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  2. Michael Borland

Michael Borland

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Borland
Title(s)
Professor of Biochemistry, ASMBM Coordinator
Department
Education

Ph.D., Penn State University (2010), Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (BMMB). Focus: Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis

B.S., Penn State University (2005), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB). Cum laude and Schreyer Honors Scholar

Contact Information

Appointments

  • Education Fellow, American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
  • Society of Toxicology Undergraduate Education Subcommittee (2018 - 2021)

Awards

  • Distinguished Faculty Award (Research), BU College of Science and Technology (2018)
  • Provost's Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity (2015)
  • Outstanding Student Leadership Award, Society of Toxicology (2011)
  • Paper of the Year, Society of Toxicology Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section (2010)
  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2006 - 2009)

Teaching

  • Introductory Chemistry (CHEM101) 
  • Physiological Chemistry (CHEM108) 
  • Chemistry for the Sciences 1 (CHEM115) 
  • Introduction to Chemical Literature (CHEM281) 
  • Biochemistry 1 (CHEM341) 
  • Biochemistry 2 (CHEM442)

Research Interests

  • Skin cancer preventatives and chemotherapeutics
  • Molecular Toxicology of Nuclear Hormone Receptors
  • Transcriptional Regulation
  • Development of in vitro molecular toxicology models
  • Development of novel undergraduate laboratory experiences

Publications

Borland, M.G., Kehres, E.M., Lee, C., Wagner, A.L., Shannon, B.E., Albrecht, P.P. Zhu, B., Gonzalez, F.J., and Peters, J.M. Inhibition of tumorigenesis by a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-dependent cell cycle blocks in human skin carcinoma. Toxicology. (2018). 404-405: 25-32. PMICD: 29729928.

Borland, M.G., Yao, P., Kehres, E.M., Lee, C., Pritzlaff, A.M., Ola, E., Wagner, A.L., Shannon, B.E., Albrecht, P.P, Zhu, B., Kang, B., Robertson, G.P., Gonzalez, F.G., and Peters, J.M. PPARβ/δ and PPARγ inhibit melanoma tumorigenicity by modulating inflammation and apoptosis. Toxicological Sciences. (2017). 159(2): 436-448. PMICD: 28962521. 
This was an Editor’s Highlight Article for the October 2017 Issue.

Borland, M.G., Krishnan, P., Lee, C., Albrecht, P.P., Shan, W., Bility, M.T., Marcus, C.B., Lin, J.M., Amin, S., Gonzalez, F.J., Perdew, G.H., and Peters, J.M. Modulation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) signaling pathways by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor β/δ (PPARβ/δ) in keratinocytes. Carcinogenesis. (2014). 35(7): 1602-12. PMICD: 24639079.

Borland, M.G. Introducing toxicology into the biochemistry curricula: using cytochrome c (Cytc) functionalities as a model. Journal of Toxicological Education. (2013). 1: 54-65. Invited submission for the journal’s first issue.

Trumbo, T.A., Schultz, E., Borland, M.G., and Pugh, M.E. Applied Spectrophotometry: Analysis of a Biochemical Mixture. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. (2013). 41(4): 242-250. PMICD: 23625877.

Grants (Last 5 Years)

  • BU Margin of Excellence (2018-2019), Role: co-PI
  • BU Margin of Excellence (2015 - 2016), Role: PI
  • BU Research & Scholarship Grant (2013 - 2014), Role: PI

Service Activities (2018-19)

  • National
    • Accreditation Exam Scorer, ASBMB
    • Editor, Journal of Toxicological Education
  • Bloomsburg University
    • Research Coordinator, cDNA Resource Center, www.cdna.org
    • Pre-Professional Advisory Committee
    • URSCA Awards Committee
  • Department
    • Coordinator, ASBMB Program Accreditation
    • Chair, Search & Screen Committee
    • Faculty Evaluation Committee
    • Curriculum Committee
  • Faculty Union (APSCUF)
    • Chair, Membership Committee

Professional Memberships

  • American Chemical Society
  • American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Society of Toxicology