Areas of Specialization

Single Molecule Protein and RNA Biophysics, Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET), Polarization Anisotropy, Optical Tweezers

Education

Ph.D. Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, The University of Toronto, 2004

M.Sc. Atmospheric Physics, The University of Toronto, 1999 

B.Sc. Hons. Physics,  First Class Honours, University of Manitoba, 1997

Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Physics and Optical Science, Charlotte, NC, 2007 – present
  
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Biophysics and Nanochemistry with Kristian Helmerson, at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, 2004 - 2007

Publications

Refereed Publications:
“Green Fluorescent Protein in Optically Trapped Aqueous Nanodroplets” J. Tang, A. Jofre, G.M. Lowman, R. Kishore, J.E. Reiner, K. Helmerson, L.S. Goldner, M.E. Greene.  Langmuir. 24, pg 4975 (2008)

“Hydrosomes: Femtoliter containers for fluorescence spectroscopy studies.” Ana M. Jofre, Jianyong Tang, Mark E. Greene, Geoffrey M. Lowman, Nathan Hodas, Rani Kishore, Kristian Helmerson, Lori S. Goldner. (2007) Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 6644, 66440E

“Formation, stabilization, and application of amphiphilic block copolymer nanotubes.”  A.M. Jofre, J.B. Hutchison, R. Kishore, K. Helmerson, L. Locassio. (2007) Journal of Physical Chemistry B Vol. 111, No. 19, 5162-5166

“Stabilization of amphiphilic block copolymer nanotubes and vesicles by photopolymerization.”  R. Kishore, A. Jofre, J.B. Hutchison, M. Allegrini, L.E. Locascio, K. Helmerson. (2007)  SPIE ‘Smart Materials, Nano-&Miro-Smart Systems’ Vol. 6415, pp. 64150Y

“Experimental Characterization of 1-D Velocity Selection.”  S.H. Myrskog, J.K. Fox, A.M. Jofre, L. Segal, S.R. Mishra, A.M. Steinberg. (2005)  Journal of the Korean Physical Society, Vol. 47, No. 6, 953-957.

“Classical and quantum analysis of one-dimensional velocity selection for ultra-cold atoms.” J K Fox, H A Kim, S R Mishra, S H Myrskog, A. M. Jofre, L R Segal, J.B. Kim and A M Steinberg.  (2005)  J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt. Vol. 7, No. 9, 240-245.

Submitted Publications:
“Optical Control of On-Demand Monodisperse Sub-femtoliter Bioreactors” Jianyong Tang, Ana M. Jofre, Rani B. Kishore, Joseph E. Reiner, Mark E. Greene, Geoffrey M. Lowman, Kristian Helmerson, Lori S. Goldner.  Submitted to Analytical Chemistry.

Book reviews:
Review of: Ashwin, Paul (ed.) (2006.)  Changing higher education: The development of learning and teaching. London & New York: Routledge.  Pages: xvi, 152.  Canadian Journal of Higher Education, Vol. XXXVII, 3 (2007): 127-128.

Review of: Ana Pastor & Slater, J. Acts of alignment of women in math and science and all of us who search for balance. New York: Peter Lang, 2000. 395 pages.  Canadian Journal of Higher Education, Vol. XXXI , 3 (2001): 166-170.

Review of: Mary-Ann Winkelmes & James Wilkinson (ed.) Voices of Experience. New York: Peter Lang, 2001. 131 pages. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, XXXII, 3 (2002): 119-122.

Review of: Sandra Ingram & Anne Parker Gender and Collaboration: Communication Styles in the Engineering Classroom.  Halifax: Fernwood Publishing, 2002. 125 pages. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, Vol. XXXIV, No. 2 (2004).

University Newspaper Publications:
The Independent weekly, October 24, 2002 – Vol. 25a – Issue 10 – Toronto.  “Building a better quantum mousetrap.”

The Independent weekly, January 30, 2003 – Vol. 25a – Issue 20 – Toronto.  “U of T’s mission to mars.”

The Independent weekly, March 13, 2003 – Vol. 25a – Issue 25 – Toronto.  “The next clean fuel source?”

Other:
Ontario Association of Physics Teachers Newsletter, November 2003 issue.  “Bose-Einstein Condensation – Cooling atoms into matter wave.”

Annex Gleaner, September 2003, Vol. 9, No.5, Toronto. “New theatre program comes to the Annex.”

Invited Talks

Williams College Department of Physics, November 3, 2006.  

Fairfield University, Department of Physics. March 1, 2007

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Physics and Optical Science. March 12, 2007.  

University of South Carolina, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, March 17, 2008.

Conference Presentations

SPIE Optics and Photonics, San Diego 2007: Contributed Talk: Hydrosomes: Optically Trapped Femtoliter Containers for Single Molecule Studies. A. Jofre, J. Tang, M.E. Greene, G.M. Lowman, R. Kishore, N. Hodas, K. Helmerson, L.S. Goldner.

Gordon Research Conference “Proteins” Holderness, NH 2007.  Poster Presentation: Green Fluorescent Protein in Optically Trapped Aqueous Nanocontainers.  ” A. Jofre, J. Tang, G.M. Lowman, R. Kishore, K. Helmerson, L.S. Goldner, M.E. Greene.

Biophysical Society annual meeting Baltimore 2007: Platform Presentation: Rotational and Diffusional Dynamics Inside Femtoliter Aqueous Droplets.  A. Jofre, G.M. Lowman, J. Tang, M.E. Greene, R. Kishore,  K. Helmerson, L.S. Goldner

Gordon Research Conference “Single Molecule Approaches to Biology” New London, NH 2006. Poster Presentation: Hydrosomes: Optically trapped femtoliter containers for single molecule studies. A.M. Jofre, J. E. Reiner, A. M. Crawford, R. B. Kishore, Lori. S. Goldner, M. K. Gilson, K. Helmerson.

Royal Society of Chemistry:"Frontiers in Chemical Biology: Single Molecules" Cambrige UK 2006.  Poster Presentation: Optically trapped femtoliter containers for single molecule A.M. Jofre, J. E. Reiner, A. M. Crawford, R. B. Kishore, Lori. S. Goldner, M. K. Gilson, K. Helmerson.

Biophysical Society annual meeting Salt Lake City 2006: Poster Presentation: Formation, Stabilization, and Application of Amphiphilic Block Copolymer Nanotubes. A.M. Jofre, J.B. Hutchison, R. Kishore, K. Helmerson, L. Locassio.

Biophysical Society annual meeting Long Beach 2005: Poster Presentation Transport and Confinement of DNA in One-Dimension. Ana Jofre, Rani Kishore, Kristian Helmerson.

CQO Rochester 2001: Poster Presentation Efficient 1-D Velocity Selection in Laser-cooled Atom Clouds.  S.H. Myrskog, J.K. Fox, A.M. Jofre, L. Segal, S.R. Mishra, A.M. Steinberg.

CIPI Toronto 2001: Poster Presentation: BEC at UofT. A.M. Jofre, M. Siercke, S.R. Mishra, A.M. Steinberg.

Cargese summer school on Bose-Einstein condensation 2000:  Poster presentation:  Selecting Cold Atoms for an Atom Tunnelling Experiment.  S.H. Myrskog, J.K. Fox, A.M. Jofre, L. Segal, A.M. Steinberg.

D.A.M.O.P. 2000, Storrs Connecticut:  Contributing author of the oral presentation: Velocity Selection of Cold Atoms for an Atom Tunnelling Experiment.  S.H. Myrskog, J.K. Fox, A.M. Jofre, L. Segal, A.M. Steinberg.

C.A.P. 2000 conference: Contributing author of the oral presentation: Velocity Selection of Cold Atoms for an Atom Tunnelling Experiment.  S.H. Myrskog, J.K. Fox, A.M. Jofre, L. Segal, A.M. Steinberg.

Gordon Conference (Dynamics of Simple Systems). Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, 1999:  Delta Kick Cooling and Velocity Selection for an Atom Tunnelling Experiment, J.K. Fox, A.M. Jofre, A.M. Steinberg.

Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference, University of Guelph, November 6-9, 1996.   Poster, “Chaos in Simple Hamiltonian Systems.”