William Mcmanus, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Notre Dame, In

Used electron and light microscopy and in vitro culture techniques to characterize and compare models of M. avium biofilm growthDeveloped cell culture methods to determine the effect of biofilm growth on the pathogenic potential of M. aviumCommunicated findings through multiple oral and poster presentations, including at a national conference, and contributed figure design to a review publication

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Wrote and edited two articles for the College of Science website to communicate to a broad audience about recent research in the Departments of Biology and Physics and AstronomyInterviewed researchers and synthesized information from multiple sources to make complex topics easy for a popular audience to understand

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Taught thirty total students over two semesters in a weekly project-based course, with 45-60 minutes of lecture and 90-120 minutes of lab activity per session, to convey genetics concepts, techniques, and communication skillsMentored individual students during weekly office hours to clarify concepts and provide constructive feedback on course performanceChallenged students to improve their scientific writing by guiding multiple rounds of review with lab partner groups on a joint final research paper project

Frederick, Md

Carried out single genome sequencing methods to characterize HIV proviral populations in patients on antiretroviral therapyAnalyzed and constructed visual representations of proviral genetic data to demonstrate the presence or absence of viral evolution over timeCommunicated findings in collaboration with multiple other groups, including in an oral presentation at an international conference and in a first author paper in Journal of Clinical Investigations

Fort Wayne, Indiana Area

Carried out research on the molecular changes that occur in the brain immediately following a stroke, with the objective of identifying possible therapeutic targets that will maximize cell survival and thus positive patient outcomes.

Assisted students at any stage of the writing process, with the goal of developing students' abilities to construct and communicate written arguments.Faculty appointed position.

Sought to characterize the effects that certain amino acid residue substitutions in the active site of acetate kinase of Francisella tularensis have on that enzyme's catalysis.

Sought to isolate a potassium transporter gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using a variety of molecular genetics procedures including PCR, restriction enzyme digests, cell transformations, and bacterial cloning.

Washington University In St. Louis School Of Medicine

Advisor: Sheila A. Stewart, PhDUsed histology and immunofluorescence staining to investigate recruitment and retention of tumor cells to bone stroma of transgenic mice with induced stromal senescenceCreated poster and oral presentations to communicate findings at Washington University and at Wabash CollegeDeveloped a mock grant proposal and presented in a journal club to develop scientific communication ability

In a class of sixteen freshmen, facilitated student discussion on a curriculum of texts designed to stimulate critical thinking and evoke questions of identity. Assisted professor in assessment of student writing and participation.Held 4 office hours weekly to engage students on an individual basis outside of the classroom and to offer assistance in the writing process.

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Developed interpersonal skills while helping customers find hardware merchandise.Installed 20 camera security systems with remote monitoring capabilities in two stores.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Integrated Biomedical Sciences, Gpa: 4.0/4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry, Gpa: 3.990

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa (inducted as junior), Beta Beta Beta, Sigma Tau Delta, Great Books Society, Cross Country, Track.