1. John M. Jarrett
220 CharlieAvenue
Piney Flats, Tennessee. 37686.
Email: jarrettjm@etsu.edu
Telephone:(423)360-4034 LastRevised: December21, 2016
Personal Profile
An undergraduatestudentwhois passionatefor the central science that is chemistry. Being thatI am
bothambitiousandconscientious, I’mlookingto sharpenmy skills in the laboratory andattain valuable
knowledge/experience in the chemical industry.
Education
East Tennessee State University:Fall2014 – Present (Senior Year)
Anticipated GraduationDate: May of 2017
Major: Honors-In-DisciplineACSChemistry, B.S. (Biochemistry concentration)
Current GPA (4-pointscale): 3.898
NortheastStateCommunity College: Fall 2011 – Summer2014
Date of Graduation:December of 2013
Degree Obtained: Associate of Science
GPA (4-pointscale): 3.944 (SummaCumLaude)
Relevant Work Experience
ETSU’sDepartmentof Chemistry:Fall 2015 –Fall 2016
UndergraduateResearch: Synthesis& In-Vitro Cytotoxicity Studiesof Novel
Pyrrolobenzodiazepines
Faculty Mentor:Dr. Abbas G. Shilabin
Email: shilabin@etsu.edu
EastmanChemical Company:Summerof 2015 - Present
Lab Analyst:Chemical Analysis of Cellulose Ester Products
GroupLeader: Dr. Jennifer Skotty
Email: jskotty@eastman.com
ETSU’sDepartmentof Psychiatry:September2014 – May 2015
UndergraduateResearch:HAND Study
HIV-associatedNeurocognitiveDisorders
Research Associate under Dr. NormanMoore
2. Events & Presentations
BolandUndergraduateResearch Symposium, ScienceandTechnology Session, JohnsonCity,
Tennessee, March31st, 2016. Oralpresentation. Jarrett, J. M.;Annor-Gyamfi, J. K.;Whitted, C.;
Palau, V. E.; Shilabin, A. G., SynthesisandIn-VitroCell Viability/Cytotoxicity Studiesof Novel
Pyrrolobenzodiazepines.
Postersat the Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee, February 24th, 2016. Posterpresentation. Jarrett, J.
M.;Annor-Gyamfi, J. K.;Whitted, C.;Palau, V. E.; Shilabin, A. G. SynthesisandIn-VitroCell
Viability/Cytotoxicity Studiesof NovelPyrrolobenzodiazepines.
J. K. Annor-Gyamfi, J. Jarrett, A. G. Shilabin, “Synthesis, characterizationand in vitroevaluationof
novel series of Pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepinetetracyclic analogsas potentialanticancer
agents”, Graduate Seminar, ETSU Chemistry Department, JohnsonCity, TN, February 26, 2016.
J. K. Annor-Gyamfi, J. Jarrett, A. G. Shilabin, “Synthesisandcharacterization of a novelseries of
Pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepinesderivativeswithpotentialbiological activity ”, ETSU Graduate
andProfessional StudentAssociation, JohnsonCity, TN, November13, 2015.
Publications
Jarrett, JohnM., "SynthesisandIn-VitroCell Viability/Cytotoxicity Studiesof Novel
PyrrolobenzodiazepineDerivatives" (2017). UndergraduateHonorsTheses. Paper361.
http://dc.etsu.edu/honors/361
Awards & Achievements
Selected torepresent East Tennessee State University at the Postersat the Capitol(Nashville)
event for the year of 2016.
Admitted intoEast Tennessee State University’sHonorsCollegein the fall of 2015.
Recipient of East Tennessee StateUniversity’sHID(Honors-In-Discipline)Scholarshipfor the
2015/2016 schoolyear.
Recipient of East Tennessee StateUniversity’s Student-FacultyCollaborativeGrantfor 2015/2016
schoolyear.
Recipient of East Tennessee StateUniversity’s BorisFranzusMemorialScholarshipAward for the
2015/2016 schoolyear.
Recipient of East Tennessee StateUniversity’s Academic Performance Scholarshipfor 2014-2015
schoolyear.
GraduatedSummaCumLaude from NortheastState Community College.
3. TMATYC State MathContest (2011):2nd
Place in Statistics Division.
Organizations & Affiliations
Phi KappaPhi
East Tennessee State University’sHonorsCollege
East Tennessee State University’sChemistry Club
UndergraduateStudent Memberof the American Chemical Society
708 Ministries (Central Churchof Christ)
Phi Theta Kappa(NortheastState)
References
Abbas G. Shilabin, PhD
East Tennessee State University
Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry
Email: shilabin@mail.etsu.edu
Phone: (423)-439-6917
Jennifer S. Skotty, PhD
Eastman Chemical Company
Group Leader Cellulose Esters Analytical Control Laboratory
Email: jskotty@eastman.com
Phone: (423)-229-5418
Joel Annor-Gyamfi, MS
East Tennessee State University
Graduate Research Student under Abbas G. Shilabin
Email: annorgyamfi@goldmail.etsu.edu
Phone: (423)-676-8235