Recent Faculty Publications
Aoki, S. & Lewellyn, L. & Justice, S. & Mordan-McCombs, S. & Tewari, N. & Cantu, J. & Seiser, R. & Lakhani, A. & Kowalski, J. (2026). Effectiveness of a Network Open House Model to Recruit Trainees to Post-Baccalaureate STEM Programs. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 10.1002/bmb.70039.
Stoehr, A.M. and L.R. Donahue. 2025. Temperature, density, and phenotypic plasticity of melanism in the cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Environmental Entomology, 54:585-592.
Deverajan, K., et al. (over 220 other co-authors, including Drs. Salsbury and Ryan). 2025. When the wild things are: Defining mammalian diel activity and plasticity. Science Advances 11, eado3843. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado3843
Milica Nenadovich, Molly Kubal, Maci R. Hopp, Abigail D. Crawford, Megan Hardewig, Madison G. Sedlock, Rida Jawad, Zarrar A. Khan, Adrianna M. Smith, Mia A. Mroueh, Matthew DuBrava, Ellie C. Jones, Cael Rahe, Sean T. Berthrong, Anne M. Wilson, Michael P. Trombley, Ashlee H. Tietje, Christopher C. Stobart. Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) and Spearmint (Mentha spicata) Leaf Extracts Exhibit Antibacterial Activity and Inhibit Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (hRSV). Pathogens. August, 2025
Mackenzie E. Yurchiak, Shea Bailey, Aarish H. Sakib, Macy M. Smith,
Rachael Lally, Jacob W. DuBrava, Keely M. Roe, Orna Stuart, Abigail E.
Shafier, Juhee Kim, Lauren D. Susick, Lia Prassas, Audrey L. Voss, Grace C.
O’Malley, Sofia Calvo, Marek B. Magnus, Sean T. Berthrong, Anne M. Wilson,
Michael P. Trombley, Ashlee H. Tietje, Christopher C. Stobart. Aqueous Leaf Extracts of Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) and White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) Exhibit Antibacterial and Antiviral Activity. Microorganisms. December 2025
Etnier, S.A and E.E. Gerecke. 2024. Lessons and Legacy of a Travel-Based Field Course at Butler University – 50 Years of “Tropical Field Biology”. PIAS 131(1): 58-62.
Rana M.^, Kowalski J. oxi-1 is required for chemotaxis to odorants sensed by AWA but not AWC neurons. MicroPubl Biol. 2024 Aug 19;2024 doi: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001282. PMID: 39228993; PMCID: PMC11369694.
Shaikh U, Sherlock K, Wilson J, Gilliland W, Lewellyn L. Lineage-based scaling of germline intercellular bridges during oogenesis. Development. 2024 Aug 15;151(16):dev202676. doi: 10.1242/dev.202676. Epub 2024 Aug 27. PMID: 39190553; PMCID: PMC11385318.
Buckley M.*^, Jacob W.P.*^, Bortey L.*, McClain M.E.*, Ritter A.L.*, Godfrey A.*, Munneke, A.*, Ramachandran, S., Kenis, S., Kolnik, J.*, Olofsson, S., Nenadovich, M.*, Kutoloski, T.*, Rademacher, L.*, Alva, A.*, Heinecke, O., Adkins, R.*, Parkar, S.*, Bhagat, R.*, Lunato, J.*, Beets, I., Francis, M.M., Kowalski, J.R. 2024. Cell non-autonomous signaling through the conserved C. elegans glycoprotein hormone receptor FSHR-1 regulates cholinergic neurotransmission. PLoS Genet 20(11): e1011461. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1011461. PMID: 39561202; PMCID: PMC11614273.
Resource‐based trade‐offs and the adaptive significance of seasonal plasticity in butterfly wing melanism. May 2024. AM Stoehr, K Glaenzer, D VanWanzeele, S Rumschlag. Ecology and Evolution 14 (5), e11309
Fidino, M. H. A. Sanders, J. S. Lewis, E. W. Leher, K. Rivera, M. H. Murray, H. C. Adams, A. Kase, T. Stankowich, C. J. Schell, C. M. Salsbury, A. T. Rhonke, M. J. Jordan, A. M. Green, A. R. Gramza, J. Williamson, T. D. Surasinghe, H. Storm, K. L. Sparks, T. J. Ryan, K. R. Remine, M. E. Pendergast, K. Mullen, D. E. Minier, C. R. Middaugh, A. L. Mertl, M. R. McClung, R. A. Long, R. N. Larson, M. T. Kohl, L, R, Harris, C. T. Hall, J. D. Haight, D. Drake, A. M. Davidge, A. O. Cheek, C. P. Bloch, E. G. Biro, W. J. B. Anthonysamy. J. L. Angstmann, M. L. Allen, S. A. Adalsteinsson, A. G. Short, J. M. LaMoontagne, T. A. Gelmi-Candusso, S. B. Magle. Gentrification drives patterns of alpha and beta diversity in cities. 2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121:e2318596121. https://doi.org.10.1073/pnas.2318596121
Jacob AT, Ziegler BM, Farha SM, Vivian LR, Zilinski CA, Armstrong AR, Burdette AJ, Beachboard DC, and Stobart CC. 2023. Sin Nombre virus and the emergence of other hantaviruses: A review of the biology, ecology, and disease of a zoonotic pathogen. Biology 12(11):1413. [10.3390/biology12111413]
Hulsey-Vincent, H; Alvinez, N; Witus, S; Kowalski, JR; Dahlberg, C. 2023. A Fiji process for quantifying fluorescent puncta in linear cellular structures. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001003
Hulsey-Vincent, H; Athanasopoulos, A; McGehee, A; Kowalski, JR; Dahlberg, C (2023). A Fiji protocol for analyzing puncta is a robust tool for measuring GLR-1::GFP accumulation in the ventral nerve cord of C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001004
Hulsey-Vincent, H; McClain, M; Buckley, M; Kowalski, JR; Dahlberg, CL. 2023. Comparison and agreement between two image analysis tools for quantifying GFP::SNB-1 puncta in fshr-1 mutants of C. elegans. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001005
Young AR and Stobart CC. 2023. Emergence, tropism, disease, and treatment of Australian bat lyssavirus infections in humans. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. [10.1089/vbz.2022.0089]
Harrison CM, Doster JM, Landwehr EH, Kumar NP, White EJ, Beachboard DC, and Stobart CC. 2023. Evaluating the virology and evolution of seasonal human coronaviruses associated with the common cold in the COVID-19 era. Microorganisms. 11(2):445 [10.3390/microorganisms11020445]
Haight, J. D., S. J. Hall, M. Fidino, S. A. Adalsteinsson, A. A. Ahlers, J. Angstmann, W. J. B. Anthonysamy, E. Biro, B. Dugleby, T. Gallo, A. M. Green, L. Hartley, M. J. Jordan, C. A. M. Kay, E. W. Lehrer, B. MacDougal, S. B., Magle, D. E. Minier, C. Mowry, M. Murray, K. Nininger, M. E. Pendergast, K. R. Remine, T. Ryan, C. Salsbury, C. J. Schell, C. Sekercioglu, C. J. Shier, K. C. Simon, C. C. St. Clair, T. Stankowich, C. J. Stevenson, D. Will, J. Williamson, L. Wilson, A. J. Zellmer, J. S. Lewis. 2023. Urbanization, climate, and species traits shape mammal communities from local to continental scales. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02166-x
Roe MK, Huffman ER, Batista YS, Papadeas GG, Kastelitz SR, Restivo AM, and Stobart CC. 2023. Comprehensive review of emergence and virology of tickborne Bourbon virus in the United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 29(1):1-7. [doi: 10.3201/eid2901.212295]
Roe MK, Perez MA, Hsiao HM, Lapp SA, Sun HY, Jadhao S, Young AR, Batista YS, Reed RC, Taz A, Piantadosi A, Chen X, Liang B, Koval M, Snider TA, Moore ML, Anderson EJ, Anderson LJ, Stobart CC, and Rostad CA. 2022. An RSV live-attenuated vaccine candidate lacking G protein mucin domains is attenuated, immunogenic, and effective in preventing RSV in BALB/c mice. J Infect Dis. [doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac382]
James Jones, Timothy E. Trombley, Michael P. Trombley. Impact of Cultural Tightness on Vaccination Rate. Risk Management and Insurance Review. September 2022.
Lewellyn L, Wathen L.Curr. Cell biology: Short stop is a team player in intercellular transport. Biol. 2021 Aug 9;31(15):R959-R962. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.042.PMID: 34375601
Karina N. Latsko, Andrew T. Jacob, Nathan A. Junod, Caitlin E. Haas, Katelyn R. Castiglia, Sydney R. Kastelitz, Elise R. Huffman, Michael P. Trombley, and Christopher C. Stobart. Role of Differences in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) F and G Glycoproteins on Susceptibility to Inactivation by Antimicrobial Peptides LL-37 and Human Beta-Defensins. Viral Immunology. August 2022
Salsbury, C.M., D.H. Van Vuren, W.S. Fairbanks, E.L. Barthelmess, D.T. Blumstein, J.L. Koprowski, R.M. Timm. 2022. Obituary: Kenneth Barclay Armitage (1925 – 2022). Journal of Mammalogy, doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac062.
Stark K, Crowe O, Lewellyn L.J. Precise levels of the Drosophila adaptor protein Dreadlocks maintain the size and stability of germline ring canals. Cell Sci. 2021 Apr 15;134(8):jcs254730. doi: 10.1242/jcs.254730. Epub 2021 Apr 27.PMID: 33912915
Tioni MF, Jordan R, Pena AS, Garg A, Wu D, Phan SI, Weiss CM, Xing C, Greenhouse J, Orekov T, Valentin D, Kar S, Pessaint L, Andersen H, Stobart CC, Bloodworth MH, Peebles Jr RS, Liu Y, Xie X, Shi P, Moore ML, and Tang RS. 2022. One mucosal administration of a live attenuated recombinant COVID-19 vaccine protects nonhuman primates from SARS-CoV-2. NPJ Vaccines. 7(1):85 [10.1038/s41541-022-00509-6)
Gallo, T., M. Fidino, B. Gerber, A.A. Ahlers, J.L. Angstmann, M. Amaya, A.L. Concilio, D. Drake, D. Gay, E.W. Lehrer, M.H. Murray, T.J. Ryan, C.C. St. Clair, C.M. Salsbury, H.A. Sander, T. Stankowich, J. Williamson, J.A. Belaire, K. Simon, S.B. Magle. 2022. Mammals adjust diel activity across gradients of urbanization. eLife, doi: 10.7554/eLife.74756
Santangelo, J. S., et al. (T.J. Ryan among over 280 other co-authors). 2022. Global urbanization drives adaptation in the plant white clover. Science 375:1275-1281. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abk0989 (Cover article)
Wilson, A., H. Sarooghi, T. J. Ryan, N. Mitchell, and S. A. Fernhaber. 2021. Teaching and learning together: Understanding faculty motivation to interdisciplinary course cocreation as a response to a global pandemic. College Teaching. https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2021.2010638
Heumann R, Duncan C, Stobart CC, and Kaschner S. 2021. Dynamical differences in respiratory syncytial virus. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 84(1):11 [doi: 10.1007/s11538-021-00971-8]
Fidino, M., T. Gallo, E. W. Lehrer, M. H. Murray, C. A. M. Kay, H. A. Sanders, B. MacDougall, C. M. Salsbury, T. J. Ryan, J. L. Angstmann, J. A. Belaire, B. Dugelby, C. J. Schell, T. Stankowich, M. Amaya, D. Drake, S. H. Hursh, A. A. Ahlers, J. Williamson, L. M. Hartley, A. J. Zeller, K. Simon, and S. B. Magle. Landscape-scale differences among cities alter common species’ responses to urbanization. 2021. Ecological Applications 31: https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2253
Ng CS, Stobart CC, and Luo H. 2021. Innate immune evasion mediated by picornaviral 3C protease: Possible lessons for coronaviral 3C-like protease? Rev Med Virol e2206. [doi: 10.1002/rmv.2206]
Kowalski, J.R., Lineweaver, T.T. & Novak, K.B. (2021). Developing Integrative Thinking in Undergraduate Students through an Interdisciplinary General Education Course on Mental Illness, College Teaching, DOI: 10.1080/87567555.2021.1982856.
Roe MK, Junod NA, Young AR, Beachboard DC, and Stobart CC. 2021. Targeting novel structural and functional features of coronavirus protease nsp5 (3CLpro, Mpro) in the age of COVID-19. J Gen Virol 102(3). [doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001558]