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Millersville University Biology Department |
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Education:
B.A. and M.S., Rutgers University
Ph.D, University of Montana
Courses Taught:
BIOL 100 -- General Biology
BIOL 211 -- Concepts of Zoology
BIOL 263 -- Cell Biology
BIOL 435 -- Animal Physiology
BIOL 455 -- Cardiopulmonary Physiology
Areas of Specialization:
Vertebrate Physiology, Environmental Physiology
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Research Interest(s):
I am currently focusing on two very different
aspects of physiology; environmental physiology and
the physiology of angiogenesis. Environmental physiology
deals with the response of organisms to challenges
such as extreme temperatures. A few years ago, a student
in my lab investigated super-cooling in the ghost
plant. As a result of that study, the student was
awarded a very competitive fellowship for graduate
studies and has recently cloned the gene and characterized
the protein that allows dogwoods to survive in severely
cold climates. Angiogenesis involves the formation
of new blood vessels and plays a critical role in
the progression of diseases such as cancer, diabetes,
heart disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. Using fertile
chicken eggs, one student was able to show that a
component in pepper sauce causes a proliferation of
blood vessels.
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Selected Publication(s):
1994. Fermentation, respiration and
enzyme specificity: a simple device and key experiments
with yeast. American Biology Teacher, 56(3): 164-168.
(with J.L. Reinking and K.A. Miller).
1994. A field and classroom exercise measuring the
biological diversity of freshwater plankton communities.
American Biology Teacher, 56(5): 299-301. (with J.A.
Kirby).
1992. Gastric distension alters upper urinary tract
activity in the Syrian hamster. Journal of Urology.
(with M. Hall and K. B. Miller).
1990. The effect of various degrees of unilateral
spermatic cord torsion on fertilization. Journal of
Urology 144 (2 Pt 1): 366-369. (with R.M. Heindel,
R.E. Pakyz, M.J. Cosentino).
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