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Cecil Saunders, Ph.D., is an active Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kean University. He has held academic positions at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Wake Forest University, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience from University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (2013)
- M.S. in Biology from Wake Forest University (2008)
- B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Chemistry & Philosophy from Lenoir-Rhyne University (2005)
Dr. Saunders’ research focuses on comparative neurobiology of the chemical senses, particularly using earthworms as a model system. His work explores chemesthesis, non-canonical chemosensory receptor expression, solitary chemosensory cells, and their roles in inflammation and bacterial infection detection.
His laboratory website is currently undergoing updates, but prior research has involved collaborations with labs at Wake Forest University, the Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center, and the University of Pennsylvania. He emphasizes undergraduate research training through invertebrate model systems.
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Dr. Saunders teaches courses including General Biology, Cell Physiology, Bioinformatics, and Ethics in Biotechnology. His lab’s future work will focus on continuing comparative neurobiology studies and completing website updates.
