Current & Recent Teaching Responsibilities
- BIO
100 Concepts of Biology
- BIO 207 Plant Physiology
- BIO 516 Techniques in Cell & Molecular Biology
- BIO 599 Research for Secondary Science Teaching
Research
Interests
Scientists know very little about the cellular properties of stem cells. Most of the current research on stem cells has involved characterizing these cells on the molecular level. My research interests involve determining the role of mitochondria in the maintenance of stem cells, and determining the changes to mitochondrial properties that occur when stem cells undergo differentiation.
Select recent publications:
Lonergan, T., Bavister, B., Brenner, C. Mitochondria In Stem Cells. 2007. Mitochondrion 7: 289-296.
Lonergan, T.A., Brenner, C. A., Bavister, B. D. Differentiation-Related Changes in Mitochondrial Properties as Indicators of Stem Cell Competence. 2006. J. Cellular Physiology 208 (1): 149-153.
Lonergan, T., Bavister, B., Harvey, A., Brenner, C. (2008). Mitochondrial Properties as an Indicator of Embryonic Stem Cell Competence. Molecular Biology of the Cell 19 (suppl.): Abstract # 616.The American Society for Cell Biology, 48th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Lonergan, T., Harvey, A., Zhao, J., Bavistrer, B., Brenner, C. (2008). Active Mitochondria Are Present in Mouse and Monkey Embryonic Stem Cell Lines. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 20 (1): 223-223. 34th Annual conference of the International Embryo Transfer Society, Denver, CO.
Lonergan, T.A., Brenner, C.A. Rajasekaran, S. and Bavister, B. D. (2005). Differentiation-Related changes in Mitochondrial Properties Might be an Indicator of Stem Cell Competence. The American Society for Cell Biology, 45th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA Abstract No. 2059 |
