Education
B.S. Biochemistry, Alma College
Ph.D. Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow, Genetic Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins/Bloomberg School
of Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Human genetics and molecular biology
Biography
My research efforts stem from my focus to provide undergraduate students with the
opportunity to experience authentic research within undergraduate courses. Primarily,
I work on genomics and epidemiology-based projects with students using data from the
. I also contribute to the research of Dr. Matthew Hemm, who studies novel small proteins in E.coli.
Publications
Green DM, Collaco JM, McDougal KE, Naughton KM, Blackman SM, Cutting GR. Heritability of Respiratory Infection with
Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis. J Pediatr. 2012 Aug;161(2):290-5.
Green DM, McDougal KE, Blackman SM, Sosnay PR, Henderson LB, Naughton KM, Collaco JM, Cutting GR. Mutations
that permit residual CFTR function delay acquisition of multiple respiratory pathogens
in CF patients. Respir Res. 2010 Oct 8;11:140.
McDougal KE, Green DM, Vanscoy LL, Fallin MD, Grow M, Cheng S, Blackman SM, Collaco JM, Henderson
LB, Naughton K, Cutting GR. Use of a Modeling Framework to Evaluate the Effect of
a Modifier Gene (MBL2) Upon Variation in Cystic Fibrosis. Eur J Hum Genet. 2010 Jun;18(6):680-4.
McDougal KE, Fallin MD, Moller DR, Song Z, Cutler DJ, Steiner LL, Cutting GR and the ACCESS Research
Group. Variation in the Lymphotoxin-alpha/Tumor Necrosis Factor Locus Modifies Risk
of Erythema Nodosum in Sarcoidosis. J Invest Dermatol. 2009 Aug;129(8):1921-6.
Bremer LA, Blackman SM, Vanscoy LL, McDougal KE, Bowers A, Naughton K, Cutler DJ, Cutting GR. Interaction between a novel TGFB1 haplotype
and CFTR genotype is associated with improved lung function in cystic fibrosis. Hum
Mol Genet. 2008 Jul 15;17(14):2228-37.
Collaco JM, Vanscoy L, Bremer L, McDougal K, Blackman S, Bowers A, Naughton K, Jennings J, Ellen J, Cutting G. Interactions between
secondhand smoke and genes that affect Cystic Fibrosis lung disease. JAMA. 2008 Jan
30;299(4):417-24.
Buranawuti, K, Boyle MP, Cheng S, Steiner LL, McDougal K, Fallin MD, Merlo C, Zeitlin PL, Rosenstein BJ, Mogayzel, Jr. PJ, Wang X, Cutting
G.R. Variants in mannose-binding lectin and tumor necrosis factor alpha affect survival
in cystic fibrosis. J Med.Genet. 2007 Mar;44(3):209-14.
Courses Taught
BIOL 200/L Introduction to Cellular Biology and Genetics & Lab
BIOL 204 Educational and Career Planning for the Biologist
BIOL 210 Medical Terminology
BIOL 309 Genetics
BIOL 410 Molecular Biology Laboratory