ADDRESS:
A. T. Still University of Health Sciences/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Department of Microbiology/Immunology,
800 West Jefferson Street,
Kirksville, MO. 63501-2486

BIRTH DATE: Sept. 2, 1958

EDUCATION:

• B.S., Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, 9/76-6/80.
• Ph.D., Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Ohio State University, 9/80-8/85. Dissertation: The Presence of Delta Toxin and Lipase in Murine Intraperitoneal Abscesses Generated by Staphylococcus aureus. Major Professor: Dr. Frank A. Kapral.
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Microbiology Department, 9/85-2/89, Mentor: Dr. Michael V. Norgard.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology/Immunology, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri, 1989 to 1993.
• Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology/Immunology, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri, 1993 to 2011.
• Professor, Department of Microbiology/Immunology, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri, 2011 to present.
• Professor, A. T. Still University of Health Sciences/Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Kirksville, Missouri, March 2016 to present.

PAST PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas. 9/85-2/89. Supervisor: Dr. Michael V. Norgard.
• Laboratory Instructor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; 9/85-11/87; Leader of medical student small group discussions involving various problems and concepts in medical microbiology.
• Research Associate, Ohio State University, dissertation research; 9/80-6/85; research on delta toxin and lipase in murine abscesses.
• Teaching Associate, OSU, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology; 6/85-3/85; Lab instructor for infectious diseases and medical microbiology (course in independent study program under direction of Dr. Ottolenghi).
• Teaching Assistant, OSU, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology; 9/81-8/84; Assisting and preparing for medical microbiology lab for medical students.

SOCIETIES:

• Member 1985-present - American Society for Microbiology
• Fellow from 2009 to 2019 - National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME) created by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) in 2008.

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

1. Norgard MV, Chamberlain NR, Swancutt MA, and Goldberg MS. 1986. Cloning and Expression of the Major 47-Kilodalton Surface Immunogen of Treponema pallidum in Escherichia coli. Infect. Immun. 42: 435-445.
2. Chamberlain NR, Radolf JD, Hsu PL, Sell S, and Norgard MV. 1988. Genetic and Physicochemical Characterization of the Recombinant DNA-derived 47-Kilodalton Surface Immunogen of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum. Infect. Immun. 56 71-78.
3. Radolf JD, Chamberlain NR, Clausell A, and Norgard MV. 1988. Identification and Localization of Integral Membrane Proteins of Virulent Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum by Phase Partitioning with the Nonionic Detergent Triton X-114. Infect. Immun. 56:490-498.
4. Hansen EJ, Gonzales FR, Chamberlain NR, Norgard MV, Miller EE, Cope LD, Pelzel SE, Gaddy B, and Clausell A. 1988. Cloning of the Gene Encoding the Major Outer Membrane Protein of Haemophilus influenzae type b. Infect. Immun. 56 2709-2716.
5. Hsu PL, Chamberlain NR, Orth K, Moomaw C, Zhang LQ, Slaughter C, Radolf JD, Sell S, and Norgard MV. 1989. Sequence Analysis of the 47-Kilodalton Major Integral Membrane Immunogen of Treponema pallidum. Infect. Immun. 57:196-203.
6. Chamberlain NR, Brandt ME, Erwin AL, Radolf JD, and Norgard MV. 1989. Major Integral Membrane Protein Immunogens of Treponema pallidum are Proteoplipids. Infect. Immun. 57: 2872-2877.
7. Chamberlain NR, GeOgny L, Slaughter C, Radolf JD, and Norgard MV. 1989. Acylation of the 47-Kilodalton Major Membrane Immunogen of Treponema pallidum Determines its Hydrophobicity. Infect. Immun. 57: 2878-2885.
8. Purcell BK, Chamberlain NR, Goldberg MS, Andrews LP, Robinson EJ, Norgard MV, and Radolf JD. 1989. Molecular Cloning and Characterization of the 15-Kilodalton Major Immunogen of Treponema pallidum. Infect. Immun. 57: 3708-3714.
9. Chamberlain NR, Mehrtens BG, Xiong Z, Kapral FA, Boardman JL, and Rearick JI. 1991. Correlation of Carotenoid Production, Decreased Membrane Fluidity, and Resistance to Oleic Acid Killing in Staphylococcus aureus 18Z. Infect. Immun. 59:4332-4337.
10. Chamberlain NR. 1992. Another Easy Method of Extruding Polyacrylamide Gels from Isoelectric Focusing Tubes of 1.5-mm Inside Diameter. BioTechniques. 13:532
11. Xiong Z, Ge S, Chamberlain NR and Kapral FA. 1993. Growth Cycle Induced Changes in Staphylococcus aureus Sensitivity to Abscess Bactericidal Lipids. J. Med. Micro. 39:58-63
12. Chamberlain NR and Imanoel B. 1996. Genetic Regulation of Fatty Acid Modifying Enzyme from Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 44:125-129
13. Chamberlain NR and Brueggemann SA. 1997. Characterization and Expression of Fatty-Acid Modifying Enzyme (FAME) as Produced by Staphylococcus epidermidis. J. Med. Micro. 46:693-697.
14. Chamberlain NR. 1999. Identification and partial characterisation of an extracellular activator of fatty-acid modifying enzyme (FAME) expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis. J. Med. Micro. 48:245-252.
15. Stuart MK and Chamberlain NR. 2003. Monoclonal Antibodies to Elongation Factor-1alpha Inhibit In Vitro Translation in Lysates of Sf21 Cells. Arch. Insect Biochem and Physiol. 52(1):17-34.
16. Singh VK, Utaida S, Jackson LS, Jayaswal RK, Wilkinson BJ, Chamberlain NR. 2007. Role for dnaK locus in tolerance of multiple stresses in Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiology. 153 (9): 3163-3174.
17. Singh VK, Giotis ES, Chamberlain NR, Stuart MK, and Wilkinson BJ. 2008. Insertional Inactivation of Branched-Chain a-Keto Acid Dehydrogenase (BKD) in Staphylococcus aureus Leads to Decreased Branched-Chain Membrane Fatty Acids Content and Increased Susceptibility to Certain Stresses. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 74:5882-5890.
18. Shapiro JA, Nguyen VL, and Chamberlain NR. 2011. Evidence for Persisters in Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62a Planktonic Cultures and Biofilms.  J Med Microbiol. 60(7):950-60.
19. Chamberlain NR, Singh VK. 2011. Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Nasal Samples from Preclinical Second-year Medical Students. Mo Med. 108(5):373-6.
20. Springer MT, Singh VK, Cheung AL, Donegan NP, and Chamberlain, NR . 2016. Effect of clpP and clpC deletion on persister cell number in Staphylococcus aureus. J. Med. Microbiol. 65(8): 848-857. DOI 10.1099/jmm.0.000304. PMID: 27375177
21. Curry EC., RG Hart, DY Habtu and NR Chamberlain. 2021. Detection and Partial Characterization of Extracellular Inducers of Persistence in Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 70:001392. doi 10.1099/jmm.0.001392. 

REVIEWER- SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS:

• Biochimie- (ad hoc reviewer)
• Journal of Medical Microbiology- (reviewer 2011)
• BMC Research Notes- (reviewer 2012)
• SpringerPlus- (associate editor 2013-2015; reviewer)
• Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ad hoc reviewer)
• Microbiology

PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC GRANT REVIEW:

• 2006- Reviewed grant proposals for the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation- Graduate Research Support Program for Armenia.
• 2008-2009- Reviewed grant proposals for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
• 2008-2009- Reviewed grant proposals for the Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program.
• 2011- Ad hoc reviewer of a grant proposal for the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research

MEDICAL EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS:

1. Baer RW and Chamberlain NR. 1998. Environmental factors promoting the effective use of a computer-assisted clinical case for second-year osteopathic medical students. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 98:380-385.
2. Chamberlain NR and Yates HA, 2000. Use of a Computer Assisted Clinical Case (CACC)-SOAP Note Exercise to Assess Students' Application of Osteopathic Manipulative Principles. JAOA.100:437-440.
3. Chamberlain NR and Yates HA. 2003. A prospective study of osteopathic medical students' attitudes toward use of osteopathic manipulative treatment in caring for patients. JAOA. Oct;103(10):470-8.
4. Draper BB, Johnson JC, Fossum C, and Chamberlain NR. 2011. Assessing Medical Student Beliefs About Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment at Four Osteopathic Medical Schools. JAOA. 111:615-630
5. Chamberlain NR, Stuart MK, Singh VK, and Sargentini NJ. 2012. Utilization of Case Presentations in Medical Microbiology to Enhance Relevance of Basic Science for Medical Students. Med Educ Online, 17: 15943 - DOI: 10.3402/meo.v17i0.15943
6. Chamberlain NR, Sexton PS, Hardee MR, Baer RW. 2016. Use of Large Group Patient Rounds to Characterize Pre-Clerkship Medical Students’ Ability to Perform Three Entrustable Professional Activities. Med. Sci. Educ. 26(3):481-89. DOI: 10.1007/s40670-016-0265-4.
7. Chamberlain, NR, Sexton, PS, Hardee, MR, Baer RW. 2016. Resources utilized by preclinical medical students during patient morning rounds. Med. Sci. Educ. 26(3):283-86. DOI:10.1007/s40670-016-0279-y
8. Chamberlain NR, Sexton PS, Hardee MR, Baer RW. 2018. Physician-Mentored Patient Rounds to Observe and Assess Entrustable Professional Activities 1 and 2 in Preclinical Medical Students. J. Am. Osteopath. Assoc.118(3):199–206.doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2018.039.

BOOKS/CHAPTERS:

• Chamberlain, NR. The Big Picture Medical Microbiology. 2008. McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., New York. ISBN: 978-0-07-147661-4.
• Sexton P and Chamberlain N. 2015. Chapter 8: Transformative learning in osteopathic medical education. In Transformative Curriculum Design in Health Sciences Education. (Halupa, C, ed.). IGI Global, 2015. 1-388. ISBN13: 978-1-46-668571-0. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8571-0.

MEDICAL EDUCATION IMAGES PUBLISHED (*Submission was peer-reviewed):

1. *Chamberlain NR: 2004. Transmission Cycles of Plague. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (2517 hits; last viewed 7/5/12
2. *Chamberlain NR: 2002. Reactions in TSI Agar Slants. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (5176 hits; last viewed 7/5/12)
3. *Chamberlain NR.: 2002. Spore Stain of Bacillus subtilis. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (3973 hits; last viewed 7/5/12)  
4. *Chamberlain NR: 2001. Growth Inhibition of Streptococcus pyogenes by Bacitracin. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (2680 hits; last viewed 7/5/12)
5. *Chamberlain, NR. 2001. Lactose Fermentation on MacConkey Agar Plates. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (4279 hits; last viewed 7/5/12)
6. *Chamberlain, NR. 2001. Catalase Test. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (5653 hits; last viewed 7/5/12)
7. *Chamberlain NR.: 2000. Mycobacterium phlei digital images. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (7245 hits; last viewed 7/5/12)
8. *Chamberlain NR.: 2000. Bacitracin Sensitivity Using Group A and B Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (4025 hits; last viewed 7/5/12) 
9. Five of my images of bacteria were published in a lab manual by J.A. Morello, P.A.
10. Granato, H.E. Mizer, titled, Lab Manual and Workbook in Microbiology: Applications to Patient Care, 9th ed. 2007. McGraw Hill, New York, NY. (ISBN: 978-0-07-299575-6).
11. *Chamberlain NR: 2009. Coagulase Test for Staphylococcus Species. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org. (4163 hits; last viewed 7/5/12)
12. Five of my images of bacteria were published in a lab manual by J.A. Morello, P.A.
13. Granato, H.E. Mizer, titled, Lab Manual and Workbook in Microbiology: Applications to Patient Care, 10th ed. 2010. McGraw Hill, New York, NY. (ISBN: 978-0-07-352253-1)
14. Chamberlain NR: 2015. Bacillus anthracis: String of Pearls Reaction. Visual Resources: MicrobeLibrary.org.

 

ONLINE WEBSITES (current or past editor or webmaster):

• Medical Microbiology: Neal Chamberlain’s Look at the Microbial World. 1996-present. http://www.atsu.edu/faculty/chamberlain/ (Webmaster; 6th website first page; Google Search term; Medical Microbiology out of 2,650,000 websites; last accessed 5/19/16)
• Open Directory Project: Microbiology Editor. 2002-2004. http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Biology/Microbiology/ (past editor)
• Suite 101: Microbiology. February 12, 1997-October 5, 2005. (wrote 270 articles for this website; past editor and author; disappeared from the Internet in 2013)

REVIEWER/CONSULTANT- BOOKS:

• Reviewer- I was asked by Oxford University Press in 2002 to review a proposed textbook titled, Medical Microbiology and Immunology Textbook (1500 pages) for Oxford University Press in 2002. It was never published.
• Reviewer- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms or Toxin Action- Pore-Forming Peptides and Protein Toxins. 1st edition, Edited by G. Menestra, M.D. Serra, and P. Lararovici. 2004. International Journal of Toxicology. 23(2):146-147.
• Reviewer- I was asked by the publisher in 2008 to review the 24th edition of Jawetz, Melnick, and Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology, McGraw Hill Companies, New York NY., as they prepare to publish the 25th edition (ISBN: 978-0-07-147666-9)
• Reviewer- I was asked by the publisher to review in 2008 Lippincott's Illustrated Q&A Review of Microbiology and Immunology. 1st Edition. B.A. Buxton (Author), L.A. Jensen, R.K. Gregg. 2009. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

• 2008- I was asked by the publisher to review one case in Case Studies in Infectious Diseases, 1st ed. Garland Science, Abingdon, UK. (ISBN: 978-0-8153-4142-0) to be published in February 2009.
• Microbiology Consultant- Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 21st edition, Edited by D. Venes. 2009. F.A. Davis, Philadelphia, PA.
• Microbiology Consultant- Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 22st edition, Edited by D. Venes. 2013. F.A. Davis, Philadelphia, PA.

REVIEWER- MEDICAL EDUCATION JOURNALS:

• MedEdPORTAL- (reviewer)
• Medical Education Online (reviewer)
• ASM News (now called Microbe)- During 1996 and 1997 I published 6 different reviews of Microbiology Websites in the journal)
• Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (reviewer)

PARTICIPATION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION GRANT REVIEW:

• 2010-present- Reviewed grant proposals for the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) - Educational Research Grants Program.

SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACTS:

1. N.R. Chamberlain, and F.A. Kapral. Delta Toxin Produced in Murine Intraperitoneal Abscesses by Staphylococcus aureus. American Society for Microbiology Local Ohio Meeting, Dayton, Ohio, November, 1984.
2. N.R Chamberlain, and F.A. Kapral. Delta Toxin Produced by Staphylococcus aureus in Murine Intraperitoneal Abscesses. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas, Nevada, March, 1985.
3. N.R. Chamberlain, J.D. Radolf, and M.V. Norgard. Enhanced Expression and Initial Chemical Characterization of the Recombinant DNA-derived 47-kDa Major Surface Immunogen of Treponema pallidum. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C., 1987.
4. E.J. Hansen, F.R. Gonzales, L.D. Cope, N.R. Chamberlain, M.V. Norgard, E.E. Miller, S.E. Pelzel, and B. Gaddy. Cloning and Expression of the Gene Encoding the 39-Kilodalton Major Outer Membrane Protein of Haemophilus influenzae type b. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Miami Beach, Florida, 1988.
5. N.R. Chamberlain, M.E. Brandt, A.L. Erwin, J.D. Radolf, and M.V. Norgard. Major Integral Membrane Protein Immunogens of Treponema pallidum are Lipoproteins. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1989.
6. N.R. Chamberlain, J. Rearick, B. Mehrtens, and J. Boardman. Survival of Staphylococcus aureus Treated with Oleic Acid is Related to Stabilization of the Bacterial Membrane by Staphylococcal Carotenoids. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Dallas, Texas, 1991.
7. N.R. Chamberlain, J. Rearick, B. Mehrtens, and J. Boardman. Survival of Staphylococcus aureus Treated with Oleic Acid is Related to Stabilization of the Bacterial Membrane by Staphylococcal Carotenoids. Staphylococcal Diseases. Gordon Conferences; August 5-9; Newport, Rhode Island, 1991.
8. N.R. Chamberlain, J. Rearick, B. Mehrtens, and J. Boardman. Survival of Staphylococcal aureus Treated With Oleic Acid is Related to Stabilization of the Bacterial Membrane by Staphylococcal Carotenoids. 35th Annual Research Conference at the National American Osteopathic Association Meeting, November 3-7, 1991, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Poster.
9. J. Boardman and N.R. Chamberlain. Partial Cloning of the Carotenoid Synthesis Pathway From Staphylococcus aureus. Missouri Branch of the American Soci Microbiology, April 3-4, 1992, Columbia, Missouri. 10 min. talk.
10. Z. Xiong, S. Ge., N.R. Chamberlain and F.A. Kapral. Growth Cycle Induced Changes in Staphylococcus aureus Sensitivity to Abscess Bactericidal Lipids. Eric K. Fernstrom Symposium. Molecular Pathogenesis of Surgical Infections. June 21-25, 1992. Lund, Sweden.
11. N.R. Chamberlain. Partial Cloning of the Carotenoid Synthesis Pathway From S. aureus. 36th Annual Research Conference at the National American Osteopathic Association Meeting. November 1-5, 1992, San Diego, California.
12. N.R. Chamberlain and M. Stuart. Characterization, Partial Purification and Production of Monoclonal Antibodies to Fatty Acid Modifying Enzyme From Staphylococcus aureus 18Z. Submitted to American Society of Microbiology. May 16-20, 1993, The General Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
13. N.R. Chamberlain. Partial Purification, Characterization, and Genetic Regulation of Fatty Acid Modifying Enzyme from Staphylococcus aureus. Area Research Enhancement Award Workshop and Conference. April 8-9, 1995, Indianapolis, Indiana.
14. N. R. Chamberlain. Production and Regulation of Fatty Acid Modifying Enzyme as Produced by Staphylococcus epidermidis. 96th American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, May 19-23, 1996, New Orleans, Louisiana.
15. N.R. Chamberlain and K.D. Williams. Identification and Characterization of an Activator of FAME Expression in Staphylococcus epidermidis. 97th American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, May 4-8, 1997, Miami Beach, Florida.
16. J.I. Smart and N.R. Chamberlain. Activator Protein and Cross-strain Communication in Staphylococcus epidermidis. Joint Annual Meeting of the Missouri Branch of the American Society for Microbiology and Midwest Microbiology Educators
    Conference. April 9-10, 1999, St. Louis, Missouri.
17. J.I. Smart and N.R. Chamberlain. Activator Protein and Cross-strain Communication in Staphylococcus epidermidis. The General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology 100th General meeting in Los Angeles, CA, May 21-25, 2000.
18. N.R. Chamberlain. Identification and Partial Characterization of Factors that Inhibit Adherence of Staphylococcus epidermidis to Polystyrene. The General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology 100th General meeting in Los Angeles, CA, May 21-25, 2000.
19. M.K. Stuart and N.R. Chamberlain. Production of Monoclonal Antibodies to Elongation Factor-1a from Spodoptera frugiperda. Rocky Mountain Conference of Entomologists, August 5-9, 2001, Woodland Park, Colorado. 
20. M.K. Stuart and N.R. Chamberlain. Monoclonal antibodies to elongation factor-1a inhibit in vitro protein translation in lysates of Sf21 cells. The Entomological Society of America 2001 Annual Meeting. December 10, 2001. San Diego, CA.M.K. 
21. M.K. Stuart and N.R. Chamberlain.Immunological inactivation of elongation factor-1 alpha in Sf21 cell lysates. ISMIS 2002. Abstracts of the Fourth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science. 70pp. Journal of Insect Science, 2:17,  Available online: http://www.insectscience.org/2.17 
22. N.R.Chamberlain, J.I. Smart, T.P. Geisbuhler. Purification and Characterization of a Bioactive Pheromone from Staphylococcus epidermidis.  The General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 104th General meeting in New Orleans, LA. May 23-27, 2004.
23. C.M. Harpenau, A. Inoue, J.C. Johnson, N.R. Chamberlain, E. Jadoon-Khamash, D.R. Noll: The Immediate Effects of the Splenic Pump Technique on Blood Cell Counts in Normal Adults. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 106(8):474, 2006.
24. A. Inoue, C.M. Harpenau, N.R. Chamberlain, J.C. Johnson, E. Jadoon-Khamash, D.R. Noll: The Immediate Effects of the Splenic Pump on Serum Levels of C-reactive Protein in Normal Adults Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 106(8):474-475, 2006.
25. V. K. Singh, S. Utaida, L. S. Jackson, R. K. Jayaswal, B. J. Wilkinson, N. R. Chamberlain. 2007. Role for DnaK, a Major Heat Shock Protein, in Tolerance of Multiple Stresses in Staphylococcus aureus. The General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 107th General meeting in Toronto, Canada. May 21-25, 2007.
26. V. Singh, D. Hattangady, E. Giotis, N.R. Chamberlain, M. Stuart, and B. Wilkinson. Insertional Inactivation of Branched-Chain a-Keto Acid Dehydrogenase (BKD) in Staphylococcus aureus Leads to Decreased Branched-Chain Membrane Fatty Acids Content and Increased Susceptibility to Certain Stresses. International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Diseases, September 7-10, 2008, Cairns, Australia.
27. M.K. Stuart, N.R. Chamberlain, V.K. Singh, N.J. Sargentini. Microbiology for Medical Students: A Case Presentations Model. The General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 109th General meeting in Philadelphia, PA. May 17-21, 2009.
28. J.A. Shapiro, V. Nguyen, and N.R. Chamberlain. Survival of Planktonic and Sessile Staphylococcus epidermidis Cultures Treated with Levofloxacin. First Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium at A.T. Still University in Kirksville, MO. September 26, 2009.
29. T. Walston, V.K. Singh, and N.R. Chamberlain. Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model for Staphylococcus aureus Virulence. Second Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium at A.T. Still University in Kirksville, MO. October 9, 2010.
30. T. Budine, N.R. Chamberlain, V.K. Singh and T.D. Walston. C. elegans as a Model for S. aureus Virulence. Third Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium at A.T. Still University in Kirksville, MO. October 22, 2011.
31. M.T. Springer and N.R. Chamberlain. Effect of the ClpPC Protease System in the Formation of Persister Cells in Staphylococcus aureus. The 5th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium. A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus), MO. November, 2, 2013.
32. Ricana CL and Chamberlain NR. Characterizing Persistence Inducing Factor (PIF) in Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62a. 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium, A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus), MO. November 1, 2014.
33. Habtu DY and Chamberlain NR. Investigation into induction of persistence in Staphylococcus aureus SH1000. 6th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium, A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus), MO. November 1, 2014.
34. Loveland AL, Singh VK and Chamberlain NR. Exploring the Effect of dnaK Mutation on Persistence in Staphylococcus aureus. 7th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium, A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus), MO. October 31, 2015.
35. A. L. Loveland, V. K. Singh and N. R. Chamberlain, Characterization of dnaK Mutation in Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus. American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2016, Boston, Massachusetts. June 16-20, 2016.
36. Curry EC and Chamberlain NR. Initial Characterization of Persistence Inducing Factor in Staphylococcus aureus SH 1000 . 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium, A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus), MO. November 11, 2017.
37. Curry EC and Chamberlain NR. Initial Characterization of Persistence Inducing Factor in Staphylococcus aureus SH 1000. American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2018, Atlanta, Georgia. June 7-10, 2018.
38. Golden K, Curry EC, Geisbuhler TP, and Chamberlain NR. Purification of Persistence Inducing Factor from Staphylococcus aureus SH1000. Eleventh Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium, A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus), MO. November 2, 2019.
39. Bhagat S, Siress ZT, Phillips PL, and Chamberlain NR, Surface Sampling of Mannequin Simulators: Are Simulators Contaminated by Human Pathogens? Eleventh Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium, A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus), MO. November 2, 2019.

MEDICAL EDUCATION ABSTRACTS:

1. N.R. Chamberlain and R.W. Baer. Use of World Wide Web Technologies to Develop a Computer-Assisted Clinical Case for Second Year Medical Students. 98th American Society of Microbiology General Meeting, May 17-21, 1998, Atlanta Georgia.
2. N.R. Chamberlain. Assessment of KCOM Student's Clinical Skills with a Computer-Assisted Clinical Case (CACC)-SOAP Note Exercise. Central Group of Educational Affairs, Association of American Medical Colleges, Spring Meeting, March 25-28, 1999, Kansas City, Missouri.
3. N.R. Chamberlain. Use of "The Golden Stethoscope Contest" to promote Students' Integration of Medical Knowledge during and Infectious Disease Course. 7th Annual MSUCOM SCS Kirksville COM and Ohio University COM in East Lansing, MI, May 22-23, 2001. 
4. N.R. Chamberlain. Use of "The Golden Stethoscope Contest" to promote and evaluate Students' Integration of Medical Knowledge. The General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology 102th General meeting in Salt Lake City, UT, May 19-23, 2002. 
5. Neil J. Sargentini, PhD, Julia E. McNabb, DO, FAAFP, Dena Higbee, BA, Melissa K. Stuart, PhD, Neal R. Chamberlain, PhD, Michael D. Lockwood, DO, FCA, Using Standardized Patient Encounters to Improve Basic Science Understanding and Integrate Professional Behavior and Clinical Skills Assessment within Two Medical School Basic Science Courses; Central Group on Educational Affairs; Association of American Medical Colleges; Spring Conference 2007; Indianapolis, Indiana; March 22-24, 2007.
6. B.A. Draper, J.C. Johnson, M.A. Christian  Fossum, N.R. Chamberlain, Assessing Medical Student Beliefs about Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment at Four Osteopathic Medical Schools. The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, The 7th Annual meeting in North Bethesda, MD. April 7-10, 2010.
7. B.A. Draper, J.C. Johnson, N.R. Chamberlain. What Drew You to Osteopathic Medicine? A Survey of Osteopathic Medical Students from 10 Schools. The Annual American Osteopathic Association Research Conference 2011; Orlando, FL; October 30-November 1, 2011.
8. M.K. Stuart, N.R. Chamberlain, V.K. Singh, N.J. Sargentini. Implementation of a Small Group Clinical Case Presentation Exercise in Immunology. The 14th Educational Strategies Workshop. Teaching Medical Microbiology and Immunology. Sponsored by the Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs. Santa Fe, New Mexico. April 28-May 2, 2012.
9. N.R. Chamberlain, M.K. Stuart, V.K. Singh, N.J. Sargentini. Utilization of Case Presentations in Medical Microbiology to Enhance Relevance of Basic Science for Medical Students. The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Baltimore, MD. April 27-30, 2013.
10. M.K. Stuart, N.R. Chamberlain, V.K. Singh, N.J. Sargentini. Case Presentation Exercises in Immunology Enhance Relevance and Improve Student Satisfaction with the Course. The 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Denver, Colorado. May 18-21, 2013.
11. Sargentini NJ, Chamberlain NR, Hudman DA, Phillips PL, Singh VK, Stuart MK. Assessing Critical Thinking and Interpersonal Skills along with Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Knowledge. Poster presented at Assessment Week; A. T. Still University of Health Sciences; April 13-16, 2015.
12. Chamberlain NR, Hardee MR, Sexton P, Baer RW. Patient Rounds to Assess Medical Students’ Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning. Poster presented at Assessment Week; A. T. Still University of Health Sciences; April 13-16, 2015.
13. Chamberlain NR, Hardee MR, Sexton P, Baer RW. Utilizing Patient Rounds to Observe Medical Students’ Clinical Reasoning. Joint AACOM and AODME Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. April 22-25, 2015.
14. Stuart MK, Chamberlain NR, Singh VK, Hudman DA, Phillips PL, Sargentini NJ. The Small-Group Clinical Case Presentation: An Instrument for Assessing Interpersonal Skills, Critical Thinking, and Knowledge in Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. 16th Educational Strategies Workshop of the Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs (AMSMIC), Palm Springs, CA. May 15-19, 2016.
15. Chamberlain NR, Sexton PS, Hardee MR, Baer RW, Creation of Physician-Mentored Patient Rounds (PMPR) to Observe Pre-Clinical Medical Students’ Ability to Perform EntrustableProfessional Activities 1-4, Poster presented at the 3rd annual ATSU Assessment Week February 21-23, 2017. Kirksville, MO.
16. Chamberlain NR, Sexton PS, Hardee MR, Baer RW, Use of Physician-Mentored Patient Rounds (PMPR) to Observe Pre-Clinical Medical Students’ Ability to Perform Entrustable Professional Activities 1-4,  Poster presented at the 3rd annual ATSU Assessment Week February 21-23, 2017. Kirksville, MO.
17. Chamberlain NR, Sexton PS, Hardee MR, Baer RW, EPA6-What Students Say When Physicians Ask Them to Call a Patient and Discuss Test Results, The AACOM Annual Conference, Washington DC. April 18-21, 2018.
18. Chamberlain NR, Sexton PS, Hardee MR, Baer RW, Use of Physician Mentored Patient Rounds to Observe Second Year Medical Students’ Treatment Plans for a COPD Patient, Tenth Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium, A.T. Still University (Kirksville Campus), MO. October 27, 2018.
19. Chamberlain NR. Spaced Retrieval: Using Email to Send Daily Practice Questions to Aid Student Exam Preparation in Infectious Disease. AMSMIC’s 18TH Microbiology and Immunology Educational Strategies Workshop, Clearwater Beach Florida, July 18-21, 2022.

SCIENTIFIC GRANTS:

• Development of a Staphylococcus aureus Strain Pair Useful In an Antibacterial Screen of Membrane Damaging Agents. Funding Agency: Eli Lilly, Greenfield, Indiana. Total Amount of Grant: $23,000; September 1991 to August 1992.
• Molecular Analysis of Staphylococcal Virulence Factors. Funding Agency: Charles and Jennie Fermaturo Foundation. Total Amount: $3,500; July 1, 1990 - July 1, 1993
• Purification of Fatty Acid Modifying Enzyme From S. aureus. Funding Agency: Warner Fund. Total Amount: $3,800; June 30, 1991 to June 30, 1993
• Role of An Acyltransferase In Staphylococcal Infections. Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health. Total Amount: $92,969.44; July 1, 1993 - June 30, 1997
• Development of a Synthetic Peptide-Based Serological Test for Syphilis. Funding Agency: Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Strategic Research Award.
  Total Amount: $12,000; July 15, 1998- July 30, 1999.
• Characterization of Staphylococcal Adherence Inhibitors. Funding Agency: Warner Fund. Total Amount: $3,000; Sept. 1, 2000 to June 30, 2004.
• Effect of Total Tooth Extraction in Patients with Severe Periodontal Disease on Serum C-Reactive Protein Levels. Funding Agency: Prodental. Total Amount: $17,435; May 17, 2004 to April 30, 2005.
• Purification and Characterization of Novel Pheromones from Staphylococcus epidermidis. Funding Agency: Warner Fund. Total Amount: $4,000; July. 1, 2004 to June 30, 2006.
• Pheromone Diversity in Staphylococcus, KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $5,000; September 1, 2004-August 31, 2006.
• The Immediate Effects of the Splenic Pump in Normal Adults, KCOM Strategic Research Initiative, Total Amount: $27,605; 8/01/05-7/31/06.
• The Persistence Phenomenon in Staphylococcus epidermidis. KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $5,000; April 2006-August 2008
• Genetic Regulation of Persister Formation in Staphylococcus aureus. Warner/Fermaturo and ATSU Board of Trustees Research Funds; $4,000; 06/01/08-05/31/10.
• Persistence Phenomenon of Staphylococcus epidermidis Following Antibiotic Treatment. KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $5,000; 4/09-6/10.
• Effect of Heparin on Biofilm Formation and Persistence in Staphylococcus aureus. KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $5,000; 12/10-6/12.
• Effect of clpP and clpC Deletion on Persister Cell Formation in Staphylococcus aureus. KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $5,000; 5/13-6/14
• Persistence Inducing Factor Characterization in Staphylococcus epidermidis. KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $5,000; 5/14-6/15.
• Investigation into Induction of Persistence in Staphylococcus aureus. KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $5,000; 5/14-6/15.
• Gene Mutation Alteration of Persister Cell Proliferation in Staphylococcus aureus. KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $6,000; 5/15-6/16.
• Characterization of a Persistence Inducing Factor in Staphylococcus aureus. KCOM Biomedical Sciences Program, Total Amount: $6,000; 5/17-6/18.
• Scientific intramural funds total: $104,905
• Scientific extramural funds total: $133,404
• Total funds for scientific research: $237,309

MEDICAL EDUCATION GRANTS:

• Web-based dissemination of KCOM's Curriculum to KCOM Students. KOAA/KCOM education program fund grant, Total Amount: $5,000; July 1, 1999-June 30, 2000.
• Creation of a Three-Dimensional Computer-Assisted Clinical Patient. Auxiliary to the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Total Amount: $2,500; May 30, 1999-April 30, 2000.
• Moving from Passive to Active Learning: Use of an Audience Response System. KOAA/KCOM Education Program Fund; $5,600; 7/1/08-6/30/09.
• Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Assessing Medical Student Beliefs About OMT Before Entering Medicine School to Their Utilization of OMT in Their Clinical Practice; AACOM Medical Education Research Mini-Grant, $5,000, 03/01/09-02/28/10.
• Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Assessment of KCOM Medical Student Beliefs About OMT Before Entering Medical School and After One Year at KCOM. KOAA/KCOM Education Program Fund; $2,000; 6/1/09-6/30/10.
• Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment: Assessing medical student beliefs about OMT before entering medical school to their utilization of OMT in their clinical practice. American Osteopathic Association; AOA Research Fellowhip; Awarded to B.A. Draper; $10,000; 8/1/10-7/31/11.
• Development of interactive multi-touch multimedia iPad-friendly iHandouts for KCOM medical students. KOAA/KCOM education program fund grant, Total Amount: $1,189; January 1, 2013-December 31, 2013
• Medical education intramural funds total: $13,789
• Medical education extramural funds total: $17,500
• Total funds for medical education: $31,289

TEACHING AT ATSU/KCOM and MOSDOH

• KCOM- Lectured in Medical Microbiology course (bacteriology, parasitology) 1989-1993.
• KCOM- Lectured in Immunology course 1989-1992.
• KCOM- Lectured in Infectious Diseases (respiratory, gastrointestinal, bone and joint, cardiovascular, genitourinary (includes STD/STI), septic shock, hematopoietic/lymphoreticular systems) 1990 to present.
• KCOM- Gave one lecture on Human Papilloma infections in the Pathology course with Dr. Boling 1994 and 1995.
• KCOM- Course director of Infectious Disease course 2000 to 2003.
• KCOM- Gave a lecture on STI’s in the Women’s Health course for Dr. M. Tettambel 2004-2005.
• KCOM- Lectured in Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) courses; Biological Events, 2011-2012 and in 2015 and 2016.
• KCOM- Taught all the labs in Medical Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases 1989 to 2014.
• KCOM- Lectured in Oral Communications course (BMSCI545) and have been the course director 2002 to present.
• MOSDOH- Lectured in Microbiology II or Infectious Diseases- 2015 to present.

TEACHING AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS

• Lectured at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) on various medical microbiology topics to their medical students from 2003 to 2006.
• Lectured at the Des Moines University (DMU) on various medical microbiology topics to their medical students in 2005 and 2006.
• Taught at Truman State University (TSU) in their Summer Talent Academy for Professions in Health (STAPH) - The academy is for high school students in their junior and senior years of school that are interested in the health professions- July 2011 and July 2012.

TEACHING AWARDS 

 

1. The A.T. Still Staff Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1996-1997.
2. The Max T. Gutensohn Excellence in Teaching Award, 1996-1997.
3. The Alpha Phi Omega 1999 Golden “P” Award for Teaching.
4. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2003
5. Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Presented by the Governor of the state of Missouri on December 4, 2003.
6. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2005
7. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2007
8. The Basic Sciences Speaker at the Class of 2010's "The Last Lecture ceremony", June 27th, 2008.
9. Inducted as a Fellow into the inaugural class of the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME) April 17, 2009. The academy was created by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) in 2008. Reapplied in 2013 to maintain membership and was accepted to continue as a Fellow until 2019.
10. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2009
11. Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. The graduating class of 2009 selected me as a faculty member who displays humanism in medicine through teaching. May 15, 2009.
12. The Basic Sciences Speaker at the Class of 2011's "The Last Lecture ceremony", May 21th, 2009.
13. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2010
14. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2012
15. NR. Chamberlain, VK Singh, MK Stuart, and NJ Sargentini. SOME* Innovation in Medical Education Award, Use of Case Presentation Exercises in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases to Improve Medical Student Performance on Course Assessments. AACOM Annual Conference. April 2-4, 2013, Washington DC.
16. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2013
17. KCOM Certificate of Faculty Recognition for a Significant Academic Innovation; Patient Morning Rounds; given to Dr. Robert Baer, Dr. Matthew Hardee and I by Dean Wilson on October 2, 2014.
18. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2015
19. KCOM Certificate of Faculty Recognition for a Significant Academic Innovation; Dedication and Commitment to teaching in the Biomedical Science Master’s Program. Given by Dean Wilson on September 1, 2015.
20. NR. Chamberlain, P. Sexton, MR. Hardee, RW. Baer, SOME* Innovation in Medical Education Award; Utilizing Patient Morning Rounds to Observe Preclinical Medical Students' Clinical Reasoning. AACOM Annual Conference. April 6-9, 2016. Washington DC.
21. The Max T. Gutensohn Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2018
22.  Selected as one of two faculty members to give Transition Ceremony talk- (ceremony for medical students going out on their third year rotations)-April 14th, 2021

*The Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators (SOME) Innovation in Medical Education Awards is granted in recognition of specific educational innovations that have resulted in meaningful change at the developer's institution. SOME is part of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)

ATSU COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:

• University Wide Assessment Committee for ATSU; 2009 to present
• University Faculty Senate; Chair and Senator; June 2011- December 2015
• University Strategic Plan Implementation Committee; September 2011 to May 2011.
• Ad Hoc Committee to Propose Strategic Plan Dashboard Metrics for the Board of Trustees; May 2012- 2014
• Ad Hoc Committee to aid in hiring the Vice President for Academic Affairs; June 2012 to January 2013.
• President’s Staff Meetings, September 2012 to December 2015.
• General Order Review Committee, 2012 to present.
• Academic Technology Committee, 2013 to present.
• Ad Hoc Diversity Director Search Committee, August 2013.
• Ac Hoc Associate Vice President of Academic Innovations Search Committee, April 2014.
• Ad Hoc Chief Financial Officer Search Committee, August 2014.
• Ad Hoc Teaching and Learning Center Director Search Committee, Chair, November 2014- March 2015.
• ATSU Strategic Plan Committee, September 2015-June 2015.
• Advisory Committee for the Teaching and Learning Center, April 2016- present
• Ad Hoc search committee for ATSU Instructional Designer & Faculty Development Coordinator, April 2016-August 2016
• Ad Hoc search committee for Missouri Library Branch Manager, November 2018-January 2019
• Ad Hoc Committee to search for ATSU Teaching and Learning Center Director- Served as chair of the committee- January 2019- June 2019
• Ad Hoc Committee for ATSU Kirksville Campus library manager- November 2018- December 2018.
• ATSU Strategic Planning Committee- member- November 2019- present.

KCOM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:

• Curriculum Committee; September 1, 1990 to June 30, 1993 and Sept. 2000 to Feb. 2003.
• Executive Council of Faculty; September 1, 1991 to December 1994.
• KCOM Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE); Sept. 1, 1991 to December 31, 1992.
• Student Well-Being Task Force; April 1, 1992 to Dec.1993.
• Instructional Design Committee; Sept. 1997 to August 1998.
• Student Financial Assistance Committee; Sept. 1997 to Sept 2001.
• PDA document Ad Hoc subcommittee of the Computer Committee; Dec. 2001- March 2002.
• New Books Ad Hoc subcommittee of the Library; June 1999 to 2005.
• Library Committee; December 1999 to 2004.
• Computer Committee; September 2000 to 2004.
• Interviewing prospective students for KCOM; Sept. 1989 to present.
• Faculty Senate; 2003 to 2009 and Aug. 2018-Dec. 2018.
• The Scholarship of Teaching Task Force; 2006.
• Pre-Screening Committee for admission of prospective medical students; 2007 to 2009.
• Subcommittee to submit report on Criterion 5 (Community Relations) to the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement for accreditation; Jan 2008- March 2009.
• Committee to aid in the hiring of a Chairperson in the anatomy department at KCOM; 2008-2009.
• Elected by KCOM faculty to serve as a representative to the ATSU University Faculty Senate; 2009.
• Gastrointestinal block committee to develop an integrated curriculum at KCOM for our medical students; August 2008 to 2010.
• Cardiopulmonary block committee to develop an integrated curriculum at KCOM for our medical students; September 2009 to 2010.
• Pre-Screening Committee for admission of prospective medical students, alternate; 2010 to present.
• Ad Hoc Committee to propose Systems-based Curriculum to Curriculum Committee at KCOM; January-February 2013.
• Subcommittee member to develop a report for Standard 2 of the accreditation report for KCOM to the AOA, September 2012 to November 2013.
• Strategic Plan Committee- January 2014-December 2014.
• Sepsis Integration Committee- February 2018-May 2018.
• Grading Policy Task Force- February 2018.
• Ad Hoc Microbiology Chair Selection Committee- February 2018-May 2018.
• Ad Hoc Committee for ATSU Kirksville Campus library manager- November 2018- December 2018.
• Curriculum Committee Chair- July 2018-present
• Admissions Committee- member- July 2019- present.
• Ad Hoc Committee for ATSU Kirksville Campus library manager- June 2021- August 2021 
• Ad Hoc Committee- Decelerated Academic Track- September 2022- August 2022.  

OFF CAMPUS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:

• Student Membership; American Society for Microbiology, May 1994 to 2006.
• Level 1 exam review committee for the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners. Oct. 1999 to 2007.
• Item writer for Level 1 COMLEX for the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners. 1998 to 2015.
• Certified item writer for the National Board of Osteopathic Examiners. 2009 to present.

OFF CAMPUS SEMINARS:

• Staphylocidal Membrane Active Agents Produced During Infection. Antimicrobial Agents of the Future? June 1992; Eli Lilly in Greenfield, Indiana.
• Bacterial Pathogenesis: How Staph Makes us Sick. Biology Seminar Series. April 19, 1995; Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, Missouri.
• Bacterial Communications. September 21, 1998; Truman State University, Tri-Beta Honorary Science Club, Kirksville, Missouri.
• Microbiology of Wounds. 102nd Missouri Osteopathic Annual Convention, May 6, 2000 during a wound care symposium.
• Biological Terrorism seminar at a continuing medical education (CME) program at KCOM titled, "Bioterrorism: Are You Prepared?" Nov. 27, 2001.
• Distance Learning Labs? You must be Crazy! College of Health Sciences at the University of Cincinnati, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. March 6, 2006.
• AIDS/HIV Update. 2011 Winter Conference. American College of Osteopathic Anesthesiologists. 1/16/2011.
• Germ-X, the Osteopathic Tenets, and Microbial Persistence. Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO. 4/13/15.

ATSU/KCOM STUDENTS TRAINED IN MY LABORATORY:

1. Frank Bowman (D.O. Student) - Summer 1990
2. Jerry Burbee (D.O. Student) - Summer 1991
3. Gary Vickers (D.O. Student) - Summer 1992
4. Babak Imanoel (D.O. Student) - Spring 1993 - Fall 1994
5. Brian Draper (D.O. Student) – Winter 2009 – Spring 2011
6. Sohil Bhagat (D.O. Student) – Summer 2019 – Fall 2019
7. Kale Golden (DO Student) -  Summer 2019 - Fall 2019
8. Sara Dixon (DO Student) - Spring 2020 
9. Tyler Mortellaro (DO Student) - Spring 2020 
10. Emma Troyer (DO Student) - Summer 2021-December 2021  
11. Austin Lungren (DO Student) - Winter 2022- ?  

TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TRAINED IN MY LABORATORY:

1. Noel Wood - September 1989 to May 1990
2. Brad Mehrtens - September 1990 to May 1991
3. Jeff Fowler - September 1991 to June 1992
4. Mary Rose Twohig - September 1995 to May 1996
5. Kimberly Williams - September 1995 to August 1996
6. Jennifer Smart- January 1999 to May 1999
7. Lena Kretzmer- June to August 2009
8. Victor Adimoraebgu- June 2009 to May 2010
9. Caitlin Griggs- May 2012 to July 2012
10. Sanduni Wijesekera- September 2015 to May 2016
11. Julia Goldman- January 2016 to May 2016

ATSU GRADUATE STUDENTS TRAINED IN MY LABORATORY:

1. Julie Shapiro (M.S./D.O. Student) - Thesis: The Persistence Phenomenon in Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A. Degree: Masters Biomedical Sciences. July 2005 to June 2007
2. Andi Lynch (M.S./D.O. Student) - Thesis: Characterization of an Extracellular Activator of Fatty Acid Modifying Enzyme (FAME) in Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A. Degree: Masters Biomedical Sciences. February 2004 to June 2008.
3. Valerie Nguyen (M.S. Student) - Thesis: The Persistence of Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A in Biofilms Following Antibiotic Treatment. September 2008- May 2011.
4. Anne Baker-Bealer (M.S. Student) - Thesis: The Effect of Heparin on the Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus SH1000 Biofilms Following Antibiotic Treatment. July 2010-June 2012.
5. Ryan Hart (M.S. Student) - Thesis: Identification of Factors that Induce Persistence in Staphylococcus epidermidis. July 2011-June 2013. 
6. Matt Springer (M.S. Student) - Thesis: Effect of clpP and clpC Deletion on Persister Cell Formation in Staphylococcus aureus. July 2012-June 2015.
7. Clifton Ricana (M.S. Student) - Thesis: Characterization of a persistence inducing factor in Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62a. July 2013-?
8. Danni Habtu (M.S. Student) - Thesis: Identification of Factors that Induce Persistence in Staphylococcus aureus SH1000. July 2013- May 2016
9. Ally Loveland (M.S. Student) - Thesis: Gene Mutation Alteration of Persister Cell Proliferation in Staphylococcus aureus. July 2014-May 2017
10. Elyse Curry (M.S. Student) - Thesis: Characterization of Persistence Inducing Factor in Staphylococcus aureus. July 2016-May 2018
11. Jordyn Sparks (M.S. Student) - Thesis: Characterization of Persistence Inducing Factor in Staphylococcus aureus USA300. July 2019- ? 

TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENTS TRAINED IN MY LABORATORY:                                                                                                                      

Steve Brueggemann- Thesis: Characterization and Regulation of Fatty-Acid Modifying Enzyme (FAME) as Produced by Staphylococcus epidermidis. Degree: M.S. September 1993 to May 1996.                                                 

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