Physiology & Biophysics

Research Funding Proposed (CoSM) (SOM) and Awarded (SOM)

2002 in Brief: Departmental Highlights

Publications: Publications and Book Chapters Talks: Presentations and Invited Talks Symposia  Editorial Boards  Study Sections: Membership in Granting Agency Study Section Nat'l Offices: Offices in National Professional Organizations Organizing/Hosting Events: Hosting or Organizing of Special Events, Symposia, Colloquia Professional Leave: Professional Development Leave Awards to Faculty, Staff, Students Outreach

2002 Student Clubs Undergraduate Honors Off-Campus or Special Interest Courses Graduate Students Graduating

Awards and Recognition

Physiology & Biophysics

Meredith Reedy, BMS student, earned 1st Place (Best Student Poster) at the WSU Molecular Biology Retreat. Her advisor is Dr. Tom Brown.

Kaisa Selesniemi, BMS student, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award for the WSU BMS Program. Her advisor is Dr. Tom Brown.

Tina Caserta, BMS student, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award for WSU SOM Physiology. Her advisor is Dr. Tom Brown.

Phuong Cao, high school student, received the Award for Excellence for Poster and Presentation in the Science Apprenticeship Program. His advisor is Dr. Adrian Corbett.

Dr. Robert Putnam participated in the ICCPB Meeting, in Mt. Buller, Australia. His topic was, “Comparative Aspects of Chemoreception.”

Outreach

Dr. Adrian Corbett conducted hands-on lab experiments for the Science Apprenticeship Program. This program is a science outreach program to encourage Dayton area high school students to explore careers in science/medicine. She also trained high school student, Phuong Cao, for a period of six weeks.

Dr. Julian Gomez-Cambronero is involved in the horizons in Medicine which encourages college students to follow careers in science/medicine.

Publications and Book Chapters

Refereed publications and book chapters published in 2002 only (do not include in press, submitted, abstracts or conference proceedings), listed alphabetically by faculty member.

Physiology & Biophysics

                        BROWN, TOM

                                    MdmX mediates Smad transactivation. Oncogene 21:8772-8775 (2002).

                        CORBETT, ADRIAN

Physiological characterization of the Na⁺Ca²⁺ exchanger (NCX) in hepatopancreatic basolateral membrane vesicles isolated from the freshwater crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 131:343-361 (2002).

                        DEAN, JAY

Role of intracellular pH and extracellular pH in the chemosensitive response of rat locus coeroleus neurones. J Physiol (Lond) 541.2:493-509 (2002).

Role of gap junctions inCO₂ chemoreception and respiratory control. Am J Physiol 283:L665-L670. (2002).

                        GOMEZ-CAMBRONERO, JULIAN

Measurements of Phospholipases A₂, C and D (PLA₂, PLC and PLD):  in vitro microassays, analysis of enzyme isoforms and intact cell assays. In  Methods in Molecular Medicine, Cancer Cell Signaling (Ch 13). Ed. David M. Terrair. Humana Press. Totowa, NJ (2002).

Molecular crosstalk between p70S6K and MAPK cell signaling pathways. Biochem Biophys Res Com 293:463-469.

                        HALM, DAN

Secretory activation of basolateral membrane Cl channels in guinea pig distal colonal crypts. Am J Physiol (Cell Physiology 10.1152/ajpcell.0064, 2002).

                        LAUF, PETER

K-Cl Cotransport: Regulation and Protein Kinase G in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. J Membrane Biol 187:157-165 (2002).

                        PUTNAM, ROBERT

Role of intracellular pH and extracellular pH in the chemosensitive response of rat locu coeroleus neurones. J Physiol (Lond) 541.2:493-509 (2002).

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Symposia

Invitations to participate or chair symposia, listed alphabetically by faculty name, symposia, and location.

Physiology & Biophysics

                        BROWN, TOM

                                    40^th Annual Biological Transport Meeting. Lake Cumberland, KY

9^th Annual WSU Molecular Biology Retreat. WSU SOM, Dayton, OH

P&B Seminar Series Director.  WSU SOM P&B, Dayton, OH

                        DEAN, JAY

Co-organizer 2002 Experimental Biology Meeting – New Orleans, LA

                        LAUF, PETER

2000-2003 – Chair/Organizer – 2003 International Symposium on Cell Volume Regulation and Signaling – Dayton, OH

Editorial Boards

Editorial board memberships, listed alphabetically by faculty name, and board name.

Physiology & Biophysics

BROWN, TOM

            Biology of Reproduction (Editorial Board)

DEAN, JAY

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Editorial Board)

Journal of Applied Physiology (Editorial Board)

GOMEZ-CAMBRONERO, JULIAN

            The Journal of Leukocyte Biology

HALM, DAN

American Journal of Physiology (Cell Physiology) (Editorial Board)

LAUF, PETER

American Journal of Physiology (Editorial Board)

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry (Editorial Board)

Referee for:

                                                Journal of Molecular Biology

                                                Journal of Physiology (London)

                                                Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences

                                                Pfluegers Archive of Physiology

                                                Biochim. Biophys. Acta

PUTNAM, ROBERT

American Journal of Physiology (Cell Physiology) (Editorial Board)

Respiration Physiology – Guest Editor

Granting Agency Study Section Memberships

Granting Agency Study Section Memberships, listed alphabetically by faculty name, agency name, and area.

Physiology & Biophysics

BROWN, TOM

NSF Signal Transduction and Cellular Regulation Program (ad hoc)

NIH Human Embryology and Development

                        DEAN, JAY

NIH Respiration Physiology

NIH “Scientific Centers of Research (SCOR) in Neurobiology of Sleep and Sleep Apnea and Airway Biology”

GOLDFINGER, MEL

Joint NSF/NIH Initiative to Support Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) (ad hoc)

                        PUTNAM, ROBERT

                                    NIH Special Emphasis Panel, Institutional Research Training Grants

Offices held in National professional organizations

Offices held in National professional organizations, listed alphabetically by faculty name, and organization.

Physiology & Biophysics

                        LAUF, PETER

                                    Council Member – American Physiological Society Cell Section

                                    Treasurer – Ohio Chapter of American Physiological Society

                        NUSSBAUM, NOEL

                                    Member – GIR/AAMC

Hosting or Organizing of Special Events, Symposia, Colloquia

Special events, symposia or colloquia hosted by your department or organized by one of your faculty, listed alphabetically by title of event, location, and person/group responsible.

Physiology & Biophysics

            BROWN, TOM

                        P&B Seminar Series Director, WSU, Dayton, OH

Awards to Faculty, Staff, Students

Faculty, staff or students who were given awards locally, nationally, or internationally, listed alphabetically by name of recipient, title of award, and significance.

Physiology & Biophysics

                        CAO, PHUONG (high school student)

Award for Excellence – Poster and Presentation in Science Apprenticeship Program, Adrian Corbett (Faculty Mentor)

                        CASERTA, TINA (BMS program)

Outstanding Graduate Student Award – WSU SOM Physiology, Tom Brown (Faculty Mentor)

                        DEAN, JAY

                                    Nominated/awarded, Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research (2003-06)

REEDY, MERIDITH (BMS program)

1^st Place – Best Student Poster – WSU Molecular Biology Retreat, Tom Brown (Faculty Mentor)

                        SELESNIEMI, KAISA (BSM program)

Outstanding Graduate Student Award – WSU BMS Program, Tom Brown (Faculty Mentor)

Outreach

Outreach programs, listed alphabetically by description of program, demographic, and number of participants, faculty/staff involvement.

Physiology & Biophysics

                        CORBETT, ADRIAN

Science Apprenticeship Program. Science outreach program to encourage Dayton area high school students to expose high school students to and encourage careers in science/medicine.  Dr. Corbett conducted hands-on lab experiments in the 5-day summer program and trained high school student, Phuong Cao, for a period of six weeks.

                        GOMEZ-CAMBRONERO, JULIAN

Horizons in Medicine. Encourage college students to follow careers in science/medicine. Plays important role in encouraging students to enter the BMS PhD program.

Student Clubs

Faculty, staff or students who were given awards locally, nationally, or internationally, listed alphabetically by name of recipient, title of award, and significance.

Physiology & Biophysics

                        HENDERSON, RICHARD

                                    Faculty Advisor:

                                                WSU Rugby Club – also assistant coach

                                                Neuroscience Journal Club

                        MECHLIN, KATIE

                                    Faculty Advisor:

                                                Phi Delta Epsilon (pre-med fraternity)

                                                Circle K (student volunteer organization)

                                                Pre-Veterinarian Club

                        PUTNAM, ROBERT

                                    Faculty Advisor:

                                                Neuroscience Journal Club

Graduate Students Graduating

List of graduate students who graduated in 2002, listed alphabetically by name, faculty mentor, title of thesis or dissertation (if applicable), current location, and employer/grad school, if known.

Physiology & Biophysics

                        MULKEY, DAN

Dissertation Title: Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Solitary Complex Neuron in Rat Brainstem Slices, PostDoc with Dr. Jay Dean, Professor, WSU SOM P&B

Professional Development Leave - not reported
Undergraduate Honors - not reported
Off-Campus Special Interest Courses - not reported

last updated: November 9, 2003 (sjm)
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