Division of Natural Science

Faculty Excellence

The following is a list of professional activities by JBU faculty in the past 18 months.

Awards/Honors
Book Published
Conference Presentation
Grants - External
Grants - Internal
Offices
Other Activity
Other Presentation
Paper Published

Awards/Honors

Frank Blume, Department of Mathematics
Faculty Excellence Award
2006

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
Fellow
American Scientific Affiliation
Summer 2008

Larry G Seward, Department of Biology
Elected as a Fellow of the Affiliation
American Scientific Affiliation
Summer 2005

Book Published

Frank Blume, Department of Mathematics
Applied Calculus for Scientists and Engineers: A Journey in Dialogues
Jones and Bartlett Publishing
2005

Conference Presentation

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Encouraging Excellence and Building Community in the Undergraduate Research Lab"
American Scientific Affiliation, 63rd Annual Meeting
August 2008

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Using Blackboard as a Lab Management Tool and Information Resource for Undergraduate Research Students"
Council on Undergraduate Research, 12th Biennial Meeting
June 2008

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Localizing Factor Binding Sites within an Intronic Enhancer of the Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene"
American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
April 2008

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Functional Analysis of Linker-Scan Mutations within Inverted Fragments of the Antisilencer/Enhancer Region of the Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene"
Arkansas INBRE Undergraduate Research Symposium
November 2007

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Regulation of Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene Expression in Leydig Cells of the Testis"
Arkansas INBRE Undergraduate Research Symposium
November 2007

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Localizing Factor Binding Sites within the Antisilencer/Enhancer Region of the Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene in Mice"
Arkansas INBRE Undergraduate Research Symposium
November 2007

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Human Stem Cells in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease: Current Status"
American Scientific Affiliation, 61st Annual Meeting
July 2006

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Regulation of Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene Expression: Molecular Dissection of the Antisilencer/Enhancer Region in Intron 1"
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Neurochemistry
June 2005
This presentation was co-authored by students Bruno Pereira and Matthew Sample

Carla Swearingen, Department of Chemistry
Invited Seminar: "Interfacial Chemistry: At the Cutting Edge"
University of Arkansas
September 2005

Grants - External

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
$25,000 Equipment Grant
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence
Spring 2008

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
$37,280 for equipment that will allow an increase in Internet bandwidth on campus and enable two-way teleconferencing via the Access Grid
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence
Fall 2005
With Ray West and Paul Nast (Information Technology Services)

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
$441,055 Research Grant (over 5-year period), "Transcriptional Regulation of the Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene"
IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence--a program of the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Summer 2005

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
Research Grant - $25,000
Arkansas Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network
2004-2005

Grants - Internal

Frank Blume, Department of Mathematics
Summer Scholar Fellow
John Brown University
Summer 2007

Frank Blume, Department of Mathematics
Course Release Grant
John Brown University
Fall 2006

Carla Swearingen, Department of Chemistry
Professional Development Grant
JBU
Summer 2008

Jennie Tang, Department of Biology
Professional Development Grant
JBU
Summer 2008

Timothy S Wakefield, Department of Biology
Shipps Scholar Grant
JBU
2008-2009

Timothy S Wakefield, Department of Biology
Shipps Grant
John Brown University
2006-2007

Offices

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
Steering Committee Member
Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence
2005-present

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
Education Committee Member
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
2005-2007

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
Steering Committee Member
Arkansas Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network
2003-2005

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
Bioethics Commission Member
American Scientific Affliliation
1999-present

Larry G Seward, Department of Biology
Member of the Board of Directors
Illinois River Watershed Partnership
2006

Larry G Seward, Department of Biology
Council of Faculty Athletic Representatives
NAIA
2005-06

Other Activity

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
Life Group Leader--led semester long discussion groups for issues related to faith/science and bioethics
Cross Pointe Community Church, Tontitown, AR
2007-present

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
Symposium Moderator: "Stem Cells: Science, Ethics and Public Policy"
American Scientific Affiliation, 61st Annual Meeting
July 2006

Calvin E Piston, Department of Mathematics
Reviewer for 2005 "To Improve the Academy", Volume 24
Anker Publishing
2005

Calvin E Piston, Department of Mathematics
Reader for AP Calculus Exam
Educational Testing Service
2001 - Present

Timothy S Wakefield, Department of Biology
Invitaiton to teach course on Marine Mammals
AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies
Summer 2005

Paper Published

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Localizing Factor Binding Sites within an Intronic Enhancer of the Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene"
FASEB Journal
April 2008

Brian Greuel, Department of Biology
"Regulation of Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene Expression: Molecular Dissection of the Antisilencer/Enhancer Region in Intron 1"
Journal of Neurochemistry
June 2005

Carla Swearingen, Department of Chemistry
"Incorporation of a DNAzyme into Au-coated Nanocapillary Array Membranes with an Internal Standard for Pb (II) Sensing
The Analyst
2006
co-authored with five others

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