Roger S. Lane
Associate Professor

Postdoctoral Studies 1969-1972
University of California, Berkeley

Ph.D. 1969
University of Michigan

Previous research in Dr. Lane's laboratory focused on the effects of aging on protein metabolism. These studies dealt with the potential mechanisms that underlie the accumulation of abnormal protein molecules in senescent cells, leading to the discovery of several unusual and functionally distinct proteases. Another focus of research was on basic studies of enzyme metabolism. Dr. Lane's research merited three grants from National Institutes of Health over a ten year period. Four graduate students and three postdoctoral students matriculated from his laboratory.

During his research career Dr. Lane developed a strong interest in teaching which he has performed over the last several years. He has won the distinction as Best Basic Science Professor in the College of Medicine for the last five years. He was also awarded the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. In recent years he has been invited as a guest lecturer to medical schools throughout the country including Rush Medical College, Michigan State University and Texas College of Medicine to name a few. Dr. Lane is the course director for the required Biochemistry and Molecular Biology courses GMS 620 Enzymes and Proteins and GMS 520, 521 Medical Biochemistry.

Representative Publications:

Sharma HK, Prasanna HR, Lane RS, and Rothstein M (1979) The effect of age on enolase turnover in the free-living nematode, Turbatrix aceti. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 194:275-282

Prasanna HR and Lane RS (1979) Protein degradation in aged nematodes (Turbatrix aceti). Biochem. Biophys Res. Commun. 86:552-559

Granger DN, Valleau JD, Parker RE, Lane RS, and Taylor AE (1978) Effects of adenosine on intestinal hemodynamics, oxygen delivery, and capillary fluid exchange. Amer. J. Physiol. 235:H707-H719

Lane RS and Snell EE (1976) Histidine decarboxylase of Lactobacillus 30a. Function and reactivity of sulfhydrol groups. Biochemistry 15:4175-4180

Lane RS, Manning JM and Snell RE (1976) Histidine decarboxylase of Lactobacillus 30a. Inactivation and active-site labeling by L-histidine methyl ester. Biochemistry 15:4180-4187



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