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Janet L. Vaglia

Janet Vaglia

Assistant Professor of Biology

 

 

Contact Information:

208 F. W. Olin Biological Sciences Building
658-4787
jvaglia@depauw.edu

Degree:
Ph.D., Biology (Dalhousie University)
Area of Specialty: 

Developmental biology, cell biology, anatomy & morphology

Courses taught:

Human Biology (Bio 104)
Organismal Biology (Bio 135)
Evolution and Development (Bio 290)
Developmental Biology (Bio 334)
Honor’s Scholar: Mantras, Meridians & Modern Medicine (HS300)

Research Interest:

Evolutionary developmental biology; molecular development; bioethics


Research projects:
  • Role of posterior Hox genes in tail development and regeneration
  • Axial elongation and tail development in salamanders
  • Response of regenerating Ambystoma mexicanum tails to varying concentrations of retinoic acid
  • Teratogenic Effects of 4-Nonylphenol on Early Development in Xenopus laevis
Grants & Publications:

Vaglia, J.L. and K.K. Smith.  (2003).  Early differentiation and migration of cranial neural crest in the opossum, Monodelphis domestica.  Evolution & Development, 5(2): 121-135.

Vaglia, J.L. and B.K. Hall. (2000).  Patterns of migration and regulation of trunk neural crest cells in zebrafish (Danio rerio).  International Journal of Developmental Biology, 44: 867-881.

Vaglia, J.L. and B.K. Hall.  (1999).  Regulation of neural crest cell populations: occurrence, distribution and underlying mechanisms.  International Journal of Developmental Biology, 43: 95-110.

Miyake, T., J.L. Vaglia and B.K. Hall.  (1999). Development of dermal denticles in skates (Chondrichthyes, Batoidea): patterning and cellular differentiation.  Journal of Morphology, 241: 61-81.

Vaglia, J.L., R.N. Harris and S.K. Babcock.  (1997).  Tail development and regeneration) throughout the life cycle of the four-toed salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum).  Journal of Morphology, 233: 15-29.




Grants:
Mellon Dyad Grant - Venture Fund
Tale of Tails: A Collaborative Study of Body Axis Elongation in Salamander