St. Bonaventure University

ST. BONAVENTURE FACULTY


Dykstra, Kaitlyn

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  • ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
    Biology
    ACADEMIC SCHOOL
    School of Arts and Sciences

    TITLES/RESPONSIBILITIES
    Associate Professor, Biology
    Chair, Department of Biology
    Director of the Bioinformatics Program
    CONTACT
    Office phone: (716) 375-2480
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    OFFICE
    Walsh Science Center 213
    COURSES TAUGHT
    • BIOL 105. Biological Science I Laboratory
    • BIO 106. Biological Science II
    • BIO 291. Genetics
    • BIOL 293. Genetics and Cell Biology Laboratory
    ACADEMIC DEGREES
    • Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 2012
    • B.S., Molecular Genetics, SUNY Fredonia, 2007
    OTHER EDUCATION
    • Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, 2014-2019
    • Postdoctoral Researcher, Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 2013
    PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
    • Senior Lecturer for Microbiology for Nurses at Niagara University, 2016
    ACCOMPLISHMENTS

    Publications

    • Haney, S., Allen, C.L., Varney, M., Dykstra, K.M., Falcone, E., Colligan, S., Hu, Q., Aldridge, A., Wright, D., Wiemer, A. and Holstein, S.A. (2017). Novel tropolone induce the unfolded protein response pathway and apoptosis in multiple myeloma cells. Oncotarget. 8(44): 76085-76098.
    • Dykstra, K.M., Allen, C.L., Born, E.J. and Holstein, S.A. (2015). Mechanisms for autophagy modulation by isoprenoid biosynthetic pathway inhibitors in multiple myeloma cells. Oncotarget. 6(39):41535-41549.
    • Dykstra, K.M., Ulengin, I., DelRose, N. and Lee, T.H. (2013). Identification of discrete sites in Yip1A necessary for regulation of endoplasmic reticulum structure. PLoS One. 8(1):e54413.
    • Dykstra, K.M., Pokusa, J.E., Suhan, J. and Lee, T.H. (2010). Yip1A structures the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(9): 1556-68.
    • Falco, C.F., Dykstra, K.M., Yates, B.P. and Berget P.B. (2009). scFv-based fluorogen activating proteins and variable domain inhibitors as fluorescent biosensor platforms. Biotechnology Journal. 4(9): 1328-36.
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