Resume

• 2014

  Animal Behavior Society

• 2013

  American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

  International Xenotransplantation Association

  European Primate Veterinarians

  The Transplantation Society

  Cell Transplant Society

  International Pancreas & Islet Transplant Association

  The American Society of Primatologists and the International Primatological Society

  Recognizes special effort in the care and use of research animals and significant contribution to biomedical research\n

• 2010

  Academy of Surgical Research

• 2006

  Melanie

  Graham

  University of Minnesota

  University of Minnesota

  Schulze Diabetes Institute

  Associate Professor

  Department of Surgery

  University of Minnesota

• 2004

  Master of Public Health (MPH)

  Epidemiology

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Animal modeling

  welfare

  refinement

  Utrecht University

• 2003

  University of Minnesota

  Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  University of Minnesota

  Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation

• 2001

  University of Minnesota

  Experimental Surgical Services

  •\tCertification in Good Laboratory Practices (GLP): Completed GLP certification in May 2002 in compliance with regulations of the Food and Drug Administration’s Good Laboratory Practices Regulations training.

  Junior/Assistant Scientist

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  University of Minnesota

  Experimental Surgical Services

• 2000

  Novopoint

  University of Minnesota

  Assistant Professor

  Department of Surgery

  University of Minnesota

  University of Minnesota

  Saint Paul

  MN

  US

  Adjunct Asst. Professor

  Veterinary Population Medicine

  The Novopoint initiative was a startup consortium on trade exchange created by Cargill Inc (an international producer and marketer of food

  agricultural

  financial and industrial products and services). Prior to its sale to OMI

  Novopoint was an online B2B provider of food and beverage ingredients to the buyers and seller market. Primarily managed the structural design and branding for Novopoint’s product offerings. Gathered detailed business requirements

  then developed and designed a flexible architecture customized for the unique challenges of the food and beverage industry (specialized supply chain management). Developed software applications employing Java

  XML

  HTML

  and Oracle. Managed the design lifecycle for both internal re-sources and external design firms. Developed and validated customer facing training and marketing materials

  ensuring brand consistency.

  Novopoint

  Co-Vice Chair of Faculty Development

  Department of Surgery

  University of Minnesota

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  Veterinary Population Medicine

  University of Minnesota

• 1998

  Cargill

  Designed and developed several different web-based initiatives for Cargill

  an international producer and marketer of food

  agricultural

  financial and industrial products and services (www.cargill.com). Managed the user experience for several applications

  including page design

  page layout

  and usability testing. Served as a consultant in this area across company divisions. Created project plans and managed internal teams composed of developers to meet goals. Gathered and developed detailed business requirements

  created use cases. Designed and developed plant production applications employing Java

  XML

  HTML

  and Oracle software. Mentored and trained junior developers. Managed the testing process

  including test script creation and execution.

  Cargill

• 1995

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Quantitative Methods | Computer Science

• Working on the 3 Rs: Utilization of refinement to enhance the value of translational research in nonhuman primates

  Working on the 3 Rs: Utilization of refinement to enhance the value of translational research in nonhuman primates

  Medical Devices

  Animal Welfare

  Transplant

  xenotransplantation

  Rodent Surgery

  GLP

  Surgery

  Clinical Study Design

  Catheters

  Rodent

  Immunology

  Science

  In Vivo

  Primates

  Transplantation

  Rodents

  Pig

  Veterinary

  Animal Models

  Diabetes

  Working on the 3Rs: Utilization of refinement to enhance the value of research in nonhuman primates

  The central focus of this thesis is to establish the use of refinement in an animal model of complex chronic disease to reduce the burden on animals and shift the benefit-to-harm ratio to yield most benefit while incurring the least degree of harm.

  Working on the 3Rs: Utilization of refinement to enhance the value of research in nonhuman primates