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Douglas
Wendell, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences 314 Dodge Hall Oakland
University Rochester,
MI 48309-4401 wendell@oakland.edu |
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Courses
BIO 3400 Genetics
BIO 3401 Genetics Laboratory
BIO 4400/5400 Advanced Genetics
Projects
DNA in Invasive Species Monitoring
New Zealand Mudsnail. My
lab is working with Scott Tiegs’ group in a
project to monitor for the invasive New Zealand Mudsnail. Our contribution is to test for
environmental DNA as one of the methods to detect this invasive organism.
Phragmites. Invasive strains of the common
reed, Phragmites australis is
a serious problem in wetlands across the country. There are actually both native and
introduced invasive strains which can be difficult to distinguish
morphologically. As a public
service we perform the Saltonstall DNA test which
that can distinguish them. If you
are conservation professional or landowner who has samples to test, please
contact wendell@oakland.edu. More information is available at the Great Lakes Phragmites
Collaborative.
Developing Materials for Teaching Genetics
I’ve been
working with Carolina Biological Supply to develop a kit for science teachers
that connects Mendelian and molecular genetics. Their kit Identifying the Mutation in Non-Purple Stem Wisconsin
Fast Plants® is now available for teachers.
Wendell Lab Publications
Wendell, D.L, A. Vaziri, and G. Shergill,
2016. The Gene Encoding Dihydroflavonol 4-Reductase Is a Candidate for the
anthocyaninless Locus of Rapid Cycling Brassica rapa (Fast Plants Type). PLoS ONE 11(8): e0161394. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161394
Slankster, E.E., J.M. Chase, L.M. Jones, and
D. Wendell, 2012. DNA-based genetic
markers for rapid cycling Brassica rapa
(Fast Plants type) designed for the teaching laboratory. Slankster, EE, J.M. Chase, L.A. Jones,
and D.L. Wendell, 2012. DNA-based
genetic markers for rapid cycling Brassica rapa (Fast Plants type) designed for
the teaching laboratory. Front.
Plant Sci.3:118.
Wendell, D.L, D.M. Pickard, E.E, Slankster, and M.R. Belz,
2012. Human genetics with mustard:
use of DNA markers for paternity tesing in
rapid-cycling Brassica rapa (Fast
Plants type). Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching: Proceedings of
the 33rd Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Lab
Education (ABLE), in press
Burdzinski, C. and
D.L. Wendell, 2007. Mapping the Anthocyaninless (anl) Locus in Rapid-Cycling Brassica rapa (RBr) to Linkage Group R9. BMC Genetics,
8:64
Wendell, D.L. and D. Picard, 2007. Teaching human genetics with mustard:
rapid cycling Brassica rapa (Fast Plants
type) as a model for human genetics in the classroom laboratory. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 6:
179-185
Wendell, D.L., A. Platts, and S. Land,
2006. Global analysis of gene
expression in the estrogen induced pituitary tumor of the F344 rat. Journal
of Steroid Biochemistry and Metabolism, 101: 188-196
Pandey, J. and D.L. Wendell,
2006. Angiogenesis
and capillary maturation phenotypes associated with the Edpm3 locus on
rat Chromosome 3. Mammalian Genome 17:
49-57
Pandey, J.,
A. Bannout, D. Wendell, 2004. The Edpm5 locus prevents the
"angiogenic switch" in an estrogen-induced
rat pituitary tumor. Carcinogenesis, 25: 1829-1838.
Pandey, J.,
D. Cracchiolo, F.M. Hansen, D.L. Wendell, 2002.
Strain differences and inheritance of angiogenic
versus angiostatic activity in estrogen-induced rat
pituitary tumors. Angiogenesis 5: 53-66
Cracchiolo,
D., J.W. Swick, L. McKiernan, S. Raina, E. Holman, C.
Sloan, and D.L. Wendell, 2002. Estrogen-dependent growth of a rat pituitary
tumor involves, but does not require, a high level of vascular endothelial
growth factor. Experimental
Biology and Medicine 227: 492-499
Sclafani,
R.V., and D.L. Wendell, 2001. Suppression of estrogen-dependent MMP-9
expression by Edpm5, a genetic locus for pituitary tumor growth in rat. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology,
176: 145-153