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Kirsten Crossgrove
Kirsten Crossgrove
Associate Professor
- Department(s): BIOLOGY
- Office Location: Upham Hall 353
- Phone: (262) 472-1678
- Email: crossgrk@uww.edu
Education:
Oberlin College, B.A., Biology and Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D., Molecular Biology
Research Description:
My lab studies development in free-living and parasitic nematodes. I am particularly interested in understanding the genetic pathways involved in responding to environmental changes like the movement of a parasite from mosquito to human host.
Classes Taught:
BIO 363 (Molecular Biology); BIO 254 (Biotechnology Lab Methods I); BIO 364 (Biotechnology Lab Methods II); BIO 251 (Introduction to Genetics); BIO 498 (Independent Study); BIO 498R (Biology Research); BIO 120 (Biological Foundations)