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 Jim Holmstrom

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Position: Project Manager
Office: A203
Office Phone: 966-2568
Fax: 966-7478
Email: Contact



Biography

Jim joined VIDO in late 2005 as Project Manager and is responsible for managing the Genome Canada and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation projects, in addition to others, at VIDO. Prior to VIDO Jim spent 10 years working for private companies in the Innovation Place Research Park closely associated with the University. Through this he gained tremendous experience in molecular biology, protein chemistry/purification as well as running a process development/purification laboratory. Jim is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a certification he acheived in June 2010. In his spare time Jim enjoys helping to develop the next generation of coaches by facilitating coaching certification courses.


Publications

1. Elahi, S., Holmstrom, J. & Gerdts, V. The benefits of using diverse animal models for studying pertussis. Trends Microbiol 15, 462-468(2007).

2. Lee, S. et al. Regulation of muscle growth by multiple ligands signaling through activin type II receptors. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A 102, 18117-18122(2005).

3. Jiang, M. et al. Characterization and identification of the inhibitory domain of GDF-8 propeptide. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun 315, 525-531(2004).