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MICHAEL G. FORD280 Travis Dr. Athens, Georgia 30606 Home: (706)
354-6681 � Lab: (706) 542-6286 E-mail: mford@ccrc.uga.edu
EDUCATION
�	Doctor of Philosophy, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Georgia              Athens, GA   Degree expected May, 2003
�	Bachelor of Arts, Biology, University of Michigan             Ann
Arbor, MI  1994. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
�	University of Georgia - Complex Carbohydrate Research
CenterLaboratory of Dr. James Prestegard, September 1997 - present    
       �     Developed a system to obtain sequential resonance
assignments using                      residual dipolar couplings in
combination with X-ray structural dataLaboratory of Dr. Robert Woods,
September 1997 - present            �     Utilized molecular dynamics
simulations of galectin-1 - ligand complexes                     to
determine the structural basis for ligand diversityUniversity of
Michigan - Howard Hughes Medical InstituteLaboratory of Dr. Juanita
Merchant, October 1996 - August 1997            �     Established the
link between EGF receptor activation and the MAP kinase               
    signaling cascadeUniversity of Michigan - Department of Internal
MedicineDetermined the role of EGF receptor activation in the
expression of the gastric hormone, gastrin.Assisted the
characterization of the interaction of ZBP89, a zinc finger
transcription factor, with the gastrin promoter.Implemented radiation
safety protocolsUniversity of Michigan - Department of
GeneticsLaboratory of Dr. George Brewer, M.D.Advanced research on
Wilson's Disease, an autosomal recessive disorder of copper
accumulation and toxicity.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 
�	Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia, Department of Biology
o	Biology 103 - Introductory Biology                  �     Taught
Introductory Biology lab, receiving an average student rating of 4.2  
                         out of 5�	Teaching Assistant, University of
Georgia, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biologyo	Biochemistry 6110/4110  - Physical Biochemistry              
   �     Hosted weekly help sessions for homework problem
setso	Biochemistry 8010 - Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Io	Biochemistry 8020 - Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II
o	Biochemistry 8200 - Macromolecular Modeling and Structure
Calculations▪     Developed a web-based tutorial for the
Assisted Model Building and Energy        Refinement (AMBER) modeling
package, including example simulations�	Supervision of undergraduate
researcho	Jarrod Barnes                   ▪     Introduction to
the AMBER modeling suite                  ▪     Free energy
calculations on galectin-1 - ligand bindingo	Ziad Eletr           
▪     Site-directed mutagenesis of galectin-1
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE 
�	Multidimensional NMR analysis of protein-ligand complexes�	Molecular
dynamics calculations�	Visualization and interpretation of structural
data �	DNA/RNA purification and hybridization, PCR, cloning and
mutagenesis�	Recombinant protein expression and
purification�	Mammalian cell culture, including primary and
transformed cell lines�	Immunofluorescence and
immunocytochemistryRELEVANT COURSEWORK
�	NMR Spectrosccopy of Biomolecules �	Molecular Modeling and Structure
Calculations �	American Crystallography Association Summer Course in
X-ray Crystallography�	Advanced Topics in Glycobiology �	Introductory
C++ Programming I/II

COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS 
�	Unix and Linux running under a variety of platforms:  SGI, Sun,
PC�	NMR processing and acquisition: VNMR, FELIX, NMR Pipe, NMR
Draw�	Computational chemistry packages:  Gaussian,
Spartan�	Electrostatic calculations:  DelPhi, GRASP�	Molecular
Dynamics:  AMBER, InsightII/Discover�	Structural visualization: 
InsightII, MolMol, Chimera, ChemDraw, Rasmol�	Graphics: Adobe
Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw�	C++ programming
RESEARCH INTERESTS 
�    Structural biochemistry�    Molecular dynamics simulations and
structural analysis�    NMR analysis of protein-ligand complexes�   
Vertebrate glycobiology
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 
�  American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1998 -
present�  American Chemical Society, Computational Chemistry and
Carbohydrate     Chemistry Divisions 1998 - present
UNIVERSITY SERVICE 
�  Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Student
Committeeo	Social Chairman, 1999 - 2001o	Faculty Liaison, 2001 -
present�  Graduate Student Associationo	Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology representative, 2000 - present

REFERENCES 
Available upon request.