Kathleen A. Page

Teaching

Elementary Microbiology Bi 214

An introductory course in medical Microbiology for students planning careers in nursing, dental hygiene, physical therapy, and podiatry

Microbiology Bi 351

An introductory course in Microbiology with emphasis on microorganisms of medical and environmental importance. Offered for Biology majors and for students planing careers in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Environmental Science.

Cell Biology Bi 342

Study of cell and molecular biology with an emphasis on experimental cell biology. This course is part of the upper-division core curriculum required of all Biology majors.

Immunology Bi 456/446

An advanced course focused on studies of cellular and humoral mechanisms vertebrates use to defend themselves against infection. Emphasis on human immunology.

Education

Professional Employment

• At present: Professor, Dept. of Biology, Southern Oregon State College
• 1992-1995: Staff Research Investigator at the Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology, San Francisco, CA
• 1988-1992: Postdoctoral fellow at the Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco.
• 1984-1988: Teaching and research assistant at the Dept. of Medicine and Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Los Angeles.
• 1979-1981: Teaching and research assistant at the Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Research Grants and Academic Awards

• 1998: National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Award, SOU.
• 1995: AIDS Clinical Research Center, UCSF Research Grant
• 1994-1995: University-wide AIDS Research Program Award
• 1989-1992: NIH postdoctoral fellowship
• 1988: Meritorious Research Award, AFCR graduate student award
• 1986-1986: NIH pre-doctoral training grant
• 1975-1977: President's undergraduate scholar, University of California.

Current Research Interests

Analysis of bacterial pollution in the Bear Creek and Rogue River watersheds

Recent Publications

• Page, K.A., and A. B. Oppenheimer.  2005.  Bacterial Ecotypes associated with waste rock at a site of acid mine drainage.  In review.
• Page, K. A., S.A. Connon, and S. J. Giovanoni.  2004.  Representative Freshwater Bacterioplankton Isolated from Crater Lake, Oregon.  Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:6542-6550.
• Page, K.A., Liegler, T, and M.B. Feinberg. 1997. Use of a green fluorescent protein as a marker for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection. AIDS Res. and Hu. Retro. 13:1077-1083
• Page, K.A., W. van Schooten, and M.B. Feinberg. 1997. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef does not alter T-cell sensitivity to antigen-specific stimulation. J. Virol. 71:3776-3787.
• Miller, M.D., M.T. Warmerdam, K.A. Page, M.B. Feinberg, and W.C. Greene. 1995. Expression of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) nef gene during HIV production increases progeny particle infectivity independent of gp160 or viral entry. J. Virol. 69:579-584.
• Schulz, T.F., J. Reeves, J.G. Hoad, C. Tailor, P. Stevens, G. Clements, S. Ortlepp, K.A. Page, J.P. Moore, and R.A. Weiss. 1993. Effect of mutations in the V3 loop of HIV-1 gp120 on infectivity and susceptibility to proteolytic cleavage. AIDS Res. Hum. Retrovir. 9:159-166.
• Page, K.A., S.M. Stearns, and D.R. Littman. 1992. Analysis of mutations in the V3 domain of gp160 that affect fusion and infectivity. J. Virol. 66:524-533.
• Page, K.A., N.R. Landau, and D.R. Littman. 1991. Human immunodeficiency virus entry into cells. In: Hung Fan (ed.) Viruses that affect the immune system. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. pp. 103-112.
• Landau, N.R., K.A. Page, and D.R. Littman. 1991. Pseudotyping with human T-cell leukemia virus broadens the human immunodeficiency virus host range. J. Virol. 65:162-169.
• Jasin, M., K.A. Page, and D.R. Littman. 1991 Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored CD4/Thy-1 chimeric molecules serve as HIV receptors in human, but not in mouse, cells and are modulated by gangliosides. J. Virol. 65:440-444.
• Page, K.A., N.R. Landau, and D.R. Littman. 1990. Construction and use of a human immunodeficiency virus vector for analysis of virus infectivity. J. Virol. 64:5270-5276.

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