David Hall, assistant professor of chemistry, joined the Lawrence chemistry department in 2002.
After completing a Ph.D. in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he taught for three years at his undergraduate alma mater, Butler University, and then returned to Madison for post-doctoral research in the medical school’s biomolecular chemistry department.
His current research centers on signal transduction pathways activated by viral infection, with particular application to the role of viruses in the exacerbation of asthma. At Lawrence, he teaches the biochemistry courses, as well as introductory and organic chemistry.
During the 2003-04 academic year, Professor Hall was co-author of two manuscripts: “The nucleotide receptor P2X7 mediates actin reorganization and membrane blebbing in RAW 264.7 macrophages via p38 MAP kinase and Rho” appeared in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, and “Concentration-dependent responses in RAW 264.7 macrophages to the sequiterpene lactone parthenolide” was published in Blood.
He also delivered the plenary lecture to the American Thoracic Society meeting on “Signaling Pathways Activated by Rhinovirus Attachment.”
With Professors Karen Nordell (chemistry) and Jeffrey Collett (physics), he is developing a nanoscience and nanotechnology program, funded by a grant from the NSF-NSE Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education program, that is designed to incorporate nanoscience topics, experiments, and activities into introductory courses in physics, chemistry, and biochemistry.
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