Emil Thomas Chuck Résumé

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Emil Thomas Chuck

MetroHealth Medical Center
2500 MetroHealth Medical Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1998 USA

Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4955 USA

Professional Curriculum Vitae

Research Project

Electrophysiology of the developing chick heart
The heart is a dynamic organ that begins to function at a very early timepoint in embryogenesis. However, the heart starts to beat as a myocardial tube that must transform its shape into a four-chambered heart while continuously pumping blood throughout the embryo. I am interested in documenting the changes that occur in cardiac electrophysiology during cardiac morphogenesis of the embryonic chick heart using anatomical and physiological methods.

Affiliated Laboratories

David S. Rosenbaum, M.D., advisor
Heart & Vascular Research Center
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio

Michiko Watanabe, Ph.D., mentor
Cardiac Embryology Laboratory
Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio

Affiliated Programs

Biomedical Sciences Training Program
- Cell Biology Program
- Developmental Biology Program
Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital

Education

Ph.D. in Cell Biology
Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Degree conferred: August 14, 1998

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, with Distinction in Biomedical Engineering
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1993

Publications

Awards and Fellowships

1998-99 Fellowship in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology
July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999

1999-2000 National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award
July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000 (contingent to June 30, 2001)

Memberships

American Association of Anatomists (1997-Present)
Cardiac Electrophysiology Society (1995-Present)
Society for Developmental Biology (1993-Present)
Biomedical Engineering Society (1992-Present)

Non-academic affiliations

Graduate Student Senate
- Genetics representative (1994-1997)
- Corresponding Secretary, executive officer (1995-1997)
Graduate Student Symposium Organizing Committee (1994-1997)
- 1995 (19^th), member
- 1996 (20^th), chairman
- 1997 (21^st), member
Faculty of Medicine, graduate student representative (1996-1997)
CWRU College Trivia Club, graduate advisor (1994-present)
Alumni Interviewer for Duke University (1993-present)

Non-academic commendations

1995-96 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
1993 (Duke) William J. Griffith Distinguished University Service Award

Personal Hobby Information

Favorite Web pages

Cleveland Swings

Ally McBeal

Greet Street

Academic Competition Curriculum Vitae

Current positions

Staff advisor, College Trivia Club, CWRU

Assistant State Director, Ohio Academic Decathlon

Affiliations

Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence (PACE)
- Great Lakes Regional contact
- Trustee
Ohio Academic Decathlon
- Super Quiz Judge (1997-98)
- Speech and Interview Judge (1996-1998)
Ohio Academic Competitions
- Volunteer Official (1996-1998)

Experience

1999 PACE National Scholastics Championship (at University of Pennsylvania): Chief Editor, Assistant Tournament Director
1998 TRASH Midwestern Regionals (at CWRU): Chief Tournament Organizer and TRASH Liason
1998 PACE National Scholastics Championship (at CWRU): Chief Tournament Organizer and Host, Assistant Editor
Great Lakes Regional Academic Championship (CWRU): 1999 Assistant Tournament Organizer; 1998 Chief Tournament Organizer, Assistant Editor; 1997 Founder, Chief Tournament Organizer, Chief Editor
Buzzerpalooza (CWRU): 1999 Chief Tournament Organizer; 1998 Chief Tournament Organizer; 1997 Chief Tournament Organizer; 1996 Founder, Chief Tournament Organizer
Celebrity Shoot Biography Tournament (CWRU): 1998 Chief Tournament Director (HS); 1997 Chief Tournament Organizer and Editor (HS, College); 1996 Chief Tournament Organizer and Editor (HS, College); 1995 Co-Founder and Chief Tournament Organizer and Editor (HS)
College Bowl Region 7 (Michigan/Ohio Region) Tournament: Volunteer reader/moderator (1995-present)
CWRU College Bowl Intramural Tournament: 1998 Chief Tournament Director; 1997 Chief Tournament Director; 1996 Chief Tournament Director; 1995 Chief Tournament Director
Academic Festival (Duke University): 1993 Volunteer Official; 1992 Co-Founder and Chief Tournament Director
Southeast Regional World Geography Bowl (American Association of Geographers): 1991 Co-Moderator
North Carolina World Geography Bowl: 1993 Chief Moderator (Duke); 1992 Chief Moderator and Tournament Director (Duke); 1991 Chief Moderator, Editor, and Tournament Director (Appalachian State); 1990 Moderator, Editor, and Director (Duke)
Tournament of Fools (Duke University): 1992 Chief Tournament Director and Editor; 1991 Assistant Tournament Director; 1990 Tournament Director and Assistant Editor
Duke College Bowl Intramural Tournament: 1991 Chief Tournament Director; 1990 Chief Tournament Director; 1989 Assistant Tournament Director

Participation (though I can't remember every one of them)

Louisiana Academic Decathlon State Championship 1989
United States Academic Decathlon Championship 1989 (Providence RI)
National Tournament of Academic Excellence 1989 (Orlando FL)
Wessel Mania (NC State) 1989, 1990, 1991
U.S. Open (Georgia Tech) 1990
Terrapin Invitational (Maryland) 1991
College Bowl Region 5 1990, 1991, 1992
Princeton University Invitational 1991
Allen Ludden Invitational (Auburn) 1992
College Celebrity Shoot Biography Tournament (CWRU) 1998
and the ones for the CWRU Trivia Club for which I coached or chaperoned.