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- Anatomy and Cell Biology Academic Department
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Kurt E Johnson Faculty Member
Positions
- Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology , School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology , School of Medicine and Health Sciences 1985 -
- Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology , School of Medicine and Health Sciences - 1985
I have recently written three books on local natural history. I am currently working on a memoir.
Research Areas
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Affiliation
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Publications
selected publications
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- Externally-applied-talc-containing baby powder particles can enter the female reproductive tract, become lodged in pelvic tissues, and be found in ovarian cancer resctions. FASEB Journal, in press. 2019
- Teaching histology without microscopes: The advantages of digital technology. FASEB Journal. 2006
- Cell properties in early Xenopus embryos are altered by novel gravitational conditions 1997
- Cell fate of superficial cells in the marginal zone of the Pleurodeles waltl embryo 1996
- Change of Cell Fate in Xenopus embryos after 90° rotation before first cleavage 1996
- Adhesiveness of cells from normal amphibian embryos and hybrid embryos arrested at gastrulation. Amer. Zool. 1996
- Immunocytochemical investigation of transforming growth factor-β and epidermal growth factor receptor characteristics in human fallopian tubes 1995
- Patterning of dorsal mesoderm depends on anteroposterior segregation between deep and superficial cells in Pleurodeles waltl (urodele) and Rana pipiens (anuran) 1995
- Cell lineage tracing in 4-cell stage human embryos 1994
- Xenopus mesodermal cells interact with both the RGD-synergistic cell adhesion region and the carboxy-terminal heparin binding domain of fibronectin in vitro 1992
- Amphibian gastrulation: the molecular bases of mesodermal cell migration in urodele embryos 1990
- An in vitro migration assay to investigate the autonomy of mesodermal cells during gastrulation 1989
- Oriented fibronectin-containing multifibrillar strands are arranged parallel to the dorsal lip-animal pole-ventral lip axis on the roof of the blastocoel in Ambystoma maculatum gastrulae 1989
- The distribution and function of the 140 kDa fibronectin receptor complex in amphibian embryos during gastrulation 1988
- Fab' fragments of anti-fibronectin and anti-fibronectin receptor IgG produce exogastrulation when injected into early Xenopus laevis gastrulae 1988
- An oriented fibrillar network rich in fibronectin and laminin directs mesodermal cell migration during amphibian gastrulation, The Cellular Basis of Morphogenesis 1988
- The 140 kDa fibronectin receptor complex in amphibian embryos: Distribution and function during gastrulation 1988
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academic article
- Anatomy of a Life. Kurt E. Johnson. 2021
- Analytical comparison of talc in commercially available baby powder and in pelvic tissues resected from ovarian carcinoma patients. Gynecologic 0ncology 159 (2020) 527-533 doi .org/10.1016/j.ygnyo.2020.09.028. 2020
- Kidney Anatomy. Prediatric Nephrology. 2014
- Blastomeres show differential fate changes in 8-cell Xenopus laevis embryos that are rotated 90° before first cleavage. Dev. Growth Differ. 1998
- Anteroposterior segregation of superficial and deep cells during gastrulation in Pleurodeles waltl and Rana pipiens embryos. J. Exp. Zool. 1996
- Immunocytochemical localization of growth factors and their receptors in human pre-embryos and Fallopian tubes. Hum. Reprod. 1996
- Lineage tracing demonstrates that blastomeres of early cleavage-stage human pre-embryos contribute to both trophectoderm and inner cell mass. Hum. Reprod. 1995
- Restriction of cell fate of superficial cells in the marginal zone of the amphibian embryo Pleurodeles waltl. J. Exp. Zool. 1995
- Superficial cells in the early gastrula of Rana pipiens contribute to mesodermal derivatives. Dev. Biol. 1994
- Mesodermal cell adhesion to fibronectin-rich fibrillar extracellular matrix is required for normal Rana pipiens gastrulation. J. Exp. Zool. 1993
- Ambystoma maculatum gastrulae have an oriented, fibronectin-containing extracellular matrix. J. Exp. Zool. 1992
- Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Amphibian Gastrulation. Curr. Top. Dev. Biol. 1992
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book
- Anatomy of a Life. KB Publishing. 2020
- Pediatric Nephrology. Unknown. 2015
- UNCOMMON BEAUTY: THE BEAUTY OF COMMON ORGANISMS. J & s Publishing Co. Inc., Alexandria. 2013
- UnCommon Beauty: The Beauty of Common Organisms. J and S Publishing Company, Inc.. 2013
- ANATOMY: REVIEW FOR USMLE, STEP 1, FOURTH EDITION. J & S Publishing Co. Inc., Alexandria. 2012
- BACKYARD BIODIVERSITY. Pearson Education, Boston. 2011
- IN MY BACKYARD: NATURAL HISTORY IN THE SUBURBS. J & S Publishing Company, Inc. Alexandria. 2010
- PATHOLOGY: REVIEW FOR USMLE, STEP 1, SECOND EDITION. J & S Publishing Company, Inc. Alexandria. 2007
- HOW TO EXCEL IN MEDICAL SCHOOL, THIRD EDITION. J & S Publishing Company, Inc. Alexandria. 2006
- ANATOMY: REVIEW FOR USMLE, STEP 1, THIRD EDITION. J & S Publishing Co. Inc. Alexandria. 2005
- Microscopic Anatomy Laboratory Manual. None. 2004
- BIOCHEMISTRY: REVIEW FOR USMLE, STEP 1, SECOND EDITION. J & S Publishing Co. Inc. Alexandria. 2001
- ANATOMY: REVIEW FOR USMLE, STEP 1, SECOND EDITION. J & S Publishing Co. Inc. Alexandria. 1998
- EMBRYOLOGY: REVIEW FOR NEW NATIONAL BOARDS. J & S Publishing Co., Inc. Alexandria. 1997
- RAPID PREPARATION FOR THE USMLE, STEP 1. J & S Publishing Co., Inc. Alexandria. 1997
- CELL BIOLOGY: REVIEW FOR NEW NATIONAL BOARDS. J & S Publishing Co., Inc. Alexandria. 1995
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chapter
- Kidney Anatomy. Pediatric Nephrology. 2014
- Amphibian gastrulation: The molecular bases of mesodermal cell migration in urodele embryos. Gastrulation, Movements, Patterns, and Molecules. 1991
- The Xenopus embryo as a model system for the study of cell-extracellular matrix interactions. Xenopus laevis: Practical Uses in Cell and Molecular Biology. Methods in Cell Biology, Volume 36. 1991
- Extracellular matrix control of mesodermal cell migration during amphibian gastrulation. Cytoplasmic Information Systems. 1990
- Gastrulation and cell interactions. Concepts of Development. 1974
- Frog gastrula cells adhere to fibronectin-Sepharose beads. Molecular Determinants of Animal Form.
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report
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review
- Craniofacial Embryogenesis and Development. Genesis. 2011
presentations
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Teaching
teaching activities
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Service
reviewer of
- Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer NSF (Journal)
- Ad Hoc Reviewer for Canadian NRC (Journal)
- Ad Hoc Reviewer for Journals (Journal)
- Anatomical Record (Journal)
- Cell Differentiation (Journal)
- Development (Journal)
- Developmental Biology (Journal)
- Differentiation (Journal)
- Human Reproduction (Journal)
- Journal of Cell Science (Journal)
- Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology (Journal)
- Journal of Experimental Zoology (Journal)
- Quarterly Review of Biology (Journal)
- Science (Journal)
- Stain Technology (Journal)
professional service activities
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Background
education and training
- BA degree in Biology, Johns Hopkins University
- Ph. D degree, Yale University
- Yale University , None
- M. Phil degree in concentration in Developmental Biology, Yale University 1996
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Contact
full name
- Kurt E Johnson
mailing address
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Anatomy and Cell Biology
Ross Hall 214
Washington, DC 20052
USA
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