Jacqueline Epps Spivey
Associate Scientist

OVERVIEW

Jacqueline has experience in risk assessment, RNA synthesis and purification, protein expression, protein isolation and purification, ion-exchange and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), Thin-layer chromatography, absorption spectroscopy, nanosecond time-resolved laser spectroscopy. Contact .

EDUCATION

  • PhD, 2008, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz
  • B.S. 2001, University of California, Santa Cruz

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Research Assistant, Pesticide Research Institute, October 2009-present.
  • Faculty at Lick-Wilmerding High School, January 1-June 15, 2010
  • Lecturer at San Francisco State University, August-December 2007
  • Faculty at Crenshaw High School, March-June 2003
  • Graduate Student Instructor, UC Santa Cruz, 2001 and 2003
  • Chemistry Lab Instructor, UC Santa Cruz, Summer 2000
  • Secion Co-leader and Mentor, Academic Excellence Program (ACE), March 1997-March 1999.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND AWARDS

  • Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Yan, E.C.Y., Epps, J., Lewis, J.W., Szundi, I., Bhagat, A., Sakmar, T.P., Kliger, D.S., Photointermediates of the Rhodopsin S186A Mutant as a Probe of the Hydrogen Bond Network in the Chromophore Pocket and the Counterion Switch Mechanism. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2007. 112 (25): 8843-8848.
  • Epps, J., Lewis, J.W., Szundi, I., Kliger, D.S., Lumi I ? Lumi II: The Last Detergent Independent Process in Rhodopsin Photoexcitation. Photochemistry Photobiology, 2006. 82 (6):1436-1441.
  • Szundi, I., Ruprecht, J.J., Epps, J., Villa, C., Swartz, T.E., Schertler, G.F.X., Kliger, D.S., Rhodopsin Photointermediates in Two-Dimensional Crystals at Physiological Temperature. Biochemistry, 2006. 45(15): 4974-4982.
  • Epps, J., Lewis, J.W., Szundi, I., Kliger, D.S., Lumi I ? Lumi II: The Last Detergent Independent Process in Rhodopsin Photoexcitation. Presented at the International Conference on Retinal Proteins Japan 2006.
  • Epps, J., Lewis, J.W., Szundi, I., Kliger, D.S., Time-Resolved Linear Dichroism Measurements in Rhodopsin Membranes. Presented both at the International Conference on Retinal Proteins Germany 2004 and the 2005 Annual Biophysical Society Meeting.

 

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