James M. Newcomb
Department of Biology and Health Science Work phone: 603-428-2374 New England College E-mail: [email protected] 98 Bridge St Henniker, NH, 03242 ______
ACADEMIC POSITIONS:
• Co-Director of Center for Undergraduate Science Research New England College 2019 - present
• Professor New England College 2017 - present
• Associate Professor New England College 2012 - 2017
• Assistant Professor New England College 2006 - 2012
EDUCATION:
• Ph.D. in Biology Georgia State University 2006
• M.S. in Zoology University of New Hampshire 2001
• B.S. in Zoology University of New Hampshire 1998
• B.S. in Chemistry/Physics Keene State College 1989 ______
AWARDS:
• Best Poster, University of New Hampshire Graduate Research Conference (2017)
• Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, National Leadership Honor Society (2016)
• Best Poster, Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium (2010)
• Best Poster, International Congress for Neuroethology (2004)
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities Graduate Student Award to attend the 53rd Meeting of Nobel Laureates (2003)
• Award for Outstanding Instruction, Georgia State University (2003)
• Award for Outstanding Instruction, Georgia State University (2002)
• Outstanding Achievements in Research, University of New Hampshire (2001) ______
GRANT FUNDING (Total Extramural Awards of ~$829,000, as of 04/02/21):
• National Institutes of Health New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence Seed Grant, PI: James M. Newcomb, “Regeneration in a new invertebrate model system, Berghia stephanieae”, $20,000 (pending review)
• National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative U19 Grant, subcontract PI: James M. Newcomb, “Berghia BRAIN project”, $143,839 (pending review)
• National Institutes of Health New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence Targeted Incentive Grant, PI: James M. Newcomb, “Nudibranch opsins: identification, localization, and potential extraocular photoreception and circadian rhythms”, $4000 (2021)
• National Institutes of Health New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence and Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence Collaborative Grant, co-PI: James M. Newcomb, “Ultrastructural analysis of axonal Kv2-mediated endoplasmic reticulum/plasma membrane (ER/PM) junctions”, $162,223 (2020-2021)
• National Institutes of Health New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence and Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence Collaborative Grant, co-PI: James M. Newcomb, “Development of a noninvasive method for neural stimulation, using an ex vivo brain model.”, $159,000 (2019-2020)
• National Institutes of Health New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence Seed Grant, PI: James M. Newcomb, “The evolution of opsins in nudibranch molluscs and their localization in neural and dermal extraocular photoreceptors”, $18,000 (2018-2019)
• National Institutes of Health New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence Grant, PI: James M. Newcomb, “Neural mechanisms of circadian rhythms and interactions between clocks”, $267,789 (2015-2018)
• National Institutes of Health New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence Grant, PI: James M. Newcomb, “Molecular and neural mechanisms of circadian rhythms in a gastropod model system”, $89,000 (2013-2015)
• Marion and Jasper Whiting Fellowship, $5600 (2012)
• National Institutes of Health New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biological Research Excellence Grant, PI: James M. Newcomb, “Properties of a circadian pacemaker and its regulation of locomotion”, $117,000 (2010-2013)
• Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Grant, “Tropical marine biology”, $300 (2010)
• Office of Engaged Learning Development Grant, “Tropical marine biology”, $500 (2010)
• Gilmore Grant, “Tropical marine biology equipment”, Co-PIs: Eric J. Simon, James M. Newcomb, $1220 (2010)
• Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Grant, “Tropical marine biology”, $1900 (2009)
• Office of Engaged Learning Development Grant, “Tropical marine biology”, $500 (2009)
• Conchologists of America Academic Grant, “Localization of Period protein immunoreactivity in the eyes and central nervous system of the nudibranch Melibe leonina”, $1500 (2009)
• Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Grant, “Enhancing the physiological study of nature”, $1000 (2009)
• Office of Engaged Learning Development Grant, “Neurobiology and brain awareness”, $600 (2008)
• Gilmore Grant, “Engaged student laboratories”, Co-PIs: Tod Ramseyer, James Newcomb, $2500 (2008)19
• Campus Compact Engaged Department Initiative, Co-PIs: Debra Nitschke-Shaw, Waco Worley, Wayne Lesperance, James Newcomb, Susan Redditt, Pamela Clark; $3500 (2008-2010)
• Gilmore Grant, “Cold-water tank for housing marine invertebrates”, $3090 (2006)
• Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Education Venture Grant, "Georgia Aquarium education/research project", PI: Paul Katz; Co-PI: Barbara Baumstark, Laura Carruth, Charles Derby, Kyle Frantz, Matthew Grober, Lisa Hayden, James Newcomb, Struan Smith; $6300 (2005)
• International Society for Neuroethology Heiligenberg Award, "Systematic investigation of the behavioral functions of homologous serotonergic neurons in nudibranch molluscs", $800 (2004)
• Center for Marine Biology Research Grant, “Nitric oxide (NO) in the central nervous system of the gastropod Melibe leonina: NO-induced cGMP production and culturing of nitrergic neurons”, $1250 (2001)
• University of New Hampshire Summer Fellowship, "Localization of nitric oxide synthase in the central nervous system of Helisoma trivolvis and the putative role of nitric oxide as a neuromodulator of the feeding central pattern generator", $2000 (2000)
• Center for Marine Biology Grant, $1300 (2000)
• Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Grants-In-Aid of Research, "Modulation of the swim central pattern generator in the nudibranch Melibe leonina by nitric oxide", $700 (2000)
• George Moore Fellowship, $500 (2000) ______
GRANT INVOLVEMENT:
• National Institutes of Health SBIR/STTR Grant, Advisor: James M. Newcomb, “SmartResponseTM – a novel application of serious gaming technologies for concussion (mTBI) training school and college educators in Return To School competencies”, $153,344 (pending review)
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PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (Cited 918 times as of 05/03/21):
1) Watson WH III, Bourque KMF, Sullivan JR, Miller M, Buell A, Kallins MG, Curtis NE, Pierce SK, Blackman E, Urato S, Newcomb JM (in press) The digestive diverticula in the carnivorous nudibranch, Melibe leonina, do not contain photosynthetic symbionts. Integrative Organismal Biology.
2) Watson WH III, Nash A, Lee C, Patz MD, Newcomb JM (2020) The distribution and possible roles of small cardioactive peptide in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Integrative Organismal Biology 2(1):obaa016. https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa016.
3) Duback VE, Thomas RI, Huyck TL, Mbarani IM, Bernier KR, Cook GM, Pankey MS, O’Dowd CA, Newcomb JM, Watson WH III (2018) Localization and expression of putative circadian clock transcripts in the brain of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 223: 52-59. PMCID: PMC5995673.
4) Cook GM, Gruen AE, Morris J, Pankey MS, Senatore A, Katz PS, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2018) Circadian clock proteins in the nudibranch mollusks Hermissenda crassicornis, Melibe leonina, and Tritonia diomedea. Biological Bulletin 234: 207-218. PMCID: PMC6180908. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/698467
5) Fromm B, Billip T, Peck LE, Johansen M, Tarver J, King B, Newcomb JM, Sempere LF, Flatmark K, Hovig E, Peterson KJ (2015) A uniform system for the annotation of human microRNA genes and the evolution of the human microRNAome. Annual Review of Genetics 49: 213-242. doi:10.1146/annurev- genet-120213-092023. PMCID: PMC4743252.
6) Sevigny JL, Kirouac LE, Thomas WK, Ramsdell JS, Lawlor KE, Sharifi O, Grewal S, Baysdorfer C, Curr K, Naimie AA, Okamoto K, Murray JA, Newcomb JM (2015) The mitochondrial genomes of the nudibranch mollusks, Melibe leonina and Tritonia diomedea, and their impact on gastropod phylogeny. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0127519. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0127519. PMCID: PMC4440745.
7) Newcomb JM, Kirouac LE, Naimie AA, Bixby KA, Lee C, Malanga S, Raubach M, Watson WH III (2014) Circadian rhythms of crawling and swimming in the nudibranch mollusk Melibe leonina. Biological Bulletin 227: 263-273. PMCID: PMC4479187.
8) Newcomb JM, Sakurai A, Lillvis JL, Gunaratne C, Katz PS (2012) Homology and homoplasy of swimming behaviors and neural circuits in Nudipleura (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 109: 10669-10676. doi:10.1073/pnas.1201877109. PMCID: PMC3386871
9) Lewis SL, Lyons DE, Meekins TL, Newcomb JM (2011) Serotonin influences locomotion in the nudibranch mollusc Melibe leonina. Biological Bulletin 220: 155-160. PMCID: PMC4479179.
10) Sakurai A, Newcomb JM, Lillvis JL, Katz PS (2011) Different roles for homologous interneurons in species exhibiting similar rhythmic behaviors. Current Biology 21: 1036-1043. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.04.040.
11) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2009) Different functions for homologous serotonergic interneurons and serotonin in species-specific rhythmic behaviors. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276(1654):99-108. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0683 [This paper was selected and recommended in “Faculty of 1000 Biology”.]
12) Newcomb JM (2008) Melibe. Scholarpedia. 3(5): 3965. http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Melibe
13) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2007) Homologues of serotonergic central pattern generator neurons in related nudibranch molluscs with divergent behaviors. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 193: 425-443. http://www.springerlink.com/content/rng7105468003855/ [This paper was selected and recommended in “Faculty of 1000 Biology”.]
14) Newcomb JM, Fickbohm DJ, Katz PS (2006) Comparative mapping of serotonin-immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous systems of nudibranch molluscs. Journal of Comparative Neurology 499: 485-505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.21111
15) Newcomb JM, Lawrence KA, Watson WH, III. (2004) The influence of light on locomotion in the gastropod Melibe leonina. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 37: 253-269.
16) Watson WH, III, Newcomb JM, Thompson S. (2002) Neural correlates of swimming behavior in Melibe leonina. Biological Bulletin 203: 152-160.
17) Newcomb JM, Watson WH, III. (2002) Modulation of swimming in the gastropod Melibe leonina by nitric oxide. Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 397-403. http://jeb.biologists.org/content/205/3/397.long
18) Watson WH, III, Lawrence KA, Newcomb JM. (2001) Neuroethology of Melibe leonina swimming behavior. American Zoologist 41: 1026-1035.
19) Dufort C, Jury S, Newcomb JM, O’Grady DF, Watson WH, III. (2001) Detection of salinity by the lobster, Homarus americanus. Biological Bulletin 201: 424-434.
20) Newcomb JM, Watson WH, III. (2001) Identifiable nitrergic neurons in the central nervous system of the nudibranch Melibe leonina, localized with NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry and nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity. Journal of Comparative Neurology 437: 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.1270 ______
BOOK CHAPTERS:
• Newcomb JM, Sakurai A, Lillvis JL, Gunaratne CA, Katz PS (2013) Homology and homoplasy of swimming behaviors and neural circuits in the Nudipleura (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia). In: Striedter GF, Avise JC, Ayala FJ (eds) In the Light of Evolution, Volume VI: Brain and Behavior. National Academies Press. Washington, DC.
• Katz PS, Newcomb JM (2006) A tale of two CPGs: Phylogenetically polymorphic networks. In: Kaas J (ed) Evolution of Nervous Systems, Volume 1 – Theories, Development, Invertebrates. Academic Press. Oxford. ______
POPULAR PRESS PUBLICATIONS:
• Katz PS, Newcomb JM (2009) Brains of beauties. Natural History, May issue, pages 36-41. ______
PhD DISSERTATION (Downloaded 820 times as of 05/03/21):
• Newcomb JM (2006) Homologous neurons and their locomotor functions in nudibranch molluscs. Georgia State University. ______BOOK SUPPLEMENTS:
• 19 MP3 tutor supplements for Campbell NA, Reece JB, Simon EJ (2008) Essential Biology with Physiology, 3rd edition. Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco. ______
INVITED TALKS:
• Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH (2016)
• Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH (2014)
• TEDxNewEnglandCollege, Henniker, NH (2013)
• Keene State College, Biology Department, Keene, NH (2013)
• Colby-Sawyer College, Biology Department, New London, NH (2011)
• Chi Alpha Sigma Awards Luncheon, New England College, Henniker, NH (2011)
• Rivier College, Biology Department, Nashua, NH (2010)
• Plymouth State University, Biology Department, Plymouth, NH (2009)
• University of New Hampshire, Zoology Department, Durham, NH (2007) ______
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
1) Jordan T, Newcomb JM, Hoppa MB, Luke GP (2021) Ultrasound neurostimulation in ex vivo sea slug brains. IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Virtual.
2) Newcomb JM, Jordan T, Luke GP, Hoppa MB (2021) Minimally invasive neural stimulation via ultrasound and piezoelectric nanoparticles. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, Virtual.
3) Thoroughgood D-NF, Newcomb JM (2021) Regeneration of autotomized cerata in Berghia stephanieae. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, Virtual.
4) Dunn CM, Newcomb JM, Fiering S (2020) Key differences between the coronaviruses that cause severe disease and the common cold. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Virtual.
5) Thoroughgood D-NF, Newcomb JM (2020) Regeneration of autotomized cerata in Berghia stephanieae. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Virtual.
6) Newcomb JM, Gingras MA, Nelson SN, McGhee CB, Easter JH, Goodheart JA, Ramirez MD (2020) Nudibranch opsins: identification, localization and potential roles in extraocular photoreception and circadian rhythms. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
7) Nelson S, Gingras MA, Ramirez MD, Goodheart JA, Newcomb JM (2019) Extraocular colocalization of opsin and circadian clock transcripts in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Anaheim, CA.
8) Thoroughgood D-NF, Koziol LJ, Newcomb JM (2019) Optimization of PCR localization of canonical and non-canonical r-opsins in Melibe leonina and Hermissenda opalescens. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Anaheim, CA.
9) Gingras MA, Easter JH, Ramirez MD, Goodheart JA, Newcomb JM (2019) Fine-scale localization of canonical rhabdomeric opsin in dermal tissues of the nudibranchs Hermissenda opalescens and Berghia stephanieae. North East Regional IDeA Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
10) Dunn CM, Newcomb JM (2019) Nocturnal locomotion controlled by an internal circadian clock in Berghia stephanieae. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
11) Gingras MA, Easter JH, Ramirez MD, Goodheart JA, Newcomb JM (2019) Fine-scale localization of canonical rhabdomeric opsin in dermal tissues of the nudibranchs Hermissenda opalescens and Berghia stephanieae. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
12) McGhee C, Newcomb JM (2019) Berghia stephanieae and Melibe leonina can see light, including red wavelengths, with their skin. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
13) Nelson S, Gingras MA, Ramirez MD, Goodheart JA, Newcomb JM (2019) Extraocular colocalization of opsin and circadian clock transcripts in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
14) Thoroughgood D-NF, Koziol LJ, Newcomb JM (2019) Optimization of PCR localization of canonical and non-canonical r-opsins in Melibe leonina and Hermissenda opalescens. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
15) Clark S, Newcomb JM, Cook GM (2019) Circadian transcripts and proteins in Berghia. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
16) Lambert C, Newcomb JM (2019) Investigating Berghia stephanieae’s circadian rhythms of locomotion. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
17) Nowakowski E, Newcomb JM (2019) Developing a self-sustaining colony of Berghia stephanieae. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
18) Easter JH, Gingras MA, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2019) Co-localization of bmal1 and timeless in the brain of Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Boston, MA.
19) Nowakowski E, Newcomb JM (2019) Developing a self-sustaining colony of Berghia stephanieae. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Boston, MA.
20) Thoroughgood D-NF, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2019) Investigating temporal expression patterns of clock proteins in Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Boston, MA.
21) Gingras MA, Easter JH, Ramirez MD, Goodheart JA, Newcomb JM (2019) R-opsin localization in dermal extraocular photoreceptors of Hermissenda crassicornis. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
22) Vachon J, Newcomb JM (2019) Investigating the circadian rhythms of locomotion in the nudibranch Bergia stephanieae. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
23) Thoroughgood D-NF, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2018) Investigating temporal expression patterns of clock proteins in Melibe leonina. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Indianapolis, IN.
24) Spaulding C, Looney B, Duback VE, Cook, GM, Newcomb JM, Watson WH III (2018) Evidence for a possible circadian clock in the buccal ganglion of a sea slug, Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
25) Easter JH, Gingras MA, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2018) Co-localization of bmal1 and timeless in the brain of Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
26) Gingras MA, Easter JH, Ramirez MD, Goodheart JA, Newcomb JM (2018) R-opsin localization in dermal extraocular photoreceptors of Hermissenda crassicornis. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
27) Thoroughgood D-NF, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2018) Investigating temporal expression patterns of clock proteins in Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
28) Vachon J, Newcomb JM (2018) Investigating the circadian rhythms of locomotion in the nudibranch Bergia stephanieae. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
29) Duback VE, Thomas RI, Huyck TL, Mbarani IM, Bernier KR, Cook GM, Pankey MS, Newcomb JM, Watson WH III (2018) Localization and expression of putative circadian clock transcripts in the brain of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
30) Cook GM, Gruen AE, Morris J, Pankey S, Senatore A, Katz PS, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2018) Circadian clock proteins in the nudibranch mollusks Hermissenda crassicornis, Melibe leonina, and Tritonia diomedea. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
31) Benedetti NC, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2017) Investigating circadian rhythms in Melibe leonina and Aplysia californica with extracellular electrophysiology. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
32) Brewster KE, Clark MM, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2017) Investigating circadian rhythms of gene expression in Melibe leonina and Aplysia californica. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
33) Cook GM, Gruen AE, Morris J, Pankey S, Senatore A, Katz PS, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2017) Circadian clock proteins in the nudibranch mollusks Hermissenda crassicornis, Melibe leonina, and Tritonia diomedea. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
34) Duback VE, Cook GM, Newcomb JM, Watson WH III (2017) Investigating the output of putative clock neurons and their influence on behavior in the marine mollusk, Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
35) Looney B, Gruen A, Duback VE, Newcomb JM, Watson WH III (2017) The influence of nitric oxide on rhythmic feeding behavior in Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
36) McFarlane BM, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2017) Investigating the specificity of authentic clock protein antibodies in Melibe leonina and Aplysia californica with immunoprecipitation. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
37) Thomas RI, Bernier KR, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2017) Localization of circadian clock gene products in the brain of Melibe leonina and Aplysia californica. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
38) Duback VE, Cook GM, Newcomb JM, Watson WH III (2017) Localization of circadian clock neurons and determination of diel gene expression in the marine mollusk, Melibe leonina. American Behavioral Society Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
39) Wallace C, Newcomb JM (2017) Investigating the effects of small cardioactive peptide on the esophagus of the gastropod Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Boston, MA.
40) Bernier K, Newcomb JM (2017) Investigating where circadian genes are expressed in Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
41) Kopacz M, Newcomb JM (2017) Short-term effects of small cardioactive peptide on locomotion in Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
42) Wallace C, Newcomb JM (2017) Investigating the effects of small cardioactive peptide on the esophagus of the gastropod Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
43) Huyck TL, Mbarani IM, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2017) Localization of the circadian clock in the nervous system of the mollusk Melibe leonina, using in situ hybridization. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
44) Locke SJ, Thomas RI, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2017) Localization of circadian clock proteins in the nervous system of the mollusk Melibe leonina. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
45) Mbarani IM, Newcomb JM (2016) Investigating the embryonic and larval development of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Tampa, FL.
46) Newcomb JM (2016) A circadian clock and SCP in a swimming sea slug. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
47) Clark MM, Koziol LJ, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2016) Investigating the expression of circadian proteins in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
48) Huyck TL, Mbarani IM, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2016) Localization of the circadian clock in the nervous system of the mollusk Melibe leonina, using in situ hybridization. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
49) Locke SJ, Thomas RI, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2016) Localization of circadian clock proteins in the nervous system of the mollusk Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
50) Mbarani IM, Newcomb JM (2016) Investigating the embryonic and larval development of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
51) Nash AM, Duback VE, Gruen AE, Newcomb JM, Watson WH III (2016) Identification of two putative circadian clocks in the marine mollusk Melibe leonina. NH-INBRE Annual Conference, Bretton Woods, NH.
52) Cartier J, Newcomb JM (2016) An analysis of neuronal bursting patterns in the nudibranch mollusc Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
53) Kawachi S, Olivieri K, Newcomb JM (2016) Observing the effects of small cardioactive peptide on locomotion in Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
54) Soto N, Gubbins E, Newcomb JM (2016) Optimizing the Western blot method for analyzing the protein CLOCK in Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
55) Notini E, Soulios M, Newcomb JM (2016) Effects of small cardioactive peptide on the feeding and swimming motor programs of Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Hamden, CT.
56) Nash AM, Duback V, Thomas RI, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2016) Localization of the circadian clock in the central nervous system of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.
57) Thomas RI, Nash AM, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2016) Localization of the circadian protein, CLOCK, in the nervous system of Melibe leonina. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
58) Gubbins E, Bergeron LJ, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2015) Development of a method for comparing the abundance of the protein, CLOCK, in the nervous system of Melibe leonina between night and day. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, New Castle, NH.
59) Mbarani IM, Sevigny JL, Bergeron LJ, Pellettieri, J, Newcomb JM (2015) Development of a method for localizing circadian mRNA transcripts in the nervous system of the nudibranch Melibe leonina using whole mount in situ hybridization. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, New Castle, NH.
60) Thomas RI, Nash AM, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2015) Localization of the circadian protein, CLOCK, in the nervous system of Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, New Castle, NH.
61) Lee C, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2015) Regulation of behavioral state in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, New Castle, NH.
62) O’Dowd C, Pankey S, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2015) Temporal and spatial patterns of clock gene expression in the nervous system of Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, New Castle, NH.
63) Patz MD, Nash AM, Lee C, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2015) Distribution of the neuropeptide small cardioactive peptide in the nervous system of Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, New Castle, NH.
64) Sullivan J, Welby M, Frye K, Cole H, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2015) Are you what you eat? How diet affects behavior in Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, New Castle, NH.
65) Belanger C, Newcomb JM (2015) Light preference of Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
66) Gorman DA, Newcomb JM (2015) Evaluating the effects of light on Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
67) Manuele K, Newcomb JM (2015) Investigating the presence of photosynthetic pigments in the diverticuli of Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
68) Urato S, Newcomb JM (2015) Investigating the presence of photosynthetic pigments in the sea slug Melibe leonina. Spotlight on Students Undergraduate Research Conference, Henniker, NH.
69) Lepine G, Newcomb JM (2015) Localization of the circadian protein, PERIOD, in the brain of the nudibranch mollusk, Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Boston, MA.
70) Sevigny JL, Thomas WK, Ramsdell JS, Sharifi O, Grewal S, Baysdorfer C, Curr K, Murray J, Newcomb JM (2015) The mitochondrial genomes of the nudibranch mollusks, Melibe leonina and Tritonia diomedea, and their impacts on gastropod phylogeny. California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology, Santa Clara, CA.
71) Sevigny JL, Thomas WK, Ramsdell JS, Sharifi O, Grewal S, Baysdorfer C, Curr K, Murray J, Newcomb JM (2015) The mitochondrial genomes of the nudibranch mollusks, Melibe leonina and Tritonia diomedea, and their impacts on gastropod phylogeny. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, West Palm Beach, FL.
72) Blaisdell D, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2014) Electrical output of the isolated Melibe brain during long-term recordings. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
73) Morris J, Getchell C, Pankey S, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2014) Circadian clock proteins in the nudibranch mollusk, Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
74) Nowak M, Blaisdell D, O’Dowd C, Pankey S, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2014) The use of qPCR to investigate daily fluctuations in Melibe clock transcripts. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
75) Sevigny JL, Thomas WK, Ramsdell JS, Sharifi O, Grewal S, Baysdorfer C, Curr K, Murray J, Newcomb JM (2014) The mitochondrial genomes of the nudibranch mollusks, Melibe leonina and Tritonia diomedea, and their impacts on gastropod phylogeny. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
76) Buell A, Lee C, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2014) The possible role of small cardioactive peptide- containing neurons in the nudibranch mollusk, Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
77) Buell A, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2014) Cryptochrome-immunoreactive neurons in the brain of Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
78) Cole H, Gibbons M, Buell A, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2014) The love-hate relationship between Melibe leonina and light. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
79) Armstrong E, Newcomb JM (2014) Investigating the presence of a photosynthetic symbiont in Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, North Andover, MA.
80) Dube SS, Newcomb JM (2014) Investigating the short-term effects of conopressin injections on locomotor activity in Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, North Andover, MA.
81) Peck LE, Peterson KJ, Newcomb JM (2014) Assessing phylogenetic relationships of Nudibranchia through the use of microRNAs. Eastern New England Biological Conference, North Andover, MA.
82) Sevigny JL, Newcomb JM (2014) The mitochondrial genome of Melibe leonina and its impact on gastropod phylogeny. Eastern New England Biological Conference, North Andover, MA.
83) Shute A, Ramsdell J, Thomas WK, Bergeron LJ, Newcomb JM (2014) Determining the circadian Period gene sequence in Melibe leonina using orthologous sequences. Eastern New England Biological Conference, North Andover, MA.
84) Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2014) Small cardioactive peptide immunoreactivity in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, Austin, TX.
85) Kallins MG, Curtis NE, Pierce SK, Watson WH III, Newcomb JM (2014) Ultrastructural analysis demonstrates that the nudibranch Melibe leonina lacks symbiotic algae and kleptoplasts. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, Austin, TX.
86) Malanga S, Lee C, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH (2013) Eyeless Melibe leonina continue to produce circadian locomotion. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Hanover, NH.
87) Kirouac LE, Naimie AA, Bixby KA, Boroski CJ, Lawlor KE, Ramseyer TF, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2013) A circadian clock regulates both crawling and swimming in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, San Francisco, CA.
88) Kirouac LE, Naimie AA, Bixby KA, Boroski CJ, Lawlor KE, Ramseyer TF, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2012) Circadian rhythm of locomotion in the nudibranch mollusc Melibe leonina. International Congress of Neuroethology, College Park, MD.
89) Lawlor KE, Boroski CJ, Kirouac LE, Naimie AA, Thomas WK, Newcomb JM (2012) Sequencing and annotation of the mitochondrial genome of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
90) Kirouac LE, Naimie AA, Bixby KA, Boroski CJ, Lawlor KE, Ramseyer TF, Watson III, WH, Newcomb JM (2012) Circadian rhythm of locomotion in the nudibranch mollusc Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
91) Bixby KA, Harris K, White C, Boroski CJ, Kirouac LE, Lawlor KE, Newcomb JM, Watson III, WH, (2012) Identification of putative clock neurons in the brain of the nudibranch, Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
92) Newcomb JM (2012) Developing a model system for investigating how circadian clocks produce circadian behavior. Symposium of Conchologists of America Academic Grant award recipients at the American Malacological Society/Conchologists of America Society joint conference, Philadelphia, PA.
93) Bergeron LJ, Newcomb JM, Dunlop D, Simon EJ (2012) Integrating bioinformatics across an undergraduate biology curriculum. American Society for Microbiology Conference for Undergraduate Educators, San Mateo, CA.
94) Kirouac LE, Naimie AA, Newcomb JM (2012) Melibe leonina express an endogenous circadian rhythm of locomotion. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Easton, MA.
95) Michonski A, Newcomb JM (2012) The effects of pigment dispersing hormone (PDH) on behavior in the nudibranch, Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Easton, MA.
96) Bouchard JB, Mitchell R, Campbell A, Kirouac LE, LaChance S, Naimie AA, Watson, WH III, Newcomb JM (2012) In search of biological clock neurons in the central nervous system of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference, Charleston, SC.
97) Katz, PS, Lillvis JL, Sakurai A, Gunaratne CA, Newcomb JM (2011) Evolution of behaviors reveals functional importance of neural circuit features. Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience PI Meeting, Princeton, NJ.
98) Bouchard JB, Mitchell R, Campbell A, Kirouac LE, LaChance S, Naimie AA, Watson, WH III, Newcomb JM (2011) In search of biological clock neurons in the central nervous system of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Gordon Research Conference: Neuroethology, Easton, MA.
99) Kirouac LE, Bouchard JB, Naimie AA, Newcomb JM (2011) Using bioinformatics to develop a custom antibody for the period protein in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Northeast Regional IDeA Meeting, Newport, RI.
100) Bouchard JB, Mitchell R, Campbell A, Kirouac LE, LaChance S, Naimie AA, Watson, WH III, Newcomb JM (2011) In search of biological clock neurons in the central nervous system of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Northeast Regional IDeA Meeting, Newport, RI.
101) Kirouac LE, Bouchard JB, Naimie AA, Newcomb JM (2011) Using bioinformatics to develop a custom antibody for the period protein in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
102) Bouchard JB, Mitchell R, Campbell A, Kirouac LE, LaChance S, Naimie AA, Newcomb JM, Watson, WH III (2011) In search of biological clock neurons in the CNS of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH.
103) Mitchell R, Bouchard JB, Watson, WH III, Newcomb JM (2011) Presence of putative neurohormones and biological clock proteins in Melibe leonina. University of New Hampshire Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH.
104) Bouchard JB, Newcomb JM (2011) Identification of circadian rhythm neurons in the brain of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. New England College Natural Sciences and Mathematics Senior Thesis Symposium, Henniker, NH.
105) Bonavita A, Doherty C, Glashow M, Kerslake C, Kirouac L, Lacroix C, Price-Prevot M, Newcomb JM (2011) Role of glutamate in autotomization of cerata in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Boston, MA.
106) Sakurai A, Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2010) Homologous interneurons have distinct functions in the generation of similar rhythmic motor patterns. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
107) Sakurai A, Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2010) Homologous interneurons have distinct functions in the generation of similar rhythmic motor patterns. International Congress of Neuroethology, Salamanca, Spain.
108) Lewis S, Lyons D, Meekins T, Newcomb JM (2010) The effects of serotonin on locomotion in the gastropod Melibe leonina. Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium, Biddeford, ME.
109) Lewis S, Lyons D, Meekins T, Newcomb JM (2010) The effects of serotonin on locomotion in the gastropod Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Bridgewater, MA.
110) Lewis S, Lyons D, Meekins T, Newcomb JM (2009) The effects of serotonin on locomotion in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.
111) Lewis S, Lyons D, Meekins T, Newcomb JM (2009) The effects of serotonin on locomotion in the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Lowell, MA.
112) Amick R, Baker E, Cloughley K, Newcomb JM (2009) Defensive responses of nudibranchs. Eastern New England Biological Conference, Lowell, MA.
113) Katz PS, Newcomb JM (2007) Evolution of neural circuits in nudibranch molluscs. International Congress of Neuroethology, Vancouver, Canada.
114) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2007) Serotonin and homologous serotonergic interneurons participate differently in divergent rhythmic behaviors. East Coast Nerve Net, Woods Hole, MA.
115) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2006) Phylogenetic reconfiguration of neural circuits underlying locomotion in nudibranch molluscs. Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA.
116) Newcomb JM, Naugle MM, Fickbohm DJ, Katz PS (2006) Comparative mapping of serotonin- immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous systems of nudibranch molluscs. Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA.
117) Newcomb JM, Naugle MM, Fickbohm DJ, Katz PS (2006) Comparative mapping of serotonin- immunoreactive neurons in the central nervous systems of nudibranch mollusks. Second International Workshop on Opisthobranchia, Bonn, Germany.
118) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2006) Evolution of central pattern generator circuitry in nudibranch molluscs: changes in the functions of identified neurons embedded in a common network. South East Nerve Net, Atlanta, GA.
119) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2006) Evolution of neural circuits underlying swimming behaviors in nudibranch molluscs. Neuronal Circuits: From Structure to Function, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
120) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2006) Patterns of neural evolution in nudibranch molluscs: functional divergence of homologous neurons embedded in a common neural network. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Orlando, FL.
121) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2005) Evolution of central pattern generator circuitry in nudibranch molluscs: changes in the functions of identified neurons embedded in a common network. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.
122) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2005) Homologous neurons in nudibranch molluscs serve different functions in analogous behaviors. Gordon Conference on Neuroethology, Oxford, England.
123) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2004) Systematic investigation of the behavioral functions of homologous serotonergic neurons in nudibranch molluscs. International Congress of Neuroethology, Nyborg, Denmark.
124) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2004) Homologous serotonergic neurons in two molluscan species participate differently in analogous locomotor behaviors. South East Nerve Net, Atlanta, GA.
125) Newcomb JM, Katz PS (2003) Homologous serotonergic neurons in two molluscan species differentially participate in analogous locomotor behaviors. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.
126) Newcomb JM, Goy M, Turner BE, Watson WH, III (2002) Modulation of the swim motor program in the gastropod Melibe leonina by cyclic GMP and cyclic AMP. South East Nerve Net, Atlanta, GA.
127) Newcomb JM, Goy M, Turner BE, Watson WH, III (2002) Modulation of the swim motor program in the gastropod Melibe leonina by cyclic GMP and cyclic AMP. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
128) Newcomb JM, Watson WH, III (2000) Identifiable nitrergic cells in the central nervous system of Melibe leonina. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.
129) Newcomb JM, Watson WH, III (2000) The inhibitory role of nitric oxide in the swimming behavior of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. East Coast Nerve Net, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.
130) Newcomb JM, Watson WH, III (2000) Nitric oxide in the central nervous system of the opisthobranch Melibe leonina. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Atlanta, GA, 2000.
131) Newcomb JM, Watson WH, III (1998) Modulation of Melibe feeding consumption by satiation. Undergraduate Research Conference, Durham, NH. ______
CONFERENCES ATTENDED (but not presenting):
• Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Phoenix, AZ (2017)
• Faculty Athletic Representatives Annual Conference, San Diego, CA (2011)
• American Society for Microbiology/Joint Genomes Institute Bioinformatics Institute, Washington, DC (2011)
• Joint Genomes Institute Bioinformatics Faculty Training Workshop, New London, NH (2010)
• Faculty Athletic Representatives Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO (2009)
• Art, Science and Technology: Connections, Boston, MA (2009)
• Massachusetts Association of Biology Teachers Conference, Framingham, MA (2009)
• Engaged Department Institute, Keene, NH (2008)
• Eastern New England Biology Conference, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH (2008)
• Engaged Department Initiative Bidders Conference, Campus Compact for New Hampshire, Concord, NH (2007)
• Best Practices in Science Education Conference, Atlanta, GA (2005)
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TEACHING:
• Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor, New England College Biology and Society Laboratory Careers in Science Comparative Animal Physiology Concepts of Human Anatomy & Physiology Evolution Exercise Physiology General Biology I & II Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II Neurobiology of Learning Research/Senior Thesis Tropical Marine Biology
Zoology
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Georgia State University Principles of Biology I & II Laboratories Excellence in Teaching Workshop for Teaching Assistants
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of New Hampshire Animal Physiology Laboratory Behavioral Ecology Laboratory Mammalogy Laboratory
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, University of New Hampshire Principles of Biology Laboratory
• Outreach Naturalist Friday Harbor Laboratories, Friday Harbor, WA (2005) Seacoast Science Center, Rye, NH (1996)
• Substitute Teacher, Nashua School System, Nashua, NH (1987–1988) Taught in every grade, K-12 ______
FACULTY MENTORING:
• Geoffrey Cook, Assistant Professor of Biology and Health Science, New England College
• Andrew Rudd, Assistant Professor of Sports and Recreation Management, New England College
• Frank Jones, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Criminal Justice, New England College
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THESIS COMMITTEES:
• Reilly B (2016-2019) Master’s Thesis. Plymouth State University.
• Duback V (2016-2017) Master’s Thesis. University of New Hampshire.
• Lee C (2012-2015) Master’s Thesis. University of New Hampshire. ______
RESEARCH THESIS ADVISOR (New England College):
1) Dunn, Connor (2019) Circadian rhythms of locomotion in Berghia stephanieae.
2) Heath, Brigid (2019) Increased survival of Berghia stephanieae in a laboratory environment.
3) McNamara, Ashley (2019) Localization of r-opsin present in tissues of opisthobranchs through immunohistochemistry.
4) McGhee, Caitlyn (2019) Behavioral and physiological responses to light in Berghia and Melibe.
5) Nelson, Shkaylia (2019) Localization of canonical and non-canonical r-opsins in Melibe leonina.
6) Thibault, Hailey (2019) Can Melibe leonina see red light?.
7) Lambert, Collin (2018-2019) Investigating Berghia stephanieae’s circadian rhythms of locomotion.
8) Nowakowski, Emilie (2018-2019) Development of a self-sustaining breeding colony of Berghia stephanieae.
9) Easter, Jackson (2018) Locating clock transcripts bmal1 and timeless in the brain of Melibe leonina.
10) Gingras, Molly (2018) Expression of extraocular opsin in the nervous and integumentary systems of Melibe leonina.
11) Thoroughgood, Dominic-Naomi (2018) Investigating temporal expression patterns of clock proteins in Melibe leonina.
12) Benedetti, Nicole (2017) Investigating circadian rhythms in Melibe leonina and Aplysia californica with extracellular electrophysiology.
13) Brewster, Katelynn (2017) Investigating circadian rhythms of gene expression in Melibe leonina and Aplysia californica.
14) McFarlane, Bryan (2017) Investigating the specificity of authentic clock protein antibodies in Melibe leonina and Aplysia californica with immunoprecipitation. effects of small cardioactive peptide on the esophagus of the gastropod Melibe leonina.
15) Bernier, Kyle (2016-2017) Investigating where circadian genes are expressed in Melibe leonina.
16) Kopacz, Marissa (2016-2017) Short-term effects of small cardioactive peptide (SCP) on locomotion in Melibe leonina.
17) Wallace, Colleen (2016-2017) Investigating the effects of small cardioactive peptide on the esophagus of Melibe leonina.
18) Clark, Michaela (2016) Investigating the expression of circadian proteins in the nudibranch Melibe leonina.
19) Huyck, Taylor (2016) Localization of the circadian clock in the nervous system of the mollusk Melibe leonina using in situ hybridization.
20) Locke, Sara (2016) Localization of circadian clock proteins in the nervous system of the mollusk Melibe leonina.
21) Cartier, Joseph (2015-2016) Neural bursting patterns in the nudibranch mollusk Melibe leonina.
22) Kawachi, Sho and Kenneth Olivieri (2015-2016) Observing the effects of SCP and PDH on locomotion in Melibe leonina.
23) Notini, Erica and Maria Soulios (2015-2016) Effects of SCP on the feeding and swimming motor programs of Melibe leonina.
24) Soto, Nattashia (2015-2016) Investigating a method for comparing the amount of a circadian protein, CLOCK, between night and day in the central nervous system of Melibe leonina.
25) Belanger, Christine (2014-2015) Light preference of Melibe leonina.
26) Gorman, Dale (2014-2015) Evaluating the effects of light on Melibe leonina.
27) Lepine, Gabrielle (2014-2015) Localization of the circadian protein, PERIOD, in the brain of the nudibranch mollusk, Melibe leonina.
28) Manuele, Kaitlyn (2014-2015) Investigating the presence of photosynthetic pigments in the diverticuli of Melibe leonina.
29) Urato, Shannon (2014-2015) Investigating the presence of photosynthetic pigments in the sea slug Melibe leonina.
30) Armstrong, Elaine (2013-2014) Investigating the presence of a photosynthetic symbiont in Melibe leonina.
31) Chasse, Danielle (2013-2014) A methodology for identification of the circadian protein, period, in the brain of the gastropod Melibe leonina.
32) Dube, Samantha (2013-2014) Investigating the short-term effects of conopressin injections on locomotor activity in Melibe leonina.
33) Peck, Liam (2013-2014) Assessing phylogenetic relationships of Nudibranchia through the use of microRNAs.
34) Sevigny, Joseph (2013-2014) The mitochondrial genome of Melibe leonina and its impact on gastropod phylogeny.
35) Shute, Adam (2013-2014) Determining the circadian Period gene sequence in Melibe leonina using orthologous sequences.
36) Kirouac, Lauren (2011-2012) Endogenous circadian patterns of locomotion in the nudibranch mollusc Melibe leonina.
37) Michonski, Alicia (2011-2012) The effects of pigment dispersing hormone on locomotion in the nudibranch mollusc Melibe leonina.
38) Naimie, Amanda (2011-2012) Endogenous circadian patterns of locomotion in the nudibranch mollusc Melibe leonina.
39) Talbot, Marie (2011) Circadian rhythm of locomotion in Lumbricus terrestris.
40) Bouchard, Jessica (2010-2011) Identification of circadian rhythm neurons in the brain of the nudibranch Melibe leonina.
41) Chaudhrey, Aamad (2009-2010) Total shoulder replacement: which types are best?
42) Funk, Donovan (2009-2010) Reduction of ulnar collateral ligament injury in adolescent baseball players.
43) Ginther, Joseph (2009-2010) Expression of the circadian protein Period in Panulirus argus.
44) Greene, Jonathan (2009-2010) Comparing treatments for ankle injuries.
45) Lewis, Stefanie (2009-2010) The effects of serotonin on locomotion in the nudibranch Melibe leonina.
46) Amick, Ryan (2008-2009) Plant movements.
47) Brayton, Deanna (2008-2009) Long term effects of knee injuries - osteoarthritis.
48) Giancola, Danielle (2008-2009) Healing ankle sprains: mobilization vs. immobilization techniques.
49) Shea, Brian (2008-2009) Vertebrate transduction: backwards or just right?
50) Vaidya, Luzal (2008) Circadian rhythm and visual sensitivity in the American lobster, Homarus americanus.
51) Plotnikova, Natalia (2006-2007) Behavioral and physiological effects on visual perception in the lobster, Homarus americanus, under the light of different wavelengths.
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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH MENTEES (* indicates member of underserved population):
1) Cross, Kaylee (2021-present)
2) Gordon, Christine* (2021-present)
3) Ricks, Lourdes* (2021-present)
4) Stapp, Leah-YaXi* (2021-present)
5) Wightman, Emily (2021-present)
6) Dunn, Connor (2019-present)
7) McGhee, Caitlyn (2019-2020)
8) Gingras, Molly (2018-2021)
9) Nelson, Shkaylia* (2019)
10) Thoroughgood, Dominic-Naomi* (2018-2020)
11) Easter, Jackson (2018)
12) Vachon, Jordan (2018)
13) Benedetti, Nicole (2017)
14) Brewster, Katelynn (2017)
15) McFarlane, Bryan (2017)
16) Clark, Michaela (2016-2017)
17) Huyck, Taylor (2016-2017)
18) Locke, Sara (2015-2017)
19) Gubbins, Emily (2015-2017)
20) Mbarani, Izhar* (2015-2017)
21) Thomas, Rachel (2015-2017)
22) Sevigny, Joseph (2014-2015)
23) Blaisdell, Danielle (2014)
24) Morris, Jonathan (2014)
25) Nowak, Mark (2014)
26) Boroski, Chelsie (2012)
27) Michonski, Alicia (2012)
28) Kirouac, Lauren (2011-2012)
29) Naimie, Amanda* (2011-2012)
30) Bouchard, Jessica (2011)
31) Atkinson, Christy (2009-2010)
32) Thomas, Oshane* (2008-2009)
33) Vaidya, Luzal* (2008-2009)
34) Plotnikova, Natalia (2006-2007)
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INTERNSHIP SUPERVISOR:
• Lawlor, Kayla (2014)
• Lofrano, Briel (2012)
• Morissette, Bryan (2012)
• Naimie, Amanda (2011-2012)
• White, Teraysa (2011)
• Ginther, Joseph (2010)
• Dwyer, Edward (2010)
• Barker, Rebecca (2010)
• Harrison, Michael (2009)
• Hayes, Stephanie (2009)
• Sargent, Marc (2008)
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JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARDS:
• Integrative Organismal Biology (2021-present)
• Journal of Circadian Rhythms (2012-present)
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GRANT PANEL REVIEWER:
• National Science Foundation (2012)
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AD HOC REVIEWER (Journals):
• Biological Bulletin
• BMC Evolutionary Biology
• Current Zoology
• European Journal of Sport Science
• Helgoland Marine Research
• ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Integrative Organismal Biology
• Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology
• Journal of Neurophysiology
• Journal of Neuroscience Methods
• Malacologia
• Marine Environmental Research
• Organisms Diversity & Evolution
• PeerJ
• PLoS ONE
• Proceedings of the Royal Society B
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AD HOC REVIEWER (Grants):
• National Science Foundation
• New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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AD HOC REVIEWER (Conference Abstracts):
• Council on Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill, Washington, DC
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AD HOC REVIEWER (Textbooks):
• Simon EJ (2014) Biology: The Core. Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco, CA.
• Campbell NA, Reece JB, Taylor MR, Simon EJ, Dickey JL. (2011) Biology: Concepts & Connections, 7th ed. Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco, CA.
• Campbell NA, Reece JB, Simon EJ. (2010) Essential Biology with Physiology, 3rd ed. Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco, CA.
• Campbell NA, Reece JB, Taylor MR, Simon EJ, Dickey JL. (2009) Biology: Concepts & Connections, 6th ed. Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco, CA.
• Campbell NA, Reece JB, Taylor MR, Simon EJ. (2008) Biology: Concepts & Connections, 5th ed. Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco, CA.
• Campbell NA, Reece JB, Simon EJ. (2007) Essential Biology with Physiology, 2nd ed. Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco, CA.
• Campbell NA, Reece JB. (2005) Biology, 7th ed. Pearson Education/Benjamin Cummings. San Francisco, CA.
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OUTREACH ACTIVITIES:
• Career speaker series, Weare Middle School 7th and 8th grade (2020)
• Classification & heredity, Henniker Community School 3rd and 4th grades (2019)
• Vision and sheep eyeball dissection, Hopkinton Middle-High School 7th grade (2018-2019)
• Frog dissection, Windham Middle School 7th grade (2017-2019)
• Contoocook river assessment for trout, Henniker Community School 7th grade (2017-2019)
• Vision and sheep eyeball dissection, Henniker Community School 7th grade (2015-2017, 2019)
• Animal/plant organ systems, Henniker Community School 4th grade (2016)
• DNA fingerprinting, Henniker Community School 6th grade (2015)
• DNA fingerprinting, Rivendells School 6th grade (2015)
______ELECTED POSITIONS:
• Chair of Division of Neurobiology, Neuroethology, & Sensory Biology, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (2021-2024)
• John Stark School Board member (2020-2023)
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SERVICE:
• Faculty Advisor, Health Science Association, New England College (2007-present)
• Member of Developmental Review Team for junior colleague, New England College (2021)
• Assistant Superintendent Search Committee, School Administrative Unit 24 (2020)
• Faculty Mentor for new Sport and Recreation Management faculty member, New England College (2019- 2020)
• Faculty Evaluation Committee, New England College (2017-2019; chair 2018-2019)
• Budget Advisory Committee, New England College (2016-2019)
• Athletic Director Interview Committee, New England College (2019)
• Kinesiology Faculty Hire Search Committee, New England College (2019)
• Criminal Justice Faculty Hire Search Committee, New England College (2018)
• Immersion Experience Advisory Group, New England College (2017-2019)
• Annual Meeting Planning Committee, NH-INBRE (2017-2018)
• Member of Developmental Review Committee for junior colleague (2017)
• VPAA Search Committee, New England College (2016-2017)
• Faculty Development Committee, New England College (2016-2017)
• Chemistry Faculty Hire Search Committee, New England College (2015)
• Environmental Science Hire Search Committee, New England College (2015)
• Student Transformation Award Selection Committee, New England College (2014)
• Academic Standards Committee, New England College (2009-2014; chair 2011-2012)
• Academic Technology Advisory Group, New England College (2010-2013)
• Faculty Athletic Representative, New England College (2009-2019)
• Advising Advisory Board, New England College (2009-2013)
• Online Learning Advisory Council, New England College (2012)
• Strategic Planning Council, Community Sub-Committee, New England College (2010)
• Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee, New England College (2009)
• Curriculum Committee, New England College (2007-2009)
• Member of Classroom Observation Team for colleague’s contractual review, New England College (2008 & 2010)
• Member of Developmental Review Committee for junior colleague (2008)
• Psychology Faculty Hire Search Committee, New England College (2008)
• Teacher Education Certification Committee, New England College (2007)
• Biology Faculty Hire Search Committee, New England College (2007)
• Kinesiology Faculty Hire Search Committee, New England College (2007)
• Session Chair, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting (2006)
• Identified Neuron Database Workshop Organizational Committee (2004-2005)
• South East Nerve Net Organizational Committee (2001-2004)
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
• Council on Undergraduate Research (2011-present)
• International Society for Neuroethology (2004-2006, 2012-present)
• National Association of Biology Teachers (2007-present)
• New Hampshire Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (2011-present)
• Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (2000-present; Chair of Division of Neurobiology, Neuroethology & Sensory Biology, 2021-2024)