Los Angeles Adjunct Faculty

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JOHN PHILIP TARBURTON, Ph.D.

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Torrance, CA 90501-3034

OBJECTIVE

Professor with outstanding teaching skills as well as research experience and staffing abilities that is looking for work in your educational institution.

• CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• As a Staffing Lead faculty member I have staffed a grand total of over 200 courses in Human Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, Biology and Chemistry at National University.

• As a Professor I have carried a full load of the above academic classes for all academic years to date.

• As a faculty member I have consistently received high scores from students in their assessment evaluations of learning, teaching, and course content while maintaining a GPA for the students consistent with National University standards.

• Have published seven peer reviewed papers on hemoglobin oxidation studies of diabetics blood in the Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism in 2013; in Diabetes Research and Treatment in 2014, 2015 and 2016; in the ARC Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology in 2017; in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Research in 2019; and in the Journal of Diabetes Research Reviews & Reports in 2020.

• Made a total of twelve scholastic presentations pertaining to nitrite ester induced hemoglobin oxidation studies in diabetics blood at both the National University Spring Symposium and Fall National University Research & Scholarship Conferences, the 4th and 5th World Congress on Diabetes and Metabolism in 2013 and 2014, the International Conference on Targeting Diabetes, Novel Therapeutics in 2015,the 11th Diabetologists Conference in 2018, the 3rd International Conference on Diabetes and Healthcare in 2019, and the 3rd Annual Congress on Diabetes and Its Complications in 2019.

• Have years of postdoctorate experience and have submitted grants for research funding. PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Summer Fall 2024 Adjunct Faculty Cypress College Cypress,California 2022-May2023. Professor, National University, Los Angeles, California 2019-2022.Associate Professor, National University, Los Angeles, California 2012-2019. Assistant Professor, National University, Los Angeles, California

• Instructor for Anatomy and Physiology which included both lecture courses (BIO 201 and BIO 202) and laboratory courses (BIO 201A and BIO 202A) for collegiate level pre-nursing students.

• Instructor for Introduction to Microbiology which included both a lecture course

(BIO 203) and a laboratory course (BIO 203A) for collegiate level pre-nursing students.

• Completed preliminary research studies on the effect of alkyl nitrite on human diabetics hemoglobin which was found to be more susceptible to oxidation to methemoglobin as compared to the control group (P< 0.05).

• Acted as an observer for the National University COLS multiple times for several adjunct faculty members wherein these faculty were rigorously evaluated in both the laboratory and lecture courses they taught for both Anatomy & Physiology and Introductory Microbiology using the official faculty evaluation forms.

2007-2012. Adjunct Faculty Member, National University, Los Angeles, California

• Instructor for Anatomy and Physiology which included both lecture courses (BIO 201 and BIO 202) and laboratory courses (BIO 201A and BIO 202A) for collegiate level pre-nursing students.

• Instructor for Introduction to Microbiology which included both a lecture course

(BIO 203) and a laboratory course (BIO 203A) for collegiate level pre-nursing students. 2007. Technical Support Scientist, Focus Diagnostics, Inc., Cypress, California

• Initiated and executed R&D strategies which included product improvement for ELISAs, Immunofluorescent Assays, and Multiplex Bead Arrays.

• Worked on purification of the Dengue Fever Virus Type 1,2,3, and 4 ELISA Antigens. 2006. Consultant, Biomerica, Newport Beach, California

• Developed a Food Additives Kit for detecting serum IgG that would react with common food additives and dyes.

• Raised the quality of over 140 Food Allergy extracts for the Food Microplate Kits. 2005. Quality Control Lab Manager, Aaron Industries, Lynwood, California

• Supervised Quality Control Lab consisting of four chemists and two microbiologists.

• Performed QC testing on all raw materials used to manufacture over the counter pharmaceuticals sold by Aaron Industries.

1998-2004. Hycor Biomedical, Inc., Garden Grove, California Consultant and Senior Scientist II

• Saved company from shutdown for mercury pollution through elimination of need for urobilinogen ampule in KOVA, a lyophilized urine control.

• Upgraded quality and improved performance of over 100 allergen discs (drug, tree/grass pollen, mold and food discs) through elimination of false positives, using in-house negative serum samples and to closely match the Pharmacia ImmunoCAP values in IU/mL as was technically possible on atopic IgE serum samples.

1989-1998. Quantimetrix Corporation, Redondo Beach, California Laboratory Manager and Chief Scientist

• Supervised research team of 10 which invented over 20 class I and II Medical Devices, e.g.,

• Test Reagents (Pyrogallol Red and Concentrate) Method Development for Use on Automated Clinical Analyzers. 510(k) filing done on this Reagent.

• Whole Blood Glucose Controls, Fructosamine Controls and Hemoglobin A1C Controls. OTHER POSITIONS

Senior Research Scientist, Diagnostic Products Corp., Los Angeles, California Research Chemist, V.A. Medical Center, San Diego, California EDUCATION

• Post-Doctorate Research Associate, Biochemistry, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln Nebraska

• Post-Doctorate Research Associate, Organic Chemistry, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska

• Ph.D., Anatomy (Dissertation: Methemoglobinization of Blood) University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

• Ph.D., Chemistry (Dissertation: The Chemistry of Selected 1-Akyl-2-Aryl (Alkyl) -3- Aroylaziridines.) University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska

• M.S., Anatomy (Dissertation: Methemoglobinization of Blood in Pregnancy) University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

• B.S., Chemistry (High Honors) University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware OTHER SKILLS

• Experienced in writing grants for scientific research funding

• SDS-PAGE and HPLC (Analytical & Preparative) and Western Blot/ImmunoBlot

• Incorporated PhysioEx computer simulated laboratories into A&P lab science courses

• Incorporated iWorx computer laboratories into A&P lab science course RECENT PAPERS and PRESENTATIONS available upon request

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