Curriculum Vitæ
Introduction
Name: Michael David JonesDOB: Feb. 19, 1984
Citizenship: Dual, Canadian & American
Contact Info: Contact Page
Education
PhD Candidate in Microbiology and Immunology- Lab of Dr. John Smit, U. of British Columbia → Now
- Teaching Assistant
- Environmental Microbiology Techniques, 4th year lab course
- Admittance to candidacy, June 2010
- Lab of Dr. Michael Doschak, U. of Alberta → 2008
- Course work
- Pharmacokinetics
- Advanced Drug Delivery
- Analytical Techniques
- Bisphosphonate Therapy
- Teaching Assistant
- Bone and Joint Module, 3rd year pharmacy course
- Cumulative GPA of 3.60
- Dept. of Biological Sciences, U. of Alberta → 2006
- Undertook a senior independent research project
- Highlights of course work
- Industrial Microbiology
- Fermentation Biotechnology Lab
- Plant Genetics
- Plant Biotechnology
- Microbial Physiology
- Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
- Bio-Ethics
- Fourth year GPA of 3.60
Publications
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- Efficacy of Strontium Ranelate and Risedronate on Bone Mass in a Rat Model of Osteoporosis using in vivo Micro-CT. Michael R Doschak; Michael D Jones; Guang Li; Jillian Foster; John Duke. (2008) Poster Presentation , 4th Annual Meeting for the International Society of Clinical Densitometry. San Francisco, California
- Comparison of Risedronate and Alendronate as Preventative Treatments for Osteoarthritis. Michael D Jones; Guang Li; Michael R Doschak. (2007) Podium Presentation, Faculty of Pharmacy Research Days, U. of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta.
- MicroMRI & MicroCT: Dual Imaging Modalities For Studying Osteoarthritis In A Rat Model. Michael D Jones; Guang Li; Matt Larocque; Gino Fallone; Ron Zernicke; Michael R Doschak. (2007) Podium Presentation, Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conference. Banff, Alberta.
- Exencephaly-causing mutation in mouse Cecr2: a phenotypic analysis from head to tail. Nicholas A Fairbridge; Michael D Jones; Christine Dawe; Erica Kubanek; Michael Doschak; Heather E McDermid. (2007) Poster Presentation, 5th International Neural Tube Defects Conference. Monterey, California.
Laboratory Experience
Molecular Cloning- Department of Microbiology, PhD Candidate
- Project title: “Mechanism and Applications of S-Layer Anchoring in Caulobacter crescentus”
- Cloning intensive procedure– DNA plasmid construction, fusion protein expression, surface display
- Department of Biochemistry, U. of Calgary → Summer 2005
- Summer studentship in the laboratory of Dr. Kenneth Ng
- Project title: “Co–Crystallization of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Proteins, VPg and 3D–Polymerase”
- Protein intensive procedures– Purification, Identification,
Isolation, Crystallisation
- Department of Microbiology, U. of Alberta → 2005–2006
- Senior year research project in the laboratory of Dr. Laura Frost
- Project title: “Identification of possible host regulators of the F plasmid under the regulation of H-NS,” — Received an “A”
- RNA & DNA intensive procedures– Total RNA preparations, reverse transcription, transcriptome microarray analysis
- Microbiology intensive procedures– Large scale fermentation, Bacterial strain creation, Bacterial mating, Phage-mediated transformation
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, U. of Alberta → Summer 2006
- Summer studentship in the laboratory of Dr. Michael Doschak
- Project title: “Stem-Cell Mediated Osteogenesis of on a 3D Hydroxyapatite Scaffold”
- Mammalian Cell intensive procedures– Primary explant cell culture, Metabolic assays
- Biomechanical intensive procedures– Stress & Strain testing on bones and bone analogues
- Master's Research
- Handled Rabbits, Mice, and Rats
- Researched a surgically induced arthritis model and a surgically induced osteoporosis model in rats
- Animal intensive procedures– Dissection, Surgery, Fluid
analysis, Drug dosing, Euthanasia, Anesthesia, Histology
- Master's Research
- in vivo MicroCT
- in vivo MicroMRI
- Collarborated in many studies: Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Neual
development, Hyperthyroidism, Cancer metastases
- Operated MicroCT service unit for University-wide use and personal research
- Imaging Procedures– Data acquisition & management, Digital
segmentation, 3D reconstruction, Histomorphometry
Awards, Recognition, and Events
Best Overall Presentation- Summer Spine Research Summit, U. of Alberta → July 2006
- Title: “Osteogenesis on a 3D Scaffold”
- Shoppers Drug Mart Graduate Scholarship for Pharm. and Pharm.
Sci.
- Pfizer Canada Inc. Pharmacy Research Award
- U. of Alberta Entrance Scholarship
- Alberta Biomedical Engineering Conference
- Attended ('06) Podium Presentation ('07)
- U. of Alberta Pharmacy Research Days
- Podium Presentation and Session Chair ('07)
- Western Canadian Biomaterials Conference
- Attended, represented U. of Alberta ('06)
- Nuclear Energy Worker Certified
- Rat Handling Certified
- Rabbit Handling Certified
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Certified
- Session Chair, Faculty of Pharmacy Research Days
- Organizer and Invigilator, Pharmacy Examinations Board of Canada's Licensing exam ('06-'08)
- Volunteer Mentor, Aventis BioTalent Challenge, UofA FGSR Outreach
- Volunteer Presenter, High School Mentorship program, UofA FGSR Outreach ('06 & '07)
- Volunteer Lab Supervisor, Women In Scholarship, Engineering, Science, Technology (WISEST) High School program
- CHOICES Conferences ('08)
- SET Conference ('07 & '08)
Skills
- Computers– MS Office, Windows, Unix, Mac OSX
- Programming– HTML, XML, CSS, Ruby, Perl, Java
- Leadership– Vice-President of the Microbiology, Cell Biotechnology Student’s Association
Interests
- Yo-Yoing
- Writing and Diagramming for Wikipedia ( User Page)
- Learning other languages (French, Farsi, Mandarin, Hindi)
- Learning to write Arabic