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Gretchen Thornsberry
Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Genetics, North Carolina State University, 2003
- B.S. Biology, College of Charleston, 1995
Courses Taught
- General
biology
- Senior Seminar
- Cell Biology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Nanoscale Science II
Academic Interests
- Adapting
molecular biology experiments for introduction into freshman level biology
courses
- Biofilm
formation in Staphylococcus and Staphylococcus
Scholarly Activity
- Geiger-Thornsberry, G
L and TFC Mackay. 2004. Quantitative trait loci affecting
natural variation in Drosophila longevity. Mechanisms
of Ageing and Development 125: 179-189.
- De Luca, M, NV
Roshina, GL Geiger-Thornsberry, RF
Lyman, EG Pasyukova, and TFC Mackay. 2003.
Dopa-decarboxylase affects variation in Drosophila
longevity. Nature Genetics 34: 429-433.
- Geiger-Thornsberry, G
L and T FC Mackay. 2002.
Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms at the Delta locus with genotype-environment
interaction for sensory bristle number in Drosophila
melanogaster. Genetical Research 78(6):211-218.
Student Group Advisement
- Faculty
Advisor for Northwest's Pre-Health Occupation Club
Other Professional Experiences
- Science
Instructor for Upward Bound since 2004
- CITE
fellowship to develop an online graduate level molecular biology course
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