Biosketch

Dr. Terry received her B.Sc. (Honors) and M.Sc. Biochemistry from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. Prior to the Ph.D. program, Dr. Terry served as a Research Officer at the National Root Crop Research Institute and National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, both in Nigeria. She taught Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, and also served as an Administrator in a secondary school system in Nigeria. She was a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. Dr. Terry completed postdoctoral work at the Rheumatic Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, and the Stout Neuroscience Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee, Memphis. She held a Research Scientist & Laboratory Manager position at Protein Separation and Analysis Laboratory, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Terry joined the Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine in September 2005.

Education

1997 Ph.D. Biochemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 1989 M.Sc. Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria 1984 B.Sc. (Honors) Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Service

Treasurer, Data Processing Services, Zaria, Nigeria (1990 – 1991) Judge, Kingston & District Science Fair, Kingston, Canada (1994) Treasurer, Women in Science and Engineering, Kingston Chapter, Canada (1995 – 1996) Member, Local Organizing Committee, 3rd Canadian Connective Tissue Conference, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (1997) Member, Kingston Environmental Advisory Forum, Kingston, Canada (1999 – 2000) Ontario Council Representative, Canadian Federation of University Women, Kingston Club, Canada (1998 –2001)

Honors/Awards

1998 Best basic science presentation (podium) award; XII Pan-American Congress of Rheumatology 1992-1995 Queen’s University Graduate award 1991-1994 Canadian International Development Agency Graduate studentship

Memberships

1994 – Present Member, Canadian Society of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2001 – Present Member, American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2004 – Present Member, American Society for Cell Biology 2006 – Present Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities

Research Focus

Biomarker discovery employing proteomics and peptidomics

Publications

Zhao Y, Fleet JC, Adamec J, Terry DE, Zhang X, Kemeh S, Davisson VJ, Weaver CM. 2007. Effects of hindlimb unloading and bisphosphonates on the serum proteome of rats. Bone. 41:646-658 Terry DE, Rees-Milton K, Pruss CM, Hopwood J, Carran J and Anastassiades, TP. 2007 Modulation of articular chondrocyte proliferation and anionic glycoconjugate synthesis by glucosamine (GlcN), N-acetyl GlcN (GlcNAc) GlcN sulfate salt (GlcN.S) and covalent glucosamine sulfates (GlcN-SO(4)). Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 15:946-956 Terry DE, Rees-Milton, K, Smith, P, Carran J, Pezeshki P., Woods, C, Greer, P and Anastassiades TP. 2005. N-acylation of glucosamine modulates chondrocyte growth, proteoglycan synthesis, and gene expression. J Rheumatol. 32:1775-1786 Terry DE, Umstot ES and Desiderio DM. 2004. Optimized sample-processing time and peptide recovery for the mass spectrometric analysis of protein digests. Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry 15:784-794 Rees-Milton KJ, Terry DE and Anastassiades TP. 2004. Hyperglycosylation of fibronectin by TGF-beta1-stimulated chondrocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 317:844-850 Terry DE and Desiderio DM. 2003. Between-gel reproducibility of human cerebrospinal fluid. Proteomics 3:1962-1979 Terry DE, Chopr, RK, Ovenden J and Anastassiades TP. 2000. Differential use of Alcian blue and Toluidine blue dyes for the quantification and isolation of anionic glycoconjugates from cell cultures: Application to proteoglycans and a high-molecular-weight glycoprotein synthesized by articular chondrocytes. Anal. Biochem. 285:211-219 Terry DE and Clark AF. 1996. Influence of testosterone on chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan in the rat prostate. Biochem. Cell Biol. 74:645-651 Terry DE and Clark AF. 1996. Glycosaminoglycans in the three lobes of the rat prostate following castration and testosterone treatment. Biochem. Cell Biol. 74:653-658