Dr. George Gomez

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Dr. George Gomez
Loyola Science Center (LSC) 395
200 Monroe Ave
Scranton, PA 18510
Phone: 570-941-6355
Fax: 570-941-7572
email: george.gomez@scranton.edu
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Jennifer Crockett (2002-2003)
Eric Wirkus (2002-2003)
Diedra Amendola (2003-2004)
Yewah Jung (2003-2004)
Stephanie Yazinski (2003-2005)
Alyson Pidich (2004-2005)
Michelle Salerno (2005)
Michelle Domingo (2006)
Amanda Celii (2004-2006)
James Costanzo (2004-2006)
Kristin Doyle (2004-2006)
Sol de Jesus (2005-2006)
Kaci Haines (2005-2008)
Cassandra Zagorski (2007-2008)
Mary Kate Hoffman (2006-2008)
Kimmie Patel (2006, 2008-2009)
Allison Greco (2008-2009)
Kellie Casey (2008-2009)
Kaitlin Moran (2010)
Mia DeNunzio (2009 – 2010)
Alesia Walsh (2008- 2011)
Kristen Fenocchi (2009 - 2011)
Michael Kelleman (2010-2011)
Michele Diamond (2010-2011)
Kamila Malinowska (2010-2011)
Maria Cifone (2010-2011)
Bernadetta Bernatowicz (2011-2013)
Jonathan Schall (2011-2013)
Michelle Piacente (2011-2013)
Marina Jeffery (2011-2014)
Michelle D’Souza (2011-2014)
Shital Patel (2011-2015)

Honors Theses authored by students in my laboratory:

2003. Eric Wirkus. Odor signal detection in avian olfactory neurons
2005. Stephanie Yazinski. Structural and functional maturation of olfactory receptor neurons
2006. Amanda Celii. The development of in ovo odor sensitivity in chicks
2006. James Costanzo. The Na+/Ca2+ exchanger is not the primary mechanism for odorant.elicited calcium decreases in cultured human olfactory cells
2006. Sol de Jesus. Behavioral observation of odor imprinting in chicks
2008. Kaci Haines. Investigating the effects of embryonic sensory experience on fetal development
2008. Mary Kate Hoffman. The role of plasma membrane calcium channels in odorant-elicited calcium signaling of cultured human olfactory cells
2008. Cassandra Zagorski. Investigating the long-term cellular effects of hyperglycemia on PKC expression in developing chick embryos
2009. Allison Greco. Hypoxic and hyperoxic stress-induced hypertrophy in cultured chick fetal cardiac myocytes.
2011. Kristen Fenocchi. Effects of peroxynitrite on myelin basic protein expression and traffic in cultured embryonic chick brain neurons
2011. Alesia Walsh. A model of indirect nerve damage: implications for trigeminal nerve degradation associated with exposure to stressors associated with oral trauma and disease

Honors Thesis committee reader for the following theses by students in other laboratories

Spring 2003. Sara Shoener: Prenatal Growth and Development
Summer 2003. Stephanie Yazinski: Biology of Sensory Systems
Fall 2003. Yewah Jung: Biology of Sensory Systems
Fall 2004. Amanda Celii: Comparative Biomechanics
Spring 2005. James Costanzo: Biogenetic Technologies
Spring 2005. Amanda Celii: Biology of Neural Disorders
Spring 2005 Polyanna Fino: Molecular Aspects of Neural Disorders
Fall 2005. Christopher Szewczyk (Business Major): Issues on Stem Cells & Cloning
Fall 2005. Jessica Phillippy,: Genetics of Diversity
Spring 2006. Sharon Secola: Etiology of Birth Defects
Fall 2006. Vincent Solomeno (Business Major): Public Health Issues Fall
Spring 2006 Kaci Haines: Sensory Development
Fall 2007. Justine Zoeller (Nursing Major): Fetal Development
Fall 2007. Kaci Haines: Etiology of Neural Disorders
Fall 2007. Mary Kate Hoffman: Genetics of Neurological Disorders
Spring 2008. Courtney Costanzo (Criminal Justice Major): Biology of Cuisine
Intersession 2008. Allison Greco: Biological Basis of Technology
Spring 2009. Giuseppe Bongiorno: Sensory Systems: Design Limits and Constraints
Fall 2009. Kristen Fenocchi: Biology of Human Diversity
Spring 2012. Bradley Wierbowski: Cell Adhesion and Signaling