Areas of Expertise
Cell and Molecular Physiology, Neurobiology, C. elegans Genetics
Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
Kowalski, J.R. and Juo, P. The deubiquitinating enzyme USP-46 negatively regulates the degradation of glutamate receptors to control their abundance in the ventral nerve cord of C. elegans. Submitted./
Yang, L., Kowalski, J.R., Yacono, P., Bajmoczi, M., Shaw, S.K., Froio, R.M., Golan, D.E., Thomas, S.M. and Luscinskas, F.W. (2006). Endothelial cell cortactin coordinates ICAM-1 clustering and actin cytoskeleton remodeling during polymorphonuclear leukocyte adhesion and transmigration. J. Immunology, 177:6440-6449./
Yang, L., Kowalski, J.R., Zhan, X., Thomas, S.M., and Luscinskas, F.W. (2006). Endothelial cell cortactin phosphorylation by Src contributes to polymorphonuclear leukocyte transmigration in vitro. Circ. Res. 98:394-402./
Kowalski, J.R., Egile, C., Gil, S., Snapper, S.B., Li, R., and Thomas, S.M. (2005). Cortactin regulates cell migration via activation of N-WASP. J. Cell Sci. 118:79-87./
Hastings, P.J., Bull, H.J., Klump, J.R., and Rosenberg, S.M.(2000) Adaptive amplification, an inducible chromosomal instability mechanism. Cell 103:723-731.
Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)
Principles of Biology (BI120/121 & BI122/123), Physiology (BI303)