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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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