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Linda Silveira
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Linda Silveira

Linda Silveira Ph.D.

Professor
Biology

Education

  • Ph.D., Biochemistry, UC Berkeley
  • B.S., Biology, Cornell University

Professional Background

Linda has published two laboratory projects designed for academic courses (one of these was designed and published jointly with a colleague, Ben Aronson). Both projects explore how variations in DNA can affect the appearance, ability, or behavior of an organism. Linda's interests lie in the microscopic world of the cell and its genes. Linda's research with students explores the regulation of cell division, creating mutant yeast strains that can no longer divide. Studies of these yeast mutants identify factors that affect cell division, some of which are also found in humans. This work is patterned on the Nobel-prize winning work of Leland Hartwell.

Affiliations

  • American Society for Cell Biology, Member

  • American Society for Cell Biology, Education Committee, 1999- 2007

Publications

Aronson, B.D. and Silveira, L. A. (2009) From Genes to Proteins to Behavior: A Laboratory Project That Enhances Student Understanding in Cell and Molecular Biology. CBE-Life Sciences Education 8: 291-308.

 

Silveira, L. A. (2008) Experimenting with spirituality: analyzing The God Gene in a non-majors biology course. CBE-Life Sciences Education 7: 132-145.

 

Co-chair, Education Initiative Forums at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting, December 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

 

Education Workshop Co-chair: New paradigms in teaching introductory and cell biology. Continuing the dialogue on genomics: a revolution in progress. At the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 9, 2000.

 

Silveira, L.A., Smith, J.L., and Spudich, J.A. (1998) Myosin light chain kinase A, an unconventional myosin light chain kinase from Dictyostelium, is activated by a cGMP-dependent pathway. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 95: 13000-13005.

 

American Society for Cell Biology, Transitions to Independence: Cell Biology Training for Today's Job Market, panel at annual national meeting. December 15, 1998.

 

Awards and service

  • 2000-2004: National Science Foundation Research at Undergraduate Institutions (NSF RUI) Grant: Isolation and Characterization of Cell Cycle Mutants from Kluyveromyces lactis

  • 1998: Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Redlands

  • 1994-2009: University of Redlands Faculty Research Grants