MARY K. DAHMER, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Molecular Sciences

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine

Address

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

858 Madison Avenue

Memphis, TN 38163

Tel: (901) 448-6168; Fax: (901) 448-7360;

Education

Ph.D. Institution: University of Michigan, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Ann Arbor

Postdoctoral: University of Michigan, Department of Pharmacology, Ann Arbor; University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Physiology and Biophysics; University of Chicago, Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences

Research Interests

Current research in the laboratory is focused on examining the effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on catecholamine synthesis and secretion from adrenal chromaffin cells. Biochemical approaches are being used to learn more about the mechanism of IGF-1 effects on adrenal chromaffin cells. This research will not only increase our understanding of how IGF-1 acts to affect the function of these cells, but will also provide evidence for how trophic factors may regulate catecholamine synthesis and secretion in neural cell types.

Links

Molecular Sciences - Mary K. Dahmer

Recent Publications

• Patwari PP, O'Cain P, Goodman DM, Smith M, Krushkal J, Liu C, Somes G, Quasney MW, Dahmer MK. Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist intron 2 variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism and respiratory failure in children with community-acquired pneumonia. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Nov;9(6):553-9. PMID: 18838927
• Elbahlawan L, Binaei S, Christensen ML, Zhang Q, Quasney MW, Dahmer MK. Beta2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms in African American children with status asthmaticus. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006 Jan;7(1):15-8. PMID: 16395068
• Dahmer MK, Randolph A, Vitali S, Quasney MW. Genetic polymorphisms in sepsis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005 May;6(3 Suppl):S61-73. Review. PMID: 15857562
• Dahmer MK. Caspases-2, -3, and -7 are involved in thapsigargin-induced apoptosis of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. J Neurosci Res. 2005 May 15;80(4):576-83. PMID: 15825194
• Quasney MW, Waterer GW, Dahmer MK, Kron GK, Zhang Q, Kessler LA, Wunderink RG. Association between surfactant protein B + 1580 polymorphism and the risk of respiratory failure in adults with community-acquired pneumonia. Crit Care Med. 2004 May;32(5):1115-9. PMID: 15190959
• Quasney MW, Waterer GW, Dahmer MK, Turner D, Zhang Q, Cantor RM, Wunderink RG. Intracellular adhesion molecule Gly241Arg polymorphism has no impact on ARDS or septic shock in community-acquired pneumonia. Chest. 2002 Mar;121(3 Suppl):85S-86S. No abstract available. PMID: 11893710

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