Zack Storms

Zack Storms

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Greater Boston Area

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    Edmonton, Canada Area

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    Montreal, Canada Area

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    Montreal, Canada Area

Education

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    Activities and Societies: President, eGRAD

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    Activities and Societies: President, Chemical Engineering Graduate Students' Society (2009-2011)

    Thesis Title: Bioprocessing with Bacteriophages Using Self-Cycling Fermentation

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Publications

  • A Simple and Rapid Protocol for Measuring Neutral Lipids in Algal Cells Using Fluorescence

    Journal of Visualized Experiments

    A simple protocol to determine the neutral lipid content of algal cells using a Nile Red staining procedure is described. This time-saving technique offers an alternative to traditional gravimetric-based lipid quantification protocols. It has been designed for the specific application of monitoring bioprocess performance.

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    • Elliot Cameron
    • Hector de la Hoz Siegler
    • William C. McCaffrey
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  • Impact of the cell life-cycle on bacteriophage T4 infection

    FEMS Microbiology Letters

    Synchronized Escherichia coli cultures were infected with bacteriophage T4 at discrete points in the cell growth cycle. The cell cycle had a significant impact on the outcome of infection. Cell burst size was smallest for newly formed cells and increased dramatically as these progressed in the cell cycle. The largest burst sizes were achieved when infecting cells immediately prior to cell division. When cells were infected during cell division, the burst size was reduced back to its initial…

    Synchronized Escherichia coli cultures were infected with bacteriophage T4 at discrete points in the cell growth cycle. The cell cycle had a significant impact on the outcome of infection. Cell burst size was smallest for newly formed cells and increased dramatically as these progressed in the cell cycle. The largest burst sizes were achieved when infecting cells immediately prior to cell division. When cells were infected during cell division, the burst size was reduced back to its initial value. Interestingly, lysis time was longest for young cells, reached a minimum at the same point that burst size reached its maximum value, and then increased at the commencement of cell division. Consequently, phage productivity in cells about to undergo cell division was almost three times greater than the productivity of young, newly formed cells. The availability of intracellular resources is believed to be the major driving force behind phage productivity during infection. Indeed, intracellular RNA contents at the time of infection were found to correlate strongly with phage productivity. There was no significant relationship between cell DNA levels and phage productivity. Finally, burst size experiments suggested that the cell cycle also influenced the likelihood of a phage to undergo productive infection.

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Honors & Awards

  • Telus ICT Grand Prize Winner

    TEC Venture Prize

  • Burroughs Wellcome Fund Travel Grant

    Burroughs Wellcome Fund

  • CIHR Science-2-Business Fellowship

    Canada Insitute of Health Research

  • Falling Walls Lab Winner

    Falling Walls Lab 2014 UAlberta

    Campus-wide elevator pitch competition for an innovative research idea.

  • Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Government of Alberta

  • NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Government of Canada

  • Richard H. Tomlinson Doctoral Fellowship

    McGill University

  • Winter Recruitment Enhancement Fellowship

    McGill University

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