Jean A Jovonovich Alvillar
Parasitology/Molecular
USM-GCRL
Office: 228-872-4233 or 4231
Email: Jean.JovonovichAlvillar@usm.edu
Education
- University of Texas ? Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX: (MS) PhD program, 1977-1981
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN: Adult Special Student, 1974-1975
- St Mary?s College, Winona, MN, B.A., Biology, 1973-1977
Employment
- Technician I, University of Southern Mississippi ? Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS July, 2005 to present
- Agent, Aegis Communications, Joplin, Mo July 2004 to May 2005
- Substitute Teacher, Pleasant Grove Independent School District, Texarkana, TX; Carthage School District, Carthage, MO, Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School, Joplin, MO 2002-2004
- Research Specialist I, Biology Department, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 1996-1999
- Technician, Pharmacology and Toxicology Division, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 1995
- Technician III, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS 1991-1994
- Business Manager and Medical Office Assistant, Ricardo E. Alvillar, MD, Alpine, TX 1983-1986
- Research Assistant III, Radian Corporation ? Radian Analytical Services, Austin, TX 1981-1983
- Research Assistant II, UT System Cancer Center, Science Park ? Research Division, Smithville, TX 1980-1981
- Research Assistant I, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Section of Experimental Radiotherapy, Houston, TX 1977-1980
- Laboratory Assistant and Tutor, St Mary?s College, Winona, MN 1975-1977
- Research Consultant, Harvard Medical School, Department of Physiology ? M.C. Moore-Ede, MD, Boston, MA Summer 1976
- Research Assistant, Chronobiology Laboratories, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1974-1975
- Laboratory Assistant, Biology Department, St Mary?s College 1973
Scientific Publications/Abstracts/Reports
- LaDuke, John C., Paul Fryxell, Jean Jovonovich Alvillar. Phylogenetic relationships in the Malvaceae: RFLP and Morphological Data. Abstract. American Journal of Botany 85 (6) 1998. Presented Annual Meeting for the Botanical Society of America/American Institute of Biological Sciences, Baltimore, MD. 1998.
- Mitchell, David L., Rodney S. Narin, Jean A J Alvillar and Judith M Clarkson. The use of a radio-immunoassay to elucidate early steps in DNA repair. Radiation Research Society, 29th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN 1981.
- Jovonovich, Jean A., David J. Grdina, Curtis P. Sigdestad and Sandra D. Jones. Chronochemotherapeutic characterization of a murine fibrosarcoma cell line FSA 1233C, in vitro and in vivo. Radiation Research Society, 28th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 1980
- Grdina, David J., Curtis P. Sigdestad and Jean A. Jovonovich. The effects of Misonidazole in situ on the radiation response of selected tumor subpopulations. Cancer Clin Trials 3:149-154, 1980.
- Grdina, D.J., C.P. Sigdestad and J.A. Jovonovich. The effect of Misonidazole in situ on radiation response of selected tumor sub-populations. In: Cancer Management Vol. 5 Radiation Sensitizers (L.W. Brady, Ed.) pp135-140, 1980.
- Grdina, D.J., C.P. Sigdestad, L.J. Peters, and J.A. Jovonovich. Applications for chronochemotherapy: Phase specific cytotoxicity in vivo of Hydroxyurea (HU) on murine fibrosarcoma cells synchronized by centrifugal elutriation. Chronopharmacology: Proc. 7th Int Con Pharm., Pergamon Press, 1979.
- Grdina, D.J., C.P. Sigdestad and J.A. Jovonovich. Cytotoxic effect of Adriamycin in vivo on synchronized murine fibrosarcoma cells. Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. Vol. 5, Pergamon Press, pp. 1305-1308, 1979.
- Grdina, D.J., C.P. Sigdestad and J.A. Jovonovich. Cytotoxic effect of selected chemotherapeutic agents in vivo on synchronized murine fibrosarcoma cells. American Cancer Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA 1979.
- Smolensky, M., J.A. Jovonovich, G. Maxey Kyle and B. His. Chronotoxicity in rodents challenged with Propranolol HCl (Inderal). 7th International Congress of Pharamacology Proceedings, Paris 1978.
- Jovonovich, Jean. Chronochemotherapeutic effect of Adriamycin upon a Bence Jones secreting immunocytoma IR102. Minnesota Academy of Science, 45th Annual Meeting, St Cloud, MN 1977.
- Sothern, R.B., G. Rosen, W.L. Nelson, J.A. Jovonovich, T.J. Wurscher, and F. Halberg. Circadian rhythm in tolerance of Melphalan by mice. XII International Conference Proceedings of the International Society for Chronobiology ? ?Il Ponte?, p 439, 1977.
- Blair, D., J.A. Jovonovich, H.W. Wendt, O. Ostberg and J. Horne. Correlations of circadian acrophases for oral temperature with results from a morningness-eveningness questionnaire. XII International Conference of the International Society for Chronobiology, Washington, DC 1975.
- Jovonovich, Jean, Jane Jovonovich, Phillip Kaiser and Lawrence Luttmers. Circadian rhythmicity in presumably healthy Seminarians. XII International Conference of the International Society for Chronobiology, Washington, DC 1975.
- Shiotsuka, Ronald, Jean Jovonovich, and Jane Jovonovich. Circadian and Ultradian corticosterone rhythms in adrenal organ cultures. Chronobiologia 1(suppl. 1) 109. 1974