Curriculum Vitale

Jacob D. Durrant

jdurrant (at) ucsd (dot) edu

Academic Preparation

Masters Degree

Physiology and Developmental Biology, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University. Provo, Utah. Graduation: April, 2005.

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Brigham Young University. Provo, Utah. Graduation: April 2005, Phi Kappa Phi, University Honors, Summa Cum Laude.

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Brigham Young University. Provo, Utah. Graduation: April 2005, Phi Kappa Phi, University Honors, Summa Cum Laude.

Current Pursuits

MD, PhD, University of California, San Diego. Projected graduation: 2013.

Languages

Speaking Fluency

English, Portuguese

Reading Fluency

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Professional/Teaching Experience

Publications

  1. Potential Drug-Like Inhibitors of Group 1 Influenza Neuraminidase Identified through Computer-Aided Drug Design. Jacob D. Durrant; J. Andrew McCammon. Currently out for review.
  2. Computational Identification of Uncharacterized Cruzain Binding Sites. Jacob D. Durrant; Henrik Keränen; Benjamin Wilson; J. Andrew McCammon. Currently out for review.
  3. A Multidimensional Strategy to Detect Polypharmacological Targets in the Absence of Structural and Sequence Homology. Jacob D. Durrant; Rommie E. Amaro; Lei Xie; Michael D. Urbaniak; Michael A. J. Ferguson; Antti Haapalainen; Zhijun Chen; Anne Marie Di Guilmi; Frank Wunder; Philip E. Bourne; J. Andrew McCammon. Currently out for review.
  4. Design of MMP2 inhibitors: Including Receptor Flexibility and Induced fit-Effects into Drug Design. J. Durrant; C. A. F. Oliveira; J. A. McCammon. J. Mol. Recognition (in press).
  5. Toward Understanding the Conformational Dynamics of RNA Ligation. Swift, R. V.; Durrant, J.; Amaro, R. E.; McCammon, J. A. 2009. Biochemistry, 48(4):709–19.
  6. AutoGrow: A Novel Algorithm for Protein Inhibitor Design. Durrant, J. D.; Amaro, R. E.; McCammon, J. A. 2009. Chemical Biology & Drug Design. 73(2):168-78.
  7. Tryptophan contributions to the empirical free-energy profile in gramicidin A/M heterodimer channels. Durrant, J. D.; Caywood, D.; Busath, D. D. 2006. Biophys J. 1;91(9):3230-41.
  8. An algorithm for analyzing linkages affected by heterozygous translocations: QuadMap. Durrant, J. D.; Gardunia, B. W., Livingstone, K. D., Stevens, M. R., Jellen, E. N. 2006. Journal of Heredity 97:62-66.
  9. Genetic Variation in Ustilago Bullata: Molecular Genetic Markers and Virulence on Bromus Tectorum Host Lines. Susan E. Meyer, David L. Nelson, Suzette Clement, Jennifer Waters, Mikel Stevens, and Daniel Fairbanks. Int. J. Plant. Sci. 166:105–115. 2005. Mentioned in the Acknowledgements section.
  10. Navio Negreiro. Jacob D. Durrant. La Marca Hispanica, BYU, 2004.
  11. Modulation of Lipid Bilayer Interfacial Dipole Potential by Phloretin, RH421, and 6-Ketocholestanol as Probed by Gramicidin Channel Conductance . Duffin, R. L; Garrett, M. P.; Flake, K. B.; Durrant, J. D.; Busath, D. D.; Langmuir; 2003; 19(8); 3561-3561.
  12. Segregation Patterns in Oat Populations Derived From Parents Heterozygous for Translocations 7C-17 and 6C-21. Eric N. Jellen, Brian W. Gardunia, Jacob Durrant, F. Douglas Raymond, J. Paul Murphy, David P. Livingston, and Albert G. Santos. 2002. American Oat Workers Conference Proceedings.
  13. Favorite Hymn Testimonies (Piano Music). J. Devin Durrant. 2002?. Heartrise Productions, Logan, Utah.

In The Press

  1. Blessings live in Brazil. Kate Evans, The Daily Universe (BYU). 3/8/2005. http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/54726
  2. BYU student to graduate with double major and master's degree, 4.0 GPA in five years. Lexi Allen, BYU News. 4/18/2005 http://byunews.byu.edu/archive05-Apr-durrant.aspx
  3. He's a triple-threat guy: BYU student will pick up three degrees. Todd Hollingshead, The Salt Lake Tribune. 04/21/2005. http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2677512
  4. Serve others, BYU graduates told. Laura Hancock, Deseret Morning News. 4/22/2005. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600128329,00.html
  5. Featured on Utah's KUTV news.

Grants/Scholarships/Honors

  1. A research project I designed with an undergraduate I’ve mentored was selected as one of ten projects out of about four thousand considered “novel and newsworthy.” The project will be presented at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) conference (12/2009) and will be featured in their press book distributed to journalists.
  2. I was selected to give an oral presentation at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society (8/2009).
  3. Scholarship for a Medicinal Chemistry Intensive Course ($1,745)
  4. UCSD Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant ($44,600)
  5. Federal MSTP Grant (tuition and stipend), UCSD. (~$63,000)
  6. ORCA Grant, Brigham Young University. ($1,500)
  7. Medical School Interview Travel Expenses Grant, Brigham Young University. ($1,500)
  8. Full Tuition Scholarship, Brigham Young University. ($10,000)
  9. Edwin Hinckley Scholarship, Brigham Young University. ($4,000)
  10. Spring-Summer Scholarship, Brigham Young University. ($1,750)
Total: $128,095