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Ryan, Sean P.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
Biology
ACADEMIC SCHOOL
School of Arts and Sciences
TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Associate Professor, Biology
Department Chair
CONTACT
Office phone: (716) 375-2335
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OFFICE
De La Roche 220 A
COURSES TAUGHT
BIO 105. Biological Science I
BIO 292. Cell Biology
BIOL 293. Genetics and Cell Biology Laboratory
BIOL 371. Biochemistry Laboratory
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Ph.D., Molecular Virology, Case Western Reserve University, 2010.
B.A., Biology and Chemistry, West Virginia University, 2003.
OTHER EDUCATION
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Visiting Assistant Professor, College of William and Mary, 2014–2016.
Postdoctoral Associate, Duke University, 2010–2014.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Publications
Alvers, A. L.,
Ryan, S.
, Scherz, P. J., Huisken, J., & Bagnat, M. (2014). Single continuous lumen formation in the zebrafish gut is mediated by smoothened-dependent tissue remodeling.
Development
,
141
(5), 1110-1119.
Ryan, S.
, Willer, J., Marjoram, L., Bagwell, J., Mankiewicz, J., Leshchiner, I., & Katsanis, N. (2013). Rapid identification of kidney cyst mutations by whole exome sequencing in zebrafish.
Development
,
140
(21), 4445-4451.
Cotton, C. U., Hobert, M. E.,
Ryan, S.
, & Carlin, C. R. (2013). Basolateral EGF receptor sorting regulated by functionally distinct mechanisms in renal epithelial cells.
Traffic
,
14
(3), 337-354.
Ryan, S.
, Verghese, S., Cianciola, N. L., Cotton, C. U., & Carlin, C. R. (2010). Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease epithelial cell model reveals multiple basolateral epidermal growth factor receptor sorting pathways.
Molecular biology of the cell
,
21
(15), 2732-2745.
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS/PROJECTS
I am interested in how chemicals produced during petroleum and natural gas harvesting and processing can affect cellular differentiation and development. I use zebrafish as a model for how these environmental factors can influence early development.
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