Ph.D., Biology/Biological Sciences, General
University of Rochester, 1997
MS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
University of Rochester, 1992
BS, Molecular Biology
University of Connecticut, 1990
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
MEDI 6320
Brain, Behavior, & Movement
MEDI 6120
Foundations of Medicine
BIOM 8022
Molecular Cell Biology
BMNN 5101
Nervous SyS & Neuroscience I
BIOM 8130
Scientific Grant Writing
MEDI 6220
Cardiopulmonary/Heme
MEDI 6240
GI/GU/Endocrine
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
Effects of low-dose ionizing radiation and menadione, an inducer of oxidative stress, alone and in combination in a vertebrate embryo model, 2012 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Loss of zebrafish lgi1b leads to hydrocephalus and sensitization to pentylenetetrazol induced seizure-like behavior, 2011 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Acquisition of spontaneous electrical activity during embryonic development of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-3 neurons located in the terminal nerve of transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio), 2010 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Knockdown of zebrafish lgi1a results in abnormal development, brain defects and a seizure-like behavioral phenotype, 2010 Journal Article, Academic Journal
Phylogenetic analysis of the neep21/calcyon/p19 family of endocytic proteins: Evidence for functional evolution in the vertebrate cns, 2009 Journal Article, Academic Journal