Biographical Data
Born: Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Married: Deborah
Children: Dan and Kevin
Education:
Monroe Community College, Associate in Applied Science in Biotechnology
Rochester Institute of Technology, Bachelors of Science in Biotechnology
University of Rochester, Masters of Science in Microbiology and Immunology Thesis title: Regulation of the Arginine Deiminase System in Oral Streptococci
Professional Experience:
M&M Mars, Hackettstown, NJ, Technical Associate 1990-1991
University of Rochester:
Dr. Fred Sherman's Lab, 1991-1993
Dr. Robert Marquis' Lab, 1993-1999
Dr. David Pearce's Lab, 1999-present
Publications:
Pearce DA, McCall K, Mooney RA, Chattopadhyay S, Curran TM.
Altered amino acid levels in sera of a mouse model for juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses. Clin Chim Acta. 2003 Jun;332(1-2):145-8.
Elshatory Y, Brooks AI, Chattopadhyay S, Curran TM, Gupta P, Ramalingam V, Hofmann SL, Pearce DA. Early changes in gene expression in two models of Batten disease. FEBS Lett. 2003 Mar 13;538(1-3):207-12.
Chattopadhyay S, Ito M, Cooper JD, Brooks AI, Curran TM, Powers JM, Pearce DA. An autoantibody inhibitory to glutamic acid decarboxylase in the neurodegenerative disorder Batten disease. Hum Mol Genet. 2002 Jun 1;11(12):1421-31.
Ma Y, Rutherford GC, Curran TM, Reidmiller JS, Marquis RE. Membrane locus and pH sensitivity of paraben inhibition of alkali production by oral streptococci. Oral Microbiol Immunol. 1999 Aug;14(4):244-9.
Curran TM, Ma Y, Rutherford GC, Marquis RE. Turning on and turning off the arginine deiminase system in oral streptococci. Can J Microbiol. 1998 Nov;44(11):1078-85.
Ma Y, Curran TM, Marquis RE. Rapid procedure for acid adaptation of oral lactic-acid bacteria and further characterization of the response. Can J Microbiol. 1997 Feb;43(2):143-8.
Curran TM, Lieou J, Marquis RE. Arginine deiminase system and acid adaptation of oral streptococci. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1995 Dec;61(12):4494-6.
Hsu MT, Sturr G, Curran TM, Marquis RE. Inhibition of streptococcal growth, F-ATPase and pyrophosphatase by diphosphonates. Oral Microbiol Immunol. 1995 Feb;10(1):47-53.
Curran TM, Buckley DH, Marquis RE. Quasi-irreversible inhibition of enolase of Streptococcus mutans by fluoride. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1994 Jun 15;119(3):283-8.
Rustchenko EP, Curran TM, Sherman F. Variations in the number of ribosomal DNA units in morphological mutants and normal strains of Candida albicans and in normal strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Bacteriol. 1993 Nov;175(22):7189-99.
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