Introduction
Teaching
Research
Publications
Educational Background
Schedule
Office Hours
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College of Natural and Social Sciences Biological Sciences, Department of
Roger R. Bowers
Full-time Faculty
Office: BS333
Phone: (323) 343-2081
FAX: (323) 343-6451
Email: rbowers@calstatela.edu
INTRODUCTION
I have taught here since Fall 1972 and retired Sept. 2007 after 35 years. I still teach Embryology and Histology Winter Quarter on the FERP Program and will do so for 4 more years. I was awarded Professor Emeritus status after I retired.
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TEACHING INTERESTS
Teaching interests : Animal Biology for the Majors, General Embryology, Animal Histology, Electron Microscopy and Seminar in Developmental Biology. Previously taught Organismal Biology, Microtechniques, Biology for Non-majors.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research interests : Use of two pigment mutant fowl (Barred Plymouth Rock and White Leghorn chickens) as models for the human skin pigmentary disease, vitiligo (1986-present). The wild type Jungle Fowl serves as a control. Vitiligo is the localized loss of pigment cells in the skin yielding white spots. The exact cause is not known. Techniques used in the research include electron microscopy, organ culture, tissue culture, enzymology and molecular biology. Previous research on normal avian pigmentation (1968-1985), amphibian pigmentation (1973-1976), fish pigmentation (1972-1978, 2002), melanoma (1979-1980) and carrageenan connective tissue granulomas (1976-1981).
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PUBLICATIONS
| Publication Title |
Publication Date |
| R.R. Bowers, E.S. Vega and L.V. Smith. The effect of extracellular matrices on adult highly-differentiated in vitro avian melanocytes. Submitted to In Vitro. |
2002 |
| R.R. Bowers, B. Nguyen, S. Buckner, Y. Gonzalez and F. Ruiz. Role of antioxidants in the survival of normal and vitiligious avian melanocytes. Cellular and Molecular Biology 45(7):1065-1074. |
1999 |
| R.R. Bowers, A. Biboso and O. Chavez. The role of alpha-MSH, its agonists and c-AMP in in vitro avian melanocytes. Pigment Cell Research 10:41-45. |
1997 |
| R.R. Bowers, J. Lujan, A. Biboso, S. Kridel and C. Varkey. Premature avian melanocyte death due to low antioxidant levels of protection:Fowl model for vitiligo. Pigment Cell Research 7:409-418. |
1994 |
| R.R. Bowers, J. Harmon, S. Prescott, J. Asano and S. Wynne. Fowl model for vitiligo: Genetic regulation on the fate of the melanocytes. Pigment Cell Research 2:242-248. |
1992 |
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EDUCATIONAL
BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Zoology(Cell Biology) 1971
 University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
M.S. Zoology 1968
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
B.S. Biology 1966
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
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COURSE LIST
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Biol 424 01 |
General Embryology |
MW 08:00 - 8:50 AM |
Winter 2009 |
BS 335 |
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Biol 424 02 |
General Embryology Laboratory |
MW 09:00 - 11:30 AM |
Winter 2009 |
BS 359 |
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OFFICE HOURS
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Time |
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1-2 |
| TUESDAY |
1-2 |
| WEDNESDAY |
1-2 |
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