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People Full-time Biology Faculty BS, Univ of Agri Sciences Courses taught: Biol 150 - Science As a Way of Knowing Biol 315 - Ecology Biol 463 - Introduction to Genome Analysis (Bioinformatics)
I am a geneticist currently working in three different areas of research. 1. Bioinformatics (and Genetics) analyses of microbial and insect genomes: I have been interested in functional analyses of insect mitochondrial and other bacterial genomes using ERGO bioinformatics suite. I have also been involved with bioinformatics analyses of candidate genes that affect variety of behavioral traits in honeybees. 2. Anesthesia and related medical research: My collaboration with medical schools has helped me to get involved with a variety of medical research. At present, I am looking at the attenuation of hemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation using a number of new and old generation drugs. 3. Honeybee Genetics: I use genetic approaches to reveal underlying mechanisms of learning behavior in honeybees. My research has focused on applying QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) mapping to isolate molecular markers that are linked to the genes, which affect phenotypic expression of learning and pollen foraging in bees. Please refer to my recent publication list in my website for more information. E-mail: schandra@roosevelt.edu Courses taught: E-mail: jgreen@roosevelt.edu Courses taught: My research, while ranging over a wide range of microbial environments, has focused on microbial degradation and community structure. Past projects have included studies of the decomposition of plant litter in arctic lakes and streams, optimization of microbial degradation in sewage sludge composting systems, recovery of microorganisms from oil wells, and biofilm formation by starved bacteria in sandstone formations. My current focus is on the microbial communities in soils underlying restored prairie ecosystems. I have been studying the development of these microbial communities over time with regard to their community structure (types of organisms), metabolic potential, and total biomass. In addition, a wide variety of soil quality indicators are measured as possible correlates to the microbial activity. E-mail: VMcKinle@roosevelt.edu Courses taught: Biol 113 - Science in Daily Life Biol 150 - Science As a Way of Knowing I am interested in some of the most fundamental processes inside of the cell: protein synthesis, the activities of molecular chaperones (proteins which allow other molecules to fold and function properly) and movement across intracellular membranes. Most recently, I have been studying the process by which ribosomes, the protein synthesis machines, are assembled and then shuttled out of the nucleus to perform their function. Yeast cells contain a large number of proteins which assist in this process, and we are now in a position to characterize some of them at a high level of detail. Potential new research projects include isolating ribosome synthesis proteins from yeast and bacterial hosts, modifying these proteins through molecular genetics, and examining their function through biochemical assays and microscopy. E-mail: rseiser@roosevelt.edu Courses taught: The endothelium forms continuous lining to the inner surface of all blood vessels, separating blood from vascular smooth muscle and surrounding tissue. My research at Roosevelt focuses on the effects of resveratrol and estrogen on gene endothelial cells. Looking at the gene expression profiles of cells can tell us a lot about the action of drugs and other agents on these cells. I utilize some of the most recent techniques such as differential display profiling to study the change in gene expression patterns in treated cells. Externally, as a member of the Woloschak research group at Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, I use endothelial cells as a model to study the effect of radiation on changes in gene expression patterns. The goal of this study is to unravel the early molecular events in cells following radiation exposure. E-mail: cwatson@roosevelt.edu Kelly Wentz-Hunter Courses taught: Biol 360 - Cancer Biology I have had a long-term interest in the development of glaucoma pathology. Primarily my focus has been on elucidating the relationship between myocilin and glaucoma. Myocilin is a gene recently linked to the most common form of glaucoma. Its expression is known to be upregulated by glucocorticoids in thetrabecular meshwork (TM), a specialized eye tissue that is the major site for regulation of the aqueous humor outflow. Malfunctioning of the TM is believed to be responsible for the development of glaucoma. E-mail: kwentzhunter@roosevelt.edu Web: http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/wentz-hunter/
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