1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Jack R. Reifert
CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: 2528 Orella St. Unit-B Email: reifert@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Santa Barbara, CA 93150 Phone: (858) 922-5923
EDUCATION
2005-2011 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) : Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
University of California, Santa Barbara
1996-2000 Bachelor of Science (B.S.) : Pharmacological Chemistry
University of California, San Diego
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2011-Present Postdoctoral Fellow (CIRM), Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
Advisor: Professor Patrick Daugherty, Ph.D.
Current Project: Discovery and engineering of peptide inhibitors targeting proteases involved in ovarian
cancer metastasis for use as potential therapeutics and as probes for the detection of cancer stem cells.
2005-2011 Ph.D., MCDB / Neuroscience Research Institute (NRI), University of California, Santa Barbara
Advisor: Professor Stuart Feinstein, Ph.D.
Thesis Topic: Mechanisms of amyloid beta induced neuronal cell death.
- Expanded the lab’s in-vitro knowledge of tau biochemistry into neuronal culture experiments,
resulting in new mechanistic models of amyloid beta mediated tau dysfunction.
2002-2005 Research Associate, Salmedix Inc. (San Diego, California)
Supervisors / Mentors: Dr. Lorenzo Leoni, Ph.D. (cofounder) and Dr. Christina Niemeyer, Ph.D.
Duties: Researched mechanisms of action, combination potential, and tested second-generation analogs
of multiple cancer therapeutics in phase II clinical trials.
- My work with the biology research group directly influenced Bendamustine (Treanda) clinical trails
for B-Cell NHL and helped suggest a mechanism of action divergent from other chemotherapies.
2001-2002 Quality Control Associate I, BD Pharmingen (San Diego, California)
Supervisor: Suzanna Synenki
Duties: Tested antibodies in immunoblotting, ELISA, and flow-cytometry formats for product release.
2000-2001 Research Associate, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging (UC San Diego)
Advisor: Dr. Dennis Carson, M.D. (Worked with Dr. Malini Sen, Ph.D.)
Research Topic: Mechanisms of wnt / β-catenin signaling in the progression of rheumatoid arthritis.
1999-2000 Undergraduate Researcher, Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging (UC San Diego)
(Same as above)
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2. CURRICULUM VITAE
Jack R. Reifert
PUBLICATIONS
Reifert J, Hartung-Cranston D, Feinstein S.C. “Tau fragmentation without marked changes in tau phosphorylation precedes
amyloid beta mediated cell death in cultured hippocampal neurons.” J Biol Chem. 286(23): 20797-811. Jun. 2011
Sun CJ, Srivastava A, Reifert JR, Waite JH. “Halogenated DOPA in a marine adhesive protein.” J. Adhesion 85(2-3): 126-138. Feb.
2009
Leoni LM, Bailey B, Reifert J, Bendall HH, Zeller RW, Corbeil J, Elliott G, Neimeyer CC. “Bendamustine (Treanda) displays distinct
pattern of cytotoxicity and unique mechanistic features compared with other alkylating agents.” Clin Cancer Res. 14(1): 309-17. Jan. 2008
Sen M, Reifert J, Lauterbach K, Wolf V, Rubin JS, Corr M, Carson DA. “Regulation of fibronectin and metalloproteinase expression by
Wnt signaling in rheumatoid arthritis synoviocytes.” Arthritis Rheum. 46(11): 2867-77. Nov. 2002
Sen M, Chamorro M, Reifert J, Corr M, Carson DA. “Blockade of Wnt-5A/frizzled 5 signaling inhibits rheumatoid synoviocyte
activation.” Arthritis Rheum. 44(4): 772-81. Apr. 2001
HONORS / AWARDS / SKILL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
2010 Nominated and appointed Associate Faculty Member of Faculty of 1000 (F1000)
2010 Teaching assistant for the Advanced Microscopy Workshop for live-cell imaging techniques at UCSB
2009 Student in the UCSB Microscopy Workshop learning microscopy systems and fixed cell imaging
2009 Award for best poster at the annual MCDB retreat
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2008 Shing and Shang-Yung Chang Award for best 4 year graduate research talk
2005 Storke Award for highest achievement in first year graduate coursework
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
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2010 Attended the 40 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego
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2009 Poster Presenter, 49 Meeting for The American Association for Cell Biology (ASCB), San Diego
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2008 Poster Presenter, 47 Meeting for The American Association for Cell Biology (ASCB), San Francisco
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2007 Attended the 37 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego
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2005 Poster Presenter, 7 Abstracts at the 96 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Anaheim
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2004 Poster Presenter, 46 American Association of Hematology (ASH), San Diego
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2004 Poster Presenter, 5 Abstracts at the 95 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Orlando
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2003 Poster Presenter, 3 Abstracts at the 94 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), DC
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006-2009 4 Years, Introductory Biology Lab (MCDB 1AL), UC Santa Barbara
2006-2008 3 Years, Developmental Neuroscience (MCDB 115), UC Santa Barbara
2007 Mentor for an undergraduate student, UC Santa Barbara
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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