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- Jane Caldwell
- AECL Laboratory Coordinator
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jmcaldwe@ncsu.edu 919 513-6368
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Source tracking fecal and bacterial contaminants in environmental waters and ready-to eat vegetables; describing bacterial diversity in freshwater mussels using culture and molecular methods; development and validation of real-time PCR primer/Taq probe sets; adaptation and development of rapid biosensors to source tracking and food safety monitoring.
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- NCSU - Completed coursework for Ph.D. in physiology 1987
University of Missouri - M.S. 1983
University of Florida - B.S. 1981
ONGOING EDUCATION AT NCSU
- Performance Leadership Training, Jan. - June 2007
Vector NTI short courses, 2005-06
SAS programming, Oct 2005
Endnote software, 2004
Water Quality Management, fall 2003
Digital imaging, July 2002
Computer analysis of DNA sequences, July 2002
Microarray, June 2002
CERTIFICATIONS
- IATA Dangerous Goods Shipping, Jan. 2006, March 2007
IACUC (Animal Care & Use) 2003-04
NCSU Radiation and Hazardous Waste (ongoing)
PUBLIC SERVICE NCSU Staff Senator, 2007-2009
MEMBERSHIPS
North Carolina branch of the American Society for Microbiology
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RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT
NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Laboratory Coordinator August 2004-current
NCSU Department of Zoology
Research Assistant August 2002-2004
NCSU Department of Microbiology
Research Technician III April 2000-August 2002
NCSU Department of Microbiology
Research Technician I Sept. 1999-April 2000
NC Department of Agriculture Beneficial
Insects Research Assistant Feb. 1996-June 1997
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PUBLICATIONS
Caldwell, J.M. and Levine, J.F. Domestic wastewater influent profiling using
mitochondrial real-time PCR for source tracking animal contamination.
(Submitted) Environ Sci & Technol. 2007.
Caldwell, J.M., Raley, M.E. and Levine J.F. 2007. Mitochondrial multiplex real-time PCR as
a source tracking method in fecal-contaminated effluents Environ Sci & Technol.
41 (9): 3277-83.
Caldwell, J.M. and Hassan, H.M. 2002. Azotobacter chroococcum does not contain sodA
or its gene product Mn-superoxide dismutase. Can. J. Microbiol. 48:183-187.
Caldwell, J.M., Lyons, J.J. and Vandepopuliere, J.M. 1985. Methane digester effluent as
a feedstuff for layers. Poultry Sci. 65: 147-152.
PRESENTATIONS
Caldwell, J.M., Raley, M.E. and Levine J.F. Mitochondrial multiplex real-time
PCR as a source tracking method in fecal-contaminated surface waters.
Presented at the Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference. Nov. 7, 2005, Norfolk, Va.
<www.aftc2005.org>
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