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  • Karen G. Wiles, PhD

Karen G. Wiles, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dr. Karen Wiles

 

 Phone: (706) 721-3830
 Fax: (706) 721-7299
 Email: kawiles@augusta.edu 
 Office: CA-3143
 Lab: 

Link to Dr. Sullivan on PubMed

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Education & Training

1999-2003     Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD -
                                 B.S.   Chemistry (Major) Biology (Minor)

2003-2010     Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
                                  Ph.D. Department of Pathology,
                                  Cellular & Molecular Pathology Program


Academic Appointments

Augusta University Academic Appointments:

2019-2023                   Lecturer, Dept. of Biological Sciences
                                               College of Science and Mathematics, AU

2023-present               Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physiology
                                                 Medical College of Georgia, AU

Administrative Responsibilities

2023-present               Program Co-director, MS in Medical Physiology
                                                 Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia

Institutional Committee Assignments and Leadership:

2020-present

Member, Faculty
Development Committee, AU

2023-present

Member, Data-Informed Pedagogy Faculty Workgroup, AU

Provost Fellow: Candis Bond, Ph.D.

2023-present

Provost Learning Scholar
Facilitator, Provost Learning Community on Growth Mindset

 

Grants

Project title: Pilot Program: Visible Body Integration in Anatomy and Physiology II

Source: Augusta University Education Innovation Fund Grant

Duration: 2021 academic year

Role: PI

Total costs: $2000

Project title: Creation of a Custom Interactive Histology Atlas and Workbook for Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (Grant Number 645)

Source: University System of Georgia, Affordable Learning Georgia

Duration: 2/20/2023 - 5/13/2024

Role: PI (Investigators: Wiles, Karen; Wilson, Christina; Ramiro-Diaz, Juan Manuel; Kallifatidis, Georgios; Mukhopadhyay, Soma

Total costs: $30,000

Project title: Learning the Physiology Behind Vision Using Rubin’s Eye and Vision Lab

Source: Augusta University Education Innovation Fund Grant

Duration: 2022 academic year

Role: Co-investigator (Investigators: Wiles, Karen; Wilson, Christina)

Total costs: $2000

 

Scientific & Professional Societies

By Year

2024-present

Member, Association of American Medical Colleges, Group on Women in Medicine and Science

2023-present

Member, American Physiological Society

2019-present

Member, Human Anatomy and Physiology Society

Representative Publications

Journal & Book

(Go to Pub Med)

Wiles KG, Panizzi P, Kroh HK, Bock PE. “Skizzle is a novel plasminogen- and plasmin-binding protein from Streptococcus agalactiae that targets proteins of human fibrinolysis to promote plasmin generation.” Journal of Biological Chemistry (2010) July 2; 285(27): 21153-21164. Epub 2010 April 30. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898333/

Wiles KG, Panizzi P, Kroh HK, Bock PE. “Skizzle is a novel plasminogen- and plasmin-binding protein from Streptococcus agalactiae that targets proteins of human fibrinolysis to promote plasmin generation.” Journal of Biological Chemistry (2010) July 2; 285(27): 21153-21164. Epub 2010 April 30. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898333/

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