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Ronald Kaltreider, Ph.D.


Associate Professor of Biology

Chair, Biological Sciences Department

Education

  • B.S., Biology York College of Pennsylvania (1994)
  • Ph.D., Pharmacology and Toxicology Dartmouth College (2000)
  • Member of the Committee for the Health Professionals
  • American Association for Cancer Research (Since 1998)
  • Pennsylvania Academy of Science (Since 2002)
  • Society of Toxicology (Since 1998)

    • Courses

    • Biology I Lecture and Laboratory
    • Genetics Lecture and Laboratory
    • Introduction to Scientific Research
    • Cell and Molecular Biology Lecture and Laboratory
    • Senior Thesis

    Research Interests

    • Understanding mechanisms and potential treatments for diabetes
    • Understanding mechanisms and potential treatments for cancer

    Recent Publications

    • Wilson, K. and R.C. Kaltreider. Identifying and characterizing the role of a tryptophan hydroxylase (tph-1) gene homolog in C. elegans using siRNA knock-down. Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 83: 149, 2010.
    • Ihnat, M.A., Thorpe, J.E., Kamat, C.D., Szabo, C., Green, D.E., Warnke, L.A., Lacza, Z., Cselenyak, A., Ross, K., Shakir, S., Poconi, L., Kaltreider, R.C., and A. Ceriello. Reactive oxygen species mediate a cellular 'memory' of high glucose stress signaling. Diabetologia. 2007 Jul 50 (7):1523-31, 2007.
    • Ream, T. R., Halligan, K. and R. C. Kaltreider. Sulfanilamide derivatives effectiveness on growth inhibition of E. coli and S. aureus. Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 80: 123, 2007.