Jason Anthony TETRO CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Jason Anthony TETRO

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Coordinator, Emerging Pathogens Research Centre (EPRC) & Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology (CREM) Room 4119, 451 Smyth Rd., University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8M5 Phone: (613)-562-5800 (ext. 8192), Fax: (613)-562-5452, Email: [email protected]

QUALIFICATIONS: B.Sc. (Applied Biochemistry with emphasis on Microbiology), 1992, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada.

Ph.D. (Social Media, Honorary), 2011, Social Media University, Global, Rochester, MN (non-accredited)

TRAINING:

Course Trainer Date Good Laboratory Practice SRC Consulting/Nathalie Earl 2009, 2010, 2011 Audits Good Laboratory Practice Nathalie Earl (QAU for 2010 CREM) Good Laboratory Practice SRC Consulting 2009 Incident Commander Magellan Engineering 1999 and ongoing (HAZWOPER 29 CFR 1910.120)

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS (CO-INVESTIGATOR/COLLABORATOR)

Funding Title Amount Organization

Defence Research Immunological Methods for Identification of Markers for $244,000 and Development Anthrax Detection (2010-2013) Canada (DRDC) NPI: Dr. Lionel Filion

Ontario Ministry of Development of an aptamer-based system for rapid $87,750 Agriculture, Food identification of human noroviruses: application in raw meat and Rural Affairs production. (2009-2011) (OMAFRA) NPI: Dr. Syed A. Sattar

Canadian Institutes Do combined exposures to chemicals and microbial $98,000 for Health Research pathogens through food and water lead to establishment of (CIHR) chronic diseases in remote northern and First Nations communities? (2009-2011) - NPI: Dr. Syed A. Sattar SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS AS CO-INVESTIGATOR/ LEAD TECHNOLOGIST (Abbreviated):

Title Years Total Amount Assessment of novel chlorine containing microfibre cloths 2009 $94,000.00 Assessment of the efficacy of novel fibres as antiseptic wipes 2008-2010 $45,756.40 Assessment of ATP monitoring for cleanliness in the hospital 2007-2008 $10,150.00 Development of disinfection guidelines for environ health 2006-2008 $9,800.00 officers Assessment of peracetic acid as a high level disinfectant for 2005-2006 $49,650.00 endoscopes Development of updates for biological Material Safety Data 2005 $25,000.00 Sheets

OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS (NON-FUNDED)

Title Role Status Determination of the optimal Co- Published findings in PLoS ONE, concentration of ethanol for antiviral investigator 2011 antisepsis on hands Assessment of the benefit of glove and Principal Presented findings at International ethanol use for the reduction of infectious Investigator Association of Food Protection virus spread Meeting, 2007 Development of a national network for Secretariat Grown to near 100 members with information sharing of protozoan parasite annual meetings infection in Canada Assessment of technologies for the Principal Ongoing propagation and culture of human Investigator noroviruses Social marketing of infectious diseases for Principal Ongoing fundraising and awareness Investigator

ACTIVITIES AS RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Assessment of the efficacy of an aerosolized hydrogen peroxide 2007-2008 system for antimicrobial activity on surfaces Assessment of various alcohol-based handrubs 2006-present Development of ASTM wipe test for disinfectant testing 2003 Assessment of in-hospital use of microfiber for housekeeping 2004 Assessment of microfiber cloths for cleaning critical instruments 2004 Survival of Feline Calicivirus on surfaces an in air 2003

OTHER RELEVANT ACTIVITIES: 1999-2000 Assistant Editor, Viruses Section, “Foodborne Disease Handbook.” 2nd ed., Marcel Dekker, Sacramento, CA., 2001

Development and maintenance of web site for CREM. 2002-2008 Incident Commander (HAZWOPER 29 CFR 1910.120), 1999-present HAZMAT Team, University of Ottawa Occupational Health and Safety Committee, Faculty of 2002-2004 Medicine, University of Ottawa University Health and Safety Committee, University of Ottawa 2002-2003

RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS (Last 5 Years): Name/Position Project Theme Dr. Yuri Garcia Infectious Diseases Unit, Dos de Infection Control of MRSA Mayo Hospital, Lima, Peru Dr. Maria DeRosa, Carleton University, Ottawa Aptamers and nanotechnology; TB diagnostics and treatment Dr. Momar Ndao, McGill University, Montreal, Parasitological diagnostics, treatment and QC vaccine development Dr. Oumar Gaye, l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop Tuberculosis diagnostics, treatment and de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal vaccine development Dr. Rafiq Khanani, Dow University of Health Tuberculosis diagnostics, treatment and Science, Karachi, Pakistan vaccine development Dr. Olga Gavrilova, Republican Center Of Anthrax diagnostics, treatment and vaccine Quarantine And Especially Dangerous Infections, development Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Dr. Bob Chapman, National Research Council, Novel glove technologies Charlottetown, PEI Dr. Michel Bergeron Université du Laval Quebec, Real-time food pathogen detection QC Dr. Dar-Bin Shieh, Cheng-Kung University, HIV Nanomedicine Taiwan. Dr. Jianbing Zhang National Research Council, Nanotechnology detection methods Ottawa Dr. Brent Dixon, Health Canada, Ottawa Inactivation of parasites Dr. Kirsten Mattison, Health Canada, Ottawa Human norovirus detection/culture Dr. Franco Pagotto, Health Canada, Ottawa Foodborne Listeria Dr. Anne Reid, Health Canada, Ottawa Foodborne Salmonella

SUPERVISORY HISTORY Name Year Chris Green 2009 Cathy Zhang 2003 Michel Gallant 2002 Josée Boudreau 2001

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: • 2010-Present, Coordinator, Emerging Pathogens Research Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa. • 1997-2010, Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa. • 1995-1996, HIV Reference Laboratories, Health Canada, Ottawa, Level 3 Technician (EG- 04). • 1995, Vanderwal Engineering, Kingston, Assessor of hydroclave for waste decontamination. • 1994-1995, G.G. Laing and Associates, Calgary, Canada, Chemical Technician and Consultant. • 1993, Sept-Dec, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Laboratory Technician. • 1993, Jan-Aug, Dr. Bonnie Mallard, Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Research Assistant. • 1992, May-Aug, Dr. Therese Ouellette, Plant Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Laboratory Technician (co-operative education). • 1991, Sept-Dec, Dr. Frank Bartlett, Dairy Research Centre, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Research Assistant (co-operative education). • 1991, May-Aug, Dr. Dave Evans, Dept. of Molecular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Undergraduate Honours Thesis Student. • 1991, Jan-Apr, Federal Centre for AIDS, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa, Laboratory Technician (co-operative education). • 1990, Jan-Apr, Inspection Directorate, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Research Assistant (co-operative education). • 1987-1988, Dec-June, Dr. Donn Kushner, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, Research Assistant (co-operative education).

CONFERENCES PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES: • “Affecting Healthcare Quality: Finding the Knowledge Broker Inside.” RL Solutions UGC Conference, June, 2011 • “Infection Control for All.” RL Solutions UGC Conference, June, 2011 • “Gloves, Germs and Steel: How Safe is your barrier protection?” Kingston Chapter of the Community and Hospital Infection Control Association (CHICA), Kingston, April, 2008. • Planner and Facilitator, “Global Patient Safety Challenge: Clean Care is Safer Care”, October, 2005. Pledge Speech presented by Minister of State for Public Health, Dr. Carolyn Bennett. • "Walkerton: Wake Up Call, Warning, Who's Next?" People's Conference on Walkerton, Ottawa, Ontario, October, 2000 • "A novel method to diagnose prions in blood using Immuno-PCR." Medmira, 2000, Ottawa, Canada, • "A rapid method to assess the bacteriological quality of egg washwater using resazurin." Agriculture Canada, Lethbridge, 1994; • “A rapid method to assess the bacteriological quality of egg washwater using resazurin." International Association of Milk Food and Environmental Sanitarians Annual Meeting, Toronto, 1992.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES: • Laboratory Biosafety: Principles & Practices: a WHO-approved two-day lecture course for those working with infectious agents in lab settings. Course organized by S.A. Sattar with the assistance of Jason Tetro. Offered once per year from 1997-1999. • The Need, Testing & Applications of Chemical Germicides. A one-day lecture course designed for Virox Technologies, Inc. by S.A. Sattar with the assistance of Jason Tetro. May, 1999. • PCR: The polymerase chain reaction. A one-day course for those interested in working with the polymerase chain reaction. Course organized by Jason Tetro. Offered twice in 1993. • Workshop of HIV diagnostics using polymerase chain reaction. A one-day course designed to show how the polymerase chain reaction can be used in HIV research. Course organized by Dr. Max Arella and taught by Dr. Sharon Cassol and Jason Tetro. February, 1991. • Numerous courses for undergraduate and graduate studies at University of Ottawa (ongoing)

REVIEW OF MANUSCRIPTS AND RESEARCH PROPOSALS Manuscripts: Journal of Food Science, PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Proposals: Canadian Instituted for Health Research (CIHR)

EXTERNAL COMMITTEES, PANELS & ADVISORY SERVICES National: 2010-present: Partners in Research, Ottawa Sub-Committee 2008-present: Decision-Maker Pool, Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR)

Regional: 2001-2003: Ottawa Arts Advisory Committee, City of Ottawa

Local: 2002-2003: University Health and Safety Committee, University of Ottawa 2001-2003: Faculty of Medicine Health and Safety Committee, University of Ottawa

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Sattar SA, Sprinthorpe, VS, Tetro JA. Basic considerations in the selection and use of microbicidal chemicals for conveyance decontamination against pathogens of public health significance. J Environ Health. Submitted

Imbeault P, Findlay CS, Robidoux MA, Haman F, Blais JM, Tremblay A, Springthorpe VS, Pai S, Tetro JA, Sattar, SA, Filion LG. Dysregulation of Cytokine Response in Canadian First Nations Communities: Is there an Association with Persistent Organic Pollutants Levels?. PLoS ONE (in press)

Montalvo R, Huaroto R, Huaroto L, Alvarezcano J, Ticona E, Garcia Y, Tetro JA. Prevalence of nasal carriage of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare workers of the intensive care unit at Dos de Mayo Hospital, Lima, Peru. Can J infect Control 2011;Spring:9- 12.

Mohammadi AA, Tetro JA, Filion LG. Epitope selection to male specific antigens for sex selection in swine. J Reprod Immunol. 2011 Apr;89(1):46-54.

Sattar SA, Ali M, Tetro JA. In Vivo comparison of two human norovirus surrogates for testing ethanol-based handrubs: The mouse chasing the cat! PLoS ONE 2011;6:e17340.

Keller R, Tetro JA, Springthorpe VS, Sattar SA. The influence of temperature on norovirus inactivation by monochloramine in potable waters: Testing with murine norovirus as a surrogate for human norovirus Food and Environmental Virology 2010;2:97-100.

Brown EG, Liu J, Sattar SA, Tetro JA. Trends in influenza A virus genetics: can we predict the natural evolution of H5N1 Z? Curr Topics Virol. 2008;38:99-113.

Sattar SA, Kibbee RJ, Tetro JA, Rook RA. Experimental evaluation of an automated endoscope reprocessor with in situ generation of peracetic acid for disinfection of semi-critical devices. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27:1193-1199.

Brown EG, Tetro JA. Comparative analysis of the SARS coronavirus genome: a good start to a long journey. Lancet. 2003 May 24;361(9371):1756-7. Sattar SA, Springthorpe VS, Tetro JA, Keswick, B, Vachon B. Hygienic hand antiseptics: should they have activity and label claims against viruses? Am J Infect Control. 2002 Oct;30(6):355-72.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA, Springthorpe VS, Guilivi A. Preventing the spread of hepatitis B & C viruses: where are germicides relevant? Am. J. Infect. Control. 2001;29:187-197.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA, Bidawid S, Farber J. Foodborne spread of hepatitis A: recent studies on viral survival, transfer and inactivation. Canadian Journal of Infectious Disease 2000;11:159- 163.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA, Springthorpe, VS. Changing Societal Trends and the Impact of Infectious Disease in American and Canadian homes. Am J Infect Control 1999;27:S4-S21.

Tetro JA, Bartlett F. A rapid method to assess the microbiological quality of egg washwater using resazurin. J Food Prot, 1992.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS AND REVIEW ARTICLES Sattar SA, Tetro JA. Societal changes and their impact on waterborne infections in the United States and Canada: a broad and critical perspective. In “Effective Cross-Border Monitoring Systems for Waterborne Microbial Pathogens: A Plan for Action.” IWA Publishing, 2008.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA, Springthorpe VS. Effects of Environmental Chemicals and the Host- Pathogen Relationship: Are there any negative consequences for human health? In “New Biocides Development: The Combined Approach of Chemistry and Microbiology.” American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. 2007.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA. Environmental survival and microbicide inactivation of some currently significant nosocomial pathogens. In “APIC preconference symposium on Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis: Principles, Practices, Current Issues and New Research”, June 10, 2006, Tampa, Florida. 2006.

Sattar, SA, Tetro JA, Springthorpe, V.S. Effects of environmental chemicals and the hostpathogen relationship: are there any negative consequences for human health? Symposium on ‘Biocides: Old and New’, PacifiChem 2005, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Wolff MH, Sattar SA, Adegbunrin O, Tetro JA. Environmental survival & microbicide inactivation of coronaviruses. In Coronaviruses with Special Emphasis on First Insights Concerning SARS. Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Basel, Switzerland (Pub.) 2004.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA, Springthorpe, VS. Rotaviruses In “Foodborne Disease Handbook.” 2nd ed., Marcel Dekker, Sacramento, CA., 2001.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA Other Known and Potential Foodborne Viruses In “Foodborne Disease Handbook.” 2nd ed., Marcel Dekker, Sacramento, CA., 2001.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA, Springthorpe VS, Giulivi A. Germicide inactivation of hepatitis B and C viruses. In “Viral Hepatitis and Emerging Bloodborne Pathogens in Canada.” Health Canada, 2001.

POSTERS AND ABSTRACTS Knoefel F, Patrick L, Goubran R, Bourdas M-A, Tetro, JA. SmartCells® Dual-Stiffness Flooring. Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Expo 2008. April, 2008.

Bidawid S, Sattar SA, Tetro JA, Pagotto F, Mattison K. The Potential for pathogen cross- contamination of foods with gloved hands: Experiments with feline calicivirus as a surrogate for human enteric viruses. Health Canada Science Forum, Ottawa, ON. November 2007. (Awarded best poster award in the sub-theme "Interactions between health and the environment")

Sattar SA, Tetro JA. Downside of Societal Changes In Our On-Going Struggle Against Infectious Diseases. Abstract Presented at Euroconferences Hygiene and health, Paris, January 2001

PUBLISHED REPORTS Sattar SA, Springthorpe VS, Tetro JA. Disinfection reference field guide for environmental health officers: considerations in selecting and using microbicidal chemicals for conveyance decontamination (29 pages). Prepared for the Workplace Health & Public Safety Program Public Health Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 2007.

Tetro, JA, Sattar, SA. Updated MSDS for biological agents for the Public Health Agency of Canada. (300 pages), 2005-2006.

Sattar SA, Tetro JA, Springthorpe VS. Environmental survival & germicide inactivation of hepatitis B & C viruses: A critical review (39 pages). Blood-borne Pathogens Div., Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, 2000.

SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PUBLIC • Regular contributor to the public with 8 hours of broadcast time • Subject of interviews with the media including CBC, Canwest, CTV, CHUM etc. • Producer and star of “Germ Guy” segments • Owner of the “Germ Guy” blog with over 500 visits per week on average • Guest columnist for numerous newspapers, newsletters and magazines o (full list available upon request)

FILMMAKING

Project Format Role Producer Release

Imagine a World Without PSA Producer/ J Squared February 2012 Hand Sanitizers Director Consulting A Civil War Short Producer/ Morrighan September 2007 Director Films Painting On Silk: A Instructional Director Studio MCM May 2005 Journey Of Artistic DVD Expression The Lost Mitten Short Producer/ Jason A. Tetro February 2004 Project Documentary Director

SCREENWRITING Title (Year) Format Log Producer line Heal Feature Two strangers meet in Morrighan Films, Inc. (2006) a cemetery and find a way to cope with their Face Of Danger Feature Chris Danger is brought Make Believe (2006) back to the Secret Entertainment, London, Service to combat an old UK.

My Fair American Feature An Indian woman Bollywood/Hollywood (Meeri Didaru Pardesi) comes to America and Productions, San (2005) becomes politically Francisco involved in a Senate Safe House Feature A serial rapist hides in Morrighan Films (2005) an apartment and finds (Co-Authored With himself confronting a Laurie Stewart) family and his past. Cairn Pilot Cairn Morgan tries to Morrighan Films (2005) find a serial killer who (Co-Authored With is targeting her own Laurie Stewart) secret religion. The Other Falls Pilot A look at the quirky Morrighan Films (2005) people of Smiths Falls, (Co-Authored With Laurie Ontario Stewart) Russian Fairy Tale Short Natalia has come from Make Believe (2005) a disturbing past in Entertainment, London, Russia to Britain only UK. to find that the pasture isn’t necessarily greener on the other The Piano Prophecy Feature A wo man's quest for Electra Productions, (2003) inner peace and true love NYC. starts and ends at the The Vision Awards Monlogues, Award show presented Radcliffe Road Pictures, (2003) Featurettes by Retinitis Hollywood. (Army Pigmentosa Archerd, International honoring Helen Hollywood’s elite and Harris) their contributions to the foundation TELEVISION STORY EDITOR 2001-2002: Out of Darkness Hour long television drama - A female police officer is consumed by a shadow-like force that devours evil. Producer: Alex P. Michaels, Cleveland (Emmy-award winner, 2002)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY • Patent Pending 2,237,739. A novel method to diagnose prions in blood using Immuno-PCR.

• Trademark Pending: “Germ Guy”