Dr. Joanne J. Dobbins
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Personal Statistics:
Married to childhood sweetheart
Two children, both are college graduates and gainfully employed
Home dominated by a small short-hair canine companion.
Professional Statistics:
Education
Ph. D. University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 1983
Microbiology Dissertation: Isolation and Characterization of Plasmids from
Epidemic Strains of Staphylococcus aureus
M.A.T. University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 1975 Major: Biology
B.A. Radford College, Radford, Virginia 1970 Major: Biology
Research Interest
Determination of the Origin
of Airborne Mold Found on Cadavers
Determination and
Identification of the Mold on the Skelton of a Rhinoceros
Development of the Kentucky
Bourbon Genome Project: Optimization of the PCR protocols
Detection of
Mycobacterium avium in
environmental samples in the exhibit areas of the zoo
Analysis of viable
airborne fungi in the exhibit areas of the Zoo
In vitro characterization of environmental microbes in
magnetize-earth filtered water
In
vitro comparison of bacterial colonization with alloy coating of
orthopedic material
Characterization of unique strains of
Bacillus sp.
Correlation
of the clinical presentation and bacterial plasmid patterns of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
isolated from patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Determination
of the genetic mechanisms of microbial adhesion to biomaterials
used in the Jarvik 7 artificial heart.
The frequency of bacterial colonization of
orthopedic prosthetic devices.
Society Memberships
American Society of Microbiology (ASM); Sigma Xi , The Scientific Research Society; Kentucky Academy of Science; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Teaching
Professor, Department of Biology, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky
Inducted into the Atherton High School Hall of Fame 2006