James Nishiura

  Assc Professor
  Department: Biology
  Location: 411 Ingersoll Hall Extension
  Phone: 718-951-5000 x2023
  Fax: 718-951-4659

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undergrad degree(1967): BA in Bacteriology from UCLA
Graduate degree(1972): PhD in Genetics from U of Washington, Seattle
Postdoc (1972-1975): in Genetics from UC Berkeley
Faculty position: Brooklyn College from 1975 to present

Education:
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - 1972 (GENETICS)

Areas of Expertise:
We study the developmental biology and genetics of mosquitoes. Cutting edge techniques of gene cloning, imaging and RNAi techniques are used to study the mechanisms that control mosquito metamorphosis. This information will be used to develop new and novel methods of controlling mosquito populations and mosquito borne diseases. They will also be used to investigate the evolution of cis acting elements that control gene expression during development.

Books and Publications
Ray, Kathryn, Maria Mercedes, Chi Yan Choi, Doris Chan and James T. Nishiura. DNA replication and cell death during mosquito midgut metamorphosis (submitted 2007 and being revised 2008). (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008

Nishiura, J.T., Cynthia Burgos, Samuel Aya, Yekaterina Goryacheva, and Wingyin Lo. (2007) . Modulation of larval nutrition affects midgut neutral lipid storage and temporal pattern of transcription factor expression during mosquito metamorphosis. Journal of Insect Physiology. 53:47-58. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007

Nishiura, J.T., Ray, K. and Murray, J. (2005). Expression of nuclear receptor-transcription factor genes during Aedes aegypti midgut metamorphosis and the effect of methoprene on expression. Insect Biochem. And Molec.Bio., 35:561-573. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005

Nishiura, J.T., P. Ho, and K. Ray, (2003) Methoprene interferes with mosquito midgut remodeling during metamorphosis. J. Med. Entomol. 40: p. 498-507. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2003

Nishiura, J.T.,( 2002) Coordinated morphological changes in midgut, imaginal discs, and respiratory trumpets during metamorphosis of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.,. 95: p. 498-504. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2002

Nishiura, J.T. and D. Smouse, (, 2000) Nuclear and cytoplasmic changes in the Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) alimentary canal during metamorphosis and their relationship to programmed cell death. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.. 93: p. 282-290. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2000

Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Year 2 of NIH-Score grant (Grants and Fellowships) 2007