Curriculum Vitae
Andrew James Bonham
bonham@lifesci.ucsb.edu
805-504-9755 (home); 805-729-2945 (cell)
431 Ellwood Beach Dr., Apt. 6
Goleta, CA 93117
Education:
2004 - PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Biomolecular Science & Engineering program
University of California at Santa Barbara
Dissertation Topic: Novel spectroscopic Investigations of eukaryotic transcriptional complexes using multiplexed protein binding microarrays.
2000-2004 BA in Chemistry, B.A. in Biochemistry
Minor in Philosophy
University of Colorado at Boulder
Honors Thesis: Crystallographic investigations of the Foxp2 winged-helix DNA-binding protein.
Publications:
Andrew J. Bonham, Gary Braun, Ioana Pavel, Martin Moskovits, and Norbert O. Reich.
Detection of Sequence-Specific Protein-DNA Interactions via Surface Enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering.
J. Amer. Chem. Soc. ASAP Article 10.1021/ja0767837 (2007).
Awards/Honors:
2004-2005 George and Joy Rathmann Fellowship
· Assists outstanding Ph.D. students in the Biomolecular Sciences and Engineering and Biology programs.
2001-2005 Kittridge Honors program
· Awarded to students with excellent academic or creative abilities, offering exclusive honors courses.
2002-2004 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Grants
· Awarded to students with scholarly or creative proposals to work with a faculty sponsor.
2000-2004 Dean’s List, University of Colorado, Boulder
Presented Research:
2007 Recent Advances and New Directions in Bio-Nanotechnology Symposium
· Gave lecture titled “Bio-inspired assembly of functional inorganic materials”.
Research Experience:
2004- Ph.D. Graduate Student Researcher in Biomolecular Science and Engineering program
· Developed novel attentuated total reflectance (ATR), fluorescence, and Raman spectroscopic assays for
the investigation of multiprotein transcriptional regulatory complexes across dsDNA microarrays
· Extensive molecular biology and biochemistry training: recombinant DNA, molecular cloning and mutagenesis,
protein engineering and over-expression, protein modification and labeling, FPLC and HPLC, kinetic analysis,
radiation training (H3 and P32).
· Materials science, surface chemistry, and spectroscopy
2002-2004 Undergraduate Researcher, University of Colorado at Boulder
· Cloned, expressed, and purified proteins ANC-1 and Foxp2 for X-ray crystallographic studies
· Set up crystal screening trials, analyzed protein crystals
· Prof. Lin Chen lab at UC Boulder. Supervisor: Darren Bates
2000-2001 Undergraduate Researcher, University of Colorado at Boulder
· Performed photobleaching experiments on fluorescently-labeled polystyrene particles
· Prof. Kathy Rowlen’s lab at CU, Boulder. Supervisor: Michele Jacobson
Teaching Experience:
2007 Instructor / Teaching Associate for CHEM 1C – General Chemistry
· Gave daily lecture; wrote and implemented lesson plan.
· Wrote homework and exams, held review sessions, proctored, held office hours.
2008 Teaching Fellow for Summer Teaching Institute for Associates
· Led discussions and group activities for first-time Associates/Lecturers at a University level.
2008 Teaching Assistant for MCDB109L –Biochemistry Laboratory
· Instructed intensive laboratory sections, guided students on projects, answered questions.
2005,2006 Teaching Assistant for CHEM125L –Biochemistry Laboratory for Graduate Students
· Instructed intensive full-time two week laboratory section, guided students on projects, answered questions.
2005,2006 Laboratory Teaching Assistant for MCDB 131L – Microbiology Laboratory
· Instructed two laboratory sections, wrote quiz questions, answered questions.
