- Avian ecology and behavior
- Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
- Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
San Francisco State University
2016
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2008
University of California, Irvine
2007
Translocation of membrane-impermeant molecules to the interior living cells is a necessity for many biochemical investigations. Myristoylation was studied as means introduce peptides into cells. Uptake myristoylated, fluorescent peptide efficient in B lymphocyte cell line BA/F3. In contrast, this resistant uptake cell-penetrating derived from TAT protein. BA/F3 cells, membrane association shown be rapid, reaching maximum within 30 min. Cellular lagged but occurred similar time frame....
Regulation of sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate concentrations is growing interest due to their importance in cellular signal transduction. Furthermore, new pharmaceutical agents moderating the intracellular extracellular levels metabolites are showing promise preclinical clinical trials. In present work, a quantitative assay relying on capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection was developed measure interconversion sphingosine-1-phosphate. The demonstrated be...
Identifying areas of high evolutionary potential is a judicious strategy for developing conservation priorities in the face environmental change. For wide-ranging species occupying heterogeneous environments, forces that shape distinct populations can vary spatially. Here, we investigate patterns genomic variation and genotype-environment associations hermit thrush (
Abstract Effective conservation of short-distance migrants requires an understanding intraspecific variation in migratory patterns across small spatial scales. Until the advent ultra-light geolocation devices, our knowledge connectivity songbirds was limited. For Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus), subspecies delineations and have been unclear portion their breeding range western North America from southeastern Alaska to northwestern Washington, where individuals wintering San Francisco Bay...