Research /Process Chemical Engineer - Chemical Engineering ...

Zachary T. Britton
Business Contact: 302-831-6697 Current Contact: 302-379-8815 (cell)
ztb@udel.edu zbritton1122@hotmail.com
SKILLS Languages: Conversant in Spanish
(cont’d) Computer Languages: C/C++ and JAVA
Software: MathCAD, MATLAB, Aspen Plus, Fluent, MS Office, Windows
GRANTS Addgene Recombinant DNA Technology Award. Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles to GPCR
Expression and Characterization. C. L. Young*, Z. T. Britton* and A. S. Robinson. (October 2010).
INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) supported by NIH – NCRR and State of
Delaware, Core Fee Waiver in the amount of $4,500 Mechanisms of Heterologous GPCR/Chimera
Trafficking and Localization in S. cerevisiae Confirmed by Improved Spatiotemporal Resolution. Z. T.
Britton, C. L. Young, A. S. Robinson, and K. Czymmek. (April - October 2010).
PUBLICATIONS Z. T. Britton, C. E. Markwalter, C. L. Young, A. S. Robinson. Rationale for Improved Localization of
GPCRs in S. cerevisiae: A Pioneering Study on human and rat Neurokinin 2 Receptors. (in
preparation).
Z. T. Britton, E. I. Hanle, T. Polenova, A. S. Robinson. A Novel System for Expressing and Purifying
Transmembrane Peptides of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRS) from E. coli. (in preparation).
Z. T. Britton, C. L. Young, O. Can, A. N. Naranjo, P. M. McNeely, A. S. Robinson. (2010) Membrane
protein expression in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Production of Membrane Proteins: Strategies
for Expression and Isolation. Wiley. (Submitted).
M.A. O’Malley, T. Lazarova, Z. T. Britton, A. S. Robinson. (2007) High-level expression in
Saccharomyces cerevisiae enables isolation and spectroscopic characterization of functional human
adenosine A2a receptor. Journal of Structural Biology, (159) 2: 166-178.
C. Agarwal, Z. T. Britton, D. Alaseirlis, Y. Li, and J. H. Wang. (2006) Healing and normal fibroblasts
exhibit differential proliferation, collagen production, alpha-SMA expression, and contraction. Annals
of Biomedical Engineering, (34) 4: 653-659.
SELECTED 241 st ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Z. T. Britton, C. E. Markwalter, C. L. Young, and A. S.
PRESENTATIONS Robinson. Elucidating Mechanisms of Heterologous Neurokinin 2 Receptor Expression and
Trafficking in S. cerevisiae Through Receptor Chimeras. (March 2011).
241 st ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Z. T. Britton and A. S. Robinson. Optimizing Functional
Production of Human Adenosine A2b Receptor in S. cerevisiae. (March 2011).
238 th SELECTED
ACS National Meeting, Washington, D.C. Z. T. Britton, T. Polenova, and A. S. Robinson.
Expression and Purification of GPCR Fragments. August 2009.
55 th Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. Z. T. Britton, E. I. Hanle, and A. S. Robinson.
POSTERS Expression and Purification of G Protein-Coupled Receptor (GPCR) Transmembrane Peptides. (March
2011).
Molecular Biophysics of Cellular Membranes FASEB Summer Research Conference, Saxton Rivers, VT.
Z. T. Britton, C. L. Young, E. McCusker, A. S. Robinson. Elucidating Mechanisms of Heterologous
GPCR Expression and Trafficking in S. cerevisiae. August 2010.
Molecular Biophysics of Cellular Membranes FASEB Summer Research Conference, Saxton Rivers, VT.
Z. T. Britton, E. I. Hanle, and A. S. Robinson. Expression and Purification of G Protein-Coupled
Receptor (GPCR) Transmembrane Peptides. August 2010.
236 th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.. Z. T. Britton, T. Polenova, and A. S. Robinson. System
Development for Expression of GPCR Fragments. August 2008.
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) National Meeting, Nashville, TN. Z. T. Britton, C. Agarwal and
J. H. Wang. Healing and normal fibroblasts exhibit differential proliferation, collagen production,
alpha-SMA expression, and contraction. October 2003.
VOLUNTEER MathCounts Outreach Volunteer, College of Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
EXPERIENCE Section Leader, January 2009 and 2010
− Coordinated and instructed middle school students on thermodynamic principles of making homemade
ice cream.
Baseball Coach, Arabian American Little League, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Hitting and Pitching Coach, Spring, Summer 1998-2002, 2004
− Developed, analyzed, and revised practices to establish and maintain skills necessary for success.
− Contributions were critical to the teams finishing as European Little League Champions in 1998 and
European Junior League Runners-Up in 2000.
* References available upon request 2/2