Harvard School of Public Health, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Vermont
B.S., Biology, Hope College
Areas of Expertise:
Genetics, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology
Courses I Teach:
- BI153: Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology
- BI205: Biological Communication
- BI223: Genetics
- BI315: Microbiology
- BI410: Senior Seminar: The Biology of Public Health
- BI420: Senior or Honors Research
Recent Publications:
Lippert, M.J., N. Kim, J-E. Cho, R.P. Larson, N.E. Schoenly, S.H. O’Shea, and S. Jinks-Robertson. (2011). Role for topoisomerase 1 in transcription-associated mutagenesis in yeast, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108:698-703.
Kim, N., A.L. Abdulovic, M.J. Lippert, and S. Jinks-Robertson. (2007) Transcription-associated mutagenesis in yeast is directly proportional to the level of gene expression and influenced by the direction of DNA replication, DNA Repair 6: 1285-1296
Lippert, M.J., J. Freedman, M. Barber, and S. Jinks-Robertson. (2004) Identification of a distinctive mutation spectrum associated with high levels of transcription in yeast, Molec. Cell. Biol. 24:4801-4809.
Ledbetter M.L.S. and M.J. Lippert. (2002). Glucose transport in cultured animal cells: an exercise for the undergraduate cell biology laboratory. Cell Biology Education 1:76-86.
Recent Grants:
- NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) 1R15GM079778 Transcription-Associated Mutation, 06/02/2008 - 05/31/2011
- Vermont Genetics Network (VGN) Project Award for Faculty at Baccalaureate Partner Colleges in the VGN, June 2006 - June 2008
2008-present
I serve on the Editorial Board of the Scientific Journal, Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
2001
Inducted as a full member into Sigma Xi
1988
Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Hope College, zeta Chapter of MI
Snapshots:
I'm the youngest of seven children in my family by only 2 minutes; I'm an identical twin. This may be part of the reason why I enjoy Genetics so much.
As a freshman in college, I had a work-study job washing fruit fly culture vials, washing glassware, and preparing media for the Geneticist/Microbiologist at Hope College
I love all kinds of music, especially jazz, folk, and rock. Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, The Beatles and Bob Dylan are among my favorites.
I love reading, both fiction and non-fiction. I recently read, Inside the Outbreaks by Mark Pendergrast. I usually read whatever my sister Dency recommends; I've never been disappointed. I also read a blog about microbes called, Small Things Considered.