Todd Harris

Current

• Scientific Consultant at California Institute of Technology
• Bioinformatics Consultant at Ontario Institute For Cancer Research
• Casual contributor at BioPerl

• Software Developer at Generic Model Organism Dabase project

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Past

• Bioinformaticist and Information Architect at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• Computational Postdoctoral Fellow at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Education

• University of Utah
• Colorado College
• Shawnee Mission South

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Todd Harris’s Experience

• Scientific Consultant

  California Institute of Technology

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  August 2009 — Present (4 months)

• Bioinformatics Consultant

  Ontario Institute For Cancer Research

  (Biotechnology industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

• Casual contributor

  BioPerl

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Biotechnology industry)

  June 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)

  I contribute to the Bio::Graphics core modules, particularly with respect to generating vector-based images.

• Software Developer

  Generic Model Organism Dabase project

  (Biotechnology industry)

  2002 — Present (7 years )

• Bioinformaticist and Information Architect

  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

  (Non-Profit; Research industry)

  November 2003 — September 2008 (4 years 11 months)

• Computational Postdoctoral Fellow

  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Biotechnology industry)

  January 2001 — November 2003 (2 years 11 months)

  Postdoctoral research exploring comparative genomics and bioinformatics. Developed novel algorithms and visualization techniques for assessing micro- and macro-synteny between pairwise genomic alignments. A second research component developed new techniques for warehousing and display of large-scale genomics datasets via the C. elegans model organism database, WormBase.

Todd Harris’s Education

• University of Utah

  PhD , Biology/Genetics , 1993 — 2000

  Thesis research: Genetic analysis of synaptic vesicle trafficking. Demonstrated required role for phosphoinositol phosphatases in synaptic vesicle recycling. Identification and detailed mutant characterization using a wide-range of genetic, molecular, and cellular techniques including mutagenesis, transposon mobilization, mapping and cloning, confocal microscopy, and serial ultastructural reconstruction.

• Colorado College

  B.A. , Biology , 1988 — 1992

  Conducted research on archae and eubacteria living in extreme environments in Yellowstone National Park. Research included development of growth media for previously uncharacterized exterme halophiles and thermophiles, and preliminary characterization of these species.

• Shawnee Mission South

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