Andrew Makowski

Dedicated Life Scientist with experience in laboratory research and management. Expertise in data analysis and background in analytical chemistry, material science and food chemistry. Proficient in advanced laboratory equipment use and techniques. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

1- Mike, J.F.; Makowski, A.; Jeffries-EL, M. An Efficient Synthesis of 2,6-Disubstituted Benzobisoxazoles: New Building Blocks for Organic Semiconductors. Org. Lett, 2008, 10(21), 4915. DOI: 10.1021/ol802011y 

2- Mike, J.F.; Makowski, A.; Jeffries-EL, M. Synthesis and Characterization of Dialkoxy Substituted Poly(phenylenevinylene) Benzobisoxazoles. J. Poly. Sci. A, 2010, 48 (6), 1456-1460.DOI: 10.1002/pola.23869. 

3- Mike, J F.; Nalwa, K.; Makowski, A. J.; Putnam, D.; Tomlinson A.; Chaudhary, S. and Jeffries-EL, M. Synthesis, Characterization and Photovoltaic Properties of Poly(thiophenevinylene) Benzobisoxazoles. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 13, 1338-1344. DOI:10.1039/C0CP00353. 

4- Diet-derived 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 activates vitamin D receptor target gene expression and suppresses EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer growth in vitro and in vivo. Verone-Boyle A.R. Shoemaker S. Attwood K. Morrison C.D. Makowski A.J. Battaglia S. Hershberger P.A. Oncotarget 7, 995-991013 (2016) 

5- Interlaboratory Trial for Measurement of Vitamin D and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in Foods and a Dietary Supplement Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. 

6- Roseland J.M., Patterson K.Y., Andrews K.W., Phillips K.M., Phillips M.M., Pehrsson P.R., Dufresne G.L., Jakobsen J, Gusev P.A., Savarala S, Nguyen Q.V., Makowski A.J., Scheuerell C.R., Larouche G.P., Wise S.A., Harnly J.M., Williams J.R., Betz J.M., Taylor C.L. J Agric Food Chem. 2016 Apr 27;64(16):3167-75. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05016. Epub 2016 Apr 15. 

7- Prostatic compensation of the vitamin D axis in African American men. Zachary Richards, Ken Batai, Rachael Farhat, Ebony Shah, Andrew Makowski, Peter H. Gann, Rick Kittles, and Larisa Nonn. JCI Insight. 2017 Jan 26; 2(2): e91054. Published online 2017 Jan 26. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.91054 

8- Simplified 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Standardization and Optimization in Dried Blood Spots by LC-MS/MS. Makowski A.J., Rathmacher J.A., Horst R.L., Sempos C.T. J AOAC Int. 2017 May 11. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.17-0086. 

9- Influence of Various Factors on Circulating 25(OH) Vitamin D Concentrations in Dogs with Cancer and Healthy Dogs. Weidner, N., Woods, J.P., Conlon, P., Meckling, K.A., Atkinson, J.L., Bayle, J., Makowski, A.J., Horst, R.L. and Verbrugghe, A. (2017),. J Vet Intern Med, 31: 1796–1803. doi:10.1111/jvim.14834 

10- Sun exposure in pigs increases the vitamin D nutritional quality of pork. Larson-Meyer D.E., Ingold B.C., Fensterseifer S.R., Austin K.J., Wechsler P.J., Hollis B.W., Makowski A.J., Alexander B.M. PLoS One. 2017 Nov 14;12(11):e0187877. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187877—eCollection 2017. 

11- SEASONAL VARIATION OF SERUM 25-HYDROXY-VITAMIN D IN TWO CAPTIVE EASTERN BLACK RHINOCEROS (DICEROS BICORNIS MICHAELI) HOUSED IN A NORTH AMERICAN ZOO. June Olds, Wes Oltman, Andrew J. Makowski, Hilary Householder, and Lou L. Keeley (2018). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine: December 2018, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 943-951. 

12- The Effects of Maternal Dietary Supplementation of Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) and 25(OH)D3 on Sow and Progeny Performance. T Thayer, Morgan & L. Nelssen, J & J. Langemeier, A & Morton, J & M. Gonzales, J & R. Kruger, S & Ou, Zhining & Makowski, Andrew & Bergstrom, Jonathan. (2019). Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 4. 10.4148/2378-5977.7650. 

13- Obesity Decreases Hepatic 25‐Hydroxylase Activity Causing Low Serum 25‐Hydroxyvitamin D. Roizen, J. D., Long, C. , Casella, A. , O'Lear, L. , Caplan, I. , Lai, M. , Sasson, I. , Singh, R. , Makowski, A. J., Simmons, R. and Levine, M. A. (2019), J Bone Miner Res. doi:10.1002/jbmr.3686 

14- EVALUATION OF 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D IN HOFFMANN'S TWO-TOED SLOTHS (CHOLOEPUS HOFFMANNI) USING DRIED BLOOD SPOTS ANALYZED BY LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY. Higgins JL, Scanlon LM, Makowski AJ, Childs-Sanford SE. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2020 Jan 9;50(4):751-757. doi: 10.1638/2019-0045. PMID: 31926504. 

15- THE VITAMIN D STATUS OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) MANAGED IN A NORTHERN TEMPERATE CLIMATE. Childs-Sanford SE, Makowski AJ, Wakshlag JJ. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2020 Mar 17;51(1):1-12. doi: 10.1638/2019-0097. PMID: 32212541. 

16- Vitamin D status in cats with cardiomyopathy. Ware, WA, Freeman, LM, Rush, JE, Ward, JL, Makowski, AJ, Zhang, M. J Vet Intern Med. 2020; 34: 1389– 1398. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15833 

17- Vitamin D Content in Milk of the Rhesus Monkey. Alan M. Preston, Andrew J. Makowski, Melween I. Martinez. PRHSJ 2021 Mar. Vol. 40 No. 1 

18- Kramer, A., Thomas, M., Makowski, AJ., & Drozek, D. (2021). The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Impoverished Communities in Northern Lima, Peru. International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention, 3(2), 10 pp. https://doi.org/10.22230/ijdrp.2021v3n2a257 

19- Jimenez, I. A., Makowski, A. J., Scanlon, L. M., & Childs-Sanford, S. E. (2021). Cutaneous concentrations of 7-dehydrocholesterol in Hoffmann's two-toed sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) in managed care. Zoo Biology, 1– 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21643 

20- Nima Alimoradi, Vahid Nasirian, Saurabh S. Aykar, Marilyn C. McNamara, Amir Ehsan Niaraki-Asli, Reza Montazami, Andrew J. Makowski, Nicole N. Hashemi. (2022), Fabrication of Conductive Hollow Microfibers for Encapsulation of Astrocyte Cells. bioRxiv 2022.03.09.483669; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.09.483669 

21- Sara E. Childs-Sanford, Andrew J. Makowski, Rachel L. Hilliard, Joseph J. Wakshlag "EXPERIMENTAL CHOLECALCIFEROL SUPPLEMENTATION IN A HERD OF MANAGED ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 54(2), 219-230, (7 July 2023) 

22- Ouedraogo, L. J., Trznadel, M. J., Kling, M., Nasirian, V., Borst, A. G., Shirsavar, M. A., Makowski, A., McNamara, M. C., Montazami, R., Hashemi, N. N., Hydrodynamic Assembly of Astrocyte Cells in Conductive Hollow Microfibers. Adv. Biology 2023, 2300455. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202300455