Ira L. Tigner, Jr.
927 New Mexico St.● LaGrange, GA 30241
Cell: (706) 594-9874 ● Home: (706)882-2815 ● Leotis.ira@gmail.com ● itigner@msm.edu
EDUCATION
Morehouse School of Medicine, August 2012 to present
 Masters of Public Health program
 Cumulative GPA: 3.522/4.0
Tuskegee University, August 2008 to May 2012
 Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, Biology
 Cumulative GPA: 3.615/4.0
 Major GPA: 3.63/4.0
Troup County Comprehensive High School, August 2004 - May 2008
EXPERIENCE
February 2013- May 2013
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
 Participated in the Satcher Health Leadership Institute- Community Health
Leadership Program
Created a Cancer Screening Program within the Ethnic Minority
Populations in Gwinnett County, GA
Learned how to establish partnerships and implement programs in
underserved
September 2009 - May 2012
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
 Undergraduate Research Assistant
 Mouse Husbandry- Cleaning, feeding and weaning mice cages
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Researched Psychological Observation of Stress in Murine Models an
observation of stress in 129 SvEv Wild-type strain mice
September 2011 - May 2012
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Instructor of Integrated Chemistry course (BIOL100)
Administering exams, quizzes and homework assignments
Summer 2012/ Summer 2013
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
 Participated in the Pediatric Oncology Experience Program
 Identified Mucosal Antibody Response in Influenza Infected Children
Summer 2011
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
 Participated in the Pritzker School of Medicine Experience in Research
(PSOMER) program
 Identified Crosstalks between Formyl Peptide Receptors and OxPAPC
Signaling in the Modulation of Endothelial Permeability
Summer 2010
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
 Participated in the Department of Genetics REU Program
 Identified Longevity Genes Linked to Aging in Neurospora
Summer 2009
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
 Participated in the Department of Microbiology REU Program
 Researched Quantifying Bacterial Genes that Form DMS in the Atlantic
Ocean.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Windshield survey
Community needs assessment
Tissue Culture
Mouse dissection
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Histopathology
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)
Electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) assay
Ira L. Tigner, Jr.
927 New Mexico St.● LaGrange, GA 30241
Cell: (706) 594-9874 ● Home: (706)882-2815 ● Leotis.ira@gmail.com ● itigner@msm.edu
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Perform a transformation of an organism
Race tube assay for circadian clock research
Mouse husbandry
Gene sequencing
SAS and SPSS data analysis
MS Office proficient
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Small animal research
Enzyme-linked lectin assay (ELLA)
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Egg inoculation
Virus cultivation
PRESENTATIONS
Tigner, Jr., Ira, Wong, Sook-San, Webby, Richard; Mucosal Antibody Response in Influenza Infected
Children [Poster and Oral]. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital POE Lunch & Learn Series, Memphis, TN,
August 2012 and 2013.
Tigner, Jr., Ira, Hampton, Derrell, Campbell, Destina, McNeilly, Jonathan, Cromwell, Kara, Freeman,
Darielle, Purdie, Jr., Tim, Grant, DeJuana, Chestnut, Frank, Mitchell, Oresea, Alexander, A. Deloris; A Role
for IL-10 in Stress Response [Poster]. 16th Biennial Association of 1890 Research Directors (ARD) Research
Symposium, Tuskegee, AL, April, 2011.
Tigner, Jr., Ira, Hampton, Derrell, Campbell, Destina, McNeilly, Jonathan, Cromwell, Kara, Freeman,
Darielle, Purdie, Jr., Tim, Grant, DeJuana, Chestnut, Frank, Mitchell, Oresea, Alexander, A. Deloris; A Role
for IL-10 in Stress Response [Oral]. 38th Annual Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium/ Joint Annual
Research Symposium (JARS), Tuskegee, AL, March, 2011.
Tigner, Jr., Ira, Hampton, Derrell, Campbell, Destina, McNeilly, Jonathan, Cromwell, Kara, Freeman,
Darielle, Purdie, Jr., Tim, Grant, DeJuana, Chestnut, Frank, Mitchell, Oresea, Alexander, A. Deloris; A Role
for IL-10 in Stress Response [Poster]. Research and Creative Activity Symposium, Montogmery, AL, March,
2011.
Tigner, Jr., Ira, Zebda, Nourreddine, Birukov, Konstantin; Crosstalks between Formyl Peptide Receptors and
OxPAPC Signaling in the Modulation of Endothelial Permeability [Poster and Oral]. 2011 Research Forum &
Poster Session, Chicago, IL, August, 2011.
Tigner, Jr., Ira, Hampton, Derrell, Campbell, Destina, McNeilly, Jonathan, Cromwell, Kara, Freeman,
Darielle, Purdie, Jr., Tim, Grant, DeJuana, Chestnut, Frank, Mitchell, Oresea, Alexander, A. Deloris; IL-10
Stress, and Inflammation in a Murine Model of Ulcerative Colitis [Poster]. 11 th Annual Biomedical Research
Symposium, Tuskegee, AL, September, 2010.
Tigner, Jr., Ira, Griffith, James, Arnold, Jonathan; Identifying Longevity Genes Linked to Aging in
Neurospora[Poster]. The University of Georgia Department of Genetics NSF REU Poster Session, Athens, GA,
July, 2010.
Tigner, Jr., Ira, Varaljay, Vanessa, Moran, Mary Ann; Quantifying Bacterial Genes that Form DMS in the
Atlantic Ocean [Poster]. The University of Georgia Prokaryotic Biology Poster Session, Athens, GA, July,
2009.
CONFERENCES
18th Annual HeLa Women's Health Conference, Atlanta, GA, Fall 2013
7th Annual NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (CEIRS) Network Meeting,
Memphis, TN, Summer 2013
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), St. Louis, MO, Fall 2011
39th Annual Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium/ Joint Annual Research Symposium (JARS), Tuskegee,
AL, Fall, 2011
Ira L. Tigner, Jr.
927 New Mexico St.● LaGrange, GA 30241
Cell: (706) 594-9874 ● Home: (706)882-2815 ● Leotis.ira@gmail.com ● itigner@msm.edu
Association of Minority Health Professions Schools, Inc. (AMHPS) Annual Symposium, Birmingham, AL,
Spring 2010
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
2012- present
2011- present
2009-2012
2004- present
Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Volunteer
American Red Cross Volunteer
Tuskegee University Wesley Foundation Volunteer
West Georgia Medical Center Volunteer
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Morehouse School of Medicine, 2012 to present
 Student Government Association (SGA) Chairman
 Rotaract Club Vice-president
Tuskegee University Golden Voices Concert Choir, 2008 to 2012
 President
 Vice- President
 Head Choir Librarian
 Mr. Choir 2009-2010
Beta Kappa Chi National Honor Society, Tuskegee University Chapter, 2011 to 2012
 Assistant Secretary
NAACP, Tuskegee University Chapter, 2011 to 2012
 Health Committee Member
 Events Committee Member
Burks Chapel United Methodist Church, LaGrange, GA 1997 to present
 Member of the Choir
 Sunday School Youth Teacher
 Certified Lay Speaker
 Health Promotion Member
 Jake Sessions Feed the Hungry
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society
Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Member, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society
Member, Golden Key International Honor Society
HONORS
Who’s Who Among Student’s In American Universities and Colleges 2012
Tom Joyner Foundation STEM Scholarship Recipient
Tuskegee University Academic A/B Honor Roll
Tuskegee University Achievement Scholarship Recipient