Jamie M. Adcock
Charlotte,TN
Summary
Highly-qualified Laboratory Manager with top-notch leadership, planning and problem-solving abilities. Open and clear communicator with disciplined and thorough approach. Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Lab Manager ~ S. R. Light Laboratory Surgical Suite
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2017 - Current
- Oversee a staff of up to 4 employees.
- Manage small animal surgical space. Including housing, protocols, pre- and post-op care, controlled drugs, controlled drug records, data entry, scheduling, training, etc
- Manage large animal surgery. Including housing, protocols, pre- and post-op care, controlled drugs, controlled drug records, data entry, scheduling, training, etc
- Maintain and order inventory in small and large animal surgery labs.
- Manage yearly budget for SR Light Core.
- Manage entire S.R. Light Core Facility spaces. This consist of eight rooms dedicated to the Core.
- Interview, hire and train S.R. Light Staff.
- Designed processes to increase efficiency by minimizing error and reducing repetitive tasks.
- Established laboratory safety protocols, SOP's and policies.
- Maintain compliance with regulatory bodies by updating documentation and staying current on regulations.
- Maintain positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Perform small animal (mouse/rat) surgical procedures based on needs of investigators: including, but not limited to: Carotid/venous cannulations, Mesenteric lymph cannulation and collection, Botox injections into intestinal wall, Kidney perfusion (single/bi-lateral), Abdominal aneurysm model, Anastomosis of intestine to esophagus (GERD model), Biliary Diversion, Subarachnoid hemorrhage model (perforation and injection)
- Surgical Assist with large animal surgical models
- Assist with maintaining pre-op, surgery, & post-op rooms, gas EtO sterilize, and steam sterilize surgical packs/items
- Review all IACUC protocols prior to procedures performed in facilities.
- Assist investigators with writing animal protocols for successful submissions to IACUC.
- Develop/Coordinate anesthesia, surgery, and study records according to protocol.
- Conduct experiments, collect and enter data for multiple investigators as needed.
- Skilled in anesthesia and surgical monitoring for dogs, cats, pigs, goats, ferrets, mice, rats, rabbits and sheep
- Instruct/supervise technicians, Fellows, Post-Docs, and rotating Veterinary Technology students.
Research Assistant lll ~ Section of Surgical Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2008 - Current
Research Assistant ll ~ S. R. Light Laboratory Surgical Suite
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2004 - 01.2008
Research Assistant l ~ Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Mouse cannulation surgery, conduct experiments and collect data, maintain laboratory, maintain inventory, maintain mouse colony, maintain surgery and experiment schedule
- Worked with mice and rats
Education
Associate Degree - Applied Science
Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN01.2002
Academic Diploma -
Dickson County High School
Dickson, TN01.1996
Skills
- Laboratory Management
- Multitasking Abilities
- Time Management
- Scheduling and Coordinating
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Task Delegation
- Problem Resolution
- Staff Management
Professionalmemberships
- National Veterinary Technician Association
- Tennessee Veterinary Technician Association, Secretary, 05/01/08 - 05/01/10, Vice President, 05/01/10 - 05/01/12, Webmaster, 05/01/10 - 05/01/15
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Appalachian Branch
- Veterinary Emergency Critical Care Society
Awards
AALAS Appalachian Branch, Technician of the Year, 05/01/14
Licensurecertifications
- State of Tennessee-Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician, 05/01/02 - Current
- State of Tennessee – Board of Pharmacy – Researcher, 05/01/18 - Current
- Veterinary Nutritional Advocate, 05/01/06 - Current
Publications
Publications:
1. Successful Allotransplantation of Encapsulated Islets in Pancreatectomized Canines for Diabetic Management Without the Use of Immunosuppression.
Transplantation. 2008 Feb 15;85 (3):331-337 18301328 (P,S,G,E,B,D) Taylor Wang, Jamie Adcock, Willem Kühtreiber, Deng Qiang, Kenneth Salleng, Irina Trenary, Phil Williams
2. Abstract 15531: Neuregulin-1β Improves Cardiac Remodeling After MI in Swine.
Ehab Kasasbeh, Abigail Murphy, Phillip Williams, Amy Nunnally, Jamie Adcock, Anthony Caggiano, Thomas Parry, Anandita Ganguly, Douglas B Sawyer and John H Cleator
3. Anti-Remodeling and Anti-Fibrotic Effects of the Neuregulin-1β Glial Growth Factor 2 in a Large Animal Model of Heart Failure.
Cristi L. Galindo, Ehab Kasasbeh, Abigail Murphy, Sergey Ryzhov, Sean Lenihan, Farhaan A. Ahmad, Philip Williams, Amy Nunnally, Jamie Adcock, Yanna Song, Frank E. Harrell, Truc-Linh Tran, Tom J. Parry, Jen Iaci, Anindita Ganguly, Igor Feoktistov, Matthew K. Stephenson, Anthony O. Caggiano, Douglas B. Sawyer, John H. Cleator
4. Gastroesophageal Reflux Induces Protein Adducts in the Esophagus.
Ravindran Caspa Gokulan, Jamie M. Adcock, Irene Zagol-Ikapitte, Raymond Mernaugh, Phillip Williams, Kay M. Washington, Olivier G. Boutaud, John A. Oates Jr., Sergey I. Dikalov, Alexander I. Zaika
5. Vasorelaxing cell permeant phosphopeptide mimetics for subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Peter J Morone 1, Wei Yan 2, Jamie Adcock 3, Padmini Komalavilas 3, J Mocco Reid C Thompson 1, Colleen Brophy 3, Joyce Cheung-Flynn 5
6. Botulinum Injection Into the Proximal Intestinal Wall of Diet-Induced Obese Mice Leads to Weight Loss and Improves Glucose and Fat Tolerance.
Sinju Sundaresan 1 2, Joseph Antoun 1, Babak Banan 1, Jamie Adcock 1, Connor Johnson 1, Brendan Claire 1, Kala Dixon 1, Joyce Flynn 1, Cyndya A Shibao 2, Naji Abumrad 1
7. Development of a novel murine model of lymphatic metastasis
Babak Banan 1, Jacob A Beckstead 2, Lauren E Dunavant 2, Yoojin Sohn 3, Jamie M Adcock 1, Sachiyo Nomura 4, Naji Abumrad 1, James R Goldenring 1 3 5, Barbara Fingleton 6 7
8. Evaluation of tizanidine as a marker of canine CYP1A2 activity
C W Locuson 1, P Williams 2, J M Adcock 2, J S Daniels 1
Publication Acknowledgements
1.Cocaine Self-Administration Reduces Excitatory Responses in the Mouse Nucleus Accumbens Shell
Nicole L Schramm-Sapyta1,4, Christopher M Olsen1,2 and Danny G Winder1,2,3
Neuropsychopharmacology (2006) 31, 1444–1451.
2.Glucagon chronically impairs hepatic and muscle glucose disposal
Sheng-Song Chen, Yiqun Zhang, Tammy S. Santomango, Phillip E. Williams
D. Brooks Lacy, Owen P. McGuinness
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (November 28, 2006
3.Deletion of PPARγ in adipose tissues of mice protects against high fat diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance
PNAS April 26, 2005 vol. 102 no. 17 6207-6212
Julie R. Jones, Cordelia Barrick, Kyoung-Ah Kim, Jill Lindner, Bertrand Blondeau, Yuka Fujimoto, Masakazu Shiota, Robert A. Kesterson, Barbara B. Kahn, and
Mark A. Magnuson
4.Pharmacokinetic profile of cocaine following intravenous administration in the female rabbit
Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 June 1; 563(1-3): 124–129.
Joshua P. Parlaman, Barbara L. Thompson, Pat Levitt, and Gregg D. Stanwood
5.A deformation model for non-rigid registration of the kidney
Rowena E. Ong1, Courtenay L. Glisson1, S. Duke Herrell3, Michael I. Miga1,2, Robert Galloway1,4
6.Canine Body Composition Quantification using 3 Tesla Fat-Water MRI
Aliya Gifford, MS,1,2 Joel Kullberg, PhD,3 Johan Berglund, PhD,3 Filip Malmberg, PhD,4 Katie C. Coate, PhD,5 Phillip E. Williams, BS,5 Alan D. Cherrington, PhD,5 Malcolm J. Avison, PhD,1,2,6,7 and E. Brian Welch,
7.An implantable system for in vivo chronic electromyographic study in the larynx
Yike Li MD1,2, Shan Huang MD1 , David Zealear PHD1 1. Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A. 2. Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
8.Bile diversion to the distal small intestine has comparable metabolic benefits to bariatric surgery
Charles Robb Flynn, ’ Vance L. Albaugh, ,Steven Cai, , Joyce Cheung-Flynn, , Phillip E. Williams, , Robert M. Brucker, Seth R. Bordenstein, , Yan Guo, , David H. Wasserman, & Naji N. Abumrad
9.Striatal Dopamine Homeostasis is Altered in Mice Following Rouxen‑Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
India A. Reddy,*,†,‡ David H. Wasserman,†,∥ Julio E. Ayala,⊥ Alyssa H. Hasty,† Naji N. Abumrad,§ and Aurelio Galli*,†,‡
10.Counterregulatory deficits occur within 24 h of a single hypoglycemic episode in conscious, unrestrained, chronically cannulated mice
Lauren Jacobson,1 Tasneem Ansari,2 and Owen P. McGuinness2
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006 April; 290(4): E678–E684.
Timeline
Lab Manager ~ S. R. Light Laboratory Surgical Suite
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2017 - Current
Research Assistant lll ~ Section of Surgical Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2008 - Current
Research Assistant ll ~ S. R. Light Laboratory Surgical Suite
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2004 - 01.2008
Research Assistant l ~ Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2002 - 01.2004
Academic Diploma -
Dickson County High School
Associate Degree - Applied Science
Columbia State Community College