WILLIAM STONE

5930 McPicken Drive, Milford, Ohio 45150

(407) 452-2529 | stonewj@mail.uc.edu

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science, Food and Nutrition (pre-medicine) Fall 2017 (expected)
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Minor: Medical Sciences
o GPA: 3.827
Associate of Arts, General Studies 2010 2013
Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, Hawaii

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Undergraduate Research Assistant (James M. Wells, PhD) 2014 present
Cincinnati Childrens Developmental Biology, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Investigate the role of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) in the differentiation and function of
endocrine cells within the pancreas and intestine.
o Skills: polymerase chain reaction, real-time polymerase chain reaction, cell culture, enzymatic-linked
immunosorbent assays, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence microscopy, transmission electron microscopy,
confocal microscopy, flow cytometry and FACS analysis, Imaris software, and animal handling, surgery and
dissection.
o Attend and participate in weekly lab meetings and journal clubs.

Undergraduate Research Assistant (Seung-Yeon Lee, PhD) 2014 2015

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Qualitative investigation into the self-management of type-2 diabetes among users of the St. Vincent de Paul
food pantry.
o Recruited, surveyed and obtained informed consent from 53 focus group participants.
o Created and maintained a secure webpage through the university network for storage and collaboration of
data.
o Assisted in the successful execution of eight focus group sessions.
o Transcribed audio recordings of focus groups and coded transcriptions for analysis with NVIVO software.
o Resulted in the establishment of a nutrition intervention program to improve diabetes self-management
among food insecure adults.

PUBLICATIONS:
o Sinagoga, Katie L., Stone, William J., Schiesser, Jacqueline V., Schweitzer, Jamie I., Sampson, Leesa, Zheng, Yi and
Wells, James M. "Distinct roles for the mTOR pathway in postnatal morphogenesis, maturation and function of
pancreatic islets." Development. doi:10.1242/dev.146316. June 2017

PRESENTATIONS:
o Stone, William J., Sinagoga, Katie L., Schweitzer, Jamie I., and Wells, James M. " Distinct roles for the mTOR
pathway in postnatal morphogenesis, maturation and function of pancreatic islets." Orally presented at:
Division Meeting for Developmental Biology; July, 2017; Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

o Stone, William J., Sinagoga, Katie L., Schweitzer, Jamie I., and Wells, James M. " Distinct roles for the mTOR
pathway in postnatal morphogenesis, maturation and function of pancreatic islets." Poster presented at:
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Annual Presentations of Research and Innovative/Scholarly Endeavors (PRaISE) Conference; April, 2017; The
University of Cincinnati

o Stone, William J., Sinagoga, Katie L., Schweitzer, Jamie I., and Wells, James M. "mTOR signaling is required
for postnatal pancreatic islet morphogenesis, maturation and function." Poster presented at: 25th Annual
National Ronald E. McNair Research Conference and Graduate Fair; Oct 29th-Nov 1st, 2016; The University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee

o Stone, William J., Sinagoga, Katie L., Schweitzer, Jamie I., and Wells, James M. "mTOR signaling is required for
postnatal pancreatic islet morphogenesis, maturation and function." Poster presented at: Annual
Presentations of Research and Innovative/Scholarly Endeavors (PRaISE) Conference; April, 2016; The
University of Cincinnati

o Stone, William J., Sinagoga, Katie L., Schweitzer, Jamie I., and Wells, James M. "mTOR signaling is required
for postnatal pancreatic islet morphogenesis, maturation and function." Poster presented at: 23rd Annual
National Ronald E. McNair Research Conference and Graduate Fair; Nov 15th-18th, 2015; The University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee

o Stone, William J., Sinagoga, Katie L., Schweitzer, Jamie I., and Wells, James M. "mTOR signaling is required
for postnatal pancreatic islet morphogenesis, maturation and function." Poster presented at: Medical
Scientist Training Program Summer Undergraduate Research Conference; August, 2015; The University of
Cincinnati

PEER MENTORSHIP:
Mentor 2016 present
Research, Education and Continuing Opportunities Network (RECON), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Provide ongoing mentorship for young, undergraduate students interested in gaining research experience.
o Support mentees in completing required laboratory safety and knowledge-based training.
o Work with mentees to establish curriculum vita and conduct literature review for research interests paper.
o Provide tours and shadowing experience in a laboratory of the mentees field of interest.
o Assist students with the application process for placement in a research position.

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:
Community Outreach Director 2016 2017
Crossroad Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Over-the-Rhine Site Lead 2015 2016

Crossroad Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Recruited, trained, scheduled, and managed over 70 volunteers to supply the Crossroad Health Center with
dependable volunteer interns in support of delivering quality healthcare to low-income patients.

Watch Supervisor 2007 2016

Naval Operations Support Center, Wahiawa, Hawaii
o Supervised 17 civilian and military personnel to ensure reliable network communications for the Department
of Defense within the Pacific region.

Student Board Member and Ambassador 2014 2015

Greater Cincinnati Dietetics Association, Cincinnati, Ohio

Event Coordinator 2013 2014

Student Dietetics Association, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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HUMANITARIANISM:
Volunteer-Intern 2015 2017
Crossroad Health Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Partner with primary care community leaders within Cincinnati to improve healthcare for the community,
especially underserved and low-income populations.
o Volunteered 4 hours weekly, totaling over 380 hours, to mitigate or eliminate barriers to specialized care.
o Established a referral appointment tracking system, including processes for making appointment reminder
calls to patients, which resulted in improved appointment attendance and chart accuracy.
o Implemented a rank structure and provider-specific teams within the volunteer program, leading to better
communication between volunteers and improved scheduling and tracking of patient referral appointments.
o Spearheaded a voter registration event for the 2016 election, resulting in the registration of 20 Crossroad
Health Center patients.

University of Cincinnati International Service Trip (Granada, Nicaragua) Spring 2016

o Interdisciplinary and complete cultural immersion experience through the College of Allied Health Sciences
with students and faculty within the fields of nutrition, physical therapy, speech pathology and social work.
o Served food and provided nutrition education to over 300 children at the local soup kitchen within the
impoverished town of Pantanal.
o Provided screening for cardiovascular disease and diabetes by measuring blood glucose and blood pressure
of 60 adults within Pantanal.
o Shadowed physical therapists and speech pathologists while providing in-home rehabilitation services to 12
patients suffering with cerebral palsy.

Volunteer Summer 2014

University of Cincinnati Open School Clinic, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Served 24 hours at the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry supplying basic healthcare provisions for underserved
and low-income populations under the guidance of medical professionals.
o Provided health care services, to include general health screening interviews, nutrition counseling,
glucometer and blood pressure assessments and intramuscular vaccinations.

Information Systems Technician 2006 - 2016

United States Navy
o Embarked on three 6-month international humanitarian missions on the USNS Comfort, a 1,000-bed hospital-
ship, totaling 14 months within Central and South America and the Caribbean providing healthcare services.
o Supported the residents of Haiti in Operation Unified Response with the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake
providing food, water, housing, and healthcare services.

HONORS/AWARDS:
o Outstanding Service Scholarship Recipient 2016 2017
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Scholar 2014 2017
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
o 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow Summer 2015
Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
o Grant Recipient for International Studies (Granada, Nicaragua) Spring 2017
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
o University of Cincinnati Honors Scholar 2015 2017
o University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio