for Aging, Visiting Scientists Program, Salk Institute. (July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010).
Early Career Award for Research and Creativity, UNT. (September 2010).
Kavli Fellow, Kavli Foundation, National Academy of Sciences. (2008 – 2008).
National Academy of Sciences and Beckman Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, Seventh Annual Japanese-American Beckman Frontiers of Science Symposium, Irvine CA. (2004 – 2004).
Travel Award, FASEB/NIH MARC Grant Writing Workshop. (2002 – 2002).
NSF Post-doctoral Fellow, National Science Foundation. (1999 – 2002).
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Award, Outstanding Graduate Students. (1999 – 1999).
Graduate Student Poster Award, Biology Department UNM. (1995 – 1995).
Student Travel Award, SACNAS- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispancis and Native Americans in Science. (1995 – 1995).
Travel Award, American Society of Cell Biology, Minority Affairs. (1995 – 1995).
Travel Award, La Jolla Cancer Research Center (Burnham Institute). (1994 – 1994).
Committee Member, Academic Affairs Advisory Restart Group. (April 2020 – Present).
Committee Member, Safety and Incident Management Advisory Committee. (April 2020 – Present).
Committee Member, COVID Research Reopen Committee. (March 15, 2020 – Present).
Committee Member, Hispanic Serving Institute Task Force. (2020 – Present).
Committee Member, North Texan Editorial Board. (2020 – Present).
Other, Division of Research and Innovation. (September 2018 – Present).
Other, MRF Core Facilities. (September 2018 – Present).
Other, Office of Research and Innovation. (September 2018 – Present).
Faculty Advisor, Post-Doctoral Association Advisor. (2018 – Present).
Committee Member, Radiation Safety. (2018 – Present).
Chairperson, Research Integrity Officer. (2018 – Present).
Committee Chair, Research Space Adjudication Subcommittee. (2018 – Present).
Committee Member, COS Leadership Team. (March 2017 – Present).
Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), UNT SACNAS Chapter. (2016 – Present).
Member, Latina/o and Mexican-American Studies Program. (2015 – Present).
Committee Member, 40-Year Plan Committee. (2019 – 2020).
Committee Member, Vice President of Research Search Committee. (January 2018 – 2019).
Workshop Organizer, Foundation Funding Workshop. (2018 – 2018).
Workshop Organizer, NIH Grant Workshop. (2018 – 2018).
Workshop Organizer, Post-Doctoral Association- Grant Writing Workshop. (2018 – 2018).
Guest Speaker, Toulouse Graduate School. (2018 – 2018).
Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), UNT Professional Women's Council Student Group. (2018).
Committee Member, Intellectual Property Committee. (August 2017 – 2018).
Co-Chair, COS Curriculum Committee. (March 2017 – 2018).
Faculty Advisor, Advocate and Allies. (2017 – 2018).
Committee Member, BioDiscovery Institute Search Committee. (2017 – 2018).
Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee. (August 2017 – August 2018).
Chairperson, COS Graduate Student Travel Awards. (May 2017 – August 2018).
Committee Member, Innovative Enrollment Growth Initiative Proposal Committee. (2017).
Guest Speaker, Honors College. (2016 – 2017).
Member, Faculty Research Committee. (2011 – 2017).
Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (2008 – 2016).
Other, Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2008 – 2015).
Other, North Texas Molecular Biology Federation. (2006 – 2012).
Other, Evolutionary Biologist Faculty Search Committee. (2007 – 2008).
Other, Biology Building Committee. (2005 – 2007).
Other, Developmental Biologist Faculty Search Committee (hired 2 faculty). (2005 – 2006).
Faculty Advisor, Biology Graduate Student Association. (2003 – 2006).
Faculty Advisor, UNT Biology Department Undergraduate Club, Alpha Delta. (2002 – 2006).
Other, Faculty Senate Committee on the Status of Women. (2005 – 2005).
Other, Organic Chemistry Search Committee. (2005 – 2005).
Other, Ad Hoc Beth Baird Gift Committee. (2004 – 2004).
Other, Ad Hoc Graduate Affairs Committee. (2004 – 2004).
Board of Advisors, American Chemical Society - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. (2021 – Present).
Officer, President/Elect/Past, SACNAS, Santa Cruz, CA. (January 1, 2020 – Present).
Committee Chair, SACNAS Governance Committee. (2020 – Present).
Committee Member, SACNAS Finance Committee. (2019 – Present).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Current Biology. (2020 – 2020).
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Institutes of Health. (2020 – 2020).
External T&P Letter Writer, University of Texas El Paso. (2020 – 2020).
Committee Member, McNair Advisory Board. (2019 – 2020).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Nature Communications. (2019 – 2019).
Reviewer, Journal Article, PLOS. (2019 – 2019).
Chairperson, Grants Committee SACNAS. (October 2016 – December 2019).
Reviewer, Journal Article, PLOS One. (2018 – 2018).
External T&P Letter Writer, University of Nevada Las Vegas. (2018 – 2018).
External T&P Letter Writer, University of Texas Arlington. (2018 – 2018).
Officer, Treasurer, SACNAS. (February 2017 – December 2018).
Board of Directors, SACNAS. (January 2016 – December 2018).
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (February 2018 – June 2018).
Committee Member, Conference Committee for SACNAS. (January 2016 – February 2018).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. (2017).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Experimental Biology. (2017 – 2017).
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, NASA. (2017 – 2017).
Reviewer, Journal Article, PLOS. (2017).
Reviewer, Journal Article, PLOS Genetics. (2017).
External T&P Letter Writer, University of Nevada Las Vegas. (2017 – 2017).
Reviewer, Journal Article, American Journal of Physiology Cell Physiology. (2016).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Genetics. (2016).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Experimental Biology. (2016).
Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (2016).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Obesity. (2016).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Worm. (2016).
Reviewer, Journal Article, Aging Cell. (2015).
Reviewer, Journal Article, BMC Cell Biology. (2015).
Other, Aging, Stress and Pathogenesis C. elegans Topic Conference. (2008 – 2008).
Other, Grant Review Panel. (2007 – 2008).
Other, NSF (Genes and Genomes Division, Integrative Organismal Biology Division). (2007 – 2008).
Other, Mid-West C. elegans Regional Meeting. (2004 – 2004).