Matthew S. Geddis
Professor
Science
EMAIL: mgeddis@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-699G
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thrusday, 3-5p
Phone: +1 (212) 220-8000;ext=1316
Assistant Professor of Science Matthew Geddiss holds degrees in biomedical science, marine biology and medical sciences. He has taught anatomy, chemistry and other subjects at Hunter College, CUNY; Georgia State University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Expertise
Developmental Neurobiology
Degrees
- B.S. Western Michigan University, Biomedical Sciences,1992
- M.S.University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Marine Biology,1996
- Ph.D. Georgia State University, Biological Sciences,2003
Courses Taught
- This two-semester course acquaints students with the basic properties of living systems: metabolism, growth, responsiveness and reproduction at the cellular and organism levels as illustrated by assorted plants and animals. Two terms required.
Corequisite for BIO 210 is ENG 101 and any 100-level math course or higher, excluding MAT 150.5 and MAT 161.5
Prerequisite for BIO 220 is BIO 210 and any 100-level math course or higher, excluding MAT 150.5 and MAT 161.5
Course Syllabus - This two-semester course acquaints students with the basic properties of living systems: metabolism, growth, responsiveness and reproduction at the cellular and organism levels as illustrated by assorted plants and animals. Two terms required.
Course Syllabus - The goal of this course is to provide students with a detailed understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular processes introduced in BIO 210/220 a?? the structure, function and specializations of the cell. This will be accomplished through a combination of lecture and laboratory sessions providing both theory and application. The course will include study of subcellular structure and function, gene expression, protein activity, cell regulation and cell-to-cell communication.
Prerequisite: BIO 220 and CHE 202
Corequisite: CHE 230
Course Syllabus - This two-semester course explores the human body as an integrated, functional complex of systems. Terminology, structure and function of each organ-system, with emphasis on their interrelationships, are explained. Required of students in the health services technologies; available to all other students for elective credit.
Prerequisite for BIO 426 is BIO 425. Two terms required. Prerequisite: CHE 118 or CHE 121, or departmental approval NOTE: BIO 425 and BIO 426 do not meet the science requirements in the liberal arts curriculum.
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Research and Projects
- Regeneration in Planaria and Zebrafish
We are examing regeneration in Planaria and Zebrafish in the Biotechnology and Forensics Laboratory at BMCC. The primary focus here is to use Planaria and Zebrafish as animal models to examine a number of signaling properties (growth, environmental, toxicity) essential for successful regeneration with collaborative studies with members of BMCC faculty.
Publications
- J.K. Juranek, M.S. Geddis, F. Song, J. Zhang, J. Garcia, R. Rosario, S.F. Yan, T.H. Brannagan, A.M. Schmidt (2013). RAGE deficiency improves post-injury sciatic nerve regeneration in type 1 diabetic mice. Diabetes 62(3):931-43.,
- J.K. Juranek, M.S. Geddis, R.Rosario, A.M.Schmidt (2013). Impaired Slow Axonal Transport in Diabetic Peripheral Nerve is Independent of RAGE. European Journal of Neuroscience. 8:3159-68. ,
