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Research Profile - Nancy Johnston  
   
Department/Division:     Email Address:
DLAM, Medicine njohnston@siumed.edu
Office Location:     Location of Laboratory:
801 N. Rutledge   801 N. Rutledge
Office Phone Number:     Laboratory Phone Number:
217-545-8502      
Willing to mentor medical students and / or residents? No
Research Interests: sleep deprivation, microchip, surgery
Techniques and Methodologies: surgery, sleep recording, western blotting

Equipment:

Vitros clinical chemistry analyzer, hematology analyzer, physiological recording systems
Current Collaborators:
Linda Toth, Mary Pauza, Rita Trammell, Andrzej Bartke
Current and Pending Awards:

Submitted:
SERCA - Sleep fragmentation, the metabolic syndrome, and diabetes in mice, PI. Submitted to PSH

Publications:    

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

1. Johnston NA, Parish SM, Tyler JW, Tillman CB. Evaluation of serum gamma-glutamyltransferase activity as a predictor of passive transfer status in crias. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 1997; 211(9):1165-1166.

2. Lichtensteiger CA, Johnston NA, Beasley VR. Rhamnus cathartica (buckthorn) hepatocellualr toxicity in mice. Toxicologic Pathology. 1997; 25(5):449-452.

3. Weigel RM, Scherba G, Wiemers J, Siegel AM, Austin CC, Jin L, Bowman L, Johnston NA. Applications of quantitative methods and molecular biological techniques to investigation of the spread of Aujeszky’s disease virus. Epidemiologie et Sante Animale. 1997; 31-32(S):12-17.

4. Scherba G, Wiemers JF, Siegel AM, Jin L, Austin CC, Bowman L, Redeford B, Johnston NA, Weigel RM. Applications of a quantitative algorithm to restriction endonucleatase analysis of Aujeszky’s Disease (Pseudorabies) virus from a geographically localized outbreak. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 1999; 11(5):423-431.

5. Johnston NA, Bosgraaf C, Cox L, Reichensperger J, Verhulst S, Patten C, Toth LA. Strategies for refinement of abdominal device implantation in mice: strain, carboxymethylcellulose, thermal support, and atipamezole. Journal of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science. 2006; in press.

6. Johnston NA, Bieszczak JR, Verhulst S, Disney KE, Montgomery KE, Toth LA. Fenbendazole treatment and litter size in rats. Journal of the American Association of Laboratory Animal Science. 2006; in press.

BOOK CHAPTERS AND REVIEWS:



7. Pritchett KR, Johnston NA. A review of treatments for the eradication of pinworm infections from laboratory rodent colonies. Contemporary Topics. 2002; 41(2):36-46.

8. Hankenson FC, Johnston NA, Weigler BJ, DiGiacomo RF. Zoonoses of occupational health importance in contemporary laboratory animal research. Comparative Medicine. 2003; 53(6):579-601.

9. Johnston, NA, Nevalainen T. Impact of the Biotic and Abiotic Environment on Animal Experiments. In: Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, 2nd Edition, J Hau, G Van Hoosier, Eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL: 2003. ABSTRACTS:

10. Johnston NA, Plata C, Brabb TL, Van Hoosier GL. Antibiotic resistant bacteria cause otitis media and interna in recombinase activating gene 1 (Rag1) deficient mice Contemporary Topics. 2003; 42(4):116.

11. Hill GJC, Johnston NA, Immer CR. Ultrastructural investigation of the Oedogonium donnellii androspore life cycles. Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Sciences. 1992; 57(1):26.

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