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 * Are you removing all of my edits? Emrgilfoyle (talk) 22:06, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Professor Pollock asked me to make these suggested edits on his page. The information is currently wrong.
 * John A. Pollock, is a Full Professor of Biological Science and the Lambert F. Minucci Endowed Chair in Engineering and Computational Sciences at Duquesne University, School of Science & Engineering where he researches and teaches molecular neurobiology. He is Principal Investigator for research on the fundamental biology of pain and pain relief as well as Principal Investigator for The Partnership in Education. The Partnership in Education is a non-profit multidisciplinary health literacy and informal science education project at Duquesne University funded primarily through a Science Education Partnership Award(SEPA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a component of the National Institutes of Health.
 * Pollock holds the additional title of co-director for the Chronic Pain Research Consortium at Duquesne University. He serves as a faculty affiliate at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh/UPMC.
 * Education
 * After receiving a B.S. and M.S. in physics from Syracuse University, Pollock earned his Ph.D. in biophysics in 1984 under the guidance of Dr. Edward Lipson. He did his post-doctoral training at the California Institute of Technology with Dr. Seymour Benzer, where he studied the molecular neurogenetics of the developing eye and brain.
 * Scientific career
 * Pollock worked at Carnegie Mellon University as an assistant and associate professor of biology and director of biological sciences graduate programs. In 2001 he became an associate professor of biology and then full professor at Duquesne University, where he continues his research in molecular neurobiology.
 * Pollock's research in neurobiology focused on the development of nerve cells in the fruit fly Drosophila. His early work explored the cell specific expression of genes such as sevenless, the opsins and arrestins. He also helped to develop techniques for the subcellular localization of mRNAs by high voltage electron microscopy. His research also identified the RUNX1 transcription factor, Lozenge, initially influences cells with undetermined fates to choose survival over death, while Lozenge proteins also contribute to how a cell chooses a specific fate. Following his independent cloning of TRP in the 1980s, Pollock has re-focused his research on TRP related proteins that are involved in pain sensation in the peripheral nervous system.
 * Pollock also collaborates with Jelena Janjic, Ph.D. of the School of Pharmacy at Duquesne University analyzing the involvement of neuroinflammation in the changes in gene expression and the attenuation of inflammation with nano-emulsion delivered drug therapy developed by Dr. Janjic. Treating pain in this way allows for the investigation of inflammation and the molecular cell biology of pain and pain relief, which is studied with complementing approaches of animal behavior, RNAseq bioinformatics and advanced microscopy. In addition to neurobiology, Pollock has taught such subjects as developmental biology, light microscopy, physics, calculus, astronomy and ethics.
 * Informal science education
 * The Partnership in Education
 * As director and executive producer of The Partnership in Education, Pollock specializes in creating digital and analog interactive media that visualize topics in health and biology. Several past productions have focused on the potential for stem cell and tissue engineering research to help patients with bone, heart and spinal cord trauma and disease, as well as autoimmune diseases like Type I Diabetes.
 * Pollock initially became interested in animation as a way to simplify and communicate important topics in science while a graduate student at Syracuse University, where he was the only science major in his animation class. As a research fellow at the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon, an interdisciplinary arts center that enables art-science collaboration, he began collaborating with colleague Patricia Maurides and the Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI) in 1996. He acted as science adviser to internationally distributed Journey into the Living Cell (1996) and co-director and science adviser for the Gray Matters: The Brain Movie (2000).
 * Building on these initial successes, in 2000 Pollock (as co-PI) and his collaborators at the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry and PTEI received a $1.62 million five-year Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Center for Research Resources. In 2001, at Duquesne University, Pollock founded The Partnership in Education focused on developing digital media for informal STEM education. Pollock received a second SEPA in 2006, a third SEPA in 2014 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), and a fourth SEPA from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Together with support from the U.S. Department of Education, and multiple foundations including the Templeton Foundation, the McCune Foundation, the Hillman Foundation, The Pittsburgh Foundation, among others the project has receives over $7.4 million.
 * Planetarium shows
 * Since 2000, Pollock has directed and produced several health literacy planetarium shows, including Tissue Engineering for Life, Regenerobot and the Robot Science Fair, Dr. Allevable's Unbelievable Laboratory – Bone and Heart, Our Cells, Our Selves, and How We Grow. Many have been shown at the Carnegie Science Center Buhl Planetarium, and have been distributed to science centers and educators worldwide.
 * Partnering with the Entertainment Technology Center (ETC), Pollock led the production of several video games that expand upon lessons in the films. He received national recognition at the 2010 Games for Health conference.
 * Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview
 * Upon receiving the 2008 Darwin Evolution/Revolution Award from the NIH, Pollock and his team marked the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin with a two year-long celebration titled "Darwin 2009: A Pittsburgh Partnership". The life and intellectual impact of Darwin was celebrated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a citywide series of events for children, teachers, students, and the general public. Unique aspects of Darwin's accomplishments were highlighted using the distinct abilities and resources of six major cultural institutions throughout Pittsburgh.
 * Artistic murals of the spiral of life, such as in the Kids Kingdom World of Discovery photo [REF[JP1] ]
 * Another key exhibit was the Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview, an interactive display created in Partnership in Education with the ETC that allows visitors to ask 199 questions to a virtual re-creation of Darwin. [add REF[JP2] ] The exhibit is installed as a permanent installation at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, and the software has been used as part of the science curriculum of Pittsburgh Public Schools. In 2015, Pollock released the Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview mobile app for iOS and Android devices[JP3], an adaptation of the original software. The app received a Parents' Choice Award in 2016.
 * Scientastic!
 * Other projects led by Pollock include Scientastic!, a combination live-action and animated television show of two episodes for pre-teens and teens that explores topics in health and science, as well as social issues.
 * The pilot episode titled "Sticks and Stones" debuted on WQED, Pittsburgh's local PBS station, in September 2010 and focused on broken bones and bone regeneration. It starred Riverdale actress Lili Reinhart as the show's main character.
 * The second episode titled "Are You Sleeping?" explored the science of sleep and was distributed to public television stations throughout the United States by American Public Television. It aired in April 2014 and was made available for digital download. In 2015, the episode won two[JP4] Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Mid-Atlantic Chapter); the Emmy Award for Children/Youth/Teen Program or Special and the Emmy Award for Musical Composition/Arrangement.
 * Mobile apps
 * In addition to the Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview app, Pollock has led the development of several mobile apps through The Partnership in Education. Powers of Minus Ten – Bone, a companion app to Scientastic! "Sticks and Stones" about bone biology, received recognition by Apple in the 2011 App Store Rewind and has been downloaded over 600,000 times.
 * Pollock later developed a mobile app series titled BiblioTech, which uses an interactive narrative platform. BiblioTech "CityHacks: In Search of Sleep", a companion app to Scientastic! "In Search of Sleep," further explores stories on the need for sleep. In 2016, the app received a Parents' Choice Award and a bronze honor at the international 2016 Serious Play Conference.Subsequently, an app on sports-related concussion titled BiblioTech "Rebound: Beating Concussions" won a Parents' Choice Award in 2018. The app uses "Adaptive Reader" software, which allows readers to switch the reading level of the text. Additional stories have been created to support children who are recipient of liver transplants include "Sierra's Journey to Health - Life with a New Liver" and "Jadyn's Journey to Health - Life with a New Liver".
 * Other apps include Dermis Defense a game of the immune system and acne, and Dr. Allevable's Lab, an exploration of tissue engineering.
 * Table-top Board Games
 * You Make Me Sick! [JP5] A competitive board game designed to educate players about infectious diseases and the immune system. Tailored for ages 10 and above, this engaging game accommodates 2-4 players, boasting a playtime of approximately 1 hour. Its immersive gameplay has earned it an esteemed 2020 International Serious Play Silver Medal in the category of US & Canada K-12 STEM Education. The instructional "How to Play" video and accompanying teacher guide further enhance the educational value of this remarkable game. You Make Me Sick can be found at: https://www.thepartnershipineducation.com/resources/you-make-me-sick
 * N.O.V.E.L. - Newly Observed Variant of Extreme [JP6] Lethality A cooperative board game that delves into the intricate process of vaccine development. Players take on the role of scientists and battle against a novel disease in order to save humanity. Designed for ages 10 and above, N.O.V.E.L. offers an immersive experience for 2-4 players, allowing for modular gameplay over multiple sessions. The game has been recognized as a 2023 Gee! Games award finalist, a testament to its innovation and impact. A captivating trailer and informative "How to Play" video, coupled with the inclusive classroom guide, glossary, and reflection activity, elevate N.O.V.E.L. to an exceptional educational tool. N.O.V.E.L. can be found at:
 * https://www.thepartnershipineducation.com/resources/n-o-v-e-l
 * YouTube Channel @ThePartnershipinEducation
 * The Partnership has an established YouTube channel, @ThePartnershipinEducation, dedicated to educational content. The channel is seeing success, recently surpassing 1 million views of their videos. Aimed at K-12 students, the videos cover a wide range of styles and topics: mindfulness and meditation exercises, explainer videos for biological processes, and how-to-play videos for their board games, just to name a few. Furthermore, the videos have received attention from both domestic and international non-profit organizations using the Partnership’s videos as part of educational programming for both students and adults alike.
 * Awards
 * The Society for Neuroscience recognizes outstanding neuroscientists who have strongly added to public education and awareness about neuroscience. Sponsored by the Dana Foundation Dr. Pollock was recipient of this award in 2020 [REF[JP7] ]. In 2018, Pollock was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest scientific society. Pollock is a recipient of the 2018 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, the highest national mentoring award bestowed by the White House, which recognizes those who have "demonstrated excellence in mentoring individuals from groups that are underrepresented in STEM education and workforce." Pollock also received the 2011 Carnegie Science Award honoring his efforts in informal science education and was named an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2017. He has been a featured speaker at a TEDxYouth conference in 2016 and engages in community service including as Trustee and Member of the Board for the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens since 2012 and also as a Delegate to the White House State/Federal STEM Summit Planning Meeting for the Federal STEM Education 5-Year Strategic Plan 2018.
 * Selected awards
 * ·      2020 Science Educator Award, Society for Neuroscience & Dana Foundation.
 * ·      2018 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
 * ·      2018 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
 * ·      2018 Duquesne University President's Award for Faculty Excellence in Service to the Mission
 * ·      2017 Apple Distinguished Educator
 * ·      2016 International Serious Play Competition Bronze Honors
 * ·      2015 Emmy Award for Children/Youth/Teen Program
 * ·      2015 Emmy Award for Musical Composition/Arrangement
 * ·      2013 Duquesne University President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
 * ·      2013 Apple 'New & Noteworthy' for Powers of Minus Ten – Bone
 * ·      2011 Carnegie Science Award, Special Recognition in Science Education
 * Funding
 * ·      Science Education Partnership Award (NIH)
 * ·      National Science Foundation (NSF)
 * ·      U.S. Department of Education
 * ·      The Pittsburgh Foundation
 * ·      John Templeton Foundation
 * ·      UPMC Health Plan
 * ·      Hillman Family Foundations
 * Selected publications
 * 1.   Deal B, Phillips K, Crelli C, Janjic JM, Pollock JA. RNA-Seq Reveals Sex Differences in Gene Expression during Peripheral Neuropathic Inflammation and in Pain Relief from a COX-2 Inhibiting Theranostic Nanoemulsion. Int. J. Mol.Sci. 2023, 24, 9163. (Neuroscience)
 * 2.   Deal B, Reynolds LM, Patterson C, Janjic JM, Pollock JA. Behavioral and inflammatory sex differences revealed by celecoxib nanotherapeutic treatment of peripheral neuroinflammation. Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio) 2022;12(1):8472. (Neuroscience)
 * 3.   Stevens AM, Saleem M, Deal B, Janjic J, Pollock JA. Targeted cyclooxygenase-2 inhibiting nanomedicine results in pain-relief and differential expression of the RNA transcriptome in the dorsal root ganglia of injured male rats. Mol Pain. 2020;16:1744806920943309. (Neuroscience)
 * 4.   Kantorski B, Commisso DR, Sanford-Dolly CW, Pollock JA. The use of a mobile application to teach concussion-related health knowledge. Journal of STEM Outreach. 2020;3(1). (STEM Education/Digital Media)
 * 5.   Stevens AM, Liu L, Bertovich D, Janjic JM, Pollock JA. Differential Expression of Neuroinflammatory mRNAs in the Rat Sciatic Nerve Following Chronic Constriction Injury and Pain-Relieving Nanoemulsion NSAID Delivery to Infiltrating Macrophages. Int J Mol Sci. 2019; 20(21), 5269. (Neuroscience)
 * 6.   B. Kantorski, C. W. Sanford-Dolly, D. R. Commisso, J. A. Pollock (2019). Backward design as a mobile application development strategy. Educational Technology Research and Development, 67(3), 711–731.
 * 7.   M. Janjic, K. Vasudeva, M. Saleem, A. Stevens, L. Liu, S. Patel, J. A. Pollock (2018). Low-dose NSAIDs reduce pain via targeted nanoemulsion delivery to neuroinflammation in rat. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 318, 72–79.
 * 8.   D. J. Lampe, B. Kantorski, J. A. Pollock (2018) Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview: A 19th century scientist speaks in the 21st century. Journal of STEM Outreach, 1(1).
 * 9.   B. Kolber, J. Janjic, J. A. Pollock, K Tidgewell (2016). Summer undergraduate research: A new pipeline for pain clinical practice and research. BMC Medical Education,16(1),135.
 * 10. K. Vasudeva, Y. Vodovotz, N. Azhar, D. Barclay, J. M. Janjic, J. A. Pollock (2015). In vivo and systems biology studies implicate IL-18 as a central mediator in chronic pain. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 283, 3-49.
 * 11. K. Vasudeva, K. Andersen, B. Zeyzus-Johns, S. K. Patel, T. K. Hitchens, J. M. Janjic, J. A. Pollock (2014). Imaging neuroinflammation in vivo in a neuropathic pain rat model with near-infrared fluorescence and 19F magnetic resonance. PLOS One, 9(2), e90589.
 * 12. A. Wilson, L. Gonzalez, J. A. Pollock (2012). Evaluating learning and attitudes on tissue engineering: A study of children viewing animated digital dome shows detailing the biomedicine of tissue engineering. Tissue Engineering (Part A), 18(5-6), 576–586.
 * 13. J. Ricou, J. A. Pollock (2012). The Tree, The Spiral And The Web of Life: A Visual Exploration. Leonardo Journal, 45(1), 18–25.
 * 14. K. Lawrence, C. Stilley, J.A. Pollock, D. Webber, E. Quivers (2011). A family-centered educational program to promote independence in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Progress in Transplantation, 21(1), 61–66.
 * 15. N.A. Siddall, G.R. Hime, J.A. Pollock, P. Batterham (2009). Ttk69-dependent repression of lozenge prevents the ectopic development of R7 cells in the Drosophila larval eye disc. Biomed Central: Developmental Biology, 9(64).
 * 16. K. Jackson-Behan, J. Fair, S. Singh, M. Bogwitz, T. Perry, V. Grubor, F. Cunningham, C. Nichols, T. Cheung, P. Batterham and J.A. Pollock (2005). Alternative splicing removes an Ets interaction domain from Lozenge during Drosophila eye development. Development Genes and Evolution, 215(8), 423–435.
 * 17. B. Gillo, I. Chorna, H. Cohen, B. Cook, I. Manistersky, 0. Devary, A. Arnon, A. Baumann, U. B. Kaupp, J. A. Pollock, Z. Selinger, B. Minke (1996). Co-expression of Drosophila TRP and TRPL in Xenopus oocytes reconstitutes a capacitative Ca2+entry similar to the light-activated conductance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 93(24), 14146–14151.
 * 18. R. C. Hardie, A. Peretz, J. A. Pollock, B. Minke (1993). Ca2+ Limits the development of the lightresponse in Drosophilaphotoreceptors. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 252(1335), 223–229.
 * 19. J. A. Pollock and Seymour Benzer (1988). Transcript localization of four opsin genes In the three visual organs in Drosophila; RH2 is ocellus specific. Nature, 333(6175), 779–782.
 * 20. U. Banerjee, P. J. Renfranz, J. A. Pollock, Seymour Benzer (1987). Molecular characterization and expression of sevenless,a gene involved in neural pattern formation in the Drosophila eye. Cell, 49(2), 281–291.
 * [JP1]Ricou J, Pollock JA. The tree, the spiral and the web of life: a visual exploration of biological evolution for public murals. Leonardo. 2012;45(1):18-25.
 * [JP2]Lampe DJ, Kantorski B, Pollock JA. Charles Darwin Synthetic Interview: A 19th Century Scientist Speaks in the 21(st) Century. Journal of STEM Outreach. 2018;1(1).
 * [JP3]add link
 * https://www.thepartnershipineducation.com/resources/charles-darwin-synthethic-interview
 * [JP4]if you want, I attached a relevant photo to the email
 * [JP5]if you wat to include a picture of the game you can find one here
 * https://www.thepartnershipineducation.com/assets/you-make-me-sick-board-game
 * [JP6]if you want to include a picture of the game you can find them here
 * https://www.thepartnershipineducation.com/resources/n-o-v-e-l
 * [JP7]https://www.dana.org/article/john-archie-pollock-receives-2020-sfn-science-educator-award/ Emrgilfoyle (talk) 22:06, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I removed the edits because they were not independently sourced. The links to Pollock's various affiliated organisations don't really constitute sources, and are themselves inappropriate. The tone of the content was also somewhat promotional.
 * If you personally know the subject of the article well, you shouldn't really be editing it at all anyway. Under the Wikipedia conflict of interest policy, the practice is that anyone connected to the subject of an article should, if they want it changed in some way, request those changes on the article's talk page so that another editor can make them. AntiDionysius (talk) 22:21, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
 * https://www.thepartnershipineducation.com/resources/n-o-v-e-l
 * [JP7]https://www.dana.org/article/john-archie-pollock-receives-2020-sfn-science-educator-award/ Emrgilfoyle (talk) 22:06, 24 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I removed the edits because they were not independently sourced. The links to Pollock's various affiliated organisations don't really constitute sources, and are themselves inappropriate. The tone of the content was also somewhat promotional.
 * If you personally know the subject of the article well, you shouldn't really be editing it at all anyway. Under the Wikipedia conflict of interest policy, the practice is that anyone connected to the subject of an article should, if they want it changed in some way, request those changes on the article's talk page so that another editor can make them. AntiDionysius (talk) 22:21, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Please do not add or change content, as you did at John A. Pollock (professor), without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. AntiDionysius (talk) 21:58, 24 September 2023 (UTC)


 * I just made these edits three times. Please let me know if you would like to make them for me. Thank you. Emrgilfoyle (talk) 22:07, 24 September 2023 (UTC)