CURRICULUM VITAE SEPTEMBER Bruce E. McKay. Date of Birth: March 4 th, 1976

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1 1 CURRICULUM VITAE SEPTEMBER 2004 Name: Bruce E. McKay Date of Birth: March 4 th, 1976 Citizenship: Canadian Home Address: th Ave. N.E. Apartment #311 Calgary, AB T2E 1R1 Telephone: (403) Address: Departmental Affiliation: Degrees: bemckay@ucalgary.ca Neuroscience Research Group, University of Calgary 2002 to present Ph.D. (Candidacy exam completed April 23, 2004) University of Calgary Department of Neuroscience Calgary, AB Neuroscience Research Group M.Sc to 2001 Laurentian University Sudbury, ON Behavioral Neuroscience Hons. B.Sc Laurentian University Sudbury, ON Behavioral Neuroscience 1

2 2 PUBLICATIONS PUBLISHED REFEREED PAPERS McKay, B.E. and Turner, R.W. (2004). Kv3 K+ channels regulate burst output in rat cerebellar Purkinje cells. European Journal of Neuroscience 20 (3): McKay, B.E., Molineux, M.L. and Turner, R.W. (2004). Biotin is endogenously expressed in select regions of the rat central nervous system. Journal of Comparative Neurology 473 (1): McKay, B.E. and Persinger, M.A. (2004). Lithium ion cyclotron resonance magnetic fields decrease seizure onset times in lithium-pilocarpine seized rats. International Journal of Neuroscience 114 (8): McKay, B.E. and Persinger, M.A. (2004). Normal spatial and contextual learning for ketamine-treated rats in the pilocarpine epilepsy model. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 78 (1): Dupont, M.J., McKay, B.E., Parker, G. and Persinger, M.A. (2004). Geophysical variables and behavior: XCIX. Reductions in numbers of neurons within the parasolitary nucleus in rats exposed perinatally to a magnetic pattern designed to imitate geomagnetic continuous pulsations: implications for sudden infant death. Perceptual and Motor Skills 98: McKay, B.E. and Persinger, M.A. (2003). Conditioned taste aversion is not disrupted in rats exposed to weak, complex magnetic fields during the CS-UCS interval. Perceptual and Motor Skills 97: McKay, B.E. and Persinger, M.A. (2003). Combined effects of complex magnetic fields and agmatine for contextual fear learning deficits in rats. Life Sciences 72(22): McKay, B.E. and Persinger, M.A. (2003). Behavioral Effects of Combined Perinatal L-NAME and 0.5 Hz Magnetic Field Treatments. International Journal of Neuroscience 113: McKay, B.E., St-Pierre, L.S. and Persinger, M.A. (2003). Radial Maze Proficiency of Adult Wistar Rats Given Prenatal Complex Magnetic Field Treatments. Developmental Psychobiology 42(1): 1-8. McKay, B.E., Lado, W.A., Martin, L.J., Galic, M.A. and Fournier, N.M. (2002). Learning and Memory in Agmatine-treated Rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. 72: Golanski, A.J., McKay, B.E. and Persinger, M.A. (2001). Postnatal Anoxia From CO2 For One Minute Produces Gender-Specific Changes In Contextual Fear Conditioning In Adult Rats. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 93: Stewart, L.S. and McKay, B.E. (2000). Acquisition Deficit and Time-dependent Retrograde Amnesia for Contextual Fear Conditioning in Agmatine-treated Rats. 2

3 Behavioral Pharmacology. 11: McKay, B.E., Persinger, M.A. and Koren, S.A. (2000). Exposure to a Theta-burst Patterned Magnetic Field Impairs Memory Acquisition and Consolidation for Contextual but not Discrete Conditioned Fear in Rats. Neuroscience Letters. 292: McKay, B.E. and Persinger, M.A. (2000). Application Timing of Complex Magnetic Fields Delineates Windows of Posttraining-Pretesting Vulnerability for Spatial And Motivational Behaviors in Rats. International Journal of Neuroscience. 103: McKay, B.E. and Persinger, M.A. (1999). Geophysical Variables and Behavior: LXXXVII. Effects of Synthetic and Natural Geomagnetic Patterns on Maze Learning. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 89: SUBMITTED PAPERS McKay, B.E., Molineux, M.L., Mehaffey, W.H. and Turner, Ray W. Kv1 K + channels control Purkinje cell output to facilitate post-synaptic rebound discharge in deep cerebellar neurons (submitted to Journal of Neuroscience, August 2004). ACTIVITIES/CONTRIBUTIONS CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (ORAL) Kv3 K+ channels regulate burst output in rat cerebellar Purkinje cells. Presented at 2004 Alberta Neuroscience Meeting (Canmore, Alberta). May 8, Region-specific control of burst output in cerebellar Purkinje cells. Presented at 2003 Alberta Neuroscience Meeting (Canmore, Alberta). May 3, The Putative Neurotransmitter and NMDA Antagonist Agmatine: Effects on Learning and Memory. Presented at 2002 Alberta Neuroscience Meeting (Canmore, Alberta). May 4, Complex Magnetic Fields: Profound Behavioral Effects at Environmentally Relevant Intensities. Presented at 2002 Alberta Neuroscience Meeting (Canmore, Alberta). May 3, Complex Magnetic Field-Enabled Static Magnetic Field Navigation in the Wistar Rat. Presented at the Laurentian University Graduate Student Association Conference, November

4 4 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (POSTER) B.E. McKay, R.W. Turner. Kv1 K + channels regulate excitability of rat cerebellar Purkinje cells and climbing fibers. Society for Neuroscience Meeting (November, 2004). B.E. McKay, R.W. Turner. Highly TEA-sensitive K+ currents regulate spike discharge of mature rat cerebellar Purkinje cells. Program No Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, Online R.W. Turner, M.L. Molineux, B.E. McKay. Endogenous biotin in the rat CNS Implications for falsepositive avidin-biotin reactions. Program No Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, Online. (note that B.E. McKay is presenting author on this work). McKay, BE, Molineux, ML, and Turner, RW. Endogenous Biotin: Potential false-positive (strept)avidin-biotin interactions in the rat brain. Poster presentation at 2003 Alberta Neuroscience Meeting (Canmore, Alberta). May 3, McKay, BE, Rashid, AJ, Dunn, RJ and Turner, RW. The Localization of Kv3.3 Potassium Channels in Murine Central Neurons. Poster presentation at 2002 Alberta Neuroscience Meeting (Canmore, Alberta). May 3, JOURNAL CLUB PRESENTATIONS Synapse density regulates independence at unitary inhibitory synapses (L.S. Overstreet and G.L. Westbrook, Journal of Neuroscience, 2003, 23(7): Presented to the U of C NRG's Synaptic Transmission Journal Club, February 25, Excitatory actions of GABA in the cortex (A.T. Gulledge, G.J. Stuart, Neuron, 2003, 37(2): ). Presented to the U of C NRG's Synaptic Transmission Journal Club, May 21, Small conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels modulate synaptic plasticity and memory encoding (R.W. Stackman, R.S. Hammond, E. Linardatos, A. Gerlach, J. Maylie, J.P. Adelman, T. Tzounopoulos, Journal of Neuroscience, 2002, 22(23): ). Presented to the U of C NRG's Synaptic Transmission Journal Club, Dec 11, Resurgent Sodium Current and Action Potential Formation in Dissociated Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons (I.M. Raman and B.P. Bean, Journal of Neuroscience, 1997, 17(12): ). Presented to the U of C NRG s Synaptic Transmission Journal Club, May 1, Effects of synthetic and natural magnetic patterns on agmatine-modulated contextual conditioned fear. Presented to the Laurentian University Neuroscience Research Group, August The role of cyclotron ion resonance in the transduction of extremely low frequency magnetic fields. Presented to the Laurentian University Neuroscience Research Group, July

5 Behavioral Profile of Systemic Agmatine Treatment. Presented as part of Laurentian University s Biology Seminar Series, April VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES Student member of Calgary Brain Institute s Education Committee Student member of University of Calgary Department of Neuroscience Candidacy Exam review committee. July Synaptic Transmission Journal Club Coordinator (Neuroscience Research Group, University of Calgary). Coordinator February 2002 to present Let s Talk Science Program discussion on Neuroscience with Airdrie (Alberta) high school students (2 sessions). May 27, 2003 (coordinated by Dr. Wendy Hutchins). Brain Awareness Day Visual Illusions poster and demonstration booth; part of the Neuro Kids series of booths (April 2003, coordinated by Dr. Patrick Whelan). Brain Awareness Day Test Your Own Reflexes poster and demonstration booth; part of the Neuro Kids series of booths (April 6, 2002, coordinated by Dr. Patrick Whelan). Neuroscience Research Group booth. Laurentian University Biology Open House, September Coordinated by L. Brosseau. Neuroscience Research Group booth. Laurentian University Biology Open House, September Coordinated by L. Brosseau. INVITED TALKS The Scientific Process. Presented to the Laurentian University Kinesiology Group, October The Use of Animals in Scientific Research. Presented to the LaSalle High School Current Issues class, January 2000 (Sudbury, Ontario). ADDITIONAL TRAINING Mouse Behavioral Phenotyping (SFN 2003 Short Course II). This course was designed to critically assess a variety of frequently used behavioral tests in rodents. Chaired by Dr. J.N. Crawley. Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 7, Sink or Swim Sidestepping the Hazards of an Academic Career. The objective of this symposium was to introduce trainees and faculty to the principles of strategic planning and resource management applied in the business world. May 30, 2003, University of Calgary. 5

6 6 Physiological Approaches to Ion Channel Biology. A laboratory and lecture course addressing electrophysiological approaches to the study of ion channels. Taught by Drs. Michael Hausser and Nelson Spruston. June 5 25, 2002, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York. SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE As a Master s student (09/99 to 10/01) I was involved in the laboratory training and supervision of approximately one dozen undergraduate Honour s thesis and summer students. My responsibilities included training the students in animal (rat) care (handling, restraint techniques, injection procedures), the execution and interpretation of behavioral procedures designed to assess learning, memory, nociception and motor behaviors in rodents (Morris water maze, Olton radial maze, Pavlovian fear conditioning, conditioned taste aversion learning, thermal and electrical analgesia, open field behaviors), and the statistical analysis of data. COURSE DEVELOPMENT In conjunction with Drs. Patrick Whelan and Mort Doran, I contributed to a complete overhaul of the Neuroscience II 'neuroanatomy and systems neuroscience' course (2003). I was responsible for finding and implementing a new textbook, and I completely re-wrote the laboratory manual to make it more integrated with class lectures. This included developing a new course outline and indexing all items to be covered in lecture with two relevant textbooks. I was also responsible for implementing for the first time weekly structured tutorials as an integral component of the students' learning experience in the course. 6