Faculty Directory
Pathology
Ashwood, Edward R.
ARUP, Research Park
Phone: 585-2787x2105
E-mail: ashwood@med.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Clinical chemistry, especially
fetal lung maturity.
Student Participation: Laboratory assistant.
Background Needed: Chemistry, biology, interest in
medicine.
Outside Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering,
Pre-Medicine.
Key Words: Fetal lung maturity, clinical chemistry.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Clayton, Fred
VA PATHOLOGY
Phone: 584-1261
E-mail: DrFClayton@aol.com
General Research Interest: HIV infection in intestinal
mucosa. Tissue immune changes during HIV infection. Immune
response to opportunistic infections.
Student Participation: Morphologic study with morphometry
and immunohistology with confocal microscopy, cell culture
work, quantitative nucleic acid and protein studies (Competitive
PCR, ELISA, Western blots, etc.).
Background Needed: Experience with cell culture,
histology, nucleic acid, or protein methods is desirable.
Outside Majors: Biology and related fields.
Key Words: HIV, intestine, mucosal immunity.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Daynes, Raymond A.
5B412 SOM
Phone: 581-3013
E-Mail: ray.daynes@path.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Molecular immunology,
vaccination, immunobiology of aging.
Student Participation: Work closely with graduate
student or postdoctoral fellow to develop expertise necessary
to carry out own experiments.
Background Needed: General Biology.
Outside Majors: Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Fisher, Mark
ARUP Laboratories
Phone: 583-2787 ext. 3438
E-Mail: mark.fisher@path.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Microbial pathogenesis and gene expression. Vector-borne diseases.
Student Participation: Construction and screening of mutant libraries.
Background Needed: Biology, microbiology (preferred), molecular biology/genetics laboratory experience (academic or research related).
Outside Majors: Genetics, Biology, molecular biology, entomology. Key Words: Plague, bacteria, pathogenesis, gene expression, mutants.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Hill, Harry
5B114 UUMC
Phone: 581-5873
Email: harry.hill@path.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Immunology & host resistance
to bacterial infections, specifically immune responses to
streptococci & use of monoclonal antibodies and recombinant
human cytokines treating infections and immunologic disorders.
Student Participation: Work on cellular & humoral
assays of immunity in the test tube & in small animal models
of disease. Learn assays & develop their own research projects.
Background Needed: Basic understanding of science
& biology.
Outside Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology,
Pre-med Emphasis.
Key Words: Immunology, Resistance to Bacterial Infection,
Monoclonal Antibodies, Recombinant Human Cytokines, Immunotherapy.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Kaplan, Jerry
5C130 SOM
Phone: 581-7472
E-mail: jerry.kaplan@path.utah.edu
General Research Interest: Cell biology, genetics
metabolism, cell membranes.
Student Participation: Undergraduates do experiments
and havetheir own project depending upon experience.
Background Needed: Freshman, Junior - biology or
chemistry majors.
Key Words: Genetics, cell biology, human disease.
Student generated projects may be considered.
Stillman, David
5C426 UUMC
Phone: 581-5429
Email: David.Stillman@path.utah.edu
General
Research Interest: Eukaryotic gene regulation using yeast
as a model system.
Student
Participation: Assist with experiments on gene regulation,
using genetics & molecular cloning methods.
Background
Needed: Basic chemistry and biology needed. Molecular
biology & genetics desirable.
Outside
Majors: Biology or Chemistry.
Key
Words: Gene regulation, yeast, transcription, DNA, molecular
cloning, genetics.
Student
generated projects may be considered.
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