BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Melinda Ryan Dwinell, Ph.D. Assistant ...

The major goals of this project are to populate the RGD with data in the following areas: ESTs,
genes, markers, primer names, genetic maps, comparative maps and supporting homology
information and UniGene Clusters.
Title: Development of bioinformatic resources to transfer biological information across species
Principle Investigator: J. Reecy, Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
Agency: USDA (subcontract through Iowa State University)
Period: 4/1/08-3/31/10
Role:
Subcontract PI
The major goals of this project are to curate rat QTLs for cardiovascular traits, develop a trait
ontology to standardize phenotype labeling for QTL across species and to develop nomenclature
for QTL in human and rat.
Completed support:
Title: Development and plasticity in respiratory control.
Principle Investigator: Melinda R. Dwinell, Ph.D.
Agency: American Lung Association
Period: 07/01/03-12/31/05
Role:
PI
The overall objective of this grant is to determine whether perinatal hyperoxia has immediate effects
on the ventilatory responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia in neonatal rats and whether these effects
have a genetic influence.