Frances E. Weaver
Professor
BIOLOGY
Widener University
United States of America
Biography
professor
Research Interest
esearch interests focus on molecular mechanisms, that is the activities at the DNA, RNA, or protein level that influence cellular and thereby organismal properties. I also have long standing interests in embryonic and post-embryonic development. In my research here at Widener, I have applied molecular biological techniques to the study of the embryology of horseshoe crabs, the muscle physiology of fish, and the immune responses of frogs.
Publications
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Donato, M., Schiavi, J., Ulreich, A., Weaver, F.E., & Coughlin, D.J. (2008). Myosin regulatory light chain expression in trout muscle. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 309A, 64–72.
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Weaver, F.E., Shaikh, S.R., & Edidin, M. (2008). Plasma membrane lipid diffusion and composition of sea urchin egg membranes vary with ocean temperature. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 151(1), 62–65.
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Patel, K.K, Siegel, C., Weaver, F.E., & Vatnick, I. (2005). Genetic monogamy of captive pigeons (Columba livia) as assessed by DNA fingerprinting. BIOS, The Quarterly Journal of the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, 76(2), 97–101.
