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MacKenzie Research Lab
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Dr. Jim MacKenzie Principle Investigator My research revolves around the cellular, molecular, and physiological understanding of human health and disease. Currently, this involves understanding the role of environmental toxicants on cardiovascular health, elucidating the pathophysiology of obesity and the metabolic syndrome, determining the targeting mechanisms of nuclearly-encoded proteins to mitochondria, and developing a fast and accurate assay to detect the date rape drug GHB in bodily fluids. For more information on these projects, see here. |
Undergraduate Research Students
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Johana Lambert Biology Major The research I am currently working on involves the relationship between circulating cortisol and obesity in children. Circulating cortisol levels are lower in obese children, than in lean children. The presence of excess adipose tissue suggests a link between adipose-derived hormones and cortisol production. I am looking into protein hormones, leptin and adiponectin to determine if either shares a relationship with cortisol. This would help create a mechanism by which circulating cortisol levels are decreased in obese children. |
Former Student Research Assistants
Chris Andriano (Biology); Spring 2010
Robert Birdsall (Chemistry); Fall 2006 - Spring 2009
Amy Boleto (Biology); Spring 2007
Jenna Burgess (Zoology); Summer 2008 - Fall 2008
Jennifer Bushey (Zoology); Spring 2005
Lisa Cassidy (Biology); Spring 2011
Dan Crosset (Biology); Summer 2007 - Fall 2007
Dan Dempsey (Chemistry); Spring 2005 - Spring 2007
Caitlin Fields (Biology); Spring 2010
Elena Gabrikova (Biology); Fall 2010 - Fall 2011
Kathy Gebbie (Zoology); Fall 2005 - Spring 2006
Thea Hassan (Biology); Summer 2007 - Spring 2008
Tia Hendershott (Biology); Summer 2006 - Spring 2007
Amanda Hewlett (Biology); Spring 2009 - Spring 2010
Paul MacMahon (Biochemistry); Summer 2007 - Spring 2009
Tabitha Maier (Chemistry); Summer 2008
Greg Miller (Biochemistry); Spring 2006 - Spring 2008
Yoshi Miura (Zoology and Biochemistry); Fall 2010 - Summer 2011
Zach Neyhard (Adolescent Ed, Biology); Spring 2007 - Fall 2007
Patricia Sattelberg (Biochemistry); Fall 2005 - Spring 2007
Randy Smith (Zoology); Spring 2009
Kristen Roosa (Biology); Summer 2007 - Spring 2009
Nicole Wicksell (Biology); Fall 2005
Eric Yeager (Zoology); Summer 2008 - Fall 2008