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Professional profile
Interested in a cell’s response to stress, my students and I study osmotically stressed (dehydrated) plant cells.
Our work involves biochemical analysis of enzymes (arginine decarboxylase) and selected metabolites, which are amino acids or their derivatives (polyamines and proline). These compounds are known to be important in several cellular functions including cell division, response to stress and development of most eukaryotes.
Molecular and genetic approaches are also used, with recent work involving the cloning and sequence analysis of genes related to the pathways mentioned above.
Before joining the faculty at St. Norbert College, I worked as a member of a biotechnology group focused on the cloning and genetic engineering of forest trees. The tissue culture techniques used in that lab are also employed in our work here at the College.
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Russell P. Feirer
Associate Professor of Biology
Location: John Minahan Science Hall
Room: 321
Phone: (920) 403-3187
Fax: (920) 403-4033
Mailing address:
St. Norbert College
100 Grant Street
John Minahan Science Hall, 321
De Pere, WI 54115-2099
russ.feirer@snc.edu
Academic credentials:
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
M.S., Iowa State University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Courses taught:
BIOL 120 General Biology I
BIOL 244 Genetics
BIOL 371 Cellular Physiology
BIOL 373 Molecular Biology
BIOL 353 Biotechnology in a Global Society
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Recent Student Collaborations:
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