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Jim Olesen
James Olesen

Assistant Professor of Biology

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CL 229D
(765) 285-3510

Fax: 285-8804

Department of Biology
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

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Research Interests

General: Molecular and cell biology
Specific

  • The effects of ectopic expression of genes on cell populations
  • Retroviral gene transfer
  • Mechanisms of cell cycle progression
  • Mechanisms of apoptosis
  • Mechanisms of cancer progression
  • Chromosome/chromatin structure
  • Electron microscopy


Recent Publications

Bombuwala, K., Kinstle, t., Popik, V., Uppal, S., Olesen, J.B., Vina, J. and Heckman, C.A. (2006).  Colchitaxel, A Coupled Compound Made from Microtubule Inhibitors Colchcine and Paclitaxel. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 2:13-22.

Olesen, J.B. and Gough, E. (2006).  Optimization of Transfection Conditions for the Human HL-60 Promyelocytic Leukemic T-Cell Line Using FuGene HD Transfection Reagent.  Biochemica, 3:24-25.

 



FALL 2008 Courses:
CourseCourse NoSectionStart/End TimeDaysLocation
MOLECULAR 457001 09301045 T R CL 075
MOLECULAR 457002 14001515 T R CL 075
MOLECULAR 457L001 08000950 W CL 080
MOLECULAR 457L002 08000950 W CL 041
MOLECULAR 557001 09301045 T R CL 075
MOLECULAR 557002 14001515 T R CL 075
MOLECULAR 557L001 08000950 W CL 080
MOLECULAR 557L002 08000950 W CL 041