Twists and Turns on My 30+ Year Ankle Journey
Lifelong athlete, working through challenges along the way. Always found a way to prioritize physical health, through childhood, professional growth, pregnancy, parenthood, athletic performance to injuries, and whatever else came my way. Ankle pain, both acute and chronic, nearly brought me down, multiple times, yet I found a way to push through. Learn about it in my video story! Intersection of Lifestyle Medicine and Medical Intervention. Reflection: Pain, Persistence, Pride, and Purpose!
Caterpillar to Wings Hands-on Adventure – Learn to Fly on Your Health Journey!
If you are curious and want to consider doing your own experiment, come along on this exploration to see what it is like to raise caterpillars, butterflies, and moths in a simple, impactful way suitable for all ages!
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Peer-reviewed Scientific Journals
- Reproducible and quantitative model of infection of Dermacentor variabilis with the live vaccine strain of Francisella tularensis. Coburn J, Maier T, Casey M, Padmore L, Sato H, Frank DW.Appl Environ Microbiol. 2015 Jan;81(1):386-95. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02917-14. Epub 2014 Oct 31.
- Identification, characterization and immunogenicity of an O-antigen capsular polysaccharide of Francisella tularensis. Apicella MA, Post DM, Fowler AC, Jones BD, Rasmussen JA, Hunt JR, Imagawa S, Choudhury B, Inzana TJ, Maier TM, Frank DW, Zahrt TC, Chaloner K, Jennings MP, McLendon MK, Gibson BW.PLoS One. 2010 Jul 6;5(7):e11060. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011060.PMID: 20625403
- Type IV pili in Francisella tularensis: roles of pilF and pilT in fiber assembly, host cell adherence, and virulence. Chakraborty S, Monfett M, Maier TM, Benach JL, Frank DW, Thanassi DG.Infect Immun. 2008 Jul;76(7):2852-61. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01726-07. Epub 2008 Apr 21.PMID: 18426883
- Identification of Francisella tularensis Himar1-based transposon mutants defective for replication in macrophages. Maier TM, Casey MS, Becker RH, Dorsey CW, Glass EM, Maltsev N, Zahrt TC, Frank DW.Infect Immun. 2007 Nov;75(11):5376-89. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00238-07. Epub 2007 Aug 6.
- In vivo Himar1-based transposon mutagenesis of Francisella tularensis. Maier TM, Pechous R, Casey M, Zahrt TC, Frank DW.Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Mar;72(3):1878-85. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.3.1878-1885.2006.PMID: 16517634
- Construction and characterization of a highly efficient Francisella shuttle plasmid. Maier TM, Havig A, Casey M, Nano FE, Frank DW, Zahrt TC.Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Dec;70(12):7511-9. doi: 10.1128/AEM.70.12.7511-7519.2004.PMID: 15574954
- The outer membrane protein Omp35 affects the reduction of Fe(III), nitrate, and fumarate by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Maier TM, Myers CR.BMC Microbiol. 2004 Jun 22;4:23. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-4-23.PMID: 15212692
- Identification of the gene encoding the sole physiological fumarate reductase in Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Maier TM, Myers JM, Myers CR.J Basic Microbiol. 2003;43(4):312-27. doi: 10.1002/jobm.200390034.PMID: 12872312
- Isolation and characterization of a Shewanella putrefaciens MR-1 electron transport regulator etrA mutant: reassessment of the role of EtrA. Maier TM, Myers CR.J Bacteriol. 2001 Aug;183(16):4918-26. doi: 10.1128/JB.183.16.4918-4926.2001.PMID: 11466298
- 5-Lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid regulate volume decrease by mudpuppy red blood cells. Light DB, Mertins TM, Belongia JA, Witt CA.J Membr Biol. 1997 Aug 1;158(3):229-39. doi: 10.1007/s002329900260.PMID: 9263885