Dr. Jeramia J. Ory
Office: M311
Phone Number: 570-208-5900 Ext. 5701
Email:JeramiaOry@kings.edu
Web page: http://staff.kings.edu/jeramiaory/

EDUCATION

1998 Ph.D. Biochemistry University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
1992 B.S. Biochemistry University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

HONORS AND AWARDS

1998 NIH Individual National Research Service Award (F32)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2006-present Assistant Professor of Biology, King's College. Characterization of copper sensing and transport in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.

2004-2006 Biochemical Information Specialist, Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics - Protein Data Bank. Designed and implemented a high throughput computational strategy to standardize the chemical information content of the PDB ligand database using a combination of commercially available libraries and open source tools.

2002-2004 Research associate, Washington University in St. Louis. Characterization of copper sensing and transport in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Purification, characterization and crystallization of nucleotide sugar processing enzymes from the same organism.

1988-2002 Available on request

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

King's College (2006 - present)

2007 Spring

Biol 224: Biochemistry
Biol 224L: Biochemistry Lab
Core 273: Contemporary Biology
Biol 229: Modern Techniques in Biological Sciences

2006 Fall

Biol 223: Genetics
Biol 223L: Genetics Lab
Core 275: Human Genetics
Biol 370: Biology Seminar

2006, spring Adjunct Professor, Bioinformatics, Lafayette College

2005, fall Invited lecturer, Advanced Bioinformatics, Cedar Crest College

2005, summer Invited lecturer, Teacher Leadership Institute, Cedar Crest College

2001-2003 Supervisor, Undergraduate research program, Washington University

2003 High school student tutor, Young Scientist Program, Washington University

2002 Invited lecturer, Introduction to Molecular Biology, Washington University

SERVICE

2003-2004 National meeting committee, National Postdoc Association
2003-2004 Implementation committee, Washington University Postdoctoral Policy
2003-2004 Steering committee, Washington University Postdoc Society
2002-2004 Steering committee, Young Scientist Program, Washington University
2002-2004 Web site administrator, Young Scientist Program, Washington University

MEMBERSHIPS

2006-present American Society for Microbiology
2004-present American Chemical Society
1997-present American Crystallographic Association

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed:
Burkhardt K, Schneider B, Ory J. A Biocurator Perspective: Annotation at the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank. PLoS Comput Biol, 2006 2(10): e99.

Ory JJ, Griffith CL, Doering TL. An efficiently regulated promoter system for Cryptococcus neoformans utilizing the CTR4 promoter. Yeast, 2004 Aug;21(11):919-926.

Terradot L, Durnell N, Li M, Li D, Ory J, Labigne A, Legrain P, Colland F, Waksman G. Biochemical characterization of protein complexes from the Helicobacter pylori protein interaction map: strategies for complex formation and evidence for novel interactions within type IV secretion systems. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2004 Aug;3(8):809-819.

Bar-Peled M, Griffith CL, Ory JJ, Doering TL. Purification and kinetic characterization of UDP-glucose dehydrogenase from Cryptococcus neoformans. Biochem. J., 2004 Jul 1;381(Pt 1):131-6.

Ory JJ, Banaszak LJ. Studies of the ligand binding reaction of adipocyte lipid binding protein using the fluorescent probe 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate. Biophys. J. 1999 Aug;77(2):1107-16.

Ory JJ, Mazhary A, Kuang H, Davies RR, Distefano MD, Banaszak LJ. Structural characterization of two synthetic catalysts based on adipocyte lipid-binding protein. Protein Eng. 1998 Apr;11(4):253-61.

Ory J, Kane CD, Simpson MA, Banaszak LJ, Bernlohr DA. Biochemical and crystallographic analyses of a portal mutant of the adipocyte lipid-binding protein. J. Biol. Chem. 1997 Apr 11;272(15):9793-801.

Blum P, Ory J, Bauernfeind J, Krska J. Physiological consequences of DnaK and DnaJ overproduction in Escherichia coli. J. Bacteriol. 1992 Nov;174(22):7436-44

Non-refereed:
Ory, J. Scientists & Society: Two body problem. Nature. 2004 Jun 17;429(6993):788.

Bose I, Reese AJ, Ory JJ, Janbon G, Doering TL. A yeast under cover: The capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans. Eukaryotic Cell 2003 Aug;2(4):655-63.

Thompson J, Ory J, Reese-Wagoner A, Banaszak L. The liver fatty acid binding protein -- comparison of cavity properties of intracellular lipid-binding proteins. Mol. Cell, Biochem. 1999 Feb;192(1-2):9-16.

Conference papers:
Ory JJ, Brown RH, Brent MR, Doering TL. Searching for copper regulated genes in C. neoformans using TWINSCAN. August 2003. 3rd International Cryptococcus neoformans Genome Conference. Vancouver, BC.

Ory JJ, Griffith CL, Doering TL. Inducible promoter design in Cryptococcus neoformans. May 2003. The 15th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology. San Antonio, TX.

Ory JJ, Griffith CL, Doering TL. Structure and Functional Analysis of UDP-sugar enzymes in Cryptococcus neoformans. October 2002. 9th Annual Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Conference. Indianapolis, IN.

Ory JJ, Monsey JD, Cistola DP. A Genetic Polymorphism in Human Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein Affects Ligand Release. October 2001. The 15th Annual Gibbs Conference on Biothermodynamics. Carbondale, IL.

Ory JJ, Monsey JD, Cistola DP. Characterization of Millisecond Dynamics of Human Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein. January 2001. Keystone Symposium on Frontiers of NMR in Molecular Biology. Big Sky, MT.

Distefano MD, Kuang H, Qi D, Haring D, Ory JJ, Banaszak LJ. Semisynthetic Approaches for the Design of Protein with Catalytic Activity Using Fatty Acid Binding Protein as a Scaffold. 16th American Peptide Symposium. July 1999. Minneapolis, MN.

Ory JJ, Banaszak LJ. Role of the Portal Region of Adipocyte Lipid Binding Protein in Ligand Binding and Kinetics. July 1998. American Crystallographic Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC.

Distefano MD, Qi D, Kuang H, Mazhary A, Ory JJ, Banaszak LJ. Design of Artificial Enzymes Using Protein Cavities as scaffolds. The 216th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting. August 1998. Boston, MA.