Courses Taught
BI101 Concepts of Biology
BI152 Biology II: Phylogeny, Structure, and Function
BI195 Special Topics: Extreme Biology
BI304 Developmental Biology
BI455 Methods of Biological Research
BI456 Student-Originated Research
Other Areas of Interest
(for 455/456 students)
-Beta-amyloid plaque formation in a C. elegans (round worm)
model of Alzheimer's disease
-Developmental processes in Drosophila melanogaster
-Projects that combine genetic, biochemical, and molecular
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Dr.
Stephanie Toering
Assistant
Professor of Biology
Office: Science Center 63
Phone: (319) 352-8694
FAX: (319) 352-8606
Email: stephanie.toering@wartburg.edu
Mail address:
Biology Department
Wartburg College
100 Wartburg Blvd.
Waverly, Iowa, USA 50677
Advising
Expertise:
Biology
Pre-medicine
Molecular/Cell Biology
Current Research
I am interested in pheromones, the chemical signals that
individual organisms use to communicate with each other.
In my lab, I use the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster,
to investigate pheromonal signaling involved in mating.
Chemical signals are sent between males and females both
before mating and after mating, and we can observe changes
in behavior due to these exchanges. Current work in the
lab is directed at how pheromone signaling is regulated,
how female flies select potential mates, and the identification
of new pheromone molecules.
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