EDUCATION

University of Michigan, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Aug. 2002

Thesis: Investigation of Membrane-Disruption By Peptides Using Solid-State NMR Techniques

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Boston University Research Associate, Jan. 2008-present

Assistant Director of Biomedical Crisis Management

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University Research Associate, Feb. 2006-Dec. 2007

Center for Biomedical Imaging

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University Research Associate, Sept. 2002-Feb. 2006

Laboratory of Dr. James Hamilton

Boston, Massachusetts

University of Michigan Research Assistant September 1998-August

Laboratory of A. Ramamoorthy

Ann Arbor, Michigan

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Student Instructor

General Chemistry Laboratory and Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Recitation

Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

General Chemistry Laboratory

Department of Chemistry, Albion College, Albion, Michigan

AWARDS AND SUPPORT

2003-2006 Supported by NIH Cardiovascular Training Grant

2002 Chemistry Department Outstanding Graduate Research Award

2001-2002 Supported by NSF IGERT Training Grant

2001 Student Travel Award, 43^rd Rocky Mountain Conference, Denver, Colorado

1998-2000 Supported by NIH Biophysics Training Grant

1995 Outstanding Graduating Chemistry Student

1995 Phi Beta Kappa

1995 Sigma Xi

1988-1994 Presidential Scholarship (full tuition)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Biophysical Society Early Careers Committee (2004-2007)

Organized Ann Arbor Area NMR lectures (2001-2002)

Student Representative for Biophysics Training Grant (2001-2002)

Biophysical Society

Sigma Xi, Full member

Phi Beta Kappa

PUBLICATIONS

Kevin J. Hallock. “Magnetic Resonance Microscopy of Flows and Compressions of the Circulatory, Respiratory, and Digestive systems in Manduca sexta pupae” Journal of Insect Science (2008) 8:10

Jaymin Upadhyay, Kevin Hallock, Mathieu Ducros, Dae-Shik Kim, Itamar Ronen. “Diffusion Tensor Spectroscopy and Imaging of the Arcuate Fasciculus” Neuroimage (2007) in press

Jaymin Upadhyay, Kevin Hallock, Kelley Erb, Dae-Shik Kim, Itamar Ronen. “Diffusion Properties of NAA in Human Corpus Callosum as Studied with Diffusion Tensor Spectroscopy” Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2007) 58, 1045-1053

Wynter J. Duncanson, Michael A. Figa, Kevin Hallock, Samuel Zalipsky,

James A. Hamiltona, Joyce Y. Wong. “Targeted binding of PLA microparticles with

lipid-PEG-tethered ligands” Biomaterials (2007) 28, 4991–4999

Kevin J. Hallock, James A. Hamilton. “Identification of Atherosclerotic Plaque Calcification by a ³¹P Solid-state Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technique” Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2006) 56, 1380-1383

Caroline D. Pointer-Keenan, Dong-Kuk Lee, Kevin Hallock, Anmin Tan, Robert Zand, and Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy. “Investigation of the Interaction of Myelin Basic Protein with Phospholipid Bilayers using Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy” Chem. Phys. Lipids (2004) 132, 47-54

Fernando Porcelli, Buck Bethany, Dong-Kuk Lee, Kevin J. Hallock, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, and Gianluigi Veglia. “Structure and orientation of pardaxin determined by NMR experiments in model membranes” J. Biol. Chem. (2004) 279, 45815-45823

Kevin J. Hallock, Dong-Kuk Lee, and A. Ramamoorthy. “MSI-78, a magainin peptide, forms Toroidal Pores in Lipid Bilayers by Inducing Positive Curvature Strain” Biophys. J. (2003) 84, 3052-3060

Kevin J. Hallock, Dong-Kuk Lee, John Omnaas, Henry I. Mosberg, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Membrane Composition Determines Pardaxin’s Mechanism of Bilayer Disruption” Biophys. J. (2002) 83 1004-1013

Kevin J. Hallock, Katherine A. Henzler Wildman, Dong-Kuk Lee, and A. Ramamoorthy. “An Innovative Procedure Using A Sublimable Solid To Align Lipid Bilayers for Solid-State NMR Studies.” Biophys. J. (2002) 82, 2499-2503

Yufeng Wei, Dong-Kuk Lee, Kevin J. Hallock and A. Ramamoorthy. “One-Dimensional ¹H-Detected Solid-State NMR Experiment to Determine Amide-¹H Chemical Shifts in Peptides.” Chem. Phys. Lett., (2002) 351, 42-46

Jose S. Santos, Dong-Kuk Lee, Kevin J. Hallock, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Cholesterol and antidepressant drug interactions with phospholipids: A solid-state NMR Study.” Recent Research Developments in Physical Chemistry, Transworld Research Network. (2002) 6, 179-211

Kyle L. Stout, Kevin J. Hallock, Jeff W. Kampff, and A. Ramamoorthy. “X-ray Crystal Structure of N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine.” Acta Cryst. C, (2000) 56, e100

Kevin J. Hallock, Dong-Kuk Lee, and A. Ramamoorthy. “The effects of Librations on the ¹³C Chemical Shift and ²H Electric Field Gradient Tensors in b-Calcium Formate.” J. Chem. Phys. (2000) 113, 11187-11193

Kevin J. Hallock, Dong-Kuk Lee, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Carbon-13 Chemical Shifts and ¹H-¹³C Dipolar Couplings in Metal Sandwich Solids Using One-Dimensional Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy.” Chem. Phys. Lett., (1999) 302, 175-180

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Invited Talk at Wayne State entitled “From Atherosclerosis to Sclerotization: Magnetic Resonance of Bugs, Bunnies, and Blockages.” Detroit, MI, July 10, 2006.

Presentation at 34^th ACS Central Regional Meeting entitled “Mechanism of Membrane-Disruption by an Antimicrobial Peptide MSI-78”. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, June 26-29, 2002.

Presentation at the NMR Midwest User’s Conference entitled “Solid-State NMR Study of Pore-Forming Peptides in Cell Membranes”. University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, October 20, 2000

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Kevin J. Hallock. “Internal Motions of Manduca Sexta Pupae Studied Using Magnetic Resonance Microscopy” Poster #1348, Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, Berlin, Germany, May 19-25, 2007.

Jaymin Upadhyay, Kevin Hallock, Mathieu Ducros, Dae-Shik Kim, Itamar Ronen. “Diffusion Tensor Spectroscopy and Imaging of Arcuate Fasciculus” Poster #1568, Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, Berlin, Germany, May 19-25, 2007

Uzi Eliav, Itamar Ronen, Kevin Hallock, Dae-Shik Kim, Gil Navon. “Magnetization Exchange (MEX) MRI: A Clinically Viable Protein-Based Imaging Method” Poster #3459, Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, Berlin, Germany, May 19-25, 2007.

Ye Qiao, Kevin Hallock, James A. Hamilton. “Magnetization Transfer Based Contrast for Human Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization” Poster #3100, Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, Berlin, Germany, May 19-25, 2007.

Alkystis Phinikaridou, Kevin J. Hallock, Ye Qiao, James A. Hamilton. “Combining Contrast Enhanced In Vivo and Ex Vivo MRI for Characterizing Vulnerable Plaques in a Rabbit Model of Atherothrombosis” Poster #438, Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, Berlin, Germany, May 19-25, 2007.

Kevin J. Hallock, James A. Hamilton. “Imaging of calcification in atherosclerotic plaques” Biophysical Journal, Vol. 86, 486A, 48^th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, February 14-18 2004

Kevin J. Hallock, Katherine A. Henzler Wildman, Dong-Kuk Lee, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Sublimable Solids Can Be Used To Mechanically Align Lipid Bilayers for Solid-State NMR Studies” 34^th ACS Central Regional Meeting, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, June 26-29, 2002.

Kevin J. Hallock, Dong-Kuk Lee, John Omnaas, Henry I. Mosberg, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Pardaxin’s Mechanism is Dependent on Membrane Composition” 34^th ACS Central Regional Meeting, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan, June 26-29, 2002.

Kevin J. Hallock, Katherine A. Henzler Wildman, Dong-Kuk Lee, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Sublimable Solids Can Be Used To Mechanically Align Lipid Bilayers for Solid-State NMR Studies” Biophysical Journal, Vol. 82, 468A, 46^th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, February 23-27 2002.

Kevin J. Hallock, Dong-Kuk Lee, John Omnaas, Henry I. Mosberg, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Pardaxin’s Mechanism is Dependent on Membrane Composition” 43^rd Annual Rocky Mountain Conference, Denver, Colorado, July 29-August 2, 2001.

Kevin J. Hallock, Katherine A. Henzler, Jose Silva Santos, Dong-Kuk Lee, John Omnaas, Henry I. Mosberg, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Role of Non-Lamellar Phases in Lipid Bilayers by Pore-Forming Antimicrobial Peptides as Characterized by Solid-State NMR Methods” Biophysical Journal, Vol. 78, 175A, 44^th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 12-16 2000.

Dong-Kuk Lee, Kevin J. Hallock, and A. Ramamoorthy. “Nitrogen-14 Overtone NMR Methods to Determine the Backbone Conformations of Peptides.” 40^th Experimental NMR Conference, Orlando (Florida), February 28-March 5, 1999.

Kevin J. Hallock, Dong-Kuk Lee and A. Ramamoorthy. “Characterization of Molecular Motion Using 1-D ¹³C Chemical Shift and Dipolar-Chemical Shift Spectra.” 40^th Experimental NMR Conference, Orlando (Florida), February 28-March 5, 1999.