Thomas (Stasiu) Nowak

   

 
   
   
   
     

Research Interests: I am interested in profiling the gene expression of trematodes as they infect and develop within snails, their obligate intermediate hosts. I hope to identify and characterize various genes whose products enable the trematodes to evade the snail immune response and establish successful infections.

EDUCATION:
• Ph.D.
Biology, University of New Mexico, July, 2005. GPA: 4.0/4.0

• B.A.
Biology, University of Virginia, May, 1997. GPA: 3.57/4.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• Editorial Assistant. Journal of Biological Chemistry, Bethesda, Md. May 1999 to May 2000.

• Lab Specialist. Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. May 1997 to Sept. 1998.

• Undergraduate Lab Assistant. Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Oct. 1996 to Apr. 1997.

PUBLICATIONS:
• Jung,Y, Nowak,TS, Zhang S-M, Hertel LA, Loker ES, and Adema CM. 2004. Manganese Superoxide dismutase from Biomphalaria glabrata. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, In Press.

• Nowak, TS and Loker, ES. 2005. Echinostoma paraensei: Differential gene transcription in the sporocyst stage. Experimental Parasitology. 109(2): 94-105.

• Nowak, TS, Woodards, AC, Jung Y, Adema CM, Loker, ES. 2004. Identification of transcripts generated during the response of resistant Biomphalaria glabrata to Schistosoma mansoni infection using suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH). Journal of Parasitology. 90(5): 1034-1041.

• Loker, ES and Nowak, TS. 2003. Of Genomes and parasites. In Toxonomy, Ecology and Evolution of Metazoan Parasites, Combes, C. and Jourdane, J. (eds.). Presses Universitaires de Perpignan. Perpignan, France. Tome II, 59-80.

• Marchese, A, Sawzdargo, M, Nguyen, T, Cheng, R, Heng, HHQ, Nowak, TS, Im, DS, Lynch, KR, George, SR, Odowd, BF. 1999. Discovery of three novel orphan G-protein-coupled receptors. Genomics 56(1): 12-21. Abstract


PAPERS PRESENTED:
• Nowak, TS, Loker, ES. 2002. Discovery of genes differentially expressed in the sporocyst stage of Echinostoma paraensei. Presented at the Tenth International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA X). Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 4-9.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• Guest Lecturer, Biology of Infectious Organisms. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. 6 lecture hours, Spring 2004.

• Teaching Assistant, Cell Biology. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. Fall 2000.

• Teaching Assistant, Invertebrate Zoology. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. Fall 2002.

AWARDS:
• Student Research Allocation Committee (SRAC) grant. Graduate and Professional Student Association, University of New
Mexico. May, 2003 and Nov., 2001.

• Second Place-Graduate Student Poster Presentation. 12th Annual Research Day, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. Apr., 2003.

• Grove Research Scholarship. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. Feb., 2003.

• Student Travel Award. American Society of Parasitologists. Aug., 2002.

• Research, Project, and Travel (RPT) grant. Office of Graduate Studies, University of New Mexico. Nov., 2001.

• Graduate Research Allocation Committee (GRAC) grant. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico. Oct., 2001.

• Intermediate Honors. University of Virginia. May, 1995.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
• American Society of Parasitologists. 2001 to present.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• English tutor for migrant farm workers, 3 hours/week. Madison House, University of Virginia. Jan. to May, 1997

• Spanish language skills. Current speaking & reading proficiency-intermediate.

 

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