Temitope Ajayi, PhD, MD

Research Assistant Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • 716-000-0000
  • idonshayo-nonexist@buffalo.edu
  • 45 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
  • 2019-11-09
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Executive Summary

Self-motivated and cheerful doctor and scientist with 2+ years of experience helping treating patients and performing cutting edge research with state of the art equipment. Other irrelevant details also include.. Eager to support BookMe in building an impeccable online reputation by providing top-class customer support. Received 98.9% positive ratings at GHI Inc. where customer retention for my regular call-ins was 25% above the company average.

Research Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow (Advisor: Oluwa J. Adetoye)

Developmental regulation of NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission in zebra finch brain - Developed single cell PCR method to study developmental changes in NMDA receptors, correlated with developmental stages of song learning - Analyzed developmental changes in juvenile song using customized LabView software. - Altered development of song with behavioral and circadian manipulations

Graduate Researcher (Advisor: Obi N Obianom)

Serotonergic modulation of synaptic transmission in developing and adult - Aplysia Used in vitro single cell neurophysiological recording and stimulation to study developmental emergence of two serotonin-mediated forms of synaptic plasticity

Participant, Neural Systems and Behavior course

Work Experience

Summer Intern

Developmental regulation of NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic transmission in zebra finch brain - Developed single cell PCR method to study developmental changes in NMDA receptors, correlated with developmental stages of song learning - Analyzed developmental changes in juvenile song using customized LabView software. - Altered development of song with behavioral and circadian manipulations

Designer Gene Intern

Serotonergic modulation of synaptic transmission in developing and adult - Aplysia Used in vitro single cell neurophysiological recording and stimulation to study developmental emergence of two serotonin-mediated forms of synaptic plasticity

Research Associate

Secker Volunteer

Teaching and Mentoring Experience

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Structural Engineering

  • Prepared lectures and class activities focusing on the analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures for 15-25 freshman and sophomore level undergraduates.
  • Created and graded course assessments to ensure students understood material and stayed on track.
  • Recognized as List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Student

Instructor, Latino/a Culture

Integrated multimedia approaches and used instructional technology to enhance pedagogical approach. - Explained challenging concepts using planned lessons, assignments and targeted discussions for 75 freshmen and sophomore students.s

Short Course in Molecular Biology

Mentored two undergraduate students in data collection and analysis to visualize the properties of various geotechnical materials. Guided the students in preparation and presentation of research findings.

Reports/Publication

  • Liu H, Xu YB, Guo CC, Li MX, Ji JL, Dong RR, Zhang LL, He XX Predictive value of a nomogram for melanomas with brain metastases at initial diagnosis Cancer Med 2019 Oct 27
  • Cao R, Li L, Ying Z, Cao Z, Ma Y, Mao X, Li J, Qi X, Zhang Z, Wang X A small molecule protects mitochondrial integrity by inhibiting mTOR activity Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019 Oct 25
  • Yang JJ, Yu D, Xiang YB, Blot W, White E, Robien K, Sinha R, Park Y, Takata Y, Lazovich D, Gao YT, Zhang X, Lan Q, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Johansson I, Tumino R, Riboli E, Tjønneland A, Skeie G, Quirós JR, Johansson M, Smith-Warner SA, Zheng W, Shu XO Association of Dietary Fiber and Yogurt Consumption With Lung Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis JAMA Oncol 2019 Oct 24
  • Xie F, Xu M, Lu J, Mao L, Wang S The role of exosomal PD-L1 in tumor progression and immunotherapy Mol Cancer 2019 Oct 23;18(1):146
  • Mews P, Egervari G, Nativio R, Sidoli S, Donahue G, Lombroso SI, Alexander DC, Riesche SL, Heller EA, Nestler EJ, Garcia BA, Berger SL Alcohol metabolism contributes to brain histone acetylation Nature 2019 Oct 23
  • Faraco G, Hochrainer K, Segarra SG, Schaeffer S, Santisteban MM, Menon A, Jiang H, Holtzman DM, Anrather J, Iadecola C Dietary salt promotes cognitive impairment through tau phosphorylation Nature 2019 Oct 23
  • Zhang D, Tang Z, Huang H, Zhou G, Cui C, Weng Y, Liu W, Kim S, Lee S, Perez-Neut M, Ding J, Czyz D, Hu R, Ye Z, He M, Zheng YG, Shuman HA, Dai L, Ren B, Roeder RG, Becker L, Zhao Y Metabolic regulation of gene expression by histone lactylation Nature 2019 Oct;574(7779):575-580
  • Shekarian T, Sivado E, Jallas AC, Depil S, Kielbassa J, Janoueix-Lerosey I, Hutter G, Goutagny N, Bergeron C, Viari A, Valsesia-Wittmann S, Caux C, Marabelle A Repurposing rotavirus vaccines for intratumoral immunotherapy can overcome resistance to immune checkpoint blockade Sci Transl Med 2019 Oct 23;11(515)
  • Duggan S, Keam SJ Upadacitinib: First Approval Drugs 2019 Oct 22
  • Candian A A fresh mechanism for how buckyballs form in space Nature 2019 Oct;574(7779):490-491
  • Anzalone AV, Randolph PB, Davis JR, Sousa AA, Koblan LW, Levy JM, Chen PJ, Wilson C, Newby GA, Raguram A, Liu DR Search-and-replace genome editing without double-strand breaks or donor DNA Nature 2019 Oct 21
  • Roshchupkin GV, Gutman BA, Vernooij MW, Jahanshad N, Martin NG, Hofman A, McMahon KL, van der Lee SJ, van Duijn CM, de Zubicaray GI, Uitterlinden AG, Wright MJ, Niessen WJ, Thompson PM, Ikram MA, Adams HHH Heritability of the shape of subcortical brain structures in the general population Nat Commun 2016 Dec 15;7:13738

Presentations

r2resume: towards building elegant and beautiful resume sites. .

ggplot2: Elegant Graphics for Data Analysis.

Projects

Discovery of Novel WQF Chemical Inhibitors

Research in ontology-driven semantic technology to be applied in spatially enabled knowledge management system; application domain and project ontology design; urban growth modeling using agent-based modeling and GIS; collaboration with UCSB on NGA funded research project on spatial web, networked gazetteers

r2resume package

An R package that transforms rmarkdown into resume website page

Collaborating authors: Frank Ikponmwen, Thaddeus Nnabue, Akin Oladipo

Education

PhD in Biological Sciences

Dissertation title: “CRISPR mediated deletion of TLE1 in mouse and its ensuing consequences” Committee: Obas Imo, Ola Oladipo, Ikpong Dama, Obi Obianom (Chair)

MS in Biochemistry

BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences

My Skills

Professional

  • Writing
  • Western Blot
  • Gel Electro
  • Pharmacokinetics

Technical

  • Writing
  • Western Blot
  • Gel Electro
  • Pharmacokinetics

Languages

Igbo

English

French

Chinese

References

Dr. Chinelo Obianom{email=chinelo@ed.uzar.edu.za position=“Assistant Professor” affiliation=“University of Capetown” phone=“+27138989832123”}

Dr. Onyeka Onweludumber

Honors and Awards

John B. Award

C.B Travel Award

A travel award presented to students on a merit based case

Content with me

github

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