Susanne Demmerle Application PackageSusanne Demmerle, PhD
1155 North Shore Drive ◆ Miami Beach, Florida 33141◆ USA
◆ +1 803 629 3466 (Cell) ◆ sd.acupunct.omw@gmail.com
Academic Degrees and Licenses
• Dipl. OM (NCCAOM), 2018
• A.P. Licensed Acupuncturist, 2018 (FL License # AP 3947)
• M.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist, 2014 (MD License # U02155)
• Licensed Massage Therapist, 2009 (MD License # M04665)
• License of Veterinary Practice (Approbation), Bavaria, Germany, 1987
• Doctor Thesis in Veterinary Medicine, Munich, Germany, 1989
• Bachelors of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alexandria -
Alexandria, Egypt, 1986
P rofessional E xperience
Practicing Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Miami Beach, Fl 2018 - today
Maryland University of Integrative Health, Laurel, Maryland, USA 2015 - 2017
Doctorate Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DOAM)
Volunteer at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 2017
Volunteer and Assistant to Michelle Gilles (Facial Acupuncture and Rejuvenation) 2015 - 2017
Maryland University of Integrative Health, Laurel, Maryland, USA 2011 - 2015
Master of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine
Nénuphar Therapeutic Massage & Wellness, LLC - Columbia, South Carolina, USA
2009
Founder & Business owner: providing service in Medical Massage Therapy, Deep Tissue Massage,
Neuromuscular Massage, Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Release, Chair Massage, Cranio-Sacral Therapy,
and Reiki.
Midlands Technical College - Columbia, South Carolina, USA 2008 - 2009
Completed Clinical Massage Therapy Program.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan, USA 2005
Research in Molecular Biology: Preparation of RNA extraction, c-DNA Synthesis, gel electrophoresis, and
mRNA isolation.
Laboratory of Xenobiotics of “Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique” - Toulouse, France
2003 - 2004
Study of in vitro hepatic biotransformation of surfactants at the subcellular level.
The project was sponsored by the “Environmental Risk Assessment and Management”.
Laboratory of Cellular Biology, Department of Molecular Structural Biology, Centre d’Etudes
Nucléaires de Grenoble - Grenoble, France 1993
Post-doctoral research on the effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, i.e. Benzo(a)pyrene, on the
endocytosis of the social amoeba, ‘Dictyostelium discoideum’.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William & Mary - Gloucester Point, Virginia, USA
1990 - 1992
Post-doctoral studies on the effects of environmental pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on
the immune system of aquatic animals with the help of immuno-toxicological techniques and long-term cell
cultures.
Institute of Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilian University
- Munich, Germany 1986 - 1989
Thesis and post-gradual studies on morphological, bacteriological and immunological level on the
pathogenesis of Glomerulonephritis in Rainbow trout with Bacterial kidney disease. Intensive training in
histopathology, light and electron microscopy, and immunopathological methods. Practiced the isolation and
identification of viruses of cold-blooded vertebrates using gel-electrophoresis and immuno-fluorescence
techniques.
German Veterinary Medical Authorities - Bavaria, Germany 1987
License of Veterinary Medicine Practice (Approbation)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alexandria – Alexandria, Egypt 1981 - 1986
Bachelor Degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Personal Data
Nationality: US citizen
Family Status: married, three children
Hobbies: Badminton, swimming, reading,
Languages: German, Mother tongue. Fluently in English, French and Arabic.
Meetings Presentations and Published Abstracts
1. S. Sami and R.J. Huggett : The Use of Surface Receptors of Oyster Hemocytes as an Indicator of
Pollution of the Aquatic Environment. Atlantic Estuarine Research Society (AERS), Virginia Institute of
Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia, May 1990, USA.
2. S. Sami and R.J. Huggett : Cytometric Characterization of the American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, as
a Parameter for Health Status. Eastern Fish Health Workshop, Charlottetown, Prince Eduard Island, June
1990, Canada.
3. S. Sami and R.J. Huggett : Influence of PAH-Exposure on the Expression of Concanavalin A Receptors
and Phagocytic Activities of the American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, Hemocytes. Eastern Regional
Symposium on Mechanisms of Immunotoxicology, Williamsburg, Virginia, October 1990, USA.
4. S. Sami and R.J. Huggett : The Use of Cytometric Characterization of the American Oyster, ‘Crassostrea
Virginica’, Hemocytes as an Indicator for environmental Pollution. Society of Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry (SETAC), Arlington, Virginia, November 1990, USA.
5. S. Sami, M. Faisal and R.J. Huggett : Long Term Cultures of Oyster, ‘Crassostrea Virginica’, Cells:
Culture Requirements and Stimulation by Mitogens. The Chesapeake Research Consortium, Baltimore,
Maryland, December 1990, USA.
6. S. Sami, M. Faisal and R.J. Huggett : The Effects of PAH-Exposure on the Phenotypic, Cytometric and
Functional Characterization of the American Oyster Hemocytes. Sixth International Symposium on
Response of Marine Organisms to Pollution. Woods Hole, Massachusetts, April 1991, USA.
7. S. Sami, M. Faisal and R.J. Huggett : Alterations of Hemocytes Characteristics in the American Oyster,
‘Crassostrea Virginica’, from PAH-Contaminated Environment. Eastern Regional Symposium on the
Mechanisms of Immunotoxicology. Virginia Beach, Virginia, October 1991, USA.
8. S. Sami, M. Faisal and R.J. Huggett : Macromolecular Synthesis of the American Oyster, ‘Crassostrea
Virginica’, Cells: Effect of Mitogens and Toxic Chemicals. Society of Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry (SETAC), Seattle, Washington, November 1991, USA.
9. S. Sami, B.J. Rutan and M. Faisal : In Vitro Continuous Cultures of Liver Cells from Spot (Leiostomus
Xanthurus, Pisces: Sciaenidae). PAMAQ-5, Montpellier, April 1992, France.
10. S. Sami, B.J. Rutan and M. Faisal : A Cell Line from the Splenocyte of Spot (Leiostomus Xanthurus):
Characterization and Immune Functions. Federation of American Society for Environmental Biology
(FASEB). Anaheim, California, April 1992, USA.
11. M. Faisal, S. Sami, B.J. Rutan D.E. Holmes and S.F. Hoegerman : Development of Hepatocytes from
Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus). World Congress on Cell and Tissue Cultures, Arlington,
Virginia, June 1992, USA.
12. M. Faisal and S. Demmerle-Sami : Suppression of Cytotoxic Activity of Mummichog (Fundulus
Heteroclitus) Leukocytes by Benzo(a)pyrene. European Association of Fish Pathologist (EAFP),
September 1993, Brest, France.
Published Articles
1. S. Sami, M. Shpigel and M. Faisal : Comparison between the Host Defense Mechanisms of Thermal
Stress on Concanavalin A-binding Sites Expression on Hemocyte Surface. J. Appl. Zool. 78 : 69-87, 1991.
2. S. Sami, M. Faisal and I.A. Ahmed : In Vitro Cultures of Oysters Crassostrea Virginica Cells: Stimulation
by Mitogens. In: New Prospectives in the Chesapeake System. A Research and Management Partnership.
Proceedings of a Conference. Chesapeake Research Consortium, Salomons, MD, (eds. J.A. Mihursky and
A. Chaney), pp. 403-407, 1991.
3. S. Sami, Th. Fischer-Scherl, R. Hoffmann and C. Pfeil-Putzien : Immune Complex-mediated
Glomerulonephritis Associated with Bacterial Kidney Disease in the Rainbow Trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss).
Veterinary Pathology. 29: 169-175, 1992.
4. S. Sami, M. Faisal and R.J. Huggett : Alteration in the Cytometric Characteristics of Hemocytes from the
American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, Exposed to a Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)
Contaminated Environment. Marine Biology. 113: 247-252, 1992.
5. M. Faisal, S. Sami, B.J. Rutan, D.E. Holmes and S.F. Hoegerman : Development of a Cell Line of
Hepatocytes from Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia Tyrannus). In-vitro World Congress on Cell and Tissue
Culture, Arlington, Virginia. 28A (3), 1992.
6. M. Faisal, S. Sami and B.J. Rutan : Fish Cell Lines of Leucocyte origin : Maintenance and
Characterization. In: Techniques in Fish Immunology-2, J.S. Stolen, T.C. Fletcher, D.A. Anderson, S.L.
Kaattari and A.F. Rowley, eds., SOS Publications, Fair Haven, NJ, pp. 35-59, 1992.
7. M. Faisal, S.F. Hoegerman, B.J. Rutan and S. Sami : Chromosomal Analysis of Fish Leucocytes. In:
Techniques in Fish Immunology-2, J.S. Stolen, T.C. Fletcher, D.A. Anderson, S.L. Kaattari and A.F. Rowley,
eds., SOS Publications, Fair Haven, NJ, pp. 185-196, 1992.
8. S. Sami, M. Faisal and R.J. Huggett : Effect of Laboratory Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Contaminated Sediments on the Hemocytes of the American Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica. Marine
Environmental Research. 35: 131-135, 1993.
9. M. Faisal and S. Demmerle-Sami : Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Modulate the Molecular Synthesis
in Hemocytes of the Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea Virginica). J.S. Stolen, T.C. Fletcher eds., SOS
Publications, Fair Haven, NJ. 20: 235-246, 1994.
10. M. Faisal, B.J. Rutan and S. Demmerle-Sami : Development of Continuous Liver Cell Cultures from the
Marine Teleost, Spot (Leiostomus Xanthurus, Pisces: Sciaenidae). Aquaculture. 132: 59-72, 1995.
11. S.D. Dyer, M.J. Bernhard, C. Cowan-Ellsberry, E. Perdu-Durand, S. Demmerle, J.-P. Cravedi: In vitro
biotransformation of surfactants in fish. Part1: Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (C12-Las) and alcohol
ethoxylate (C13EO8). Chemosphere. 72:850-862, 2008.