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USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Erik M KolbLecturerContact Information E-mail: ekolb@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-3369 Office: PED 107 Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday : 8:00 - 10:00am |
Education |
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 Ph.D. Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (Physiology Emphasis), UC Riverside, 8/2010
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B.S. Biology, Cal Poly Pomona, 6/2001
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B.S. Zoology, Cal Poly Pomona, 6/2001
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Visiting and Temporary Appointments |
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Adjunct Faculty, Chaffey College, 2009-2010
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Adjunct Faculty, Citrus College,
Spring
2010
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Intern, Molecular Medicine, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1999-2000
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Other Employment |
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Research Associate II, St. Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division, 05/2001-09/2003
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RVT - Exotic and Small Animal Medicine, Chaparral Pet Hospital, 09/1993-06/2001
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RVT - Emergency Medicine, Emergency Pet Clinic, 01/01/1999-06/15/2001
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Conferences and Other Presentations |
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Conference Presentations |
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"Effects of erythropoietin elevation on voluntary exercise and maximal aerobic capacity in house mice", Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Talk/Oral Presentation, Abstract, Phoenix, AZ, 2007-2008
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"Dopamine receptor and transporter densities of mice selectively bred for high voluntary wheel running", Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Talk/Oral Presentation, Abstract, San Diego, CA, 2005-2006
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"Dopamine receptor and transporter densities in the neostriatum and prefrontal cortex of mice bred for high-voluntary wheel running", Behavioral Neurogenetics Conference, Poster, Memphis, TN, 2004-2005
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"Human-organutan interactions at the Los Angeles Zoo", UCLA/Los Angeles Zoo Animal Behavior Symposium, Talk/Oral Presentation, Los Angeles Zoo, UCLA / Los Angeles Zoo, Invited, 1999-2000
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Publications |
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Journal Article |
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Kolb, E. M., Rezende, E. L., Holness, L., Radtke, A., Lee, S. K., Obenaus, A., Garland, Jr., T.
(2012).
Mice selectively bred for high voluntary wheel running have larger midbrains: support for the mosaic model of brain evolution. Journal of Experimental Biology.
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Garland, Jr., T., Kelly, S. A., Malisch, J. L., Kolb, E. M., Hannon, R. M., Keeney, B. K., van Cleave, S. L., Middleton, K. M.
(2011).
How to run far: Multiple solutions and sex-specific responses to selective breeding for high voluntary activity levels. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Vol. 278 (1705), pp. 574-581.
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Kolb, E. M., Kelly, S. A., Middleton, K. M., Sermsakdi, L. S., Chappell, M. A., Garland, Jr., T.
(2010).
Erythropoietin elevates VO2,max but not voluntary wheel running in mice. Journal of Experimental Biology.
Vol. 213 (3), pp. 510-519.
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Malisch, J. L., Breuner, C. W., Kolb, E. M., Wada, H., Hannon, R. M., Chappell, M. A., Middleton, K. M., Garland, T.
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Behavioral despair and home-cage activity in mice with chronically elevated baseline corticosterone concentrations. Behavioral Genetics.
Vol. 39 (2), pp. 192-201.
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Hannon, R. M., Kelly, S. A., Middleton, K. M., Kolb, E. M., Pomp, D., Garland, Jr., T.
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Phenotypic effects of the "mini-muscle" allele in a large HR x C57BL/6J mouse backcross. Journal of Heredity.
Vol. 99, pp. 349-354.
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Zhang, Y., Lee, T. S., Kolb, E. M., Sun, K., Sladek, F. M., Kassab, G. S., Garland, T., Shyy, J. Y.
(2006).
AMP-activated protein kinase is involved in endothelial NO synthase activation in response to shear stress. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.
Vol. 26 (6), pp. 1281-1287.
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Advisement |
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Office Hours |
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Tuesday, Thursday : 8:00 - 10:00am, PED B7 |
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Guest Lectures in Courses |
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EXSC 406L: Exercise and Energy Homeostasis Guest Lecture - "Pathophysiology of Type II Diabetes", University of Southern California,
Spring
2012
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EXSC 205Lxg: The Science of Human Performance Guest Lecture - "Cardiovascular Dynamics in Exercise", University of Southern California,
Fall
2011
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BIOL 131L: Vertebrate Physiology Joint Science Department of the Claremont Colleges, 2008-2009
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BIOL 30: Human Sexuality University of California, Riverside, 2007-2008
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Honors and Awards |
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USC or School/Dept Award for Teaching, Learning Environments Incentive Grant Award,
Fall
2011
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Outstanding Teaching Award (University of California, Riverside), 2008-2009
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Service to the University |
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Committees |
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Chair, Human Biology Curriculum Committee, 2012-2013
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Member, Applied Physiology Track Committee, 2011-2012
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Chair, Nutrition and Metabolism Track Committee, 2011-2012
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Other Service to the University |
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University Outreach - Guest Lecture and Tour - Texas State Science Scholars,
Fall
2012
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Service to the Profession |
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Professional Memberships |
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American Physiological Society, 2009-
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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2004-
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Media, Alumni, and Community Relations |
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Special Award Judge - International Science and Engineering Fair, 05/08/2011-05/13/2011
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