S. Shawn Morrison

• Use of advanced theoretic and practical expertise in bionanotechnology and molecular medicine and data analysis to align the outcomes of legal proceedings and guide decision making. Consultations and project management with stringent budget controls leading to increased production, profit gains and annualized bonuses.

• Integrated synthetic DNA, molecular cloning, Bioinformatics, mRNA thermodynamics, RT-PCR, cell signaling, gene-tagging, and florescence microscopy to show the significance of silent mutations in ablating protein function.

Muti-institutional, inter-disciplinary collaborative study utilizing immunoassays, DNA isolation, manipulation and phylogenetic analysis to show that genetic variants in Chemokine receptors significantly increase prostate cancer susceptibility in men of African descent.

Created and optimized isolation and purification protocols for DNA from intractable samples. This was then used to create the first DNA fingerprint for prominent Jamaican Mango cultivars.

Managed budget, equipment, reagent sourcing/requisitions, handling and disposal of biological hazards, staff and student training, and supervision of a clinical research lab.

I lectured on Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Molecular Microbiology to biochemistry and medical students.

Research in cell signaling demonstrated that corticosteroid used to treat inflammation impairs insulin signaling.