Friday, October 24, 2008

OU Alumnus Has Her Dissertation Research Published in the Journal

Rhodobacter Sphaeroides is a type of bacteria that can undergo photosynthesis and is a model organism for many fundamental biological processes. In 2007, Britton Ranson-Olson completed a PhD at Oakland University in Biomedical Sciences: Health and Environmental Chemistry. Her dissertation "In vitro and in vivo transcription studies of the hemA gene of rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1" described the regulation of DNA transcription in Rhodobacter Sphaeroides. This work, performed under the supervision of former OU Associate Professor Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls (now at Bowling Green State University), was recently published in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of Bacteriology (volume 190, pages 6769-6778). After graduating, Ranson-Olson became an Assistant Professor at Lake Superior State University.

Summary Rhodobacter Sphaeroides is a type of bacteria that can undergo photosynthesis and is a model organism for many fundamental biological processes. In 2007, Britton Ranson-Olson completed a PhD at Oakland University in Biomedical Sciences: Health and Environmental Chemistry. Her dissertation "In vitro and in vivo transcription studies of the hemA gene of rhodobacter sphaeroides 2.4.1" described the regulation of DNA transcription in Rhodobacter Sphaeroides.

Created by Brad Roth (roth@oakland.edu) on Thursday, March 12, 2009
Modified by Brad Roth (roth@oakland.edu) on Thursday, March 12, 2009
Article Start Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009