Lecturer

Biotechnology Program Head & Genetics Lab Coordinator.

Academic degrees:

• Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of North Carolina at Chapel  Hill (1999)
• B.S. Zoology, North Carolina State University (1991)

Courses Taught

• Genetics Laboratory (Biology 3166L)
• Introduction to Biotechnology (Biology 3161)
• Nutrition and Health (LBST 2213)
• Internship/Laboratory Research (Biology 4405)
• Anatomy and Physiology II (Biology 1274)

Current Research Interests:

• Methods for incorporating biotechnology into secondary and higher education
• Development of critical thinking skills in science courses
• Inquiry-based science curriculum development

Publications:

King, S.A., Wilson, S.J., Farber, R.A., Kaufmann, W.K., and Cordeiro-Stone, M. Xeroderma pigmentosum variant: Generation and characterization of fibroblastic cell lines transformed with SV40 1arge T antigen. Experimental Cell Research 217: 100-108, 1995.

Kazantsev, A., Bullock, S.K., Sancar, A., and Cordeiro-Stone, M.: Generation and characterization of an immortal cell line of xeroderma pigmentosum group E. Mutation Research 407: 55-65, 1998.

Presentations at Meetings:

King, S.A., Kaufmann, W.K., Cordeiro-Stone, M.: DNA replication in UV-damaged xeroderma pigmentosum variant (XP-V). American Society for Photobiology, 1999

Taher, M.M., Bullock, S.K., Paik, D., Hershey, C., Allis, D., and K. Valerie.: Trichostatin A activates immediate c-jun gene expression by a mechanism involving MEK/MAPK signaling and increased AP-1 activity that is separate from histone acetylation. AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics", Washington, D.C., November 16-19, 1999

Sleeth, K.M., Bullock, S.K., and Valerie, K.: Autophosphorylation of proteins in HeLa cells exposed to UV or ionizing irradiation. 20^th Annual Seminar of Cancer Researchers in Virginia, Eastern Virginia Medical School, March 11, 2000

Bullock, S.K., Taher, M.M., Sleeth, K., Alexander, J., and Valerie, K.: Ultraviolet light transiently increases histone acetylation that coincides with transcriptional activation of human immunodeficiency virus. 92^nd Annual American Association for Cancer Research, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2001