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

  • Teaching Assistant, Calculus. 8/2001 to 12/2001.
  • Research Assistant, Mathematics. 8/2001 to 4/2002.
  • Research Assistant, Genetics. 8/2002 to 2/2003.
  • Teaching Assistant, Genetics. 9/2002 to 12/2002.
  • Teaching Assistant, Genetics. 7/2003 to 8/2003.
  • Teaching Assistant, Genetics. 9/2003 to 12/2003.
  • Research Assistant, Neuroscience. 12/2002 to 4/2005.
  • Teaching Assistant, Physiology. 1/2005 to 4/2005.

Publications

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Navio Negreiro. Jacob D. Durrant. La Marca Hispanica, BYU, 2004.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Favorite Hymn Testimonies (Piano Music). J. Devin Durrant. 2002?. Heartrise Productions, Logan, Utah.


Papers/Posters/Abstracts Presented at Conferences

  1. Experimental Assessment of the Trp Side Chain Potential with Gramicidin Heterodimer Channels. Jacob Durrant, Devin Caywood, David Busath, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84602. Presented at the Biophysical Society National Meeting, 2005. I personally presented the poster.

  2. The Trp Potential Deduced From Gramicidin A/Gramicidin M Channels (Poster). Devin Caywood, Jacob Durrant, Paul Morrison, David D. Busath. Presented at the Biophysical Society National Meeting, 2004. I personally presented the poster.

  3. The Impact of the Negative Charge on Cation Permeation in the Taurine16-Gramicidin A Channel (Poster). Xian-Zheng Jin, Jacob D. Durrant, Robert Duffin, David D. Busath. Presented at the Biophysical Society National Meeting, 2004. I personally presented the poster.

  4. 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. I did not personally present the poster, nor did I attend the conference.

  5. Genetic Behavior of Translocations, Their Geographic and Taxonomic Distribution, and Facilitated Translocation Mapping with the Quadmap Program in Hexaploid Oats (Avena). Eric N. Jellen, Brian W. Gardunia, Jacob D. Durrant, David Jarvis, Sarah J. Ricks, Darren C. Ames, F. Doug Raymond, Mikel R. Stevens. Plant & Animal Genomes XI Conference. I did not personally present the poster, nor did I attend the conference.


In The Press

Blessings live in Brazil. Kate Evans, The Daily Universe (BYU). 3/8/2005. http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/54726

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

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

Serve others, BYU graduates told. Laura Hancock, Deseret Morning News. 4/22/2005. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600128329,00.html

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