Curriculum Vitae:
Joseph P. Jarvis Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology Box 8108 660 S. Euclid St. Louis, MO 63110 314-362-4189 jpjarvis@artsci.wustl.edu
Research Interests:
-Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits -Quantitative Methods\Theory -Drift – Epistasis Interactions -Balance between Drift and Selection -Mouse Models of Human Disease
Education:
-Washington University in St. Louis, anticipated in 2008 Ph.D. Quantitative Genetics Thesis: Patterns and Consequences of Epistasis for the Evolutionary Process Advisor: James M. Cheverud Committee: Barbara Schaal, Alan Templeton, Justin Fay -University of Notre Dame, 2002 B.S. Biology, cum laude Other Honors: Dean’s list, -University of Notre Dame, 2002 B.A. Anthropology, cum laude Other Honors: Dean’s list, Anthro honor’s society…
Academic Positions
-First Year of Studies Tutor, University of Notre Dame. -Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of Notre Dame. Bios 155L, Bios 156L, -Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Notre Dame, Laboratory of Dr. Joseph E. O’Tousa. Project: Apoptosis and retinal degeneration in Drosophila melanogaster. -Graduate Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis: Discussion Section Facilitator, Bio 3050/3059 (Undergraduate Physiology). Course Master: Paul Stein. -Graduate Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis: Discussion Section Facilitator\Course Lecturer, Bio 3501 (Undergraduate Evolution Course). Course Master: Barbara Schaal.
-Graduate Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis: Discussion Section Facilitator\Course Lecturer, Bio 3501 (Undergraduate Evolution Course). Course Master: Ken Olsen. -Graduate Researcher, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Doctoral thesis and other research under the direction of Dr. James M. Cheverud.
Grants and Scholarships
-2005 IMGC attendance scholarship -2006 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant ($11,714)
Honors and Awards
-2 nd place poster presentation MEEC 2006
Peer Reviewed Publications
Fenske, T. S., C McMahon, D. Edwin, J. P. Jarvis, J. M. Cheverud, M. Minn, V. Mathews, M A. Bogue, M. A. Province, H. L. McLeod, and T. A. Graubert. 2006. Identification of candidate alkylator-induced cancer susceptibility by whole genome scanning in mice. Cancer Research. 66(10):5029-5038. Jarvis, J. P., Jane Kenney-Hunt, Thomas H. Ehrich, L. Susan Pletscher, Clay F. Semenkovich, and James M. Cheverud. 2005. Materal genotype affects adult offspring lipid, obesity, and diabetes phenotypes in LGXSM recombinant inbred strains. Journal of Lipid Research. 46:16921702.
Conference Attendance
Society for the Study of Evolution Conference 2006. Stony Brook, NY, USA. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference 2006. St. Louis, MO, USA. International Mammalian Genome Conference 2005. Strasbourg, FR. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference 2004. Notre Dame, IN, USA.
Conference Posters
Jarvis, J. P., Ty T. Vaughn, L. Susan Pletscher, and James M. Cheverud. Epistasis and Heritable Genetic Variance Across an Experimental Population Bottleneck. MEEC 2006.
Conference Presentations
Sunday, June 25th, 2006. SAC-305. Evolution 2006. Patterns and Evolutionary Consequences of Epistasis for Body Composition in Mice. Jarvis, J. P., James M. Cheverud.
O-36. IMGC 2005. Maternal Genotype Affects Adult Offspring Lipid, Obesity and Diabetes Phenotypes in LGXSM Recombinant Inbred Strains. Jarvis, J. P., J. KenneyHunt, T. H. Ehrich, L. S. Pletscher, C. F. Semenkovich, J. M. Cheverud.
Professional Service
Session Moderator. SSE 2006. Sunday, June 25 th, 2006. SAC-305. Quantitative Genetics.
Other Presentations
Course Lecture Bio 3501 (Undergraduate Evolution Course) Washington University in St. Louis. September 20, 2006. Introduction to Quantitative Genetics. Course Master: Ken Olsen. Biomedical research apprenticeship program presentation. Summer 2006. Putting genes in context, introduction to the physiology and quantitative genetics of populations. Presentation co-ordinator: John S. K. Kauwe. Graduate Student Seminar, University of Notre Dame. Jarvis, J. P. 3-28-2006. Dissecting Diseases: Finding Genes Involved in Obesity and Diabetes. Course Lecture Bio 5285 (Fundamentals of Mammalian Genetics Graduate Course), Washington University in St. Louis. 11-22-05. Murine Genetics and Mice as Models of Human Genetic Disease. Course Organizers: M. Lovett and A. M. Bowcock. Graduate Student Seminar, Washington University in St. Louis. Jarvis, J. P. Fall 2005. Maternal Effects on Adult Phenotypes. Course Lecture Bio 4202 (Evolutionary Genetics), Washington University in St. Louis. Fall 2005. Values and Means. Course Master: James M. Cheverud. Biomedical research apprenticeship program presentation. Summer 2005. Introduction to the Quantitative Genetics approach. Presentation co-ordinator John S. K. Kauwe. Course Lecture Bio 3501 (Undergraduate Evolution Course), Washington University in St. Louis. Fall 2004. The Evolution of Development: Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Selection. Course Master: Barbara Schaal.
Mentoring Experience
Student Advisor for: Stephen Tourjee 2007. The genetics of white blood cell count in LG/J and SM/J mice. Young Scientists Student Mentor for: Hattie Hiler. Summer 2006.
Student Advisor for: Michael Reich 2006. The Genetic Relationships between Obesity and Osteoporosis. Washington University in St. Louis Department of Anthropology Senior Honors Thesis.
Courses in Development (See Teaching Portfolio for Further Details)
Bio 101: General Biology Bio 101 L: General Biology Lab Bio 160: The Philosophy of the Biological Sciences Bio 200: Population Genetics Bio 300: Quantitative Genetics Bio 400: Seminar in the Evolution of Development Bio 450: Techniques in Bio Statistics: Approaches to Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci Bio 500: Epi-genetics and GxE: Beyond the DNA sequence Bio 560: Science and Bias, Participant Observation of Investigation in Progress
Computer Skills
Scripting/programming in R, PERL and HTML Manipulation of Complex Data Structures Automation of and Facilitation of Genome-Wide Statistical Analysis using both R and Systat 11.0
General Lab Skills
Necropsy (General, High Fat – Low Fat, RNA Preservation) Murine Cardiac Puncture for analysis of blood traits Tissue Preparation- DNA Extraction High-Throughput Microsatellite Genotyping High-Volume Murine Glucose Tolerance Testing High-Volume Murine Insulin Resistance Testing Murine Skeletal Preparation Murine Bone Extraction (Femur, Tibia, Humerus and Ulna) General Animal Husbandry Data Management
Media Coverage
ScienCentral News. Video interview and news article by Querida Anderson: Mom’s Genes. 9-01-05. http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/view.php3?type=article&article_id=218392632