Biology and Marine Biology

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Jennifer Rettew McCall

Health Sciences Lecturer

Department of Biology and Marine Biology

Center for Marine Science

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

[email protected]

704- 458 -4169

EDUCATION

2013 MBA University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Wilmington, NC
Focus: Business of Marine Biotechnology
2010 PhD University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte, NC.
Dissertation title: “Sexual dimorphism in sepsis susceptibility: effects of reproductive
hormones on microbial pattern recognition receptor expression.” Under the direction
of Dr. Ian Marriott.
2006 MS University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte, NC.
Thesis title: "Factors influencing mortality in nestling ospreys (Pandion haliaetus): an
analysis of breeding strategies." Under the direction of Dr. Richard O. Bierregaard.
2003 BS University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

APPOINTMENTS

2014 -present Online Health Sciences Lecturer. Department of Biology and Marine Biology, University
of North Carolina Wilmington. Wilmington, NC
2013 -present Owner and CEO. SeaTox Research Inc. Wilmington, NC
2011 -2014 Visiting Research Assistant Professor. Center for Marine Science, University of North
Carolina Wilmington. Wilmington, NC
2010 -2013 Adjunct Instructor. South Piedmont Community College. Monroe, NC
2010 Adjunct Instructor. Queens University of Charlotte. Charlotte, NC
2007 -2010 Graduate Research Assistant. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte, NC.
2004 -2009 Graduate Teaching Assistant. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte, NC.

PUBLICATIONS

1. McCall, J.R., Elliott, E.A., Bourdelais, A.J. (2014) A new cytotoxicity assay for brevetoxins using
   fluorescence microscopy. Marine Drugs. 12(9):4868-4882.


2. McCall, J.R., Goodman, A.J., Jacocks, H.M., Thompson, A.M., Baden, D.G., Bourdelais, A.J. (2014).
   Development of a fluorescence assay for the characterization of brevenal binding to rat brain
   synaptosomes. Journal of Natural Products. 77(9):2014-2020.


3. Goodman, A., McCall, J.R., Jacocks, H.M., Thompson, A., Baden, D.G., Abraham, W.M., Bourdelais, A.J.
   (2014). Structure activity relationship of brevenal hydrazide derivatives. Marine Drugs.
   12(4):1839-1858.


4. McCall, J.R., Jacocks, H.M., Niven, S.C., Poli, M.A., Baden, D.G., Bourdelais, A.J. (2014). Development
   and utilization of a fluorescence-based receptor binding assay for site 5 voltage-sensitive sodium
   channels ligands brevetoxin and ciguatoxin. Journal of the AOAC. 97(2):307- 315.


5. Bowen, R.S., Knab, A.M., Hamilton, A.T., McCall, J.R., Moore-Harrison, T.L., Lightfoot, J.T.
   (2012). Effects of supraphysiological doses of sex steroids on wheel running activity in
   mice. Journal of Steroids and Hormonal Science. 3(2):110-118 doi:10.4172/2157-7536.1000110


6. McCall, J.R., Jacocks, H.M., Baden, D.G., Bourdelais, A.J. (2012). Development of a competitive
   fluorescence-based synaptosome binding assay for brevetoxins. Harmful Algae. 19:85-91.


7. Rettew, J.A., McCall, S.H., and Marriott, I. (2010). GPR30/GPER-1 mediates rapid decreases in TLR4
   expression on murine macrophages. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 328:87-92.