Kristen Lee Boeshore
Assistant Professor of Biology
Robert Carey
Assistant Professor of Biology
Courtney M. Lappas
Associate Professor Biology
Jennifer Thornsberry
Biology Lab Technician
Rebecca A. Urban
Associate Professor Biology
Lee, C. T., Boeshore, K. L., Wu, C., Becker, K. G., Errico, S. L., Mash, D. C. & Freed, W. J. (2016). Cocaine promotes human astrocyte proliferation via JNK-dependent upregulation of cyclin A2. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 34(6), 965-976.
Calabria, S., & Boeshore, K. (October 26, 2013). Effects of methanandamide on learning and memory. 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Seader, V. H., Thornsberry, J. M., & Carey, R. E. (2015). Utility of the Amborella trichopoda expansin superfamily in elucidating the history of angiosperm expansins. Journal of Plant Research. Advance online publication. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10265-015-0772-1
Carey, R. E., Hepler, N. K., & Cosgrove, D. J. (2013). Selaginella moellendorffii expansin superfamily with genes more closely related to angiosperms than to bryophytes. BMC Plant Biology, 13(4) Retrieved from https://bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2229-13-4
Carey, R. E., Hepler, N. K., & Cosgrove, D. J. (2013). Selaginella moellendorffii has a reduced and highly conserved expansin superfamily with genes more closely related to angiosperms than to bryophytes. BMC Plant Biology, 13(4) doi: 0.1186/1471-2229-13-4
Meier, B. P. & Lappas, C. M. (2016). The influence of safety, efficacy, and medical condition severity on natural versus synthetic drug preference. Medical Decision Making, 36(8), 1011-1019.
Lappas, C. M. (2015). The immunomodulatory effects of titanium dioxide and silver nanoparticles. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 85, 78-83.
Lappas, N. T., & Lappas, C. M. (2016). Forensic Toxicology: Principles and concepts. Cambridge, Mass.: Academic Press.
Lappas, C. M. (2014). The immunotoxicology of nanomaterials. In S. Sahu, & D. Casciano (Eds.), Handbook of nanotoxicology, nanomedicine and stem cell use in toxicology (pp. 99-110). New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
Lappas, C. M. (2014, May 12). The plant hormone Zeatin Riboside inhibits T lymphocyte activity via Adenosine A2A receptor activation. Cellular & Molecular Immunology, doi:10.1038/cmi.2014.33
Meier, B. P., Fetterman, A. K., Robinson, M. D., & Lappas, C. M. (2015). The myth of the angry atheist.Journal of Psychology, 149, 219-238. doi:10.1080/00223980.2013.866929
Lappas, C. M. (2012). D-limonene modulates T lymphocyte activity and viability. Cellular Immunology, 279, 30-41.
Weilnau, J. N., Black, S. E., Chehata, V. J., Schmidt, M. P., Holt, K. L., Carl, L. M., . . . Lappas, C. M. (2013). ZnS nanocrystal cytotoxicity is influenced by capping agent chemical structure and duration of time in suspension. Journal of Applied Toxicology, 33, 227-237.
Lappas, C. M., & Lappas, N. T. (2012). D-limonene modulates T lymphocyte activity and viability. Cellular Immunology, 279,30-41. doi: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0008874912001669
Weilnau, J. N., Black, S. E., Chehata, V. J., Schmidt, M. J., Holt, K. L., Carl, L.M., Straka, C. J, Marsh, A. L., Patton, W. A., Lappas, C. M. (2012). ZnS nanocrystal cytotoxicity is influenced by capping agent chemical structure and duration of time in suspension. Journal of Applied Toxicology, doi:10.1002/jat.2811
Chehata, V. J., Domeier, P. P., Weilnau, J. N., & Lappas, C. M. (2011). Adenosine A2A receptor activation limits chronic granulomatous disease-induced hyperinflammation. Cellular Immunology, 267(1), 39-49. doi:10.1016/j.cellimm.2010.11.002
Lappas, C. M. (2012). Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation followed by graft-versus-host disease: Role of adenosine A2A receptor. In M. A. Hayat (Ed.), Stem cells and cancer stem cells: Therapeutic applications in disease and injury (pp. 149-155). New York: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-1709-1_18
Seader, V. H., Thornsberry, J. M., & Carey, R. E. (2015). Utility of the Amborella trichopoda expansin superfamily in elucidating the history of angiosperm expansins. Journal of Plant Research. Advance online publication. doi:https://dx.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-015-0772-1
Urban, R.A. & Dwyer, M.E. (2016). Asexual reproduction and its potential influence on the distribution of an invasive macrophyte. Northeast Naturalist 23:408-419. doi: 10.1656/045.023.0308.
Urban, R. A., & Dwyer, M. E. (2015, August 10). Asexual reproduction and distribution of Adirondack bladderworts. PaperPresented at the Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Md.
Dwyer, M., & Urban, R. A. (2014). Asexual reproductive strategies of an invasive macrophyte compared to native species. Poster presented at the 90th Pennsylvania Academy of Science Meeting, Selinsgrove, PA.
itus, J. E., & Urban, R. A. (2013). Invasion in progress: Utricularia inflata in Adirondack submersed macrophyte communities. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 140(4), 506-516.
Bowne, D. R., Block, C. P., Chambers, R. M., Druckenbrod, D. L., Dosch, J. J., Fredericksen, T. S., . . . Urban, R.A; Zimmermann, C. R. (2013). Population structure of freshwater turtles across America: An ecological research as Education Network (EREN) collaborative project. 98th Ecological Society of America Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.
Freeman, C. W., & Urban, R. A. (2012). Sediment oxidation capabilities of four submersed aquatic macrophytes. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 27(2), 259-271. doi:10.1080/02705060.2011.647404
Urban, R. A. (2013). Positive feedback favors invasion by a submersed freshwater plant. Oecologia, 172, 515-523. doi:10.1007/s00442-012-2496-4
