KCOM faculty are listed in bold font; staff and students are identified in brackets.


Research Publications

Ahmad Z, Senior AE. Inhibition of the ATPase activity of Escherichia coli ATP synthase by magnesium fluoride. FEBS Lett. 2006 Jan 23;580(2):517-20. Epub 2005 Dec 28. PubMed

Akhtar S, Husain Q. Potential applications of immobilized bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) peroxidase in the removal of phenols from polluted water. Chemosphere, 65: 1228-35, 2006. 

Easton JB, Royer AR, Middlemas DS. 2006. The protein tyrosine phosphatase, Shp2, is required for the complete activation of the RAS/MAPK pathway by brain-derived neurotrophic factor. J Neurochem. 2006 May;97(3):834-45

Gocht D#, Heinrich R (2006) Postactivation inhibition of spontaneously active neurosecretory neurons in the medicinal leech. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 193: 347–361

Goo YS, Lim W, Elmslie KS. Ca2+ enhances U-type inactivation of N-type
(CaV2.2) calcium current in rat sympathetic neurons. J Neurophysiol. 2006
Sep;96(3):1075-83

Habibi J, Goodman CL, Stuart MK. Distribution of elongation factor-1a in larval tissues of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. J. Insect Sci. 2006 October; 6:33, 9pp. Available online:

He H, Hovey R, Kane J, Singh V, Zahrt TC. MprAB is a stress-responsive two-component system that directly regulates expression of sigma factors SigB and SigE in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Bacteriol. 2006 Mar;188(6):2134-43

Hwang IK, Yoo KY, Kim DW, Kang TC, Choi SY, Kwon YG, Han BH, Kim JS, Won MH. Na+/Ca2+ exchanger 1 alters in pyramidal cells and expresses in astrocytes of the gerbil hippocampal CA1 region after ischemia. Brain Res. 2006 May 1;1086(1):181-90. Epub 2006 Apr 13

Hwang IK, Yoo KY, Kim DW, Lee BH, Kang TC, Choi SY, Han BH, Kim JS, Won MH. Ischemia-related changes of glial-derived neurotrophic factor and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in the hippocampus: their possible correlation in astrocytes. Brain Res. 2006 Feb 9;1072(1):215-23. Epub 2006 Jan 17.

Khan AA, Akhtar S, Husain Q. Direct immobilization of polyphenol oxidases on Celite-545 from ammonium sulphate fractionated proteins of potato (Solanum tuberosum). J Mol Catal B: Enzymatic, 40: 58-63, 2006. 

Kondrashov P. From passenger pigeon to Eurasian Collared Dove. The Bluebird 2006;73(2):2-6

Kondrashov PE, Lucas SG. Early Paleocene (Puercan and Torrejonian) archaic ungulates (Condylarthra, Procreodi and Acreodi) of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bull 2006;34:84-97

Lodato PB, Rogers EJ, Lovett PS. A variation of the translation attenuation model can explain the inducible regulation of the pBC16 tetracycline resistance gene in Bacillus subtilis. J Bacteriol. 2006, 188(13):4749-58. doi: 10.1128/JB.01937-05. PMID: 16788184; PMCID: PMC1482984.

Schneider DJ, Keating FK, Baumann PQ, Whitaker DA, Sobel BE. Increased ability of tirofiban to maintain its inhibitory effects on the binding of fibrinogen to platelets in blood from patients with and without diabetes mellitus. Coron Artery Dis. 2006 Feb;17(1):57-61.

Young BA, Harris J. Auditory response of the Northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus): Does behavior match physiology? Northwest Sci. 2006 80:218-233

Presentations/Published Abstracts

Giacchi CE, Paddock, MT, Ware AM, Sexton WL; Impact of Diabetes on Microvascular PO2 and Tension Development in the Rat Diaphragm; Med Sci Sports Exercise 38 (Suppl 5): S223, 2006; Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine; Denver, Colorado; May 31 - June 3, 2006.


Habibi J, Goodman CL, Stuart MK; Distribution of Elongation Factor-1a in Larval Tissues of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda; Fifth International Symposium of Insect Molecular Science; Tucson, AZ; May 20-24, 2006.


Harpenau CM, Inoue A, Johnson JC, Chamberlain NR, Jadoon-Khamash E, Noll DR; The Immediate Effects of the Splenic Pump Technique on Blood Cell Counts in Normal Adults; Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 106(8):474, 2006; American Osteopathic Association Annual Convention & Scientific Seminar; Las Vegas, NV; October 15-19, 2006.


Inoue A, Harpenau CM, Chamberlain NR, Johnson JC, Jadoon-Khamash E, Noll DR;The Immediate Effects of the Splenic Pump on Serum Level of C-reactive Protein in Normal Adults; Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 106(8):474-475, 2006; American Osteopathic Association Annual Convention & Scientific Seminar; Las Vegas, NV; October 15-19, 2006.


Paddock MT, Giacchi CE, Ware AM, Sexton WL; Impact of Diabetes on Microvascular PO2 and Tension in Rat Extensor Digitorum Longus (EDL) Muscle; Med Sci Sports Exercise 38 (Suppl 5): S222, 2006; Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine; Denver, Colorado; May 31 - June 3, 2006.


Sexton WL; Impact of Diabetes and Exercise Training on Microvascular PO2 Off-Kinetics in Rat Extensor Digitorum Longus (EDL) Muscle; Med Sci Sports Exercise 38 (Suppl 5): S220, 2006; Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine; Denver, Colorado; May 31 - June 3, 2006.


Ware AM, Giacchi CE, Paddock MT, Sexton WL; Impact of Diabetes and Dobutamine Infusion on Microvascular PO2 in the Rat Ventricular Myocardium; Med Sci Sports Exercise 38 (Suppl 5): S221, 2006; Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine; Denver, Colorado; May 31 - June 3, 2006.


Books, Chapters, Reviews

Servin-Obert, S, R Pratt and MW Bradbury. Reporter Construct Analysis of the Mitochondrial Aspartate Aminotransferase Promoter. LECOM Research Day