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GRANHOLM, NELS H. - Ph.D.
Degree: Developmental Biology, Iowa State University, Ph.D.
Address:
Nels H. Granholm, Ph.D.
NPB 251B, PO Box 2140D,
Department of Biology & Microbiology, SDSU Brookings, SD 57007-2142.
Phone: (605) 688 4554.
FAX: (605) 688 5624.
Email: nels_granholm@sdstate.edu
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Research Areas:
Mechanisms of mammalian gene expression and gene regulation within hair follicle pigment cells, reproductive cells, lymphocytes, and other tissues of mutant mice, especially the lethal yellow mouse (Ay/a) of the agouti locus.
Genetic regulation of fertility, obesity, metabolic rate, and other components of energy homeostasis in mice and livestock (pigs and cattle).
Genetics and physiology of the interaction between melanocortin hormones (ACTH, MSH), their antagonists like agouti protein, and their cell-surface receptors (melanocortin receptors).
Isolation, sequencing, and characterization of energy homeostasis genes in mice and livestock (pigs and cattle).
Courses:
Bio/Phil 383 - Bioethics (Ethical analyses of medical and environmental ethics)
Bio 371 - Genetics (Sioux Falls Campus)
Bio 780 - Developmental Genetics
Honors 303 - Worlds in Concert: Bridging the Gap Between the Humanities and Sciences
Zool 383 - Embryology (Developmental Biology)
Zool 441 - Vertebrate Histology
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