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Jason Garner
Position:Scientist III / Sr. Molecular Biologist
Company/Institution:Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Location/Metro Area: USA, TX, San Antonio
Languages Spoken:English, Spanish, German
Discipline:Life Sciences
Focus:Antibodies, Assay Development, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Cell Biology, Cell Culture, DNA Isolation & Purification, DNA Sequencing, Genetics, Genomics, Genotyping, High Throughput Screening, Immunology, Lab Automation, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nucleic Acid Analysis, PCR/RT-PCR/Real-time PCR, Protein Expression, Purification, qPCR/Real-Time PCR, RNA Purification, SNP Analysis, Virology
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Education
 
From: Not specified
To: Not specified
Degree: BS
Institution: University of Texas @ San Antonio
Field of Study: Virology/Immunology


From: Not specified
To: Not specified
Degree: MS
Institution: University of Texas @ San Antonio
Field of Study: Cell & Molecular Biology
 
Work Experience
 
From: Sep 2008
To: Present
Company: Labroots.com
Type of Business: Scientific Networking
Title: Moderator


From: Oct 2006
To: Present
Company: Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Type of Business: Non-Profit Defense Contractor
Title: Lead Molecular Biologist/Consultant


From: Dec 2005
To: Oct 2006
Company: Center for Excellence in Bioprocessing and Biotechnology in Education & Research
Type of Business: University Research Consortium
Title: Staff Scientist
 
Links
Link(s)
 
My Research
Grants
Honors and Awards
Date Reward Received: Aug 2008
Title of Honor or Award: First Place - Commanding General's Award for Excellence
Description of Honor or Award: Poster presentation: Garner JL, Lopez CC, Deja DS, Henrichs L, Headley VL. DoD Sentinel Site Surveillance: Timely Molecular Analysis, Characterization and Reporting of Circulating Influenza Subtypes. Force Health Protection Conference, Albuquerque, 2008.
Research Focus: Molecular Biology
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Date Reward Received: Mar 2007
Title of Honor or Award: FIrst Place
Description of Honor or Award: Poster presentation: Sjoberg P, Garner JL, Daum L, Owens A. Vaccine coverage among participants in the US Department of Defense (DoD) Global Influenza Surveillance Program. **Awarded first place at APMMC conference, Philippines, 2007.
Research Focus: Vaccine Development
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Date Reward Received: Aug 2004
Title of Honor or Award: FIrst Place
Description of Honor or Award: Thesis Presentation: Functional Characterization of a protein L-containing virus vector.
Research Focus: Virology
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Date Reward Received: Aug 2004
Title of Honor or Award: Who's Who Among American Colleges & Universities
Description of Honor or Award: None
Research Focus: Biology
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Date Reward Received: Aug 2004
Title of Honor or Award: NIH Graduate Fellow
Description of Honor or Award: None
Research Focus: Molecular Biology
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Committee Member
My Publications
 
My Contributions
Articles in Refereed Journals
Date of Published Journal: Jan 2009
Title of Article: Spread Of Adenovirus B14 from a Major Military Training Facility to Secondary Training Sites, May to October 2007
Description of Article: Respiratory surveillance of virulent Ad14 serotype within DoD populations
Research Focus: Virology
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Date of Published Journal: Jun 2008
Title of Article: Genetic analysis of H3N2 influenza A viruses isolated in 2006-2007 in Nairobi, Kenya
Description of Article: Molecular characterization of novel influenza strains isolated in Northwestern Africa
Research Focus: Virology
Link:   http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?r...


Date of Published Journal: Jul 2005
Title of Article: Targeting Sindbis virus-based vectors to Fc receptor-positive cell types
Description of Article: Immunorelevance of Sindbis-based viral vectors
Research Focus: Immunology
Link:   http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=Article...
Posters
Date Posted: Aug 2008
Title of Poster: DoD Sentinel Site Surveillance: Timely Molecular Analysis, Characterization and Reporting of Circulating Influenza Subtypes
Description of Poster: FHP 2008 - Importance of timely molecular characterization and reporting of influenza trends
Research Focus: Virology
Link:  
Attachment: None


Date Posted: Aug 2008
Title of Poster: Investigation of an influenza outbreak at an advanced military training site, Ft. Gordon, GA
Description of Poster: FHP 2008 - Epidemiology and molecular characterization of novel outbreak strain of A/H1N1
Research Focus: Bioinformatics
Link:  
Attachment: None


Date Posted: Apr 2008
Title of Poster: Global laboratory-based influenza surveillance through the United States Department of Defense
Description of Poster: ASM Conference on Emerging Technologies of Medical Importance for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases and Detection of Pathogenic Microbes, Beijing 2008
Research Focus: Bioinformatics
Link:  
Attachment: None


Date Posted: Mar 2008
Title of Poster: DoD Global Influenza Surveillance Program At The Air Force Institute For Operational Health: Enhancements And Support Of Global Partners In Pandemic Preparedness
Description of Poster: ICEID 2008 - Epidemiology and Molecular Biology of influenza within DoD
Research Focus: Virology
Link:  
Attachment: None


Date Posted: Mar 2008
Title of Poster: Spread of Adenovirus B14 from a Major Military Training Facility to Secondary Training Sites, May to September 2007
Description of Poster: ICEID 2008 - Epidemiology of Adenovirus 14 within DoD
Research Focus: Bioinformatics
Link:  
Attachment: None


Date Posted: Jan 2008
Title of Poster: Influenza A outbreak in Nepal, 2007
Description of Poster: 56th American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene conference
Research Focus: Molecular Biology
Link:  
Attachment: None


Date Posted: Apr 2007
Title of Poster: Vaccine coverage among participants in the US Department of Defense (DoD) Global Influenza Surveillance Program
Description of Poster: APMMC conference, Philippines - VE within DoD populations
Research Focus: Vaccine Development
Link:  
Attachment: None


Date Posted: Jan 2004
Title of Poster: Targeting Sindbis virus-based vectors to Fc receptor-positive cell types
Description of Poster: ASV 2004 - Immunorelevance of Sindbis-based viral vectors
Research Focus: Immunology
Link:  
Attachment: None
Books
Presentations Webinars, Speeches, Lectures, Video
Presentation Type: Seminar
Date of Presentation: Oct 2008
Title of Presentation: Evidence of positive selection in influenza A/H3N2 Evolution in US Dept. of Defense (DoD) populations 2006-2008
Description of Presentation: IDSA 2008 - Surveillance of global influenza positive selection
Research Focus: Virology
Attachment: None


Presentation Type: Other
Date of Presentation: Feb 2008
Title of Presentation: Effectiveness of high-throughput nucleic acid extractor, QIAGEN MDx
Description of Presentation: Invited to speak at QIAGEN-sponsored symposium at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Research Focus: Assay Development
Attachment: None
Dissertations and Theses
Date of Publication: 2004
Title of Thesis: Functional Characterization of a protein L-containing virus vector
Description of Theses: Utilizing Sindbis viruses as immunorelevant vectors
Research Focus: Virology
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Events and Conferences
Date of Event: Aug 2008
Title of Event: Force Health Protection Conference
Description of Event: Army-sponsored scientific conference for all service branches
Research Focus: Clinical
Link:   http://usachppm.apgea.army.mil/fhp/
Courses Taught
Other Document Sharing
 
My Recommendations
Book(s)
Date of Publication: Jan 2002
Title of Book: Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
Description of Book: Personal exploration into the power and limits of medicine
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Date of Publication: Jul 1976
Title of Book: The Selfish Gene
Description of Book: Richard Dawkins' 'stranger than fiction' story of humans as survival machines
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Tool(s)
Name of Tool: LinkedIn.com
Description of Tool: Connect with me!
Link:   http://www.linkedin.com/in/jasongarner
Attachment: None