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Title: Assistant Professor
Education:
Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2004
M.S. in Biology, Western Carolina University, 1999
B.S. in Biology, SUNY Fredonia, 1996
Areas of Specialty: Cell and Molecular Biology, Physiology, Human Health and Disease
Research Interests:
- Intracellular Protein Trafficking to Mitochondria
- Lead and Cardiovascular Reactivity in a Pediatric Population
- Development of a GHB-specific Detection Assay
Recent Publications:
Bosch, W.C., J.L. Hester, V.M. MacEntee, J.A. MacKenzie, T.M. Morey, J.T. Nichols, P.A. Pacitti, B.A. Shaffer, S.P. Weber, and R.R. Young, (2008) Beyond Lip-service: An Operational Definition of "Learning-centered College." Innovative Higher Education, 33(2)83-98.
MacKenzie, J.A. and R.M. Payne (2007) Mitochondrial Protein Import and Human Health and Disease. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1772(5):509-523.
MacKenzie, J.A. and R.M. Payne (2006) Preparation of Ribosomes Loaded with Truncated Nascent Proteins to Study Ribosome Binding to Mitochondria. Mitochondrion, 6(2):67-75.
MacKenzie, J.A. and R.M. Payne (2004) Ribosomes Specifically Bind to Mammalian Mitochondria via Protease-sensitive Proteins on the Outer Membrane. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279(11):9803-9810.
Del Gaizo, V.B., J.A. MacKenzie, and R.M. Payne (2003) Targeting Proteins to Mitochondria Using TAT. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, 80(1-2):170-180.
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