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John Biggerstaff, Ph.D.

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Current Position

  • Research Associate Professor, Center for Environmental Biotechnology (CEB)
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Current Academic Positions

  • Adjunct Research Professor, UT Graduate School of Genome Sciences and Technology (GST)
  • Research Associate Professor in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology (BCMB) Dept.
  • Research Associate Professor in Microbiology Dept.
  • Research Associate Professor, Obesity Research Center

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

  • Maggiano C, Dupras T, Schultz M, and Biggerstaff J. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy: A Flexible Tool for Polarized Light and Three-Dimensional Fluorescence Imaging of Compact Bone. Journal of Archaeological Sciences. [submitted: Oct.2008].
  • Wenbin Zeng, Minliang  Yao, David Townsend,  George Kabalka,  Jonathan Wall, Michael Le Puil,  John Biggerstaff, Weimin Miao. Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Radiochemical Labeling of a Dansylhydrazone Derivative as a Potential Imaging Agent for Apoptosis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2008. 18:3573-3577
  • *J.P.Biggerstaff, B.L.Weidow, J. Vidosh, G. Warnes, J. Dexheimer, S. Patel, P. Patel. Soluble Fibrin Inhibits Lymphocyte Adherence and Cytotoxicity Against Tumor Cells: Implication for Cancer Metastasis and Immunotherapy.  Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis.2008. 14(2); 193-202 (Epub ahead of print, January 2008).
  • J. Zale, L.Ohnoutková, D. West, C. Sams, J, Biggerstaff, M. Le Puil. Micropropagation of Field Grown Perennial Teosinte from Node Culture. 2007. Submitted to Crop Science, accepted with revisions.
  • *J.P.Biggerstaff, B.L.Weidow, J. Vidosh, J. Dexheimer, S. Patel, P. Patel. Soluble Fibrin Inhibits Monocyte Adherence and Cytotoxicity Against Tumor Cells: Implication for Cancer Metastasis.  BMC Thrombosis Journal (Online).August 2006; 4(1):12 [Epub ahead of print].
  • *J.P.Biggerstaff, M.L.Le Puil, B.L.Weidow, J.Leblanc-Gridley, K.L.Sublette, D.C. White, R.S.Alberte.  A Novel and in situ technique for the quantitative detection of MTBE and benzene degrading bacteria in contaminated matrices.  Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2006. Nov 2 [Epub ahead of print]
  • M. Le Puil, *J.P. Biggerstaff, B.L.Weidow, J.R. Price, D.C. White, R.S. Alberte.  A Novel Fluorescence Imaging Technique Combining Deconvolution Microscopy and Spectral Analysis for Quantitative Detection of Opportunistic Pathogens.  Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2006 Dec;67(3):597-602. Epub 2006 Aug
  • *J.P. Biggerstaff, B.L. Weidow, A. Amirkhosravi and J.L Francis. Enumeration of Leukocyte Infiltration into Solid Tumors by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy. Biomed Immunology Online 2006. 7(16).
  • Maggiano C, Dupras T, Schultz J, and Biggerstaff J. Spectral and Photobleaching Analysis using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy: A Comparison of Modern and Archaeological Bone Fluorescence. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 2006. 20(3-4):154-62.
  • *Biggerstaff J, LePuil M, Weidow B, Glass K, Radosevich M, and White DC. New Methodology for Viability Testing in Environmental Samples. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 2006. Apr. 20(2):141-6. 
  • Starke R, Harrison P, Mackie I, Wang G, Erusalimsky J D, Gale R, Masse J, Cramer E, Pizzey A, Biggerstaff J, and Machin S. The Expression of Prion Protein (PrPC) in the Megakaryocyte Lineage. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2005. 3:1-8.
Dr. John Biggerstaff, Ph.D.

Contact Information

John Biggerstaff
Research Associate Professor
Center for Environmental Biotechnology
Room 232-D
SERF Building

Phone: (865) 974-8084
E-mail: jbiggers@utk.edu

Labs:
Cell Biology
SERF - Room 108

Imaging
SERF - Room 101-J

Molecular Biology
SERF - Room 101-N

Student Office
SERF - Room 101-A