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Academic Background Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard University. 1991 PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Davidson College. 2004 - present Publications: Books Wessner, D. R., *K. Hasty, and *M. L. West. (2008). Immunofluorescent detection of mouse epitheilial cells infected with reovirus. MicrobeLibrary, www.microbelibrary.org. Wessner, D. R. and *K. Hasty. (2007). Hemagglutination by mammalian reoviruses. MicrobeLibrary, www.microbelibrary.org. Wessner, D. R. (2007). Improving your graphs: An exercise in data presentation. MicrobeLibrary, www.microbelibrary.org. *Marcil, L. E. and D. R. Wessner. (2006). Mountains Beyond Mountains: A review. MicrobeLibrary, www.microbelibrary.org. Hoe, H.S., D. Wessner, U. Beffert, A.G. Becker, Y. Matsuoka, and G.W. Rebeck. (2005). F-spondin interaction with the apoE receptor apoEr2 affects processing of APP. Mol. Cell. Biol. 25:9259-9268. *McDonald, A. G. and D. R. Wessner. (2003). The visual art of HIV/AIDS: An interdisciplinary approach to teaching about HIV/AIDS. Bioscene: J. of College Bio. Teaching 29:15-21. Ramirez, J. J., *J. L. Caldwell, *M. Majure, D. R. Wessner, R. L. Klein, E. M. Meyer, and M. A. King. (2003). Adeno-associated virus vector expressing nerve growth factor enhances cholinergic axonal sprouting after cortical injury in rats. J. Neuroscience 23:2797-2803. Wessner, D. R., P. C. Mairorano, *J. Kenyon,
R. Pillsbury, and A. M. Campbell. (2001). Spot-overlay Ames test of potential
mutagens. in Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching 22:1-18 (S. J. Karcher,
ed.). Proceedings of the 22nd Workshop/Conference of the Association for
Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE). Snyder, S. K., D. R. Wessner, J. L. Wessells,
R. M. Waterhouse, L. M. Wahl, W. Zimmermann, and G. S. Dveksler. (2001).
Pregnancy-specific glycoproteins function as immunomodulators by inducing
secretion of IL-10, IL-6, and TGF-beta1 by human monocytes. Am. J. of
Reproductive Immunology 45:205-216. [Medline]
Wessells, J., D. Wessner, R. Parsells,
K. White, D. Finkenzeller, W. Zimmermann, and G. Dveksler. (2000). Pregnancy
specific glycoprotein 18 induces IL-10 expression in murine macrophages.
European J. of Immunology 30:1830-1840. [Medline]
Zelus, B. D., D. R. Wessner, G. S. Dveksler,
and K. V. Holmes. (1998). Neutralization of MHV-A59 by soluble recombinant
receptor glycoproteins. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 440:1-9. [Medline]
Zelus, B. D., D. R.Wessner, R. K. Williams,
M. N. Pensiero, F. T. Phibbs, G. S. Dveksler, and K. V. Holmes. (1998).
Purified, soluble recombinant mouse hepatitis virus receptor, Bgp1b, and
Bgp2 murine coronavirus receptors differ in mouse hepatitis virus binding
and neutralizing activities. J. Virol. 72:7237-7244. [Medline][Full
Text] Wessner, D. R., P. C. Shick, J.-H. Lu,
C. B. Cardellichio, S. E. Gagneten, N. Beauchemin, K. V. Holmes, and G.
S. Dveksler. (1998). Mutational analysis of the virus and monoclonal antibody
binding sites of MHVR, the cellular receptor of the murine coronavirus
MHV-A59. J Virol. 72:1941-1948. [Medline][Full
Text] Montali, R.J., C.A. Scanga, D. Pernikoff,
D.R. Wessner, R. Ward, and K.V. Holmes. (1993). A common source outbreak
of callitrichid hepatitis in captive tamarins and marmosets. J. Inf. Dis.
167:946-950. [Medline]
Wessner, D.R. and B.N. Fields. (1993).
Isolation and characterization of ethanol resistant reovirus mutants.
J Virol. 67:2442-2447. [Medline]
Pike, C.S., H.A. Norman, E.C. Kemmerer,
D.R. Wessner, C.M. Greenberg, L.J. Kaplan, N.M. Brodsky, and A.E. Ellis.
(1990). Effects of acclimation to low temperature and to water stress
on photosynthesis and on physical and chemical properties of lipids from
thylakoids of cucumber and cotton. Plant Science. 68:189-196. Other Articles Wessner, D. R. (1999). Planning Plasmids:
A Review of Vector NTI. Science. 286:1495-1496. [Medline]
Wessner, D. R. (1999). The Virus That
Cures: A Review. ASM News. 65:777. Wessner, D. R. (1999). Souvenirs: A Case
Study for the '90s: A Review. ASM News. 65:778. Recent Presentations (*denotes undergraduate co-author)
*McKinley, E. E. and D. R. Wessner. (2001).
Ethanol resistant mutants of reovirus are general stability mutants. 101st
Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Orlando, FL.
*Larned, C. E., *E. K. Nugent, *S. Riedley,
*J. C. McKillop, K. K. Bernd, and D. R. Wessner. (2001). Use of rapid,
chemiluminescent DNA sequencing and phenol-free RNA isolation protocols
in the undergraduate curriculum. 101st Annual Meeting of the American
Society for Microbiology. Orlando, FL. Wessner, D. R., P. C. Mairorano, *J. Kenyon,
R. Pillsbury, and A. M. Campbell. (2000). Spot-overlay Ames test of potential
mutagens. 22nd Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory
Education (ABLE). Clemson, SC. Zelus, B. D., F.Tanner, G. S. Dveksler,
D. R. Wessner, and K. V. Holmes. (1997). Differential neutralization of
mouse hepatitis virus strains by soluble recombinant murine Bgp1a and
Bgp1b glycoproteins. 8th International PSG/CEA Workshop. Estes Park, CO.
*Wessner, D. R., P. Shick, N. Beauchemin,
K. V. Holmes, and G. S. Dveksler. (1996). Mutation analysis of the virus
and monoclonal antibody binding sites in Bgp1a, the cellular receptor
of a murine coronavirus. 7th Internation PSG/CEA Workshop. Duarte, CA.
Zelus, B., D. Wessner, N. Beauchemin,
G. Dveksler, and K. V. Holmes. (1996). Inactivation of mouse hepatitis
virus infectivity by soluble Bgp glycoproteins. 7th Internation PSG/CEA
Workshop. Duarte, CA. Wessner, D.R., M. deSouza, G. Dveksler,
and K.V. Holmes. (1995). Inhibition of mouse hepatitis virus by recombinant
soluble CEA-related glycoproteins expressed in insect cells. 6th International
PSG/CEA Workshop. Montreal, Canada. *Wessner, D.R., M. deSouza, G. Dveksler,
and K.V. Holmes. (1995). Differential inhibition of mouse hepatitis virus
infectivity by various recombinant soluble receptor glycoproteins. Program
Abstr. American Society for Virology Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. de Souza, M.S., D.R. Wessner, G.S. Dveksler,
R.K. Williams, C.B. Cardellichio, and K.V. Holmes. (1994). Expression
of soluble mouse hepatitis virus receptor glycoproteins in a baculovirus
vector. Program Abstr. American Society for Virology Annual Meeting. Madison,
WI. Holmes, K.V., C. Scanga, D.R. Wessner,
and R.J. Montali. (1994). A common arenavirus, LCMV, is highly virulent
in unnatural primate hosts. Program Abstr. VIIth International Conference
of Comparative and Applied Virology. Montreal, Canada. *Wessner, D.R., G. Dveksler, J.-H. Lu,
R.K. Williams, and K.V. Holmes. (1993). Receptor utilization and selection
by different MHV virus strains. Program Abstr. American Society for Virology
Annual Meeting. Davis, CA. • Molecular analysis of coronavirus:host
cell interactions. Current Teaching Interests Introductory Biology, Microbiology, Biology
of HIV/AIDS, Microbes and Disease, Genetics, Independent Studies |
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