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Keith Brunt, PhD (IP)
OTA ID#: 102457

Education Experience: BSc (Hons), Health Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, 2002
PhD, Physiology, Queen's University at Kingston, 2009
PDF, , McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicne, University Health Network, In Progress
Focus of Study: Molecular and cellular physiology. I study models of disease progression and regression to elucidate mechanisms of cardiovascular disease for therapeutic and regenerative medicine.
Awards: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Fellowship 2009-2011
Canadian Institute of Health Research and Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Gasotransmitter Research and Training Program Doctoral Award 2005-2008
Queen's University Graduate Award 2004, 2005, 2008
Eva Saffian Memorial Graduate Scholarship, 2003
Chen Academic Enrichment Fund for Graduate Student Activities in the Department of Physiology Travel Award 2008
Abraham’s Prize in Physiology 2008, Exceptional Promise for Independent Research
CIHR National Research Poster Competition 2007, Honourable Mention
Queen’s Graduate Research In Progress Forum 2007, Best Oral Presentation
CIHR Young Investigators Forum 2006, Outstanding Poster Presentation Award
Publications: 1: Brunt KR, Tsuji MR, Lai JH, Kinobe RT, Durante W, Claycomb WC, Ward C, Melo LG. Heme Oxygenase-1 Inhibits Pro-Oxidant Induced Hypertrophy In HL-1 Cardiomyocytes. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2009 Feb 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19244544.
2: Simpson JA, Brunt KR, Iscoe S. Repeated inspiratory occlusions acutely impair myocardial function in rats. J Physiol. 2008 May 1;586(9):2345-55. Epub 2008 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 18325978; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2479565.
3: Brunt KR, Hall SR, Ward CA, Melo LG. Endothelial progenitor cell and mesenchymal stem cell isolation, characterization, viral transduction. Methods Mol Med. 2007;139:197-210. PubMed PMID: 18287673.
4: Liu X, Simpson JA, Brunt KR, Ward CA, Hall SR, Kinobe RT, Barrette V, Tse MY, Pang SC, Pachori AS, Dzau VJ, Ogunyankin KO, Melo LG. Preemptive heme oxygenase-1 gene delivery reveals reduced mortality and preservation of left ventricular function 1 yr after acute myocardial infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Jul;293(1):H48-59. Epub 2007 Feb 23. PubMed PMID: 17322421.
5: Brunt KR, Fenrich KK, Kiani G, Tse MY, Pang SC, Ward CA, Melo LG. Protection of human vascular smooth muscle cells from H2O2-induced apoptosis through functional codependence between HO-1 and AKT. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Sep;26(9):2027-34. Epub 2006 Jul 13. PubMed PMID: 16840713.
Work Experience: I lecture at the second to fourth year level in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology.
I’ve been with Brainmass for several years. I’m also active with the CIHR synapse program which connects scientists with the public and build mentor relationships with burgeoning scientists.
Skills & Achievements: I am able to get to the point, focus and close out a concept or idea.
Career Interests: Academic Science; Research & Scientific Investment Consulting.
Outside Interests: I especially enjoy live performance music and theatre but I’m also a black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do, enjoy snowboarding, cooking, dancing, playing video games, reading books, watching movies.
Additional Information: Educational Training
Science with Impact Outreach Training Workshop for Scientists, Engineers and Technology Professionals 2007, CIHR & Queen's University
Equity Training in Academic Appointments 2007, Equity Office, Queen's University
Equity Issues in the Classroom 2007, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen's University
Teaching Effectiveness 2002, Gwenna Moss Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Saskatchewan
Using Humour in The Classroom 2002, Gwenna Moss Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Saskatchewan
Copyright Issue in Teaching 2002, Gwenna Moss Teaching and Learning Centre, University of Saskatchewan
Message to Students
and/or Parents:		 I employ an assortment of teaching skills. Primarily, I like to use a diagram or figure as an anchor for any verbal discussion or written explanation. Good references are often hard to find and I like to make sure that students have some extra reference materials.
Postings Answered: 49
Cumulative OTA Rating: 4.9/5  What is OTA Rating?
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  1. Anatomy and Biomechanical Analysis - Soccer Kick - 1. Describe the joint movements using anatomical terminology of kicking a soccer ball. 2. Describe the kinematic analysis of movement. This should include displacements and velocities. Graphs wit ...
  2. Muscles and Joint Analysis of Simple Soccer Ball Kick - How do the muscles and joints function during a simple soccer ball kick?
  3. Biological Diversity, Scientific Method, Chemical Bonds - 1. Identify two different types of organisms that you have seen interacting, such as bees and flowers. Now form a simple hypothesis about this interaction. Use the scientific method and your imaginati ...
  4. Anatomy and Biomechcanics of kicking a ball in soccer - 1. Describe and explain a common fault in the technique of kicking a soccer ball. 2. Discuss the interaction between the player and soccerball they are using. 3. Describe the most common injur ...
  5. Infection & Immunity - The interactions and origins of the different types of T cells and B cells and the role of "recognition." Description of their connection in a specific immune response.
  6. A description of preload and afterload in the heart. - What is preload and afterload in the heart?
  7. Implementation of Biomechanical study in the soccer kick. An article in review. - In 400 words or less, summarise the findings of the article. In addition, comment on how the findings could be applied to the biomechanical service of soccer. What outcomes would you expect from imp ...
  8. myosin action differs from that of kinesin - myosin action differs from that of kinesin in that one of the kinesin heads is always in contact with a microtubule, whereas both myosin heads become completely detached from the actin filament. How ...
  9. The role of ATP and how it provides energy. Attachments in Word. Complete with illustrations. - Why is adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) so important?
  10. Construct a flow diagram to show the effect of drinking a solution containing water - Construct a flow diagram to show the effect of drinking a solution containing water, Na+ Cl- and glucose (Sports drink) upon the transport of water across intestinal cells and into the blood (absorpti ...
  11. cell signaling - CA2+, IP3, and cAMP have all been described as second messengers. In what ways are their mechanisms of action similar? In what ways are they different? If you were comparing the molecular structure ...
  12. Muscle Types - What are the similarities and differences between Skeletal Muscle, Cardiac Muscle and Smooth Muscle?
  13. Second Messenger - Calcium (Ca), IP3, and cAMP are very different second messengers. In what ways are their mechanisms of action similar? In what ways are they different?
  14. A description of insulin and glucagon. - The basics of insulin and glucagon in regulating plasma glucose.
  15. Comment on subject's aerobic efficiency and fitness - Aerobic efficiency and fitness can be estimated using the following formula: INDEX = (Duration of exercise in seconds) x100 = 2(sum of first 3 pulse counts in recovery) Norms bel ...
  16. Health and Nutrition True or False Questions - Please help me with these 125 practice true or false questions. My professor gave me these take home questions to practice for my exam. These will be used as practice questions only, but I need at l ...
  17. Transport across the cell membrane (Diffusion, Osmosis, Facilitated Diffusion, Active Transport). - How do substances (ions, proteins, ligands etc. etc.) cross from one side of the membrane to another?
  18. the cytoskeleton and cell motility - Because cytoplasmic vesicles are seen to move in both directions within an axon, can you conclude that some microtubules are oriented with their plus end facing the axon terminus and others oriented ...
  19. Understanding the physiological adaptations of small desert mammals is featured. - Behaviors of physiological adaptations that allow a small desert mammal to survive severe drought conditions include all of the following except: The absence of sweat glands Inactivity during th ...
  20. tubulin - A standard procedure in pufying tubulin is to extract the tissue on ice, then add GTP and warm the tissue extract to 37C. The warmed extract is then centrifuged at a speed insufficient to pellet avera ...
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