Jeffrey Felton - Professor of Microbiology
| Background |
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| Education |
| Ph.D., Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1980 Dissertation - Genetic Studies in the Chromosomal Region Containing the DNA Replication Origin of Escherichia coli K-12 |
| 1971 S.B. in Life Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
1981-83 Postdoctoral Study in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular
Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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| Courses Taught at Western University |
| OM5145 Introduction to Disease, Immunity and Therapeutics (DO Program) |
| Systems (in DO Program): Respiratory, Renal, Reproductive, Neurosensory |
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PA305 Structure and Function II (PA Program)
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| Prior Teaching Experience |
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy
University of California, San Francisco
1984-1992 |
| Selected Publications |
- Felton, J.R., Wright, A., 1979. Plasmid pSC101 replication in integratively suppressed cells requires dnaA function. Molec. Gen. Genet. 175: 231-233.
- Reynolds, A.E., Felton, J.R., Wright, A., 1981. Insertion of DNA activates the cryptic bgl operon in Escherichia coli K-12. Nature 293: 625-629.
- Holt, S.C. , Ebersole, J., Felton, J.R., Brunsvold, M., Kornman, K.S., 1988. Implantation of Bacteroides gingivalis in nonhuman primates initiates progression of periodontitis. Science 239: 55-57.
- De Souza, Y.G., Greenspan, D., Felton, J.R. , Hartzog, G.A., Hammer, M., Greenspan, J.S., 1989. Localization of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in the epithelial cells of oral hairy leukoplakia by in situ hybridization on tissue sections. N. Engl. J. Med. 320: 1559-1560.
- Li, J., Ellen, R.P., Hoover , C.I., Felton, J.R., 1991. Association of proteases of Porphyromonas (Bacteroides) gingivalis with its adhesion to Actinomyces viscosus. J. Dent Res. 70: 82-86.
- Hoover , C.I., Ng, C.Y., Felton, J.R., 1992. Correlation of haemagglutination activity with trypsin-like protease activity of Porphyromonas gingivalis. Archs. Oral Biol. 37: 515-520.
- Hoover , C.I., Abarbarchuk, E., Ng, C.Y., Felton, J.R., 1992. Transposition of Tn4351 in Porphyromonas gingivalis. Plasmid 27: 246-250
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Founding Member, Editorial Board, BioTechniques, The Journal of Laboratory Technology for Bioresearch, 1982-2001
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