Robert A. McDougal

 

 

Education:     

2011                Ph.D.    Mathematics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2006                M.S.     Mathematics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2004                B.S.      Mathematics, minor in Computer Science. University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland

 

Career/Academic Appointments:

2012-present   Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Neurobiology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

2011-2012       Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Computer Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

 

Grants and Awards:

2012                Travel Award. SUNY Downstate.

2011                Special Graduate Assignment. OSU Math department. No teaching duties for a quarter.

2010                Henson Travel Grant. OSU Math department. Funded travel to SfN 2010.

2006-2009       VIGRE Fellowship. OSU Math department. Reduced teaching duties.

2000-2004       Regents Scholar. University System of Maryland. Undergraduate tuition, room, board,     and stipend.

 

Lectures and Courses:

 

AU 2010          TA, Accelerated Calculus I.

SP 2010           TA, Accelerated Calculus III for Engineering Honors.

WI 2010           TA, Accelerated Calculus II for Engineering Honors.

AU 2009          Lecturer, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II.

AU 2008          Grader, Linear Algebra for Applications.

WI 2008           TA, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations.

AU 2007          TA, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations.

SU 2007           Mentor, Mathematical Biosciences Institute Undergraduate Summer Program in Mathematical Biology

AU 2005          TA, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II.

SU 2005           Lecturer, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I.

SP 2005           TA, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I.

WI 2005           TA, Mathematical Analysis for Business III.

AU 2004          TA, Mathematical Analysis for Business II.

SP 2004           TA, Calculus and Analytic Geometry II.

AU 2003          TA, Precalculus Mathematics.

SP 2003           Grader, Complex Analysis.

 

 

Professional Service:

1. Professional Organizations

 

2007-present        Member, American Mathematical Society.

2007-present        Member, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

2011-present        Member, Society for Neuroscience.

2012-present        Member, Organization for Computational Neurosciences.

2007-2011             Member, Mathematical Association of America.

 

2. Scientific Outreach

 

            May 2013              Judge, New Haven Public School Science Fair

            April 2013             Judge, Southern Connecticut Invitational Science & Engineering Fair

 

Selected Graduate Coursework:

 

1. Computer Science and Computer Engineering

 

CSE 670                 Introduction to Database Systems I

ECE 668                 Applied Component-Based Programming for Engineers and Scientists

ECE 767                 Applied Use-Case-Driven Object-Oriented Analysis and Design for Engineers and Scientists

 

2. Mathematics and Statistics

 

6 quarters             Differential Equations (Ordinary and Partial)

5 quarters             Numerical Methods

3 quarters             Real Analysis

3 quarters             Probability

3 quarters             Mathematical Biology

STAT 610               Probability for Statistical Inference

 

 

Bibliography:

 

1. Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

Gu, Y., Barry, J., McDougal, R., Terman, D., Gu, C. Alternative splicing regulates Kv3.1 polarized targeting to adjust the maximal spiking frequency. J Biol Chem. 2012, 287(3):1755-1769.

2. Talks Presented

McDougal, R.A., Lytton, W.W., Hines, M.L.  Modeling calcium waves and electrical dynamics in neurons: extending NEURON’s support for reaction-diffusion. Sackler Discussion Group. Yale University. 2012.

McDougal, R.A., Terman, D.T. Novel patterns and dopamine modulation in a model of working memory. Workshop for Young Researchers in Mathematical Biology. Mathematical Biosciences Institute. The Ohio State University. 2011.

3. Posters Presented

McDougal, R.A., Neymotin, S., Hines, M., Lytton, W. Computational study of neuronal calcium waves. Brooklyn, NY: SUNY Downstate Research Day, 2013.

McDougal, R.A., Hines, M.L., Lytton, W.W. Reaction-diffusion modeling in the NEURON simulator. Bethesda, MD: Multiscale Modeling. National Institutes of Health, 2012.

Neymotin, S., Skolnick, Y., McDougal, R.A., Hilscher, M., Moulin, T., Lytton, W. Simulated relations of molecular, cellular, and neuronal network dynamics in a hippocampal network. Bethesda, MD: Multiscale Modeling. National Institutes of Health, 2012.

McDougal, R.A., Lytton, W.W., Hines, M.L. Calcium-electrical interactions: an example of reaction-diffusion in the NEURON simulator. Program No. 301.28. 2012 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, 2012. Online.

McDougal, R.A., Lytton, W.W., Hines, M.L. Modeling calcium waves and electrical dynamics in neurons. Columbus, OH: Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Workshop for Young Researchers in Mathematical Biology, 2012.

McDougal, R.A., Skolnick, Y., Schaff, J.C., Lytton, W.W., Hines, M.L. Reaction-diffusion modeling in the NEURON simulator. Decatur, GA: Organization for Computational Neurosciences, 2012.

McDougal, R.A., Skolnick, Y., Schaff, J.C., Lytton, W.W., Hines, M.L. Reaction-diffusion modeling in the NEURON simulator. Brooklyn, NY: SUNY Downstate Research Day, 2012.

McDougal, R.A., Lytton, W.W, Hines, M.L. Object-oriented reaction-diffusion modeling in the NEURON simulator. Program No. 624.18. 2011 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2011. Online.

McDougal, R.A., Zeki, M., Lyman, K., Terman, D.T. A working memory model based on excitatory-inhibitory interactions and calcium dynamics. San Antonio, TX: Organization for Computational Neurosciences, 2010.

McDougal, R.A., Best, J. A mathematical model for intracellular PER protein dynamics. Sandestin, FL: Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, 2008.

4. Posters Submitted

Carnevale, N.T., Cheung, K.H., Crasto, C.J., Hines, M.L., Marenco, L., McDougal, R.A., Migliore, M., Miller, P.L., Morse, T.M., Neymotin, S.A., Shepherd, G. M., Wang, R., Yu, Y. Senselab databases integrate neuronal data and modeling. Neuroinformatics 2013.

McDougal R.A., Morse T.M., Marenco L., Wang R., Hines M.L., Carnevale N.T., Shepherd G.M. (2013). ModelView for ModelDB: Exploring model properties in a web browser. SfN Abstract.

Morse T.M., McDougal R.A., Wang R., Hines M.L., Marenco L., Carnevale N.T., Shepherd G.M. (2013). Using full text, context, and attributes to mine neuroscience models. SfN Abstract.

Hines, M.L., McDougal R.A., Neymotin, S.A., Tropper, C., Lytton, W.W. (2013). Interfaces in multiscale reaction-diffusion models in the NEURON simulator. SfN Abstract.

Sherif, M.A., McDougal R., Neymotin, S., Hines, M., Lytton, W.W. (2013). Calcium wave propagation varies with changes in endoplasmic reticulum parameters: a computer model. SfN Abstract.

Tropper, C., Patoary, M.N.I., McDougal, R.A., Hines, M.L., Lytton, W.W. (2013). Parallel stochastic simulation of neuronal reaction-diffusion equations. SfN Abstract.