Cathy Wheeler, M.S.
Research Teaching Associate
213 Colton Hall
330.569.5263
wheelerca@hiram.edu
Education
John Carroll University (Biology), B.S.
John Carroll University (Biology), M.S.
Courses Taught
Molecular and cellular biology laboratory
Genetics laboratory
Microbiology laboratory
Medical microbiology lecture and laboratory
Research Interests
I am involved in active research within my courses and throughout the summer with undergraduate and high school students. I am interested in the soil microbe Agrobacterium tumefaciens as well as other closely related microbes. I work on the functional genomics of these microbes (figuring out what specific genes do) as well as gene mutagenesis and gene mapping (figuring out where the genes lie in the genome). The laboratory courses that I teach involve novel research projects in these areas. I am also involved in outreach to local area high schools and work to bring these projects to the high school biology curriculum through my work with the Hiram Genomics Initiative.
Publications
- Goodner, B., & C. Wheeler, 2006. Functional genomics: using reverse genetics to test bioinformatics predictions. ASM MicrobeLibrary (peer-reviewed Web site for microbiology teaching resources; 2007 winner of “Best Curriculum Resource Submission” by ASM MicrobeLibrary).
- Goodner, B., & C. Wheeler, 2004. Genetic and physical mapping of a bacterial genome. ASM Microbe Library laboratory manuscript accepted (peer-reviewed Web resource site).
- Goodner, B.W., C.A. Wheeler, P.J. Hall, & S.C. Slater, 2003. Massively parallel undergraduates for bacterial genome finishing. ASM News 69:584-585.
- Wheeler, C.C., V.R. Flechtner, & J.R. Johansen, 1993. Microbial spatial heterogeneity in microbiotic crusts in Colorado National Monument. II. Bacteria. The Great Basin Naturalist 53:31-39.