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Associate level instruction of non-major biology and labs as well as Anatomy and Physiology for nursing program.

Ft. Knox, Ky

Design and deliver undergraduate science courses for diverse group of motivated students using classroom only, blended, and online teaching.

Central Ky

Advance science and math learning objectives at service of local public school districts

Develop curriculum, assessment tools, and labs.

Bardstown, Kentucky

Upper level Biology and Chemistry class engagement, instruction, discovery, and accomplishment. At Thomas Nelson, all educators teach quality writing.

St. Catharine, Ky

Develop core and upper level molecular biological, genetics, and botany offerings. Create nonmajors offerings aimed to provide overview of diversity, captivate and increase enrollment. Participate in articulation of learning outcomes to support portability of degrees directly into graduate programs. Support new Farming and Ecological Agrarianism Program. Recommend policies/procedures to enhance safety.

Hilo, Hi

Develop molecular protocols and resources to support anthocyanin pathway modifications and marker development to generate novel Anthurium cultivars. Coordinate genome sizing project. Coordinate pigment analysis, and interpretation of results. Clone, screen, sequence, and analyze sequence data to inform construction of vectors for RNAi and heterologous transformation. Collaborate with industry representatives, internal and external scientists, publicly report findings via peer-reviewed manuscripts, oral/poster presentations.‎ RNA and DNA technologies,cloning, colony screening, sequence analysis. • Clark BR, Bliss BJ, Suzuki JY, Borris RP (2014) Chemotaxonomy of Hawaiian Anthurium varieties based on Principal Component Analysis of phenolic components. J. Agric. Food Chem. • Clark BR, Suzuki JY, Bliss BJ, and Borris RP (2012) Flavone C-glycosides from Anthurium andraeanum. Natural Product CommunicationsClark BR, Suzuki JY, Bliss BJ, and Borris RP (2012) Flavone C-glycosides from Anthurium andraeanum. Natural Product Communications • Bliss BJ, Suzuki JY (2012) Genome size in Anthurium evaluated in the context of karyotypes and phenotypes. AOB Plants • Bliss BJ, Suzuki JY 2011. Genome size in Anthurium evaluated in the context of karyotypes and phenotypes. ASHS poster presentation. Waikoloa, HI

University Park, Pa

Develop and implement molecular biological protocols for genomics approach for improving Jatropha curcas, potential fuel crop‎. ‎Conduct and troubleshoot preliminary screening of potential SSR ‎markers for association mapping‎.

University Park, Pa

Floral Genome and Ancestral Angiosperm Genome Projects: Develop model system to support forward and reverse genetic studies of evolution of development. Develop in vitro culturing and transformation methods. Develop inbred lines, define developmental landmarks for A. fimbriata. Coordinate staged tissue sampling for transcriptome sequencing. • Bliss BJ, Wanke S, Barakat A, Wall PK, Landherr LL, Hu Y, Ma H, Neinhuis C, Leebens-Mack J, Arumuganathan K, Clifton S, Maximova SN, and dePamphilis CW (2013) Characterization of the basal angiosperm Aristolochia fimbriata: A potential experimental system for genetic studies. BMC Plant Biol 13:13 • Bliss BJ, Landherr LL, dePamphilis CW, Ma H, Hu Y, and Maximova SN (2009). Regeneration and plantlet development from somatic tissues of Aristolochia fimbriata. PCTOC 98: 105–114• Albert VA, Soltis DE, Carlson JE, Farmerie WG, Wall PK, Ilut DC, Solow TM, Mueller LA, Landherr LL, Hu Y, Buzgo M, Kim S, Yoo MJ, Frohlich MW, Perl-Treves R, Schlarbaum SE, Bliss BJ, Zhang X, Tanksley SD, Oppenheimer DG, Soltis PS, Ma H, Depamphilis CW, Leebens-Mack JH (2005) Floral gene resources from basal angiosperms for comparative genomics research. BMC Plant Biol 5: 5

Co-instruct six week intensive field-based plant taxonomy course for advanced undergraduates and graduates (Biology 414) in Central Pennsylvania. .

Horizontal transfer of chloroplast genes into the mitochondrion: Analyze organellar genomes with PipMaker and other tools. Identified several regions of the Arabidopsis chloroplast genome having an unlikely level of similarity to the Arabidopsis mitochondrial genome. Amplified and sequenced a subset of the regions in each genome, developed C programs to model and evaluate significance. Used phylogenetic and statistical tools reveal sequences transferred horizontally or vertically. • Bliss BJ 2003. Revealing multiple transfers among plant organelle genomes: A bioinformatic approach. Institute for Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Seminar presentation. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Bellingham, Washington Area

Advise and mentor students in majors and nonmajors courses including Biological Diversity, Biological Principles, Environmental Science, Botany, Human Systems, Human Nutrition, Honors seminar (Toxicology). Attended Cold Spring Harbor Labs DNALC Bioinformatics Training (2001) to support teaching molecular biology.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Statistical Analysis of Large Datasets: Identified sources of whole effluent toxicity (WET) for AMOCO Corp., Warrenville, IL , using statistical analysis (SPSS) of toxicity identification evaluation (TIE), effluent flow, and composition data. Coordinated project team.• Bliss BJ, Markiewicz AJ, Luxon MG, Landis WG, Harass MC 1998: Utilizing Graphical, Exploratory and Confirmational Statistical Techniques to Evaluate Effluent Toxicity. SETAC annual meeting poster presentation, Charlotte, NC.• Bliss, B. J., Markiewicz, A. J., Landis, W. G. 1998 Statistical analysis of toxicity identification evaluation, effluent flow, and composition data to identify sources of whole effluent toxicity. Institute of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Ecological Screening Benchmark Development Guidance, RTI and IETC, WWU Team member evaluating benchmark development principles and methods in support of the hazardous waste identification rule, which proposed to identify exit criteria for industries generating hazardous waste listed under RCRA. Reviewed existing benchmarks and rationales for using them, considered underlying assumptions and appropriateness of mathematical models. Produced a literature review and relational guidelines for developing screening level benchmarks for aquatic systems.

Bellingham, Washington Area

Communicate chemical storage and disposal regulations and policies to Engineering Technology Department faculty, staff and students to obtain compliance. Coordinate initial hazardous material identification, documentation, containment, reduction, and storage. Select and use personal protective gear including respirator as required. Prepare procedures and assist in presentation, coordination, and follow up to assure compliance.

Greater Seattle Area

Pole cell migration in Drosophila embryos: Implemented cell biological approach to investigate pole cell migration in early Drosophila melanogaster embryos. Utilized histological and microinjected antibody staining, visualized with confocal and compound microscope systems.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Work with technical product specialists and sales staff to identify client needs and assure customer success by sales of customer support services, education, and add on software for client base in south central US.

Fenton, Mo

Marketing support team member providing information services to major accounts. System design and account management required extensive travel, multimedia presentations. Managed project development staff and resources to meet client deadlines within budget. Consistently supported increased sales with efficient, reliable client application systems.

Greater St. Louis Area

Investigate and assure compliance of loan application systems with banking regulations at large midwestern banking corporation. Develop cost and risk assessments for management considering new technological and functional options. Communicated technical specifications in easily understood terms. Conducted requirements definition and system development activities for major system modifications initiated to improve user and bank customer satisfaction, resource utilization, accuracy, and ease of future modifications. Coordinated programming, troubleshooting, auditing, documentation, conversion and archiving activities to achieve successful implementation.

Greater St. Louis Area

Supervised company and contract programmers, analysts, and technical writers to develop and maintain complete, quality controlled and auditable systems (accounting, materials and equipment management, payroll, management reporting, and scientific applications) for financial, administrative, engineering, production, and marketing divisions. Communicated with all levels of financial, operational, and marketing communities to assess needs, resolve conflicts, obtain approvals, and train users on several projects. Developed requirements definition and system design documents. Developed functional and technical requirements definition documents . Developed general and detailed system, database, and back up/recovery designs using approved methodologies with contemporary technology and software.

Louisville Ky

Application programming, design, testing and implementing COBOL, DMS/CICS programming including database design and management for offline and realtime systems. TSO/SPF interface and JCL in DOS/VSAM environment, migrated to VM/VS.

Phd, Plant Biology, Molecular Evolution, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Eberly College of Science Braddock Fellowship 2002-2003, 2008; University Graduate Fellowship, Pennsylvania.

Advanced Plant Molecular Techniques

Activities and Societies: Cold Spring Harbor Advance Plant Molecular Techniques course scholarship 2004Advanced Plant Molecular Methods

Dnalc Bioinformatics

Ms, Environmental Science (Toxicology), 3.7

Activities and Societies: PNWSETAC annual student presentation award 1998; American Association of University Women Scholarship.

Bs, Biology, 3.9

Activities and Societies: Hughes Summer Research Intern Scholarship 1994; Western Foundation Scholarships 1993-1995; Academic Merit.

Certificate, Applied Horticulture/Greenhouse Management

Activities and Societies: Established small business providing landscape planning, garden installation and maintenance, and pest.

Data Science Specialization

Activities and Societies: Data Science