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Mary Montgomery


Associate Professor of Biology
member, Health Professions Advisory Committee

Olin-Rice 218
(651) 696-6425 office
montgomery@macalester.edu
Professor Montgomery's website

Professor Montgomery studies the evolution of animal development, using a comparative approach involving the model organism C. elegans and other nematode species.  She has also studied the mechanisms underlying a form of gene silencing called RNA interference (RNAi).   Professor Montgomery is also a Health Professions Advisor.

Current Courses:
BIOL260 Genetics
BIOL369 Developmental Biology
BIOL472 Research in Molecular Biology

Education:
BA Immaculata College, 1986
PhD University of Southern California, 1993
post-doc Carnegie Intitution of Washington

Research Interests:
Evolution of development in nematodes

Selected Publications:
Montgomery MK (2006) RNA interference: unraveling a mystery. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 13: 1039-1041.

Montgomery MK (2004) RNA interference: historical overview and significance. In RNA interference, editing, and modification: methods and protocols. Edited by Gott JM. Methods in Molecular Biology 256 Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. Pp 3-21.

Seminal paper in 2006 Nobel Prize
Fire A, Xu S, Montgomery MK, Kostas SA, Driver SE, Mello CC (1998) Potent and specific genetic interference by double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature 391: 806-811.



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