CURRICULUM VITAE

Department of Biology	Home: RR 1, Box 90
The University of Scranton	Dalton, PA   18414-9801
Scranton, PA   18510-4625	(570) 563-2967
(570) 961-6387/6117 (Office)
(570) 941-7572 (FAX)
ggk301@scranton.edu

PERSONAL: Born August 15, 1952

EDUCATION:

1975     B.S., Biology, Cornell University, NY

  1976     M.S., Physiology, Rutgers University, NJ

  1984     Ph.D., Zoology, Cornell University

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1988-present	Professor , Department of Biology, The University of Scranton.  Courses taught: General Biology, General Physiology, General Physiology Laboratory, Anatomy and Physiology, Histology, Histotechniques, Mammalian Physiology, Freshman Seminar.
1986 – 1988	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison.  Courses taught:  Seminar in Biochemistry.  Associated with Laboratory of Hector F. DeLuca.
1983 – 1985	Instructor and Postdoctoral Research Associate.  Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, Tufts University Schools of Medicine.  Course taught:  Veterinary Microscopic Anatomy.  Associated with Laboratories of Dr. David A. Damassa and Dr. Alvar W. Gustafson.
1982 – 1983	Teaching Assistant, Genetics and Development, Cornell University.  Courses taught:  Histology, Organology.
1982	Adjunct Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Ithaca College.  Course taught:  Histology
1979 – 1982	Teaching Assistant, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University.  Embryology and Microscopic Anatomy
1980	Teaching Assistant, Genetics and Development, Cornell University.  Embryology.
1978 – 1983	Teaching Assistant, Genetics and Development, Cornell University.  Histology and Vertebrate Biology.
1975 – 1976	Teaching Assistant, Department of Physiology, Rutgers University.  Human Physiology.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

1996	Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Summer Development Grant, Laboratory Experience for High School Teachers.
1992 – 1995	National Institutes of Health (#1 R15 HD26918).  “Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency on Male Reproduction.”
1995 & 1999	Summer Faculty Development Grant, The University of Scranton.  “Curriculum Development:  Cell Tissue Techniques”, “Development of a NSF-ILI Grant Proposal for Tissue Culture Facilities”, and “Molecular Biology of Bat Reproduction”.
1988 – 1999	Faculty Research Grants, The University of Scranton.  For curriculum development, seed money for trial projects and to foster research by undergraduate students, awarded annually, based on proposals and reports.
1987	Individual National research Service Award, National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (#2 F32 AR07812-02).
1981 – 1982	Tuition Fellowship, New York State College Veterinary Medicine.
1979 – 1980	Tuition Fellowship, New York State College Veterinary Medicine.
1981 – 1982	Shadle Fellowship, American Society of Mammalogists.
1981, 1980	Grant-in-Aid, Sigma Xi.
1981	Grant-in-Aid, American Society of Mammalogists.
1973 – 1975	Cornell University Scholarship.

HONORS AND AWARDS

1995  44th Mendel Lecturer, Saint Peter’s College, NJ

    1992  Appointed to Mammal Technical Committee, Pennsylvania Biological Survey.

    1982  Best Poster, American Society of Mammalogists, Snowbird, UT, June 23rd.

    1981–1982 Shadle Fellow, American Society of Mammalogists.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Association for the Advancement of Science

    American Association of Anatomists

    American Society of Mammalogists

    Bat Conservation International

    Endocrine Society

    Lackawanna River Corridor Association (LRCA)

    Mid-Atlantic Association of College Biologists

    New York Academy of Sciences

    North American Symposia for Bat Research

    Pennsylvania Academy of Science

    Pennsylvania Biological Survey

    Sigma Xi

    Society for the Study of Reproduction

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

1977 – 1978	Medical Laboratory Technician, New York State Department of Health, Thiels, NY.
1981	Host and Program Committees, 11th North American Symposium for Bat Research, Ithaca, NY.
1982	Participant, Workshop and Symposium on Electron probe X-Ray Microanalysis:  Techniques and Applications in Biology.  Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
1986 – 1989	Grant-in-Aid Committee, American Society Mammalogists.
1988 – 1989	Departmental Radiation Safety Officer, The University of Scranton.
1988 – 1991	Biology Department Advisor for Graduate Studies, The University of Scranton.
1988 – 1990	Planning Committee for Tissue Culture Facility, Histology and Embryology Laboratory, Radioisotope Use Room, and Cold Room, The University of Scranton.
1989 – 1992	Dean’s Conference, College of Health, Education, and Human Resources, The University of Scranton.
1989 – 1992	Grant-in-Aid Committee, North American Symposia for Bat Research.
1990 – 1992	Editor, Faculty Newsletter, The University of Scranton.
1990 – 1992	Mammal Slide Library Committee, American Society of Mammalogists.
1990 – 2000	The University of Scranton Academic Advisor, Academic Advising Center.
1990 – 1992	The University Trash Recycling Committee, Academic Building Coordinator.
1990 – 1992	The University of Scranton Faculty Senator, Committee for Committees and Elections, Budget Committee.
1990 – 2000	The University of Scranton Orientation Academic Advisor, Academic Advising Center.
1990 – 1994	Faculty Associate, Gavigan College, The University of Scranton.
1990 – 1993	Chair, Student Award Committee, North American Symposium for Bat Research.
1991	Field Co-Director, Earthwatch Mongoose Project, Puerto Rico and St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
1991 – 1992	Chair, Search Committee, The University of Scranton, Neurophysiology Position, General Physiology Position.
1992 – 1995	Faculty Development Board, The University of Scranton.
1993 – 1995	Chair, Curriculum Committee, Faculty Senate.  Faculty Senate Rep., CAS Deans Conference.
1993 – 2000	IACUC Member; Director, Loyola Hall Vivarium; Board of Directors, LRCA.
1993 – 2000	Volunteer, PA Department of Environmental Conservation, State Parks Program.
1997 – 2000	Faculty Advisor, The University of Scranton Chapter of Beta Beta Beta

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Pough, F.H., G. Kwiecinski and W. Bemis. (1978) Melanin Deposits Associated with the Venom Glands of Snakes.  J. Morph. 155:63-71
2. Murphy, C.J., H.C. Howland, G.G. Kwiecinski, T.J. Kern and F.C. Kallen. (1983) Visual Accommodation in the Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus.  Vision Res.  23:617-620.
3. Kwiecinski, G.G. (1984) Some Factors Regulating Skeletal Homeostasis in the Little Brown Bat, Myotis lucifugus, with Particular Reference to Pregnancy and Lactation.  University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, MI.
4. Kwiecinski, G.G. (1985) Bone Remodeling and its Regulation in Myotis lucifugus.  In: Duncker, H.R. and G. Fleishcher  (eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Vertebrate Morphology.  Gustav Fisher Verlag; Stuttgart, pp. 45-48.
5. Damassa, D.A., A.W. Gustafson, G.G. Kwiecinski and R.D. Pratt. (1985) Control of Plasma Sex Steroid-Binding Protein (SBP) in the Male Little Brown Bat:  Effects of Thyroidectomy and Treatment with L- and D-Thyroxine on the Induction of SBP in Adult Males.  Biol. Reprod. 33:1138-1146.
6. Kwiecinski, G.G., D.A. Damassa and A.W. Gustafson. (1986) Control of Sex Steroid-Binding Protein (SBP) in the Male Little Brown Bat:  Relationship of  Plasma Thyroxine Levels to the Induction of Plasma SBP in Immature Males.  J. Endocrinol.  110:271-278.
7. Kwiecinski, G.G., M.A. Cukierski and G.R. Horst. (1987) William A. Wimsatt:  Dedication and Biography.  Amer. J. Anat.  178:309-311.
8. Kwiecinski, G.G., L. Krook and W.A. Wimsatt. (1987) Annual Skeletal Changes in the Little Brown Bat, Myotis lucifugus lucifugus, With Particular Reference to Pregnancy and Lactation.  Amer. J. Anat. 178:410-420.
9. Kwiecinski, G.G., W.A. Wimsatt and L. Krook. (1987) Comparative Morphology of Thyroid C- Cells and Parathyroid Glands in the Summer-Active Little Brown Bat, Myotis lucifugus, With Particular Reference to Pregnancy and Lacation.  Amer. J. Anat. 178:421-427.
10. Kwiecinski, G.G., D.A. Damassa and A.W. Gustafson. (1987) Plasma Sex Steroid-Binding in Chiroptera.  Biol. Reprod.  36:628-635.
11. Gustafson, A.W., D.A. Damassa, R.D. Pratt and G.G. Kwiecinski. (1989) Post-natal Patterns of Plasma Androgen-Binding Activity in Djungarian (Phodopus sungorus) and Golden (Mesocricetus auratus) Hamsters. J. Reprod. Fertil. 86:91-104.
12. Kwiecinski, G.G., G.I. Petrie and H.F. DeLuca. (1989) 1, 25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 Restores Fertility of  Vitamin D-Deficient Female Rats.  Am. J. Physiol.  256:E483-487.
13. Kwiecinski, G.G., G.I. Petrie and H.F. DeLuca. (1989) Vitamin D is Necessary for Reproductive Functions of the Male Rat. J. Nutr.  119:741-744.
14. DeLuca, H.F. and G.G. Kwiecinski. (1990) Method for Improving Reproductive Functions in Mammals.  United States Patent, Patent Number 4,970,203.
15. Kwiecinski, G.G., D.A. Damassa and A.W. Gustafson. (1991) Patterns of Plasma Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin, Thyroxine and Thyroxine-Binding Globulin in Relation to Reproductive State and Hibernation in Female Little Brown Bats.  J. Endocrinol.  128:63-70.
16. Uhland, A.M., G.G. Kwiecinski and H.F. DeLuca. (1992) Normalization of Serum Calcium Restores Fertility in Vitamin D-Deficient Male Rats.  J. Nutr. 122:1338-1344.
17. Steele, M. and G.G. Kwiecinski. (1994) Mammals of Pennsylvania:  A Checklist with Notes on Status, Habitat, and Behavior.  Pennsylvania Game Commission, Harrisburg.
18. Damassa, D.A., A.W. Gustafson, G.G. Kwiecinski and G.A. Amico. (1995) Seasonal Influences on the Control of Plasma Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin by T4 in Male Little Brown Bats.  Amer. J. Physiol. 268:R1303-R1309.
19. Kwiecinski, G.G. (1998) Marmota monax.  Mammalian Species.  591:1-8.
20. Kwiecinski, G.G. and T. Griffiths. (1999) Rousettus aegyptiacus.  Mammalian Species.  611:1-8.
21. Kwiecinski, G.G. and D.A. Damassa. (2000) Peripheral Control of Reproduction. Pp. 65-89, In: Reproductive Biology of Bats.  Crichton, E. and P. Krutszch, Eds. Academic Press, London. 510 pp.
22. Kwiecinski, G.G., L. Zhiren, T.C. Chen, and M.F. Holick. (2000) Preliminary Observations on Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and Calcium Concentrations in a Neotropical Bat, Artibeus jamaicensis. Submitted.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS:

1. Kwiecinski, G.G.  (1982)  Skeletal Homeostasis in Summer-Active Little Brown Bats (Myotis lucifugus).  Anat. Rec. 202:133.
2. Murphy, C.J., H.C. Howland, G.G. Kwiecinski, T.J. Kern and F.C. Kallen (1982) Visual Accommodation in the Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus.  Anat. Rec. 202:105A.
3. Howland, H.C., C.J. Murphy, G.G. Kwiecinski, T. Kern and F.C. Kallen (1982) Visual Accommodation in the Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus.  Invest. Ophthal. Vis. Sci. 22 (Suppl. 2):126.
4. Kwiecinski, G.G. (1984) Some Factors Regulating Skeletal Homeostasis in the Little Brown Bat, Myotis lucifugus, with Particular reference to Pregnancy and Lactation.  Diss. Abstr. Int., B.Sci. Eng. 44:3682.
5. Gustafson, A.W., D.A. Damassa and G.G. Kwiecinski (1984) Plasma Sex Steroid-Binding Protein (SBP) in the Little Brown Bat and Djungarian Hamster:  Identification and Temporal Variations in Males From Birth Through Puberty.  Biol. Reprod. 30 (Suppl. 1):161.
6. Gustafson, A.W., D.A. Damassa and G.G. Kwiecinski (1985) Effect of Plasma Sex Steroid-Binding Protein (SBP) on Testosterone (T) Activation of the Sex Accessory Glands (SAGs) in Immature Male Bats. J. Androl. 6:40.
7. Damassa, D.A., A.W. Gustafson and G.G. Kwiecinski (1985) Effects of Thyroidectomy (TRX) and L-Thyroxine (T4) on the Induction of Plasma Sex Steroid-Binding Protein (SBP) in Adult Male Little Brown Bats. J. Androl. 6:78.
8. Gustafson, A.W., D.A. Damassa and G.G. Kwiecinski (1986) Elevated Levels of Plasma Sex Steroid-Binding Protein (SBP) Following Arousal From Hibernation are Related to Inhibition of Androgen Action in Male Bats.  In: Forest, M.G. and M. Pugeat (eds.), Binding Proteins of Steroid Hormones.  Les Editions INSERM, John Libbey, Paris, p. 650.
9. Favata, M.A. and G.G. Kwiecinski (1992) Histology of the Testicual Excurrent Ducts of an Eastern Garter Snake. J. Penn. Acad, Sci. 65:179.
10. Murphy, D.J. and G.G. Kwiecinski (1993) Chiropteran Immune Response to Rabies Vaccination. J. Penn. Acad. Sci. 66:198.
11. Kwiecinski, G.G., A. Gruszecki and R. Robinson (1993) Infertility in Vitamin D Deficient Male Rats. J. Penn. Acad. Sci. 192.
12. Earley, T.W., A.C. Gruszecki, L.V. Metrishyn, R.M. Robinson and G.G. Kwiecinski (1994) Role of the Thyroid Gland in the Infertility of Vitamin D Deficiency.  J. Penn. Acad. Sci. 67:175.
13. Nebzydoski, M.H. and G.G. Kwiecinski (1997) Reproduction and Post-Natal Growth and Development in Two New World Fruit Bats. J. Penn. Acad. Sci. 70:184.
14. Kwiecinski, G.G., T.C. Chen and M.F. Holick (1998) Calcium Homeostasis in Bats Revisited: What is the Role of Vitamin D? Bat Res. News 39:134.
15. Horst, G.R. and G.G. Kwiecinski (1998) Metabolic Rate as a Function of Ambient Temperatures in Two Fruit Bats. Bat Res. News 39:12.
16. Horst, G.R. and G.G. Kwiecinski (1999) Different Metabolic Responses to Low Ambient Temperatures in Two Species of Neotropical Fruit Bats, Artibeus jamaicensis and Phyllostomus discolor. Bat Res. News 40:55.
17. Horst, G.R. and G.G. Kwiecinski (1999) Comparative Metabolic Responses to Low Ambient Temperatures in Two Species of Neotropical Bats. Bat Res. News 40:120.
18. Kwiecinski, G.G. (1999) Calcium Homeostasis in Bats. Bat Res. News 40:124.

PAPER PRESENTATIONS:

(1993-1999 only)

1999	“Calicum Homeostasis in Bats.”  VIIIth European Bat Research Symposium, Krakow, Poland.
1999	“Comparative Metabolic Responses to Low Ambient Temperatures in two Species of Neotropical Fruit Bats.”  VIIIth European Bat Research Symposium, Krakow, Poland.  Co-authored with G. Roy Horst.
1999	“Different Metabolic Responses to Low Ambient Temperatures in two Species of Neotropical Fruit Bats, Artibeus jamaicensis and Phyllostomus discolor.”  2nd Irish Bat Conference, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare, Ireland.  Co-authored with G. Roy Horst.
1998	“Calcium Homeostasis in Bats Revisited:  What is the Role of Vitamin D?”  11th International Bat Research Conference, Pirenopolis, Brazil.
1997	“Reproduction, Growth and Development, Vitamin D, and Milk Mineral Analyses in a Captive Colony of Phyllostomid Bats.”  77th  Annual Meeting, American Society of Mammalogists, Stillwater, OK.  Co-authored with Eugene H. Studier.
1996	“Bats Public Health Issues.”  11th Annual Pennsylvania Wildlife Symposium, Carlisle, PA.
1996	“Reproduction and Post-Natal Growth and Development in Artibeus jamaicensis and Phyllostomus discolor.”  26th Annual North American Symposium for Bat Research, Bloomington, IN.  Co-authored with M.H. Nebzydoski.
1996	“Bat Anatomy and Physiology.”  Teacher Workshop:  Education Symposium on Bats of Illinois.  26th Annual North American Symposium for Bat Research, Bloomington, IN
1995	“Diseases of Bats in Wild Populations.”  10th Annual Pennsylvania Wildlife Symposium, Carlisle, PA
1995	“Reproductive Modulation of Androgen Action During Reproductive Development in the Male Little Brown Bat.”  10th International Bat Conference, Boston, MA.  Co-authored with D.A. Damassa and A.W. Gustafson.
1995	“Further Studies on the Humoral Immune Response in Bats.”  75th Annual Meeting, American Society of Mammalogists, Burlington, VT.  Co-authored with C. Latona, D. Murphy and C.E. Rupprecht.
1994	"Application of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Rabies Specific IgG in Bats."74th Annual Meeting, American Society of Mammalogists, Washington, DC. Co-authored with D.Murphy, R. Robinson and C.E. Rupprecht.
1994	"Infertility in Vitamin D Deficient Male rats: Role of the Thyroid Gland."  70th Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Academy of  Science, Mt. Pocono, PA. Coauthored with T. Earley, A.Gruszecki, R. Robinson and L. Metrishyn.
1993	“Chiropteran Immune Response to Rabies Vaccination.”  69th Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Academy of  Science, Reading, PA. Co-authored with D.J. Murphy.
1993	“Infertility in Vitamin D Deficient Male Rats.”  69th Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Reading, PA. Co-authored with A. Gruszecki and R. Robinson.
1993	“An Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay for Detection of Rabies Specific IgG in Bats.”  23th Annual North American Symposium for Bat Research, Gainesville, FL. Co-authored with D.J. Murphy and C.E. Rupprecht.

Since 1988, public presentations focusing on bats, public health and conservation:  Audubon Society, Pennsylvania State Parks, Pennsylvania Power and Light Co., elementary and secondary schools, etc.