Paul McNeil

Paul McNeil

Academic Appointment(s)

Emeritus Faculty

Bio

I am credited with the discovery that cells in the mammalian body frequently suffer injury to their outmost covering, the plasma membrane; with the discovery that this type of injury is quite common in skeletal muscle and contributes to disease; and in elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms employed to repair this injury.

  • (706) 721-3065
  • (706) 721-6120
  • CB 2816

Education

  • Ph.D., Bio, General University of California, Los, 1980

  • BS, Zoology/Animal Biology Arizona State University, 1975

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • MEDI 5593

    ECM 1-PBL
  • MEDI 6593

    ECM 2-PBL
  • MEDI 5163

    Mod 4 Gastrointest & Nutrition
  • MEDI 5159

    Mod 5: Genitourinary
  • MEDI 5198

    Phase 1 Comprehensive Module
  • MEDI 5592

    ECM 1-PBL
  • MEDI 6592

    ECM 2-PBL
  • MEDI 5150

    Mod 1: Cell & Molecular Basis
  • MEDI 5155

    Mod 2: Tissue and Musculoskele
  • MEDI 5158

    Mod 3: Cardiopulmonary
  • COGS 8022

    Molecular Cell Biology
  • ANAT 8050

    Graduate Histology

Teaching Interests

I am active in teaching in the areas of cell/molecular biology and histology, both at the graduate and medical student levels.

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Cell wounding activates phospholipase D in primary mouse keratinocytes, 2013
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Helicobacter pylori disrupts host cell membranes, initiating a repair response and cell proliferation, 2012
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Innate function of vitamin E, 2012
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • A novel cellular defect in diabetes: Membrane repair failure, 2011
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • A novel cellular defect in diabetes: Membrane repair failure, 2011
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

I am interested in the biological and medical relevance of plasma membrane disruption injuries, and in how cells repair these injuries.