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Education
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Postoctoral Fellowship (physiology), Dartmouth Medical
School, Hanover NH (1986-1989).
Ph.D. (physiology), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (1981-1986).
M.S. (zoology), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (1984-1986).
B.A. (biology), Colby College, Waterville, Maine (1974-1978).
Education | Professional Experience | Honors & Awards | Grants | Memberships | Seminars | MS & PhD Titles | Committees | Teaching | Advising | Books & Chapters| Manuscripts | Abstracts |
Professional and Teaching Experience
Professor, Department of Biology,Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL (2003-present).
Professor, Department of Biology, Ripon College, Ripon, WI (2002-2003).
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Ripon College, Ripon, WI (1994-2002).
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Ripon College, Ripon, WI (1989-1994).
Biology Instructor, School For Life Long Learning, University System of New Hampshire, Lebanon, NH (fall of 1988).
Research Associate, Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH (1988-1989).
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH (1986-1988).
Research Assistant (Graduate School), Department of Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (1984-1986).
Teaching Assistant (Graduate School), Department of Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (1981-1984).
Biology Teacher, Winslow High School, Winslow, ME (1978-1981).
Education | Professional Experience | Honors & Awards | Grants | Memberships | Seminars | MS & PhD Titles | Committees | Teaching | Advising | Books & Chapters| Manuscripts | Abstracts |
Honors and Awards
James Underkofler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Awarded annually to "a faculty member for outstanding performance and excellence in undergraduate teaching," April 2002.
May Bumby Severy Award: Awarded annually to "faculty who have shown the highest degree of excellence in teaching at Ripon College" by the Dean of Faculty, April, 2000.
Faculty for the 21st Century: Selected as a member of the Class of '95 by Project Kaleidoscope (a national alliance committed to strengthening undergraduate science and mathematics education).
Senior Class Award: Awarded annually to "the outstanding Ripon College faculty member as chosen by members of the senior class", April, 1993.
May Bumby Severy Award, April, 1991.
Abstract Presentation Award: The 16th Annual New England Endocrine Conference, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, October, 1988.
Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award: American Physiological Society, 72nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biologists (FASEB), Las Vegas, NV, May, 1988.
Award for Excellence in Renal Research (postdoctoral category): The American Physiological Society, 71st Annual Meeting of FASEB, Washington, DC, March, 1987.
Education | Professional Experience | Honors & Awards | Grants | Memberships | Seminars | MS & PhD Titles | Committees | Teaching | Advising | Books & Chapters| Manuscripts | Abstracts |
Research Grants and Fellowships
Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program. "Interdisciplinary Research Projects in Biology and Chemistry," three-year proposal (6/1/02-5/31/05) for $60,000.
National Science Foundation Grant. "Signal Transduction During Regulatory Volume Decrease in Necturus Erythrocytes." Eighteen month proposal (8/1/00-1/31/01) for $60,000.
NSF RUI Grant. "Signal Transduction and Intracellular Regulation of Cell Volume by Amphibian Red Blood Cells". Three year proposal funded for 5/1/97-9/30/00 ($148,495).
ACM Program for Minority Students: Summer Research Grant. "Role of Cell Volume Regulation in Freeze Tolerance by Terrestrial Frogs": 6/1/95-8/10/95 ($5,000).
NSF RUI Grant. "Ion Channels and Cell Volume Regulation in Amphibian Red Blood Cells". Three year proposal funded from 9/1/93-2/28/97 ($151,268).
ACM Program for Minority Students: Summer Research Grant. "Effect of Light Wavelength on Pigment Distribution in Crustaceans": 6/1/93-8/10/93 ($5,000).
ACM Program for Minority Students: Summer Research Grant. "Cell Volume Regulation in Amphibian Red Blood Cells": 6/1/92-8/10/92 ($5,200).
ACM Program for Minority Students: Summer Research Grant. "Vitamins as a Source of Protection from Ultraviolet Light": 6/1/91-8/10/91 ($5,000).
NSF Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant. "Development of a Focus Course for Teaching Cell Biology Techniques": 4/1/90-9/30/92 ($42,350).
Hitchcock Foundation Grant. "Atrial Natriuretic Peptide and Cytokine Regulation of Sodium Homeostasis": 10/1/88-9/30/89 ($3,250).
Hitchcock Foundation Grant. "Single Ion Channels in Kidney Epithelia": 4/1/87-3/31/88 ($5,000).
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Scientific and Professional Societies
*****American
Physiological Society
*****Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology
*****Society of General Physiologists
*****Biophysical Society
*****Sigma Xi
*****National Association of Biology Teachers
*****Red Blood Cell Club
*****Cryobiology
*****Project Kaleidoscope: Faculty for the
21st Century
*****Assocation for Biology Laboratory Education
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Invited Lectures and Seminars
"Research on Red Blood Cells in the Context of the Liberal Arts." Seminar presented to the faculty at Ripon College, Ripon, WI (2003).
"Unraveling the Mysteries of Volume Regulation: a Role for Calcium and Extracellular ATP." Seminar presented to the Department of Biology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL (2002).
"Unraveling the Mysteries of Volume Regulation by Amphibian Red Blood Cells: a Role for Calcium and Extracellular ATP." Seminar presented to the Department of Life Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC (2002).
"Amphibian Red Blood Cells: Champions at Cell Volume Regulation." Seminar presented to the Department of Biology, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI (2001).
"Extracellular ATP Stimulates Volume Decrease in Necturus Erythrocytes." Seminar presented to the Department of Physiology and Biophysics, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL (2001).
"A Case for Student-Faculty Collaborative Learning." Seminar presented to the faculty at Ripon College, Ripon, WI (2001).
"Mudpuppy Red Blood Cells: Champions at Cell Volume Regulation." Seminar presented to the Department of Biology, Ripon College, Ripon, WI (2000).
"Student Research and Presentations." Radio interview aired on local station, Ripon, WI (1999).
"The Amazing Mudpuppy Red Blood Cell: a Champion at Cell Volume Regulation." Seminar presented to the Department of Biology, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa (1999).
"Visualized Writing: Using Posters." Presented as a general faculty seminar at Ripon College, Ripon, WI (1998).
"The Amazing Mudpuppy Red Blood Cell: a Champion at Cell Volume Regulation." Presented as seminar to the Department of Biology at the University of Wisconsin - Steven's Point (1998).
"Potassium Conductance During Regulatory Volume Decrease by Mudpuppy Red Blood Cells." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Red Cell Club, Wright State University, Dayton, OH (1996).
"The Remearkable Mudpuppy Red Blood Cell; a Champion at Cell Volume Regulation." Presented as a general faculty seminar at Ripon College, Ripon, WI (1996).
"Role of Ion Channels in Sodium Reabsorption by the Kidney and Cell Volume Regulation by Amphibian Red Blood Cells." Presented at Colby College, Department of Biology, Waterville, ME (1993).
"Why and How to Have Discussions in Class." Presented as a general faculty seminar at Ripon College, Ripon, WI (1992).
"How to Use Cricket Graph." Presented as a general faculty seminar at Ripon College, Ripon, WI (1991).
"Dual Ion Channel Regulation by cGMP and cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase." Presented at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Dept. of Biological Sciences (1991).
"Dual Ion Channel Regulation by cGMP and cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase." Presented at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis), Department of Physiology (1990).
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Master's Project Title
*****Supercooling by Terrestrial Isopods: an Adaptation for Overwintering.Doctoral Thesis Title
*****Potassium-Selective Ion Channels in a Simian Virus Transformed Hamster Pancreatic B-Cell Line.Education | Professional Experience | Honors & Awards | Grants | Memberships | Seminars | MS & PhD Titles | Committees | Teaching | Advising | Books & Chapters| Manuscripts | Abstracts |
Committee Responsibilities
Health Professions Advisory Committee (1989-present; Chair, 1996-2003).
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (2000-present)
Academic Standards Committee (1967-1999; Chair, 1997-1999).
Faculty Development Committee (1991-1994)
Harassment Resolution Committee (2000-2003)
National Scholarship Committee (2000-2003)
Campus Liaison for Howard Hughes Student Fellowships and for National Institutes of Health
Fellowships (2000-2003)
Dean of Students Search Committee (1999-2000, Secretary)
Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee (1999-2000)
Department of Education Faculty Search Committee (1991-1992)
Co-Curricular Task Force (1992-1993)
Trustee Committee on Student Life and Enrollment (1998-1999)
Ad Hoc Task Force on the Student Affairs Division (fall 2000)
Education | Professional Experience | Honors & Awards | Grants | Memberships | Seminars | MS & PhD Titles | Committees | Teaching | Advising | Books & Chapters| Manuscripts | Abstracts |
Present Teaching Responsibilities
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Biology 103: Human Biology
Biology 120: Organismal Biology
Biology 136: Sensing the Environment
Biology 340: Animal Physiology
Other Courses I have Taught
Biology 113: Cells and Organisms Laboratory
Biology 120: Concepts in Biology
Biology 200: Scientific Writing (a writing intensive course)
Biology 211: Human Anatomy and Physiology I: Support, Movement, and
Integration
Biology 304: Immunology
Biology 312: Human Anatomy and Physiology II: Maintenance and Continuity
Biology 332: Comparative Animal Physiology
Biology 400: The Teaching of Biology (required for teacher certification)
Biology 408: Comparative Neural and Endocrine Zoology
Education | Professional Experience | Honors & Awards | Grants | Memberships | Seminars | MS & PhD Titles | Committees | Teaching | Advising | Books & Chapters| Manuscripts | Abstracts |
Advising Responsibilities
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Academic adviser for undergraduate students
(first-year students through seniors)
Faculty adviser for the Pre-Professional Society for Medical and Health Studies (2001-2003)
Faculty adviser for the Environmental Group of Ripon (1990-present)
Faculty adviser for the Ripon College Outing Club (1997-1999)
Faculty adviser for the Ripon College Folk Club (1990-1994)
Faculty mentor to a first-year faculty members (1999-2000, 2001-2002)
Faculty mentor to prospective students (1998-2003)
Other College and Departmental Responsibilities
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Co-Program Director for the Psychobiology
Major (1994-2003)
Co-Program Director for the Chemistry-Biology Major (2002-2003)
Coordinator of Biology Senior Studies Program (1999-2003)
Coordinator of academic advising for the Department of Biology (1989-2003)
Coordinator for library acquisitions for the Department of Biology (1989-2003)
Education | Professional Experience | Honors & Awards | Grants | Memberships | Seminars | MS & PhD Titles | Committees | Teaching | Advising | Books & Chapters| Manuscripts | Abstracts |
Books and Book Chapters
Light, Douglas B. 2004. "Your Body: How it Works - Cells, Tissues, and Skin," Chelsea House Publ., Philadelphia, PA, 154 pp.
Light, Douglas B. 1997. Study Guide to accompany Human Biology by Goodenough, Wallace, and McGuire, Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, PA, 523 pp.
Light, Douglas B. 1994. Teaching Testimonial on Enthusiasm in the Classroomū in Acting Lessons for Teachers: Using Performance Skills in the Classroom, R. Tauber and C. Mester (eds.). Praeger Publ., Westport, CT, 173 pp.
Light, Douglas B. 1991. "Ingestion" in Magill's Survey of Science: Life Science, F.N. Magill (ed.), Salem Press, Pasadena, CA, pp. 1414-1421.
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Refereed Publications
Light, D. B., A. J. Attwood, and C. Siegel. 2003. Calcium stimulates volume decrease in Necturus erythrocytes. J. Cell Science 116(1): 101-109.
Light, D. B., P. K. Dahlstrom, R. T. Gronau, and N. L. Baumann. 2001. Extracellular ATP Activates a P2 Receptor in Necturus Erythrocytes During Hypotonic Swelling. J. Membrane Biol. 182: 193-202.
Light, D. B., T.L. Capes, R. T. Gronau, and M. R. Adler. 1999. Extracellular ATP stimulates volume decrease in Necturus red blood cells. Am. J. Physiol. 277 (Cell Physiol. 46): C480-C491.
Light, D. B., M. R. Adler, J. K. Ter Beest, S. A. Botsford, R. T. Gronau. 1998. Protein kinase C and regulatory volume decease in mudpuppy red blood cells. J. Membrane Biol. 166: 119-132.
Light, D.B., T. M. Mertins, J. A. Belongia, and Carey A. Witt. 1997. 5-Lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid stimulate potassium efflux during regulatory volume decrease by mudpuppy red blood cells. J. Membr. Biol. 158 (3): 229-239.
Bergeron, L., A. Stever, and D. Light. 1996. Potassium conductance activated during regulatory volume decrease by mudpuppy red blood cells. Am. J. Physiol. 270 (Regulatory Integrative Comp. Physiol. 39): R801-R810.
Schwiebert, E.M., D.B. Light, G. Fejes-Toth, A. Naray-Fejes-Toth, and B.A. Stanton. 1990. A GTP-binding protein activates chloride channels in a renal epithelium. J. Biol. Chem. 265 (14): 7725-7728.
Light, D.B., J.D. Corbin, and B.A. Stanton. 1990. Dual ion-channel regulation by cyclic GMP and cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase. Nature 344 (6264): 336-339.
Light, D.B., E.M. Schwiebert, G. Fejes-Toth, A. Naray-Fejes-Toth, K.H. Karlson, F.V. McCann, and B.A. Stanton. 1990. Chloride channels in the apical membrane of cortical collecting duct cells. Am. J. Physiol. 258 (Renal Fluid Electrolyte Physiol. 27): F273-F280.
Light, D.B., D.A. Ausiello, and B.A. Stanton. 1989. Guanine nucleotide-binding protein, alphai-3, directly activates a cation channel in rat renal inner medullary collecting duct cells. J. Clin. Invest. 84: 352-356.
Light, D.B., E.M. Schwiebert, K.H. Karlson, and B.A. Stanton. 1989. Atrial natriuretic peptide inhibits a cation channel in renal inner medullary collecting duct cells. Science 243: 383-385.
Light, D.B., F.V. McCann, T.M. Keller, and B.A. Stanton. 1988. Amiloride-sensitive cation channel in apical membrane of inner medullary collecting duct. Am. J. Physiol. 255 (Renal Fluid Electrolyte Physiol. 24): F278-F286.
Light, D.B., D.P. Van Eenenaam, R.L. Sorenson, and D.G. Levitt. 1987. Potassium-selective ion channels in a transformed insulin-secreting cell line. J. Memb. Biol. 95 (1): 63-72.
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Published Abstracts
Light, D. B., and B. K. Campion. 2003. Regulated volume decrease in Hyla chrysocelis erythrocytes. Amer. Zool. 42(6): 1267.
Light, D. B., A. J. Attwood, and C. Siegel. 2002. Calcium stimulates volume decrease in Necturus erythrocytes. FASEB J. 16(4): A55.
Attwood, A. J., C. Siegel, and D. B. Light. 2002. Calcium stimulates volume decrease in Necturus erythrocytes. Amer. Zool. 41(6): 1382.
Light, D. B., P. K. Dahlstrom, and N. L. Baumann. 2001. Extracellular ATP stimulates volume decrease in Necturus erythrocytes via a P2X2 receptor. FASEB J. 15(4): A442.
Baumann, N. L. and D. B. Light. 2001. Purinergic receptor activation with extracellular ATP leads to a calcium-sensitive volume decrease in Necturus erythrocytes. Amer. Zool. 40(6): 937.
Light, D. B., N. J. Evans, C. M. Mazurzcak, and E. E. Enk. 2000. Leukotrienes D4 and E4 stimulate volume decrease in Necturus red blood cells. FASEB J. 14(4): A98.
Light, D. B. and R. T. Gronau. 1999. A purinoceptor regulates volume decrease in mudpuppy red blood cells. FASEB J. 13(5): A715.
Light, D. B. and T. L. Capes. 1999. Extracellular ATP stimulates volume decrease in mudpuppy red blood cells. FASEB J. 13(5): A715.
Adler, M. R. and D. B. Light. 1999. Protein kinase C and regulatory volume decrease by Necturus red blood cells. Amer. Zool. 38(5): 123A.
Light, D. B. and J. K. Ter Beest. 1998. Inhibition of protein kinase C reduces regulatory volume decrease by mudpuppy red blood cells. FASEB J. 12(5): A739.
Wiltzius, J. M. and D. B. Light. 1998. Regulatory volume decrease by sheep red blood cells. Amer. Zool. 37(5): 143A.
Mertins, T. M. and D. B. Light. 1997. 5-lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid stimulate a potassium conductance during regulatory volume decrease. FASEB J. 11(3): A516.
Witt, C. A. and D. B. Light. 1997. Calmodulin stimulates a potassium conductance during regulatory volume decrease by activating phospholipase A2. FASEB J. 11(3): A516.
Ball, A. M. and D. B. Light. 1996. Actin filaments are important for regulatory volume decrease by Necturus maculosus red blood cells. Amer. Zool. 36(5): 42A.
Belongia, J. and D. Light. 1996. Potassium conductance regulated by eicosanoids during regulatory volume decrease. FASEB J. 10 (3): A87.
Light. D. and S. Botsford. 1996. Role of protein kinase C and CAM-kinase in regulatory volume decrease. FASEB J. 10 (3): A86.
Smith, C. L. and D. B. Light. 1995. Regulatory volume decrease by red blood cells of the freeze tolerant gray tree frog. Amer. Zool. 35 (5): 72A.
Light, D., A. Stever, and L. Bergeron. 1995. Calmodulin is necessary for regulatory volume decrease by Necturus maculosus erythrocytes. FASEB J. 9 (3):A355.
Light, D., L. Bergeron, and A. Stever. 1994. Regulatory volume decrease (RVD) by Necturus maculosus red blood cells. Physiologist 37 (5): A96.
Light, D., A. Stever, and C. Camarato. 1994. K+ channels are required for cell volume regulation by Necturus maculosus erythrocytes. FASEB J. 8 (4): A69.
Light, D. B. and Stever, A. J. 1992. Cell volume regulation in hypotonic solutions by Necturus maculosus erythrocytes. Amer. Zool. 32 (5): 66A.
Stanton, B., D. Light, and J. Corbin. 1990. Dual regulation by cGMP and cGMP-dependent protein kinase of a renal amiloride-sensitive cation channel. FASEB J. 4 (3): A830.
Schwiebert, E., D. Light, P. Dietl, G. Fejes-Toth, A. Naray-Fejes-Toth, and B. Stanton. 1990. Protein kinase C and a GTP-binding protein, ai-3, regulate a chloride channel in the cortical collecting duct. Kidney Int. 37: 199.
Stanton, B. A., D. A. Ausiello, and D. B. Light. 1990. The GTP-binding protein, ai-3, regulates sodium absorption by the inner medullary collecting duct. Kidney Int. 37: 217.
Light, D., J. Corbin, and B. Stanton. 1990. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) inhibits a cation channel in the inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) by a cGMP-dependent protein kinase. Kidney Int. 37: 216.
Stanton, B. A. and D. B. Light. 1989. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) inhibits sodium absorption by the renal inner medullary collecting duct: cellular mechanisms of action, 62nd Scientific Session of the American Heart Association.
Schwiebert, E. M., D. B. Light, and B. A. Stanton. 1989. A G protein, ai-3, regulates a chloride channel in renal cortical collecting duct cells. J. Gen. Physiol. 94: 6a.
Light, D. B., D. A. Ausiello, and B. A. Stanton. 1989. Gi gates a cation channel in renal inner medullary collecting duct cells. J. Gen. Physiol. 94: 31a.
Light, D. B., D. A. Ausiello, and B. A. Stanton. 1989. G protein regulation of a cation channel in renal epithelia. Biophys. J. 55 (2): 604a.
Light, D. B. and B. A. Stanton. 1989. G protein regulation of a cation channel. Twentieth Annual Winter Nephrology Meeting, Dartmouth Medical School.
Stanton, B., D. Ausiello, and D. Light. 1989. G protein regulation of a cation channel in inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) cells. Kidney Int. 35: 483.
Light, D., E. Schwiebert, K. Karlson, and B. Stanton. 1989. Atrial natriuretic peptide and cGMP inhibit a renal cation channel. Kidney Int. 35: 165.
Light, D. B., E. M. Schwiebert, K. H. Karlson, and B. A. Stanton. 1988. Atrial natriuretic peptide and its second messenger cGMP inhibit a renal cation channel. Sixteenth New England Endocrine Conference, Dartmouth Medical School. (Received Presentation Award, postdoctoral category).
Light, D. B., K. H. Karlson, and B. A. Stanton. 1988. Atrial natriuretic peptide inhibits a cation channel in renal inner medullary collecting duct. J. Gen. Physiol. 92: 31a.
Light, D. B. and B. A. Stanton. 1988. Cyclic GMP-gated cation channel in apical membrane of rat inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD). FASEB J. 2 (4): A708. (Received the Caroline tum Suden Award).
Light, D., G. Fejes-Toth, A. Naray-Fejes-Toth, F. McCann, T. Keller, and B. Stanton. 1988. Voltage-dependent chloride channel in the apical membrane of intercalated cells in culture. Kidney Int. 33 (1): 442.
Light, D., F. McCann, T. Keller, and B. Stanton. 1987. Amiloride-sensitive cation channel in rat inner medullary collecting duct cells. J. Gen. Physiol. 90: 28a.
Light, D., F. McCann, T. Keller, G. Fejes-Toth, and B. Stanton. 1987. Ca2+-activated K+ channels in cultured intercalated cells. 17th Annual Winter Nephrology Meeting, Dartmouth Medical School.
Light, D., F. McCann, T. Keller, and B. Stanton. 1987. Electrophysiological characterization of rat inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) by intracellular microelectrodes and patch clamping. Federation. Proc. 46 (6): 1392. (Received Award for Excellence in Renal Research).
Light, D. B., D. P. Van Eenenaam, R. L. Sorenson, and D. G. Levitt. 1986. Potassium channels and insulin secretion in a transformed beta-cell line. 15th Annual New England Physiologists Meeting. Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine.
Light, D. B. and D. G. Levitt. 1986. K+-selective ion channels in HIT cells. Biophys. J. 49 (2): 166a.