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CARSIA, ROCCO V. Comparative endocrinology; adrenal function.
DIGHTON, JOHN Nutrient cycling in forests, the role of mycorrhizas and influence of pollutants.
EVANS, ROBERT C. Botany; plant and fungus physiology.
JOSLYN, DENNIS J. Evolutionary genetics of dipteran insects; Biology of Chromosomes; Molecular carcinogenesis.
LEE, HSIN-YI Morphogenesis of early vertebrate embryos.
MARTIN, JOSEPH V. Neurochemistry of sleep and wakefulness
McILROY, PATRICK J. Hormone-receptor interactions, second messenger systems.
MEYER, RITA A. Cell and developmental biology.
MORGAN, MARK D. Freshwater and estuarine ecology
NAGELE, ROBERT Developmental neurobiology; cytoskeletal proteins and gene expression.
SAIDEL, WILLIAM M. Sensory physiology, sensory integration; neuroanatomy.
SCUYLER, ALFRED E. Botany, aquatic macrophytes.
SZETO, LISA Mating type switching and control of gene expression in yeast.
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CARSIA, ROCCO V., Associate Professor of Cell Biology, UMDNJ-SOM, Stratford, NJ.
B.A., Rider College 1972, Ph.D., Rutgers University-New Brunswick 1980.
E-mail: carsiaro@umdnj.edu
Major Interests: Comparative endocrinology; adrenal function.
Current Interests: Angiotensin receptors in turkey adrenal gland, effect of lead on vascular smooth muscle.
Carsia, R. V., P.J. McIlroy, K.I. Kowalaski, and J.L.P. Tilly (1993). Isolation of turkey adrenocortical cell angiotensin II receptors partial cDNA: Evidence for a single-copy gene expressed predominantly in the adrenal gland, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 191, 1073-1080.
Kocsis, J.F., P.J. McIlroy, A.T. Chiu, R.J. Schimmel, and R.V. Carsia (1994). Properties of angiotensin-II receptors in domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) adrenocortical cells, Gen. Comp. Endo. 96: 92-107.
Kocsis, J.F., P.J. McIlroy, M.H. Boyette, and R.V. Carsia (1994). Regulation of aldosteronogenesis in domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) adrenal steroidogenic cells, Gen. Comp. Endo. 96: 108-121.
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DIGHTON, JOHN. Professor of Ecology; Director, Division of Pinelands Research.
B.Sc.University of London (U.K.) M.Sc., University of Durham (UK) 1973, Ph.D., University of London, 1976.
E-mail: dighton@ahab.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Nutrient cycling in forests, the role of mycorrhizas and influence of pollutants.
Current Interests: Forest nutrient cycling, Pinelands ecology.
Dighton, J., H. E. Jones, and J. M. Poskitt (1993) The use of nutrient bioassays to assess the response of Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden to fertilization. (1) Interactions between nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in seedling nutrition. Can. J. For. Res. 23: 1-6.
Jones, D.R., W.R. Eason, and J. Dighton (1998) Investigations of spatial and temporal patterns of 137Cs partitioning in Eriophorum vaginatum L. in relation to its nutrient retrieval and storage strategy. J. Environ. Radioactivity 40: 271-288.
Dighton, J. (1997). Nutrient cycling by saprotrophic fungi in terestrial habitats, in The Mycota IV: Environmental and Microbial Relationships (D.T. Wicklow and B.Soderstrom, editors). Springer Verllag, pp271-279.
Gray, S.N., J. Dighton, and D.H. Jennings (1996) The physiology of basidiomycete linear organs III. Uptake and translocation of radiocaesium within differentiated mycelia of Armillaria spp. Growing in microcosms and in the field. New Phytologist 132: 471-782.
Halley, J.M., C.H. Robinson, H.N. Commins, and J. Dighton (1996) Predicting straw decomposition by a four-species fungal community: a cellular automaton model. J. Appl. Ecol. 33: 493-507.
Ruess, L., P. Sandbach, P. Cudlin, J. Dighton, and A. Crossley (1996). Acid deposition in a spruce forest soil: effects on nematodes, mycorrhizas and fungal biomass. Pedobiologica 40: 51-66.
Ruess, L., and J. Dighton (1996). Cultural studies on soil nematodes and their fungal hosts. Nematologica 42: 330-346.
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EVANS, ROBERT C. Associate Professor of Botany.
B.A., Dartmouth, 1968; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1971, 1975.
E-mail: revans@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Botany; plant and fungus physiology; science education..
Current Interests: Fungal nutrition; fungal spore formation and germination; pollen germination.
Evans, R.C., and N.H. Omaha-Boy (1998). Abandoning the lecture in biology. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching 7: 93.110.
Garraway, M.O., and R.C. Evans (1992). Use of PAGE to detect changes in proteins and peroxidases in mechanically injured maize leaves. Ohio Science Workbook on Biotecnology, The Ohio Academy of Science, Columbus.
Evans, R.C., and H. Stempen (1986). Localization of protein in the hyphal sheath of Bipolaris maydis race T. Phytopathology 76: 792-794.
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JOSLYN, DENNIS J. Professor of Zoology.
B.S., St. Procopius, 1969; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1973, 1978.
E-mail: joslyn@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Evolutionary genetics of dipteran insects; Biology of Chromosomes; Molecular carcinogenesis.
Current Interests: Evolutionary genetics, cytogenetics and experimental population genetics of insects, particularly flood water mosquitoes; structure and function of polytene chromosomes; population genetics and molecular biology of insects and arthropods of medical and veterinary importance; cancer genetics.
Ledwith, B.J., D.J. Joslyn, P. Troilo, K.R. Leander, J.H. Clair, K.A. Soper, S. Manam, S. Prahalada, M.J. van Zwieten and W.W. Nichols (1995). Induction of mini-satellite DNA rearrangements by genotoxic carcinogens in mouse liver tumors. Carcinogenesis 16: 1167-1172.
Shetty, N.J., P. Kumar, S.K. Narang, P.D. Fogelsong, and D.J. Joslyn (1995). Brown larva: An allele of the green larva mutation in the malaria mosquito, Anophales staphensi. J. Heredity 86: 309-311.
Shetty, N.J., G. Prabhakar, S.K. Narang, P.D. Fogelsong, and D.J. Joslyn (1994). White eye and yellow larva: mutants in Anophales staphensi (Diptera: Cullicidae). Florida Entomologist 77: 498-504.
Ledwith, B.J., S. Manam, P.J. Troilo, D.J. Joslyn, S.M. Galloway, and W.W. Nichols (1993). Activation of immediate-early
gene expression by peroxisome proliferators in vitro. Molecular Carcinogenesis 8: 20-27.
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LEE, HSIN-YI Professor of Zoology.
B.S., National Taiwan University, 1959; M.A., Oberlin, 1964; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1967.
E-mail: hsin-yi@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Morphogenesis of early vertebrate embryos.
Current Interests: Mechanisms of neurulation; migration of primordial germ cells; embryonic induction and cell differentiation.
Nagele, R.G. K.T. Bush, D. Huff and H-Y. Lee (1992). Computer-assisted three-dimensional reconstruction and dissection. Meth. Neurosci. 10: 492-502.
Bush, K.T., H-Y. Lee and R.G.Nagele (1992) Lipid droplets of neuroepithelial cells are a major calcium storage site during neural tube formation in chick and mouse embryos. Experimentia 48: 516-519.
Lee, H., R.G. Nagele, and F.J. Roisen (1985). Nerve growth factor induces neural differentiation in undifferentiated cells of early chick embryos. J. Exp. Zool. 233: 83-91.
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MARTIN, JOSEPH V. Associate Professor of Zoology.
B.A., Northwestern University, 1973; Ph.D., University of Southern California. 1987.
E-mail: jomartin@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Neurochemistry of sleep and wakefulness with particular emphasis on mechanisms of action of sedative-hypnotic drugs and hormones.
Current Interests: Actions of thyroid hormones in adult brains; importance of chloride and calcium fluxes as possible effector mechanisms for the benzodiazepine/GABA receptor in brain.
Martin, J.V., D.R. Keir, and H-Y. Lee (1991). Diazepam enhances intra-synaptosomal free calcium ion concentrations. Brain Research 548: 222-227.
Martin, J.V., and D.B. Williams (1995). Benzodiazepine binding varies with stage of estrous cycle in unwashed membranes from mouse brain. Life Sciences 57: 1903-1909.
Martin, J.V., D.B. Williams, R.M. Fitzgerald, H.K. Im and P.F. Von Voigtlander (1996). Thyroid hormone modulation of
the binding and activity of GABAA receptor complex in brain. Neuroscience 73: 705-713.
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MC ILROY, PATRICK J. Associate Professor of Physiology.
B.A., Ph.D., University of California- Berkeley, 1972, 1978.
E-mail:pmcilroy@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Hormone-receptor interactions, second messenger systems.
Current Interests: Mechanism of action of glycoprotein hormones, angiotensin receptors.
Kocsis, J. F., R.J. Schimmel, P.J. McIlroy, and R.V. Carsia (1995). Dissociation of increases in intracellular calcium and aldosterone production induced by angiotensin II (AII): Evidence for regulation by distinct AII receptor subtypes or isomorphs, Endocrinology 136, 1626-1634.
McIlroy, P.J. (1992). Differences in the characteristics and distribution of rat luteal receptors for native and deglycosylated human choriogonadotropin. Biol. Reprod. 47: 97-104.
McIlroy, P.J., and R.P. Stewart (1986). Guanyl nucleotide regulation of human chorionic gonadotropin binding to rat luteal tissue. Endocrinology 119: 1805-1809.
McIlroy, P.J., E.R. Bergert and R.J. Ryan (1983). Effects of dansyl-arginyl- (4'-ethyl) piperidine amide on gonadotropin
binding to rat tissues. Endocrinology 113: 222-227.
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MEYER, RITA A. Assistant Professor of Zoology.
B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota- Minneapolis, 1974, 1976; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1981.
E-mail: rimeyer@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Cell and developmental biology.
Current Interests: The roles cell adhesion and cell adhesion molecules play in establishing cell-cell interactions and intracellular communication including how cell interactions are involved in embryonic development and the genesis of disease.
Meyer, R.A., B. Malewicz, W. Baumann, and R.G. Johnson (1990). Increased gap junction assembly between cultured cells upon cholesterol supplementation. J. Cell Science 96: 231-238.
Meyer, R.A., P.D. Lampe, B. Malewicz, W. Baumann and J.G. Johnson (1991). Enhanced gap junction formation with LDL and apolipoprotein-B. Exp. Cell Res. 196: 72-81.
Meyer, R.A., D. Laird, J.P. Revel, and R.G. Johnson (1992). Inhibition of gap junction and adherens junction assembly by connexin and A-CAM antibodies. J. Cell Biol. 119: 179-189.
Johnson, R.G., and R.A. Meyer (1993). Gap junction assembly: The extended domains in the connexins fulfill an essential function in Gap Junctions Progress in Cell Research 3: 283-289.
Lampe, P.D., Q. Qiu, R.A. Meyer, T.F. Walseth, T.A. Starich and R.G. Johnson (1996). Gap junction assembly: A pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein influences the localization of Connexin43 within cells. J. Cell Science 108: 3079-3090.
Ewart, J., M.F. Cohen, R.A. Meyer, G.Y.Huang, A. Wessels, R. Gourdie, A. Chin, S.M.J. Park, B.O. Lazatin, S. Villabon,
and C.W. Lo (1997). Heart and neural tube closure defects in transgenic mice over expressing the Cx43 gap junction gene.
Devel. 124:1281-1292.
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MORGAN, MARK D. Professor of Zoology.
B.S., University of California-Davis, 1974; M.S. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1976; Ph.D. University of
California-Davis, 1979.
E-mail: mdmorgan@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Freshwater and estuarine ecology; particularly invertebrate population dynamics, primary producer-herbivore interactions, and biogeochemistry.
Current Interests: Pine Barrens limnology and biogeochemistry, particularly the control of acidity and its effect on aquatic biota.
Morgan, M.D.,and K.W. Mandernack (1996). Biogeochemistry of sulfur in wetland peat following 3.5 years of artificial acidification. Environ. Internat. 22:605-610.
Morgan, M.D., M.H. Diegmann, and H.G. Spratt Jr. (1996). Fate of anthropogenic sulfur in a cedar dominated wetland. Mitt. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 25:125-135.
Morgan, M.D. (1995). Analysis of excess sulfur deposition on wetlands using stable sulfur isotopes. Land and Water Pollution 79: 299-307.
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NAGELE, ROBERT Associate Professor of Molecular Biology, UMDNJ-SOM, Stratford, NJ.
B.A., M.S, Rutgers University-Camden, 1975, 1977; Ph.D., Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 1980.
E-mail: nagelero@umdnj.edu
Major Interests: Developmental neurobiology; cytoskeletal proteins and gene expression.
Nagele, R.G., T. Freeman, L. McMorrow and H. Lee (1995). Precise spatial positioning of chromosome during prometaphase: Evidence for chromosomal order in human cells. Science 270: 1831-1835.
Nagele, R.G., T. Freeman, J. Fazekas, K.M. Lee, Z. Thomson, and H-Y. Lee (1998). Chromosome spatial order in human cells: evidence for early origin and fatihful propagation. Chromosoma, in press
Nagele, R.G., T. Freeman, L. McMorrow, Z. Thomson, K. Kitson-Wind, and H-Y. Lee (1998). Chromosomes exhibit preferential positioning in quiescent human cells. J. Cell Science, in press.
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SAIDEL, WILLIAM M. Associate Professor of Zoology.
B.S., Ph.D., MIT, 1969, 1978.
E-mail: saidel@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Sensory physiology, especially vision and visual processing; sensory integration; neuroanatomy.
Butler, A.B. and W.M. Saidel (1998). Sporadic phenotypic expression of neural characters and the Concept of Syngeney: The occurrence of nucleus rostrolateralis in ray-finned fishes. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, submitted.
Saidel, W.M. and R.S. Fabiane (1998). Optomotor response of Anableps anableps depends on the field of view. Vision Research : 2001-2006.
Saidel, W.M. and A.B. Butler (1997). An Atypical Diencephalic Nucleus in Actinopterygian Fishes: Visual Connections and Sporadic Phylogenetic Distribution, Neuroscience Letters 229: 13-16.
Saidel, W.M. and J.M. Crowder (1997) Differential expression of cytochrome oxidase in hair cells of the teleost utricle. Hearing Res. 109: 63-77.
Saidel, W.M. and A.B. Butler (1997). Visual connections of the atypical diencephalic nucleus rostrolateralis of Pantodon buchholzi (Teleostei, Osteoglosomorpha). Cell and Tissue Res. 287: 91-99.
Saidel, W.M., P. Lanford, H.Y. Yan, and A.N. Popper (1995). Hair cell heterogeneity in the goldfish saccule. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 46: 362-370.
Butler, A. and W.M. Saidel (1993). Retinal Projections in Teleost Fishes: Patterns, Variations, and Questions, Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 104A: 431-442.
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SCUYLER, ALFRED E. Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Major Interests: Botany, aquatic macrophytes.
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SZETO, LISA Assistant Professor of Microbiology.
B.A., Barnard College, 1980; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University, 1986, 1987, 1992.
E-mail: lszeto@camden.rutgers.edu
Major Interests: Mating type switching and control of gene expression in yeast.
Szeto, L., and H.A. Shuman (1990). The Legionella pneumophilia major secretory protein, a protease, is not required for intracellular growth or cell killing. Infect. Immun. 58: 2585-2592.
Szeto, L., and J.R. Broach (1997). Role of the 2 protein in donor locus selection during mating type interconversion. MCB
17: 751-759.
Szeto, L., M.K. Fafalios, H. Zhong, A.K. Vershon, and J.R. Broach (1997). 2 controls donor preference during matin type
interconversion in yeast by inactivating a recombinational enhancer of chromosome III. Genes & Dev. 11: 1899-1911.
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