Biology

Kathleen A. Page, Professor

Sciences 371

1250 Siskiyou Blvd.

Ashland, OR  97520

(541) 552-6788

email: page@sou.edu

Education

B.A. Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1978

M.A. Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981

Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988

Teaching

Elementary Microbiology (Bi214)

Microbiology (Bi351, Bi353)

Our Microbial World (Bi383)

Cell Biology (Bi342)

Immunology (Bi456/556)

Research Interests

Dr. Page's research is focused on Environmental Microbiology. She is isolating and characterizing novel bacterial species from diverse environmental sites such as Crater Lake and an abandoned copper mine. She is also interested in assessing microbial pollution problems that occur in regional waterways. 

Publications

English, F., K. Coffelt, J. Daomn-Tollenaere, J. Heglie, M. Plankenhorn, and K. Page.  2011.  Ashland Creek E. coli Study.  Rogue Riverkeeper, Ashland, OR.

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.