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Jennifer L. Marcinkiewicz
Education
- Ph.D., University of Illinois
Courses Taught
- BSCI 30030-Human Physiology
- BSCI 40432/50432/70432-Endocrinology
- BSCI 10120-Biological Foundations
- BSCI 30005-Career Pathways
- BSCI 40430-Animal Physiology
Research Interests
My research program focuses on endocrine and paracrine regulation of ovarian physiology. I have a particular interest in folliculogenesis, environmental endocrine disruptors and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Balchak, S.K. & J.L. Marcinkiewicz. 1999. Evidence for the presence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptors in the developing rat ovary. Biology of Reproduction 61:1506-1512.
Glickman-Weiss, E.L., C.C. Cheatham, N. Caine, M. Blegen, J.L. Marcinkiewicz & K.D. Mittleman. 2000. The influence of gender and menstrual phase on thermosensitivity during cold water immersion. Journal of Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine 71:715-722.
Glickman-Weiss EL, C. Cheatham, N. Caine, M. Blegen, and J. L. Marcinkiewicz. 2000. The influence of gender and menstrual cycle on a cold air tolerance test and its relationship to thermosensitivity. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine 27: 75-81.
Morrison, L.J. and J.L. Marcinkiewicz. 2002. Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha on Folliculogenesis and Apoptosis in the Neonatal Rat Ovary. Biology of Reproduction 66: 450-457.
Salisbury, TB, Marcinkiewicz, JL. 2002. In utero and lactationalexposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran reduces growth and disrupts reproductive parameters in female rats. Biology of Reproduction 66: 1621-1626.
Marcinkiewicz, JL, Balchak, SK, Morrison, LJ. 2002. The involvement of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) as an intraovarian regulator of oocyte apoptosis in the neonatal rat. Frontiers in Bioscience 7: d1997-2005.
Caine-Bish, N, Potkanowicz, ES, Otterstetter, R, Marcinkewicz, J, Kamimori, G, Glickman, E. 2005. The effect of cold exposure on the hormonal and metabolic reesponses to sleep deprivation. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 16: 177-184.
Cheatham, CC, Caine-Bish, N, Blegen, M, Potkanowicz, ES, Kamimori, GH, Marcinkiewicz, JL, Otterstetter, R, Kalinski, M, Glickman, EL. 2006. The effects of nicotine on the metabolic and hormonal responses during acute cold exposure. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine 17: 147-157.
Ulyan, MJ, Burows, AE, Buzzell, CA, Raghanti, MA, Marcinkiewicz, JL, Phillips, KA. 2006. The effects of predicatble and unpredictable feeding schedules on the behavior and physiology of captive brown capuchins (Cebus apella). Applied Animal Behaviour Science 101: 154-160.
Raghanti, M.A., Stimpson, C.D., Marcinkiewicz, J.L., Erwin, J.M., Hof, P.R., Sherwood, C.C. 2008. Differences in cortical serotonergic innervation among humans, chimpanzees, and macaque monkeys: A comparative study. Cerebral Cortex 18:584-597.
Raghanti, M.A., Stimpson, C.D., Marcinkiewicz, J.L., Erwin, J.M., Hof, P.R., Sherwood, C.C. 2008. Cholinergic innervation of the frontal cortex: Differences among humans, chimpanzees, and macaque monkey. The Journal of Comparative Neurology 506: 409-424.
Raghanti, M.A., C.D. Stimpson, J.L. Marcinkiewicz, J.M. Erwin, P.R. Hof, and C.C. Sherwood. 2008. Cortical dopaminergic innervation among humans, chimpanzees and macaque monkeys: a comparative study. Neuroscience, 155:203-220.
Blegen, M., Cheatham, C; Caine-Bish, N; Woolverton, C; Marcinkiewicz, J; Glickman, E. 2008. The immunological and metabolic responses to exercise of varying intensities in normoxic and hypoxic environments. 2008. J Strength Cond Res 22:1638-1644.
Marcinkiewicz, J.L. 2004. “Transplacental Induction of Ovarian Toxicity” in Ovarian Toxicology”, ed. P.B. Hoyer.CRC Press, London.
Research Areas
- Ovarian physiology
- Ovarian follicle development
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- Effects of environmental endocrine disruptors on ovarian function
OFFICE
Department of Biological Sciences259 Cunningham Hall
CONTACT INFO
Phone: 330-672-5554Fax: 330-672-3713
jmarcink@kent.edu
COURSES TEACHING
Spring 2013- BSCI 10120 - 001 Biological Foundations
- BSCI 40196 - 030 Individual Investigation
- US 10097 - 010 Dks : First Year Experience
- BSCI 10120 - 001 Biological Foundations
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