Publications

Vitolo, J.M., , and Hayes, J.J. (2003) Castration as a Viable Alternative to Zeta Male Propagation. J. Behavior [in press].

Vitolo, J.M., Ndume, and Hayes, J.J. (2003) Identification of POZM-A Novel Protease That is Essential for Degradation of Zeta-Male Protein. Nature [in press].

Vitolo, J.M., Ndume, and , T.T. (2001) A Critical Review of the Color Pink and Anger Management. J. Primate Behavior, 46: 8012-8021.

Ndume, and Gorilla, T.T. (2001) Escalation of Dominance and Aberrant Behavior of Alpha-Males in the Presence of Alpha-Females. J. Primate Behavior, 45: 7384-7390.

Ndume, , Gorilla, T.T. (2001) The ëPound Head with Fistí is the Preferred Method of Establishment of Dominance by Alpha- males in Gorilla Society. J. Primate. Behavior, 33: 3753-3762.

Graueri, G., Ndume, and Gorilla, E.P. (1996) Rate of Loss of Banana Peel Pigmentation after Banana Consumption. Anal. Chem., 42: 1570-85. Education

Ph.D. in Behavioral Biology, Gorilla Foundation 2000 Cincinnati, OH.

M.S. in Behavioral Etiquette

1998 Sponge Bob University for Primate Temperament Training. *Discharged from program for non-compliance.

Ph.D. in Chemistry 1997 Silverback University, Zaire

B.S. in Survival and Chemical Synthesis ? - 1995 The Jungle, Zaire

Research Experience

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

2001 - Present Postdoctoral Fellow Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey J. Hayes

Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

2000 - 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey J. Hayes

Department of Behavioral Biology, Gorilla Foundation, Cincinnati OH

1997 - 2000 Ph.D. Research Advisor: Two Ton Gorilla, D.M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Chemistry, Silverback University, Zaire

1995 - 1997 Undergraduate research Advisor: Dr. Eight Hundred Pound Gorilla

The Jungle, Zaire

1994 - 1995 Trials of Married Life Advisor: Koko

The Jungle, Zaire 1996 - 1998 Department of Chemistry, Silverback University, Zaire

Awards and Honors GIH Postdoctoral Fellow 2002 University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Two-time recipient of the societyís highest honor for the elimination of Sponge Bob 2001 John Wayne He-Man Society

First Gorilla awarded the societyís highest honor for the discovery and knock-out of the gene 2000 responsible for Zeta Male syndrome John Wayne He-Man Society

The Graduate Fellowship 1996 Department of Chemistry, Silverback University, Zaire