John A. Flaspohler

Title: Associate Professor
Department: Biology
Phone: (218) 299-3808
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Degrees and Education:

  • B.S. Microbiology, University of Michigan
  • Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Courses Taught:

  • Biology 121 Cell Biology
  • Biology 222 Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Biology 207 Fundamental Microbiology
  • Biology 352 Immunology and Parasitology

Research / Teaching Interests:

Molecular Biology of African Trypanosomes

Scholarly Activities:

Molecular biology of organelle biogenesis in Trypanosoma brucei

Recent Publications

  • Olson, A. T., B. D. Rostomily, L. C. Stinar and J.A. Flaspohler. Cloning of Trypanosoma brucei genes identified as putative lipid droplet metabolism and/or biogenesis genes. 2012. Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science. Vol. 75, pg. 32
  • Flaspohler, J., B. Jensen, T. Saveria, C. Kifer and M. Parsons. 2010. A novel protein kinase localized to lipid droplets is required for droplet biogenesis in trypanosomes. Eukaryotic Cell 9(11) : 1702-10.
  • Flaspohler, J., B. Jensen and M. Parsons. 2009. Identification and characterization of novel membrane associated protein kinases in the pathogen Trypanosoma brucei. Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Sciences. 63: 79.
  • Flaspohler, M., E. Rux and J. Flaspohler. 2007. The Annotated Bibliography and Citation Behavior: Enhancing Student Scholarship in an Undergraduate Biology Course. CBE-Life Sciences Education 6(4): 350-60.