Biology

Christine Weingart

Affiliation	Faculty
Title	Assistant Professor
Office	315 Talbot Hall
Lab	404 Talbot Hall
Email	weingartc@denison.edu
Phone	740-587-8281
Fax	740-587-5634

Ph.D. in Microbiology from Miami University, 1997
B.S. in Biology from Mount Union College, 1991

Academic Positions

Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Denison University. 2002 - present.

Lecturer, Department of Microbiology, Miami University. 1997.

Research

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Post Doctorate Research Associate, Laboratory of Stephen C. Winans, 1999-2002

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Post Doctorate Research Associate, Laboratory of Alison A. Weiss, 1997-1999

Senior Thesis Students

Cora Walsh '06*, HIV prevention organizations: Determining successful prevention strategies. Co-Advisor with Dr. Kent Maynard, Sociology/Anthropology

Mike Perkins '05, Characterization of the Burkholderia cenocepacia GacSA-like regulatory system

Shantanu Bhatt '04*, Identification of hyperosmotically regulated genes in Burkholderia
cenocepacia

* honors thesis

Professional Memberships

National Science Teachers Association
Local American Society for Microbiology
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
American Society for Microbiology

Publications

Weingart, C.L. C. E. White, S. Liu,Y. Chai, H. Cho, C. Tsai, Y. Wei, N. R. Delay*, A. Eberhard, and S. C. Winans, 2005. Direct binding of the purified quorum sensing regulator CepR of Burkholderia cenocepacia to two target promoters in vitro. Mol. Micro.. v. 57 p. 452-467

Pappas, K. M., and C. L. Weingart., and S. C. Winans, 2004. Biochemical communication in proteobacteria: Biochemical and structural studies of signal synthases and receptors required for intercellular signaling. Mol. Microbiol.. v. 53 p. 755-769

Weingart, C. L., P. S. Mobberley-Schuman, E. L. Hewlett, M. C. Gray, and A. A. Weiss, 2000. Neutralizing antibodies to adenylate cyclase toxin promote phagocytosis of Bordetella pertussis by human neutrophils. Infect. Immun.. v. 68 p. 7152-7155

Weingart, C. L., W. A. Keitel, K. M. Edwards, and A. A. Weiss, 2000. Characterization of bactericidal immune responses following vaccination with acellular pertussis vaccines in adults. Infect. Immun.. v. 68 p. 7175-7179

Weingart, C. L. and A. A. Weiss, 2000. Bordetella pertussis virulence factors affect phagocytosis by human neutrophils. Infect. Immun.. v. 68 p. 1735-1739

Lenz, D. H.*, C. L. Weingart and A. A. Weiss., 2000. Phagocytosed Bordetella pertussis fail to survive in human neutrophils. Infect. Immun.. v. 68 p. 956-959

Weingart, C. L., G. Broitman-Maduro, G. Dean, S. Newman, M. Peppler, and A. A. Weiss, 1999. Fluorescent labels influence the phagocytosis of Bordetella pertussis by human neutrophils. Infect. Immun.. v. 67 p. 4264-4267

Weingart, C. L., and A. Morris Hooke, 1999. A nonhemolytic phospholipase C from Burkholderia cepacia. Curr. Microbiol.. v. 38 p. 233-238

Weingart, C. L., and A. Morris Hooke, 1999. Regulation of expression of the nonhemolytic, phospholipase C from Burkholderia cepacia. Curr. Microbiol.. v. 39 p. 336-341

Presentations

S. Bhatt* and C. L. Weingart, 2005. Characterization of four hyperosmotically induced genes in Burkholderia cepacia. 104th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..

M. Perkins* and C.L. Weingart, 2005. Mutation of a potential gacSA two component system in Burkholderia cenocepacia. Ohio Branch ASM Meeting.

S. Bhatt* and C. L. Weingart, 2004. Isolation of hyperosmotically regulated genes in Burkholderia cepacia. 04th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..

Weingart, C. L., 2004. Identification of a putative gacSA two-component system in Burkholderia cepacia . 104th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..

Weingart, C.L., 2003. Incorporating Quorum Sensing into the Undergraduate Microbiology Laboratory. 10th ASM Undergraduate Microbiology Education Conference.

Weingart, C. L. and S. C. Winans, 2001. Characterization of a quorum sensing system in Burkholderia cepacia. ASM Cell-Cell Communication Meeting.

Weingart, C. L. and S. C. Winans, 2001. Characterization of a quorum sensing system in Burkholderia cepacia. Infection and Pathobiology Forum, Cornell University.

Weingart, C. L., D. H. Lenz*, and A. A. Weiss, 1999. Phagocytosis of Bordetella pertussis by human neutrophils. Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting.

Lenz, D. H.*, C. L. Weingart, A. A. Weiss, 1999. Lack of survival of Bordetella pertussis following phagocytosis by human neutrophils. Physician Scientist Training Program Research Forum.

Weingart, C. L., G. E. Dean, S. L. Newman, and A. A. Weiss, 1999 . Comparison of phagocytosis of FITC and GFP labeled Bordetella pertussis. 99th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..

Weingart, C. L., S. Newman and A. A. Weiss, 1998. Effect of labeling treatments on phagocytosis of Bordetella pertussis. Midwest Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting.

Weingart, C. L., and A. A. Weiss, 1998. Effect of immune serum antibodies on phagocytosis of Bordetella pertussis. 98th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..

Weingart, C. L., and A. Morris Hooke, 1998. Regulation of expression of Burkholderia cepacia phospholipase. Microbial Pathogenesis Current and Emerging Issues Conference.

Weingart, C. L., and A. Morris Hooke, 1998. Regulation of expression of Burkholderia cepacia phospholipase. 98th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..

Weingart, C. L., and A. Morris Hooke , 1996. Purification and characterization of a phospholipase of Burkholderia cepacia. 96th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..

Weingart, C. L., and A. Morris Hooke, 1995. Purification of a non-hemolytic phospholipase C from Burkholderia cepacia. 95th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..

Weingart, C. L., M. K. Lonon, S. Karipedes, and A. Morris Hooke, 1994. Characterization of a non-hemolytic phospholipase C produced by Pseudomonas cepacia. 94th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol..