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Curriculum Vitae of Ronald B. Davis, Jr.

Probing folding determinants in cytochrome b5 using model peptides. Advisor: Dr. Juliette Lecomte B.A. Chemistry Cum Laude Virginia Tech Chemistry Dept 1998

Infrared reflectance spectroscopy of self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces. Advisor: Dr. Mark Anderson B.S. Geology Cum Laude Virginia Tech Geology Dept 1998

Phase behavior of methane hydrates in isochoric systems. Advisor: Dr. Robert Bodnar

Experience

Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 05/08-present Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Director of Organic Chemistry Teaching Labs Develop, maintain and administrate Organic Chemistry Lab course 180 students, 12 teaching assistants Research Instrumentation Administrator Train users, administrate scheduling, perform and schedule service HPLC, GCMS, EA, TGA, DSC, FT-IR and UV-vis

American University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Taught Organic Chemistry Lecture Directed Organic Chemistry Labs Teaching General Chemistry Lecture Serving on Premedical Advising Committee Penn State University Chemistry Dept Graduate Teaching Assistant General Chemistry Recitation Leader Problem Solving Instructor Organic Laboratory Teaching Assistant

Washington, D.C.

08/07-05/08

University Park, PA

08/04-08/07

Advancis Pharamceutical Corp. Germantown, MD Research Chemist Developed cGMP compliant analytical test methods for R&D and QC pharmaceutical samples Tested and reported dissolution profiles of pharmaceutical samples by those methods for use in NDA/ANDA filing Wrote and reviewed lab-related SOPs for instrument operation and sample handling

1/02-7/03

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Experience (cont.)

Penn State University University Park, PA Graduate Teaching Assistant General Chemistry (CHEM101) recitation leader Problem Solving in Chemistry (CHEM108) instructor Barr Laboratories Forest, VA Quality Control Chemist Responsible for analysis of drug blends, finished products, and stability samples including handling of acutely toxic and hormonal active ingredients. Virginia Tech Chemistry Dept Graduate Teaching Assistant Taught 3 geology laboratory courses. Blacksburg, VA

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Montgomery County Schools Blacksburg, VA Substitute Teacher Grade school substitute teaching in Montgomery County, VA. Upward Bound Program Blacksburg, VA Chemistry Instructor Taught a six week preparatory course for high school students. Virginia Tech Geology Dept Blacksburg, VA Undergraduate Research Project Studied the phase behavior of methane hydrates in isochoric systems Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Taught 2 sections of general chemistry recitation each semester. Virginia Tech Navy Corps of Cadets General/Organic Chemistry Tutor Tutored Navy cadets at Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA

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5/98-12/98

1/97-12/98

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Virginia Tech Chemistry Dept Blacksburg, VA Research Assistant Infrared reflectance spectroscopy of self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces.

9/97-5/98

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Presentations

Davis, Jr. R. B. From Industry to Graduate School. Invited lecture in Chemistry 316 at Penn State University. October, 2006. Davis Jr., R. B. and Lecomte, J.T.J. Evidence for non-native structure in the isolated heme binding region of cytochrome b5. Poster - Penn State Annual Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology. University Park, PA. June, 2006. Davis, Jr., R. B. Dissecting Cytochrome b5. Penn State Lion Lecture Series, sponsored by Rohm and Haas. April, 2006. Davis, Jr. R. B. and Lecomte, J.T.J. A dynamic N-capping motif in cytochrome b5: Evidence for a pH-controlled conformational switch. Poster - Annual Meeting of the Protein Society. Boston, MA. August, 2005. Davis, Jr. R. B. New Strategies in Filling and Functionalizing Carbon Nanotubes. Graduate Student Seminar. August, 2001.

Publications

Davis, Jr., R. B. Basic Organic Chemistry Laboratory Techniques (2010) ChemSurvival Enterprises with LAD Custom Publishing Davis Jr., R. B. and Lecomte, J.T.J. Structural Propensities in the Heme Binding Region of Apocytochrome b5. Part I: Free Peptides. Manuscript in preparation. Biopolymers, 94 (4), 544-555 (2008) Davis Jr., R. B. and Lecomte, J.T.J. Structural Propensities in the Heme Binding Region of Apocytochrome b5. Part II: Heme Conjugates. Biopolymers, 94 (4), 556-566 (2008) Davis Jr., R. B. and Lecomte, J.T.J . A dynamic N-capping motif in cytochrome b5: Evidence for a pH-controlled conformational switch. Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics, 63 (2), 373-384 (2006) Langione, Anthony J.; Davis, Ronald B.; Masters, K.M. Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis and Characterization in the Undergraduate Lab. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. New Orleans, LA, United Stated, April 06-12, 2008 (2008). Gilmartin, Brian P.; Allamong, Justin R.; Davis, Ronald B., Jr.; Faden, Geoffrey M.; O'Neill, Ryan S.; Koerner, Richard. Synthesis and characterization of double-stranded oligomeric helicates. Abstracts of Papers, 224th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, United States, August 18-22, 2002 (2002)

Other Activities

JEB Stuart High School Science Fair Volunteer Judge and AVID invited speaker 2011, 2012 Georgetown Chemistry Dept Safety and Instrumentation Committees 2008-2012 (safety committee chair 2010) Chemistry 431 experiment development: Modulating cis-trans isomerization equilibria of proline-containing peptides using rationally designed non-covalent interactions Penn State University Graduate Student Seminar Grader: Rebecca Grimme. March, 2007 PSU Laboratory Safety Contact 2004-2007 Maintain safety records and oversee compliance with EHS policy To learn more about me, please visit my webpage at: www.rondavis.weebly.com

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Other Activities (continued) PSU Chemistry Department Colloquium Committee 2006-2007 Nominated, invited and hosted lecturers for colloquia and the Priestly Lectures PA Junior Academy of Science - Science Fair Volunteer Judge, University Park, PA, July 2006 Volunteer Tutor Montgomery County Juvenile Detention Center in Christiansburg, VA 19981999 Memberships Award Dan Waugh Teaching Award 2006 and Awards Award Dalalian Research Award 2006 Award Penn State Chemistry Department Travel Award July 2005 Award Penn State Chemistry Departmental Fellowship 2000 Membership ACS Chemical Education Division 2010-2013 Membership - The Protein Society 2005 Technical Skills Multidimensional NMR of biopolymers design, data collection, processing and interpretation UV-Visible Spectroscopy of biological molecules GC-MS system maintenance and administration Dispersion IR spectroscopy using Omnic Software HPLC of small molecules and biopolymers using Waters, HP and Perkin Elmer systems (Millennium and Turbochrom software) Circular Dichroism of peptides and proteins using Jasco Systems and software Blackboard Course Management Software

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