Janine Trempy

Professor and Associate Dean, College of Science

Molecular Microbiology

Research Interests: Bacterial crisis management systems; Microbial applications such as probiotics and cell based biosensors for food and water associated pathogens; Science Pedagogy and Literacy

COURSES

MB310 Bacterial Molecular Genetics
MB390: The World According to Microbes
MB499: Capstone: Professional Skills in Microbiology
MB699: Success in the College Classroom
GS199: College of Science First Year Orientation in Pre-Health degree programs  

DEGREE

Ph.D. University of Texas Health Sciences Center  

RESEARCH

see links below for research activities

Terra Magazine and Discovery Channel video.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Hutchison, J., S. Dukovcic, K.P. Dierksen, C.A. Carlyle, B. A. Caldwell, and J.E. Trempy. 2008. Erythrophore cell response to food-associated pathogenic bacteria: Implications for detection. Microbial Biotechnology. 1:425-431.

Knoshaug, E.P., J.A. Ahlgren, and J.E. Trempy. 2007. Exopolysaccharide expression in Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris Ropy 352: Evidence for novel gene organization. J. of Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73:897-905.

Dierksen, K.P., L. Mojovic, B.A. Caldwell, R. Ryan Preston, R. Upson, J.R. Lawrence, P.N. McFadden and J.E. Trempy. 2004. Responses of fish chromatophore-based cytosensor to a broad range of biological agents. J. of Applied Toxicology. 24:363-369.

Mojovic, L., K.P. Dierksen, R. Upson, B.A. Caldwell, J.R. Lawrence, J.E. Trempy, P.N. McFadden. 2004. Blind and naïve classification of toxicity by fish chromatophores. J. of Applied Toxicology. 24:355-361

Trempy, J.E., M.M. Skinner, and W.A. Siebold. 2002. Learning microbiology through cooperation: Designing cooperative learning activities that promote interdependence, interaction and accountability. Microbiology Education Journal (ASM) 3:26-36.

TEXTBOOKS

Trun, N. and J.E. Trempy. 2004. Fundamental Bacterial Genetics. Blackwell Publisher, NY ISBN 0-632-04448-9

Ream, W, B. Geller, J.E. Trempy, and K. Fields. 2003. Molecular Microbiology Laboratory: A Writing Intensive Course. Academic Press, NY. ISBN 0-12-583991-X

PATENTS

Trempy, J.E., Knoshaug, E.P.,Ahlgren, J.A., Sandine, W.E., Dierksen, K. Biopolymer thickener for food and pharmaceutical applications. International application no. PCT/US01/03404, published in 2003. US Patent Application No. 10/182,960 issued May 21, 2007.

Trempy, J.E., Knoshaug, E.P.,Ahlgren, J.A., Dierksen, K., Sandine, W.E. Biopolymer thickener. Australian Patent # 2001239737 (39737/01) issued May 23, 2006.

Chaplen, F., Gerwick W., Jovanovic, G., Kolodziej, W., Liburdy, J., McFadden, P., Paul, B., Plant, T., Trempy, J.E., Willard, C. Inventors listed in alphabetical order. Methods for detecting bioactive compounds. US Patent # 6,913,877 issued July 5, 2005.