Jenny Eng
Lab Manager, Basu Laboratory CINE Building, Room 106A Macdonald Campus, McGill University 21,111 Lakeshore Road Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Canada H9X 3V9 Tel: (514) 398-8786 [email protected] |
Present Research Projects
Past Research Projects
- Ecotoxicology: Cell-Free neurochemical screening assays to predict adverse effects in mammals, fish, and birds
- Thailand Projects: Measurement of various elements in foods and human biomarkers
Past Research Projects
- Prof. John Dalton (Parasitology, McGill): Production of vaccines and compliance to quality control standards. Develop a novel method for large-scale growth of malaria cultures and gametocytes in Wave Bioreactor.
- Prof. Armando Jardim (Parasitology, McGill): Core Facility Sequencing Lab
- Profs Laurie Chan and Stan Kubow (Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill): Effect of kefir extracts on anti-proliferative of human cancer cell lines. Effect of pharmacological agents on whole embryo cultures.
- Prof. John Hanrahan (Physiology, McGill): Effect of chemical agents on trans-epithelial short circuit current in Ussing chamber. Regulation and activation of K channel in T84 epithelial cell line.
- Prof. Carolyn Pietrangeli (Medicine, Montreal General Hospital Research Institute): Effect of recombinant interleukin‑4 on bone marrow B lymphocyte production.
- Private industry: quality control, optimization ELISA technology and antibody characterization
- Prof. Dennis Osmond (Anatomy, McGill): Isolation and role of natural cell associations in bone marrow. Regulation of B lymphocytes in murine bone marrow.
Professional Highlights and Training
- Article featured on cover of International Journal for Parasitology, Volume 42: Large-scale growth of the falciparum malaria parasite in a Wave Bioreactor
- Poster awarded 2nd place at conference “Challenges in Malaria Research: Progress Towards Elimination”, Basel, Switzerland (top 1%)
- Attended meeting to discuss progress of research projects, Tunisia, Africa
- Participated in Molecular Biology Workshop, Vancouver, UBC
- Invented stromal cell lines Ref No 90033/994-27-22: Patent granted, bailment agreement with BASF Bioresearch Corp, Cambrdige, MA
Publications
Interests and Activities
- JP Dalton, CG Demanga, SJ Reiling, J Wunderlich, JWL Eng, P Rohrbach. Large-scale growth of the Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasite in a Wave Bioreactor. International Journal for Parasitology 42: 215-220, 2012.
- CG Demanga, J Eng, JP Dalton. A novel method for large-scale culture of the Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood stage and gametocytes in a Wave Bioreactor cell culture system. Malaria Journal 11 (Suppl 1): P22, 2012.
- JA Tabcharani, RA Harris, A Boucher, JWL Eng, JW Hanrahan. Basolateral K Channel Activated by Carbachol in the Epithelial Cell Line T84, J. Memb. Biology 142, 241-254, 1994.
- JA Tabcharani, A Boucher, JWL Eng, JW Hanrahan. Regulation of an Inwardly Rectifying K Channel in the T84 Epithelial Cell Line by Calcium, Nucleotides and Kinases, J. Memb. Biology 142, 255-266, 1994.
- CE Pietrangeli, JWL Eng. Effect of Recombinant Interleukin (IL ‑ 4) on Murine Bone Marrow B Lymphocyte Production in vivo; Abstract presented at 71st International Congress of Immunology in Berlin, July 30 ‑ August 5, 1989.
Interests and Activities
- Volunteers as a fundraising manager, school treasurer, governing board parent rep, yearbook coordinator, sports team manager
- Participates in a “virtual” walk across Canada to raise money for cancer research and education