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Career
Positions - Project Management in Biogerontology, Finance and Computer
Systems
Professional Positions
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Director, AgelessAnimals, a.k.a.
Centenarian Species and Rockfish Project, 1995 - present.
- DNA Micro-array gene expression, Weis
Center for Research, Danville, PA, in collaboration with The
Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), Rockville, MD;
- Heat shock expression, Neuroscience
and Neuropsychology of Aging Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD;
- SOD antioxidant defense changes with age, Weis Center
for Research, Danville,
PA;
- Electron transport abnormalities and mDNA mutations,
University of Wisconsin-Madison;
- Turtle Biochemical profiling, Savannah
River Ecology Laboratory, in collaboration with Kronos Science, Phoenix, AZ;
- Mitochondria and nuclear DNA damage,
Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State
University;
- Complementary DNA library, University of
Rochester Medical Center;
- Rockfish Biochemical profiling, Moss
Landing Marine Laboratories, in collaboration with Kronos Science, Phoenix, AZ;
- Lysosomal markers of intracellular
proteolytic activity, Albert Einstein College of Medicine;
- Age-dependent changes in tocopherol
derivatives, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation;
- Telomerase expression in rockfish, Christian-Albrechts University
in Kiel, Germany;
- Anion exchange proteins in Alzheimer's
disease, University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands;
- Oxidative damage, Linus Pauling Institute,
Oregon
State University;
- Histology, Oregon State
University.
Research Associate - Kronos Longevity
Research Institute, Phoenix,
AZ September 2001 -
present. Investigation of the physiology of species characterized by
negligible senescence, with focus on rockfish and turtles. Kronos
Institute provides logistical, laboratory and research funds management
in this non-salaried appointment.
Presentations -
International Association of Biomedical Gerontology (IABG-10), Cambridge England, September 2003
poster presentation. Research results on rockfish SOD (Superoxide
dismutase) and Heat Shock gene expression were presented. Initial
protocols were reported for an in-process study of DNA Micro-array gene
expression.
Buck Institute for Age Research, Novato, CA,
October 2001. Seminar presentation: "Emerging Area of Aging
Research: Long-Lived Animals with Negligible Senescence".
AGE Conference (American Aging Association), Madison, WI,
June 2001 poster presentation. Eight pilot studies presented.
A4M Conference (American Academy
of Anti-Aging Medicine), Las Vegas, NV,
December 2000 poster presentation. Seven pilot studies presented.
SOSA (Symposium on Organisms with Slow Aging), September 2000 at Andrus
Gerontology Center, hosted by Caleb Finch, USC (University of Southern
California). Oral presentation of five
pilot studies.
AGE Conference June 2000 in Boston,
MA (American Aging
Association). Oral presentation focused on background of negligible senescence
and four pilot studies.
A4M Conference (American Academy
of Anti-Aging Medicine), Las Vegas, NV,
December 1999 poster presentation. Four pilot studies presented.
WONS 3 (Workshop on Organisms with Negligible Senescence), Andrus Gerontology Center,
hosted by Caleb Finch, USC, September 1999. Oral presentation of four
pilot studies.
Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group, UCLA, April 1999 (website
grg.org). Seminar presentation of two existing pilot studies and one
starting project.
WONS 2 (Workshop on Organisms with Negligible Senescence), Andrus Gerontology Center,
hosted by Caleb Finch, USC, June 1998. Oral presentation of two pilot
studies.
Grants -
HMX, Inc. November 2003. $675 Grant to attend GSA meeting, San Diego, CA.
HMX, Inc. September, 2003. $1,600
Grant to attend IABG-10, Cambridge,
England.
Buck Institute for Age Research,
October 2001. $300 Honorarium plus $600 expenses paid for presenting
Seminar on Negligible Senescence.
A4M (American Academy
of Anti-Aging
Medicine), September 2001. $1,000 supplemental grant to complete existing
pilot studies, prepare full-length grant requests and develop a website
for the Centenarian Species and Rockfish Project.
A4M (American Academy
of Anti-Aging
Medicine), February 2001. $10,000 to continue pilot studies, prepare
full-length grant requests, conduct literature search along with personal
communication to identify other long-lived animals, and write an article
on Negligible Senescence for Anti-Aging Medical News.
Glenn Medical Foundation, November 1997. $10,000 to collect long-lived
rockfish frozen tissue and histology samples from offshore near Sitka, Alaska.
Member -
Research Associate, Kronos
Longevity Research Institute, September 2001 to present.
Scientific Advisory Board, Legendary
Pharmaceuticals, June 2000 to present. (www.legendarypharma.com)
Published -
"Emerging area of aging research:
long-lived animals with "negligible senescence", Annals of the
New York Academy of Science, June 2004;1019:518-20.
"Long-lived Animals with
'Negligible Senescence'", Anti-Aging Medical News, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, Fall-Winter
2001.
Articles on
Centenarian Rockfish Project -
"Researchers are cultivating
immortality cells" (Forscher zuchteten Unsterblichkeits-Zellen), by
Stefanie Friedhoff, Summer 2004, Gesundheitsbild,
Germany.
Interviewed for anti-aging article.
"Look where the secret of a long
life has hidden" (Guarda dove s'e nascosto il segreto della), by
Alice Andreoli, December 19, 2003, La Repubblica (Il Venerdi supplement),
Italy.
Interviewed for anti-aging article.
"Fishing for Answers to Questions
About the Aging Process", by Harvey Black, January 2002, BioScience
(www.aibs.org; American Institute
of Biological Sciences).
Article exclusively on AgelessAnimals.org.
"Centenarian Rockfish", by Vince Cappiello, June 1999, Life
Extension Magazine (www.lef.org). Article exclusively on
AgelessAnimals.org project.
"Ageless wonders", by Eric
Niiler, November 3, 1999, San Diego Union-Tribune, Quest (Science)
section. Interviewed in coverage of WONS3 workshop at USC.
Education -
PMP Certification (Project Management Professional), January
2004. Issued by Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, PA.
Lewis and Clark College,
B.S., June 1983. Major in Business Administration, GPA 3.82 Phi
Kappa Phi National Honor Society and Delta Mu Delta National Business
Honorary. Business courses included Small Business Administration
consulting, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Corporate Finance and
Statistics. In addition, studied three computer programming languages,
advanced economics and writing courses.
Other Career
Accomplishments -
Technical Editor - Self-employed
free-lancer, Portland,
OR 2004 - present.
Staff Accountant (part-time), Accountants,
Inc., Portland, OR
and San Diego, CA 1996 - 2004. Assignments included
Bank Reconciliation, General Ledger Account Reconciliation, Financial
Statement analysis, Gift Annuities, and Healthcare Financial utilization
statistics.
Accounting Project Manager - Fred
Meyer, Inc. Portland,
OR June 1989 - February
1995. At this three billion in sales company I reported to the
Vice-President / Corporate Controller, and the Accounting Office Manager
/ Assistant Vice-President. I led financial project teams involving
employees from several departments, such at Computer Systems, Store
Training, Retail groups, etc. Three technical support positions reported
to me directly. Projects included Pharmacy Billing, Check Encoding,
Warehouse Accruals, Manufacturer Coupons, Layaway, Money Orders,
Bar-coded Gift Certificates, Fred Meyer Credit Card, Debit Card, Flash
Sales, Comparable Sales and Wage reporting, Postage Stamps, Mail Routing
and Unclaimed Property.
Technical Liaison - Computer Operations, Fred Meyer, Inc. February 1986 -
June 1989. Duties included Pharmacy Application, Main Office
Wordprocessing, Check Collection, and NCR machines online to Variety and
Apparel departments. Wrote procedures and trained operators. Other
positions: Documentalist, Data Control Lead.
Computer Operator on IBM 34 and Hewlett Packard 3000 for Earle Palmer
Brown Advertising Agency, Bethesda,
MD. April 1984 - July 1985.
Duties included file and system maintenance, training users, time
accounting and trouble shooting user problems.
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