James Matchynski

Resident in Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan

Education: University of Michigan - Dearborn, B.S. 05/2015
Graduate Program Affiliation: Translational Neuroscience Program
Research Interests:
Clinical Interests:
Advisor: Alana Conti, PhD and Shane Perrine, PhD

Major Professional Societies:

2018: Member, Michigan Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience
2018: Member, Society for Neuroscience
2015-2017: Member, American Chemical Society
2015-2016: Member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Teaching:

2013-2015 SI leader (peer instruction), University of Michigan - Dearborn

Introductory Physics II and General Physics II (FA 2013,2014)
General Chemistry IIA (W 2014)

Service

Volunteer for Brain Day March 2018
Volunteer for St Mary Mercy Hospital in the CT department (2014-2015)
Jeans for Genes Fundraiser for ataxia-telangiectasia (2014)
Assisted Detroit Public School Teachers Transfer Classrooms (2012-2013)
Volunteer for the organizations IMPACT (2012-present) and Master Provisions (2007-present).

Research Interests

Changing fear expression through the use of neuronal ensembles

Honors and Awards

2009 Mid-Michigan Brain Bee Winner, Central Michigan University

2011 Chancellor’s Scholarship, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2011-2014 Dean’s List, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2011-2015 University Honors, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2013 CRC Freshman Chemistry Award, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2014 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2014-2015 James B. Angel Scholar, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2015 Distinguished Research Award, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2015 Biochemistry Honors Scholar, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2015 ACS Outstanding Undergraduate Award, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2015 Honors with High Distinction (3.92 GPA), University of Michigan-Dearborn

2015 2015 class of Dearborn Difference Makers, University of Michigan-Dearborn

2015-2017 Board of Governors’ Tuition Scholarship, Wayne State University

2017-2018 Thomas Rumble Fellowship, Wayne StateUniversity

Conferences Attended:

Invited/refereed presentations at international/national meetings

Matchynski JI, Chamoun AW, Marilee B, Smith SR. Investigation of copper exchange between the avian egg proteins Riboflavin Binding Protein, Phosvitin and Vitellogenin. Experimental Biology, Boston, MA 2015 March
Smith, SR, Benore, M, Matchynski, JI. Eggs in one basket: Is there a role for riboflavin binding protein in copper transport and storage? 249th ACS National Meeting, Denver, CO, 2015 March (Assisted with methods development, data collection and data processing)
Matchynski JI, Manwar R, Kratkiewicz K, Perrine SA, Conti AC, Avanaki MRN. Optimizing photoacoustic imaging of lacZ cleavage products. SFN National Meeting, Scheduled 2018 October

Invited/refereed presentations at local/regional meetings

Matchynski JI, Virk U, Briggs C. Control of the Promoter Region in RPS3. Poster 21st Annual Natural Sciences Poster Session, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A. April 2013
Matchynski JI, Marilee B, Smith SR. Development of New Protein Purification Technique of Avian riboflavin Binding Protein Utilizing its Isoelectric Point. 22^nd Annual Natural Sciences Poster Session, 2014 April
Matchynski JI, Marilee B, Smith SR. Development of New Protein Purification Technique of Avian riboflavin Binding Protein Utilizing its Isoelectric Point. Meeting of Minds Conference, 2014 April
Matchynski JI, Manwar R, Kratkiewicz K, Perrine SA, Conti AC, Avanaki MRN. Photoacoustic imaging of neuroactivation using a cFos/LacZ gene reporter system. Brainstorm. 2018 May
Matchynski JI, Manwar R, Kratkiewicz K, Perrine SA, Conti AC, Avanaki MRN. Photoacoustic imaging of neuroactivation using a cFos/LacZ gene reporter system. Michigan Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. 2018 May
Matchynski JI, Manwar R, Kratkiewicz K, Perrine SA, Conti AC, Avanaki MRN. Functional photoacoustic imaging of neuron activity using a cfos/lacz gene reporter system. Translational Neuroscience Program Symposium and Research Day 2018 May
Matchynski JI, Manwar R, Kratkiewicz K, Perrine SA, Conti AC, Avanaki MRN. Functional photoacoustic imaging of neuron activity using a cfos/lacz gene reporter system. Translation Neuroscience Program Symposium and Research Day 2018 May