معرفی
Michael J. Bumbulis is a Professor of Biology at Baldwin Wallace University. He earned his Ph.D. in Genetics from Case Western Reserve University and an M.S. in Zoology from The Ohio State University, preceded by a career as a respiratory therapist at Columbus Children's Hospital. His teaching portfolio includes genetics, molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, principles of neuroscience, and senior biology seminar courses.
- Current research focuses on two areas: (1) Genetic dissection of transcription factor IIIA stability and (2) Evolution of apoptotic processes in single-celled organisms, particularly protists.
His publications span molecular genetics and cell death mechanisms, with notable contributions to yeast-based reporter gene assays and TFIIIA mutation kinetics. Recent works explore apoptosis-like processes in golden brown algae and hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death in Tetrahymena pyriformis.
Scientific Awards and Grants:
- 2010, Research Costs Grant, Baldwin Wallace University - $2800
- 2007, Research Costs Grant, Baldwin Wallace University - $2900
- 2005, Genomic Education Matching Funds (GEMF) grant from LI-COR Biosciences - $34,949.50
- 2005, George W. Codrington Charitable Foundation grant - $25,000
- 2003, Gund Student-Faculty Research Grant, Baldwin Wallace University - $2800
Dr. Bumbulis actively mentors students in collaborative research, including projects on hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis in Tetrahymena and mutation analysis of TFIIIA. His grants support experimental investigations into protein stability and protist cell death mechanisms. Contact: mbumbuli@bw.edu.
