Education
| California State University, Sacramento |
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Biological Sciences |
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B.S. |
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1972 |
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With a concentration in clinical laboratory technology |
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Summa cum laude (inducted into Phi Kappa Phi) |
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| UC Davis Medical Center |
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School of Medical Technology |
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M.T. |
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1973 |
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Board certified by California (Dept. of Health Services) & National (ASCP) |
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Maintain current license as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, which requires a minimum of 12 hours
on continuing medical education per year. |
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| University of California, Davis |
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Microbiology |
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Ph.D. |
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1992 |
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Dissertation: Development of a Serological Fingerprint for the Diagnosis of Nocardial
Infections. |
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Advisor: Blaine L. Beaman, Professor and Chair of Medical Microbiology and Immunology |
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Graduated with Honors (inducted into Phi Sigma - Biological Sciences Honor Society) |
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| University of California, Davis |
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Summer 1996, 1997 |
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Completed the intensive courses in Biotechnology: Introduction to Recombinant DNA and Advanced
Molecular Biology Institute (sponsored by the National Science Foundation). |
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Academic and Professional Positions
| April 2006 - present |
Co-Director, HHMI-IMBS Training Program |
| Sept. 2004 - present |
Director, UC Davis Biotechnology Program |
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| Oct. 2001 - Sept. 2004 |
Acting Director, UC Davis Biotechnology Program |
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| 2002 - present |
Lecturer in Microbiology (Division of Biological Sciences, UC Davis)
Lecturer in Molecular & Cellular Biology (DBS- UC Davis)
Program Coordinator, NIH Training Program in Biomolecular Technology |
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| 2000 - present |
Director of the ADP (Advanced Degree Program) for Corporate Employees |
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| 1999 - 2001 |
Associate Director, UC Davis Biotechnology Program |
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| 1999 - present |
Program Coordinator, Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology (DEB) graduate program |
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| 1998 - 1999 |
Lecturer in Microbiology at UC, Davis
• Biology 1A (cellular and molecular biology focus) |
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| 1997 - 1999 |
Full time Temporary/Adjunct Biology Professor at American River College in Sacramento, CA
• Microbiology/Bacteriology as well as Anatomy & Physiology |
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| 1994 - 1998 |
Full time Temporary /Adjunct Biology Professor at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA
• Microbiology as well as non-majors Biology and Human A & P |
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| 1996 (Fall) |
Adjunct Biology Professor at California State University, Sacramento, CA
• General Biology |
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| 1994 - 1995 |
Biology Professor at Cosumnes River College in Placerville and Folsom, CA |
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| 1982 - 1985 |
Clinical Microbiologist (Assistant Supervisor) at Belleville Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL |
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| 1973 - 1977 |
Medical Technologist (Clinical Laboratory Scientist)
| UC Davis Medical Center - Pathology |
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Sacramento, CA |
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Clinical Chemist in Special Procedures: Gel Electrophoresis, Radioimmunoassay and Toxicology. Also rotated into General
Chemistry and Urinalysis Departments. Oversaw the In-service and Medical Technology trainee education |
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Related Activities and Accomplishments
| 2006 - present |
Co-PI for a joint NSF project with American River College: Applied Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Training for High School Teacher (DUE: 0603481) |
| 2005 - present |
Co-Founder and member of Advisory Board for BioTech SYSTEM, a regional biotech consortium |
| 2005 - present |
Founding member of the CBST (Center for Biophotonic Science and Technology) Educational Program
Review Committee |
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| 2003 - present |
Member of the Executive Committee for the California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research
(CIFAR) |
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| 2003 - present |
Member of the Board of Director of SARTA (Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance) |
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| 2003 - present |
Co-PI for a joint NSF project with American River College: Functional Genomics and
Bioinformatics for Community College Faculty (DUE-0302940) |
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| 2002 - present |
University council member for Agrowknowledge (an NSF-ATE center for agriscience education) |
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| 2002 - present |
Program coordinator for the NIH Training Program in Biomolecular Technology for pre-doctoral
candidates. Directed by Bruce Hammock, Martina Newell-McGloughlin and Karen McDonald (T32-GM08799) from July 1, 2002 - June 30, 2006.
The Biotechnology Program is the administrative home. |
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| 2002 - present |
Co-instructor for two graduate seminars:
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MCB/ECH 294 (Current Progress in Biotechnology), offered fall, winter and spring quarters.
Seminar speakers are recruited from industry, academia as well as government. (DEB requirement). |
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MIC 292 (From Discovery to Product: An Introduction to Biotechnology at the Industrial
Level - a joint project with Novozymes Biotech, Inc.). DEB elective. |
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| 2001 - present |
Member of the Community Advisory Council for the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at
CSU, Sacramento |
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| 2000 - present |
Member of the UCD Biological Safety Administrative Advisory Committee. Elected as Vice Chair in
2003 |
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| 2000 - present |
Member of the Regent's Scholarship Administrative Advisory Committee |
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| 2000 - present |
Member of Biotechnology Advisory Board of the North Valley & Mountain Biotechnology Center
(housed at American River College), Solano and Merced Community Colleges and Davis Senior High School. Assist in curriculum development
and procurement of supplies and equipment. |
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| 2000 - present |
Director of the ADP (Advanced Degree Program for Corporate Employees). A PhD program for working
professionals. |
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| 2000 - 2003 |
Co-principal Investigator for the NSF-ATE grant: Tools to Teach Molecular Biology and
Bioinformatics to Community College Teachers (DUE-0053291). Co-developed the bioinformatics course. |
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| 1999 - present |
Coordinate the summer Biotechnology Short Courses for graduate students, faculty, post-doctoral
scholars, technical staff and industry. Courses offered: Advanced PCR Techniques, Proteomics, Introduction to Bioinformatics and DNA
Microarray Analysis |
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| 1999 - present |
Program Coordinator for the Designated Emphasis of Biotechnology (DEB ) graduate program. The
Biotechnology Program is the administrative home for the DEB program. Website:
www.deb.ucdavis.edu. Mentor close to 70 graduate students and assist them in locating
three-six month research internships in various biotechnology companies or government laboratories (MCB 282 internship is a DEB
requirement). |
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Professional Organizations
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Associate Member of American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). ASCP Recognition Award for Outstanding
Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (awarded for 5 consecutive 3-yr terms: 1988-2000). |
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Member of the American Society of Microbiology (ASM). |
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Member of Phi Sigma Honor society for Biological Sciences. |
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Life Member of Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society). |
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Life Member of CSU, Sacramento and UC Davis Alumni Associations. |
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Member of the Association of Women in Science (AWIS). |
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Associate Member of the UC Davis Cancer Center (2000- present). |
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Member of Gamma Sigma Delta-Davis Chapter: an Honor Society in Agriculture. |
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Member of Sacramento Advocates for Girls' Empowerment (SAGE) and MentorNet. |
Publications
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Kjelstrom, J. A. and Jamison, D. (2008) Building Biotech - Best Practices at UC Davis. In: Friedman, Yali, ed., Best Practices in Biotechnology Education, pp 85-113. |
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Kjelstrom, J. A. 1998 Chapter 2: The Infectious Disease Process in Essentials of
Diagnostic Microbiology. Shimeld, L. (ed). Delmar Pub. Co. New York. |
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J.P. Hubble, T. Cao, J.A. Kjelstrom, W. C. Koller and B.L. Beaman. 1995. Nocardia species
as an etiologic agent in Parkinson's disease: serological testing in a case-control study. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 16:291-301 |
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B.L. Beaman, L. Beaman, J. A. Kjelstrom and S. Ogata. 1994. Bacteria and Neurodegeneration,
pgs. 319-339 in Neurodegenerative Diseases. Calne, D. (ed.). W. B. Saunders Pub. Co., Philadelphia, PA |
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J.A. Kjelstrom and B. L. Beaman. 1993. Development of a serological panel for the
recognition of nocardial infections in a murine model. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 16: 291-301 |
Editing / Reviewer
| 2004 |
Contributor to the Biotechnology chapter (chapter 17) of the introductory text; Plant Biology
by Rost, et. al., second edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole editors. In addition to editing and offering suggestions for updates, created a
sidebar section on RNA interference (pg 284). Release date: 2006. |
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| 2003 |
Project reviewer of Nutrigenomics: Concepts and Technologies, edited by Kaput and Rodriguez
(Wiley-Intersciences). |
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| 2002 |
An editor and informational contact person for the CA&ES brochure on Agricultural Biotechnology -
What are the Issues?. |
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| 2002 |
Reviewer for a DANR publication: Production of Therapeutic Proteins in Plants by Kent Bradford
and Bruce Thomas. |
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| 2001 |
Edited three units and contributor to test bank for Prentice Hall: Scott Freeman's Biological
Sciences, first edition. |
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| 2001 |
Served on the Editorial Committee for the California Foundation for Agriculture in the
Classroom's Educational Resource: "From Genes to Jeans" for grades 7-9. |
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| 2001 - present |
Listed as a Scientific Expert for Biotechnology, Food Safety & New Technologies (with contact
information) in the IFIC's 2002-04 Food Insight- Media Guide on Food Safety and Nutrition. |
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| 1999 - present |
Reviewer for College-level Biology Textbooks published by Prentice Hall, John Wiley & Sons and Delmar Pub. Co. |
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