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My teaching and research interests fall in the general area of cell and molecular biology. The nucleus of a typical cell contains tens of thousands of genes, but only a small percentage of these genes are turned on to make RNA in a particular cell type. I am interested in the way that genes are turned on and off, and how the expression of different genes can cause a cell to develop specific characteristics.

Classes I Teach

• BI 313 Cell Biology
• BI 413 Biochemistry of Development
• BI 418 Molecular Biology
• BI 495 Biology of Cancer
• BI 518 Current & Classic Techniques in Molecular Biology
• BI 595 Computer Analysis of Nucleic Acid and Protein Sequences
• CH 454 Biochemical Techniques

Research Interests

• Gene regulation during development
• Regulation of insect metamorphosis
• Gene regulation by hormones

Recent Publications

Rebers, J.E., Niu, J., and Riddiford, L.M. (1997) Structure and Spatial Expression of the Manduca sexta MSCP14.6 cuticle gene. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 27, 229-240.

Rebers, J.E. (1999) Overlapping antiparallel transcripts induced by ecdysone in a Drosophila cell line. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 29, 293-302.

Supervision of M.S. Theses

I have acted as chair of the thesis committee for the Master of Science theses listed below, which were completed at Northern Michigan University.

• Niu, Jingfang. (1994) Mapping the transcription unit of a moth cuticle gene.
• Hoynacke, Renée Ann. (1996) Isolation of a putative Drosophila melanogaster EIP40 homolog from Drosophila virilis.
• Knepper, Marc A. (1996) Hormonal regulation of  cuticle protein MSCP14.6 in the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta.