Area(s) of Expertise: Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics, Microbiology (Advising Area of Expertise: Biology, Honors Program, Pre-Respiratory Therapy)
Undergraduate research projects presented at Georgia Academy of Science 2013
EXPLORING THE ROLE ENVIRONMENT PLAYS ON GENE REGULATION USING A FLUORESCENTLY TAGGED GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE**, Tae Young Lee* and J.M. Morgan. Georgia Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Valdosta, GA. 2013.
ANALYSIS OF THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF OREGANO AND GARLIC OIL AGAINST PATHOGENIC MICROBES**, R.P. Bagnal* and J.M. Morgan. Georgia Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Valdosta, GA. 2013.
Undergraduate research project presented at Entomology 2012, 60th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Knoxville, TN. 2012
Gut microbes of generalist and specialist herbivores. Bell, S., Kelly, A., Puerta, D., Starcher, B., Obadi, O., Morgan, J.M., Lampert, E. Entomology 2012, 60th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Knoxville, TN. 2012. Poster Presentation. (This project is in conjunction with Dr. Evan Lampert.)
Hyeon-Son Choi, Wen-Min Su, Jeanelle M. Morgan, Gil-Soo Han, Zhi Xu, Eleftherios Karanasios, Symeon Siniossoglou and George M. Carman. (2011) Phosphorylation of Phosphatidate Phosphatase Regulates Its Membrane Association and Physiological Functions in Saccharomyces cerevisiael; IDENTIFICATION OF SER602, THR723, AND SER 744 AS THE SITES PHOSPHORYLATED BY CDC28 (CDK1)-ENCODED CYCLIN0DEPENCENT KINASE. J. Biol. Chem.; 286, 1486-1498.
Morgan, J.M., Carman, G.M. (2009) Cyclin-dependent kinase-mediated phosphorylation of yeast phosphatidate phosphatase. FASEB J. (Meeting Abstract Supplement) 689.4
McCourt, P.C., Morgan, J.M., and Nickels, J.T. (2009) Stress-induced ceramide-activated protein phosphatase can compensate for loss of amphiphysin-like activity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and function to reinitiate endocytosis. J. Biol. Chem.; 284, 11930-11941.
Morgan, J.M., McCourt, P.C., Swain, E. and Nickels, J.T. (2009) Loss of sphingolipid metabolism in cells lacking the yeast amphiphysin ortholog, Rvs161p, re-initiates endocytosis of multiple sugar transporters. Eukaryot. Cell, 8, 779-789.
Sachais, B.S., Alice Kuo, A., Nassar, T., Morgan, J., Kariko, K., Williams, K. J., Feldman, M., Aviram, M., Shah, N., Jarett, L., Poncz, M., Cines, D.B., and Higazi, A.A. (2002) Platelet factor 4 binds to low-density lipoprotein receptors and disrupts the endocytic itinerary, resulting in retention of low-density lipoprotein on the cell surface. Blood; 99: 3613-3622.Advisor for Spectrum on the Gainesville Campus
Member of the following: PKAL Atlanta, Association for Biological Laboratory Education (ABLE), Georgia Academy of Science, Theobald Smith Society –American Society for Microbiology, Genetics Society of America, American Association of University Women, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Beta Beta