Rene Mader

Curriculum Vitae

May 2006

 

Education

2005 - 2009                        University of Toronto                                Toronto, Ontario

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

2001 - 2004                        University of Toronto                                Toronto, Ontario

Masters of Science

·       Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

·       Supervisor Dr. Sylvia Asa

·       Thesis project on the development and pathology of the pituitary

1999 - 2001                        University of Toronto                                Toronto, Ontario

Masters of Health Science

·       Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology

·       Supervisor Dr. Robert Hurta

·       Project on molecular signaling pathways in cancer

1995 - 1999                        Laurentian University                              Sudbury, Ontario

Bachelors of Science (Honours) 

·       Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry

·       Thesis project on the microbiology of the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens

Publications

Ezzat, S., Mader, R., Fischer, S.E., S. Yu, C. Ackerley, Asa, S., An essential role for the hematopoeitic transcription factor Ikaros in hypothalamic-pituitary mediated somatic growth, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006, 103(7):2214-2219


Ezzat, S., Mader R., Yu, SJ., Ning, T., Poussier, P.,  Asa, S. Ikaros integrates endocrine and immune system development,  J. of Clinical Investigation, 2005;115:1021-1029

Sano, T., Mader, R., Asa, S., The “honeycomb golgi” in pituitary adenomas: not a marker of gonadotroph adenomas, Endocrine Pathology, Winter 2004;14(4):363-368

Hardin, M.S., Mader, R., Hurta, R.A.R., K-FGF mediated transformation and induction of metastatic potential involves ornithine decarboxylase and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase expression-role in cellular invasion, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2002, Apr;233(1-2):49-56

Voskas, D., Mader, R., Lee, J., Hurta, R.A.R., Tumour promoter mediated regulation of ornithine decarboxylase and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase expression in H-ras transformed cells, Biochemistry and Cell Bioliogy, 2001, 79(1):69-81

Conference Presentations

 

Fischer, S.E., Mader, R., Ezzat, S., Asa, S, An essential role for the hematopoeitic transcription factor Ikaros in hypothalamic-pituitary mediated somatic growth, USCAP Annual Meeting 2006, Atlanta – Poster presentation


Ezzat, S., Yu, SJ., Mader R., Asa, S. Direct Ikaros potentiation of the POMC gene: a novel intrapituitary network integrates immune-endocrine interactions, Endocrine Society Annual Meeting 2004, San Diego – Oral presentation


Mader, R. Asa, S, Loss of Ikaros signalling disrupts normal pituitary development, Endocrine Society Annual Meeting 2003, Philadelphia – Oral presentation


Mader, R., Asa, S., The role of Ikaros in the pituitary

LMP Graduate Student Research Day 2003, Toronto – Poster presentation

 

Awards


2006 – Dr. Murray Freedman Award (Faculty of Pharmacy)

2006 – Coach of the Year (Faculty of Pharmacy)

2004 - Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award  (Faculty of Medicine and Graduate House)

2003 – University of Toronto Intramural “T”

2002 – University of Toronto Open

Extracurricular Activities


Department Student Association (CLAMPS)

·       President (2000-2003)

·       Sports Rep (1999-2000)

·       GSU Rep (1999-2000)

·       http://clamps.sa.utoronto.ca

 

Residence Student Association (Graduate House Council)

·       Social Rep (2004)

·       Sports Rep (2002-2003)

·       President (2001-2002)

·       Secretary (2000-2001)

·       Member of Graduate House Governing Body (2000-2004)

·       GHC rep for GSU council (2000-2001)

·       Interim President (1999-2000)

·       http://www.geocities.com/graduate_house_council/

·       http://ghc.sa.utoronto.ca/

 

Sports Teams

·       Captain of Annex Basketball Team (SARS SQUAD/Get Hammered, 2002-2006)

·       Captain of TESSC Beach Volleyball Team (Life’s a Beach, 2003-2005)

·       Captain of GSU volleyball team (Lab Rats/Cognito Ergo Sum/Life’s A Beach, 1999-2006)

·       Captain of various Graduate House/Pharmacy sport teams (2001-2006)

·       Mens/Coed basketball, Mens/Coed volleyball, Coed Waterpolo

 

Miscellaneous

·       Pharmacy Athletic Representative (2005-2006)

·       Member of the steering committee for the Life Sciences Career Development Series (2003-2004) – http://www.lscds.ca

·       Junior Don at Graduate House (2002 – 2004)

·       Member of SGS planning committee for Biomedical Graduate Career Day (2000-2001)

·       Volunteer tutor in the Saturday Program organized by the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto (2000-2002)

·       http://individual.utoronto.ca/MADREN/

·       http://www.pituitary.ca

 

References


Dr. Sylvia Asa
Pathologist-in-Chief
University Health Network and Toronto Medical Laboratories
Phone: available on request
Email: available on request
Web: http://www.pituitary.ca

Dr. Shereen Ezzat
Program Director
The Freeman Centre for Endocrine Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital
Phone: available on request
Email: available on request
Web: http://www.pituitary.ca

Rebecca Spagnolo
Graduate House Assistant Dean
Phone: available on request
Email: available on request

Dr. Robert Hurta
Assistant Professor (University of Prince Edward Island)
Phone: available on request

Email: available on request

Dr. Vasu Appanna
Professor (Laurentian University)
Adjunct Professor (University of Waterloo)
Phone: available on request
Email: available on request