Erin Jarvis 829 21St St, Oakland, CA 94607

ERIN JARVIS 829 21st St, Oakland, CA 94607 University of California, Berkeley 415-894-5286 [email protected]

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE______

Graduate Student | Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA Sept 2011 – Present Studying the holistic evolution of functional neural and muscular patterning  Use staining techniques to pursue comparative studies on developing crustaceans  Graduate student instructor for medical ethnobotany, evolutionary medicine, comparative animal physiology  Regular contributor to the Berkeley Science Review; developed & teach the course “Politics for Scientists”

Research Associate | Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA Oct 2010 – Present Profiled the effects of actinides on biological systems and assisted with drug development  Implemented techniques for RNA purification and Microarray to measure transcriptional response to actinides  Performed studies in-vivo to measure actinide chelation by novel drugs

Engineering Technician | Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA March 2010 – Sept 2010 Sequenced sections of a variety of genomes using the 454 Sequencing platform  Efficient performance, thorough understanding of, and seamless integration into the 454 Sequencing platform  Held the record for most base pairs sequenced in a single 454 run; volunteered to take on additional duties

Research Associate | Dept of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco Jan 2008 – Oct 2009 Set up and managed a new lab and used immunological assays to characterize the fetal immune system  Established mouse colony, databases, and protocols; Extensive use of BD FACs Calibur and LSRII Flow cytometers  Prepared hematopoietic stem cells, injected these in-utero to produce chimeras; embryonic cell culture; genotyping  Worked late nights, early mornings, and long days to complete time-sensitive experiments

Professional Research Associate | University of Colorado, Boulder, CO Sept 2006 – Dec 2007 Studied hormonal and transcriptional responses to stress in a neuroendocrinology lab  Performed brain surgery and adrenalectomies on rats; sliced brains on a cryostat, knowledge of brain anatomy  Advanced microscope use, image capture, densitometry, and analysis within imaging programs

Research Specialist | Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Aug 2004 – April 2006 Used molecular techniques to describe plant biochemical pathways for resistance, urease, and arginase  Plant RNA and DNA purification, extensive cloning, initiated our lab’s quantitative RT-PCR system  Maintained soybean and Arabidopsis colonies in a greenhouse

Biocomplexity Research Intern | USGS Biological Field Station, Volcano, HI Aug 2003 – Dec 2003 Studied malaria and pox in endangered native honeycreepers  Excelled at mistnetting, banding, and drawing blood samples from native and exotic birds; on-site “lab” work  Characterized habitat: tree, shrub & grass ID and measurement; tree phenology  Hiked long distances carrying heavy field equipment through dense vegetation and adverse weather

Field Technician | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD Summer 2003  Monitored Ovenbird territories by observing banded birds; checked nests; collected and ID vegetation and bugs

Research Intern | MOFEP Field Station, Ellington, MO Summer 2002 | Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia, MO Jan 2003 – May 2003 Studied the ecological responses to forest use as a part of the Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project  Spotmapped bird locations for 40 species via sight & sound, navigation by topography map, drove 4x4  Mistnetted, aged, sexed, and banded birds; took blood samples; Compiled spotmap data; independent project ERIN JARVIS 829 21st St, Oakland, CA 94607 University of California, Berkeley 415-894-5286 [email protected]

EDUCATION AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ______

B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia, MO May 2003  Graduated with honors with a B.S. in biological sciences with a chemistry minor  Well-rounded education with emphasis in scientific research, political science, and writing

University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland Fall Semester 2002/2003  Focus on science, international relations, and Irish studies  Solo travel to major cities of 10 European countries

Student Laboratory Technician | MU Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Lab, Columbia, MO Jan 2000 – May 2003 Worked on various research and diagnostic projects all four years of my undergraduate program  Cut, swabbed, and cultured fresh tissue samples for bacterial diagnosis; stained slides; embedded fixed tissue  Dosed, took care of, and sacrificed pigs; prepared blood, organ, feces and bone samples toxicology studies

Research Assistant | Dalton’s Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO March 2003 – May 2003  Ran rats on treadmill; Trained, suspended and took care of rats

Student Laboratory Assistant | Molecular Biology Lab, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO Spring 2002  Prepared solutions, made media, poured plates, washed and autoclaved labware

Veterinary Assistant | Rolling Hills Animal Hospital, Columbia, MO May 2002 – April 2003 | Animal Care Clinic, Springfield, MO Summer 2000  Prepped animals for surgery, after-care, controlled pets for the administration of veterinary procedures  Medicated pets, cleaned kennels, set-up tests for heartworm and fecal tests

PUBLICATIONS ______

Jarvis E, Bruce HS, Patel NH (2012) Evolving specialization of the arthropod nervous system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109:10634–10639.

Jarvis EE, An DD, Kullgren B, Abergel RJ (2012) Significance of Single Variables in Defining Adequate Animal Models to Assess the Efficacy of New Radionuclide Decorporation Agents: Using the Contamination Dose as an Example. Drug Dev Res 73:281–289.

Osterland CD, Jarvis E, Chadayammuri A, Unnithan R, Weiser MJ, Spencer RL. (2011) Tonic, But Not Phasic Corticosterone, Constrains Stress ActivatedExtracellular-Regulated-Kinase 1/ 2 Immunoreactivity Within the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 23:1241–1251.

Nijagal A, Wegorzewska M, Jarvis E, Le T, Qizhi T, MacKenzie TC. (2011) Maternal T cells limit engraftment after in utero hematopoietic cell transplantation in mice. J Clin Invest 121:582–592. ERIN JARVIS 829 21st St, Oakland, CA 94607 University of California, Berkeley 415-894-5286 [email protected] Pace TWW, Gaylord RI, Jarvis E, Girotti M, Spencer RL (2009) Differential glucocorticoid effects on stress-induced gene expression in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and ACTH secretion in the rat. Stress 12:400– 411.

COMPUTER AND TECHNICAL SKILLS ______

. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel for automated spreadsheets, calculations, graphing, and data analysis . Olympus Microsuite and Scion Image for dosimetry and analysis of radiographs . Flow cytometry software - FACSDiva and Cell Quest Pro . NCBI BLASTn, VectorNTI, Primer3, Opticon2 (software for comparing sequences and designing constructs) . Programming, blogging and website design: Wordpress and limited HTML; Photoshop