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On Teaching
Through the example of both educators in my family and professors integral to my academic career, I have a passion for learning and learning by teaching others. I believe that to be an effective teacher requires also being an enthusiastic mentor. I enjoy the discovery and hands-on approach of science and I firmly believe that the best way to learn is by participation 鈥� to not only visualize but also contribute to scientific discovery. However, beyond learning about science and scientific inquiry, it is my goal to ensure that all students develop the skills of a broader education by integrating math, writing, communication, and critical thinking skills. The most important job of an educator is to provide students with the communication and critical thinking tools necessary to succeed in any endeavor they pursue.
Research
The focus of my doctoral studies was on genetics and molecular biology. Beyond mutation detection, I was interested in finding ways that genetic changes can be used as a tool to understand more about molecular biology in general. For my dissertation, I identified mutations in patients with CPSI Deficiency, a rare genetic disorder affecting the urea cycle. I then designed a way to rapidly introduce these mutations into cells. From these cells, I was able to isolate DNA and RNA to differentiate between mutations that affect RNA stability and those that affect the final protein product. This project was valuable because understanding how a mutation affects the pathway from DNA to protein is not only helpful in determining the molecular cause of a certain disease phenotype, but should also be used to understand how gene expression occurs in general. I have also worked with other interesting genetics research projects including a marine biology project (while I was an undergraduate) where I studied the genetics of a fish population on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. And, during my post-doctoral research, I used genetic reporter systems to study the gene expression patterns important for proper nervous system development in the gut. Now, I am transitioning to research on STEM education, teaching, and learning through studying our various CSEO programs.
Publications
- Burris SK, Hutchins N, Conley Z, Deweese MM, Doe YJ,听Eeds A, Villanueva A, Ziegler H, Oliver K. 鈥淩edesigning an AI bill of rights with/for young people: Principles for exploring AI ethics with middle and high school students.鈥� Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. 2024 五一茶馆儿; 7: 100317.听
- Koethe JR,听Eeds A, Stewart LV, Haas DW, Hildreth JEK, Mallal S, Wanjalla C, Perkins J, Ahonkhai A, Dong X, Berhanu R, Dash C. 鈥淭he Tennessee Center for AIDS Research HIV Research Training Program for Minority High School and Undergraduate Students: Development, Implementation, and Early Outcomes.鈥� J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2023 Oct 1;94(2S):S42-S46. . PMID: 37707847.
- Li J, George RH, Brooks AW, Mallott EK, Leigh BA, Olszewski T, Zare H, Bagheri M, Smith HM, Friese KA, Habibi I, Lawrence WM, Rost CM, Ledeczi A,听Eeds AM, Ferguson JF, Silver HJ, Bordenstein SR. 鈥淚ndividuality and ethnicity eclipse a short-term dietary intervention in shaping microbiomes and viromes.鈥澨�PLOS Biology. 2022; 20(8): e3001758.
- Deal KK, Rosebrock JC,听Eeds AM, DeKeyser JL, Musser MA, Ireland SJ, May-Zhang AA, Buehler DP, Southard-Smith EM. 鈥淪ox10-cre BAC transgenes reveal temporal restriction of mesenchymal cranial neural crest and identify glandular Sox10 expression.鈥澨�Dev Biol. 2021; 471:119-137.
- Eeds, AM, Vanags, CP, Creamer, JI, Loveless, ME, Dixon, AL, Sperling, H., McCombs, G, Robinson, D, Shepherd, VL. 鈥�.鈥� Cell Biology Education Life Sciences Education, 2014,(13):297-310.
- H盲berle, J., Shchelochkov, OA, Wang, J, Katsonis, P, Hall, L, Reiss, S, Eeds, A, Willis, A, Yadav, M, Summar, S, and the Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium, Lichtarge, O, Rubio, V, Wong, L-J and Summar, M (2011), 鈥�.鈥� Human Mutation. 2011Jun; 32 (6):579鈥�589.
- Eeds AM, Mortlock DP, Wade-Martins R, Summar ML. 鈥�.鈥� American Journal of Human Genetics, 2007 (80):743-750.
- Eeds AM, Hall LD, Yadav M, Willis A, Summar S, Putnam A, Barr F, Summar ML. 鈥�.鈥� Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2006 Sep-Oct; 89(1-2):80-6.
- Summar ML, Hall L, Christman B, Barr F, Smith H, Kallianpur A, Brown N, Yadav M, Willis A, Eeds A, Cermak E, Summar S, Wilson A, Arvin M, Putnam A, Cunningham G. 2004. 鈥�.鈥� Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2004 Apr; 81 Suppl 1:S12-9.
- Summar ML, Hall LD, Eeds AM, Hutcheson HB, Kuo AN, Rubio V, Arvin MK, Schofield JP, Dawson EP. 鈥�.鈥� Gene. 2003; 311:51-57.
- Boustead JN, Stadelmaier BT, Eeds AM, Wiebe PO, Svitek CA, Oeser JK, O鈥橞rien RM. 鈥淗epatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha mediates the stimulatory effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma co-activator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha) on glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit gene transcription in H4IIE cells.鈥� Biochemical Journal. 2003 Jan 1; 369(Pt 1):17-22.
- Spiekerkoetter U, Eeds A, Yue Z, Haines J, Strauss AW, Summar M. 鈥淯niparental disomy of chromosome 2 resulting in lethal trifunctional protein deficiency due to homozygous alpha-subunit mutations.鈥� Human Mutation. 2002 Dec; 20(6):447-51.
Awards
Mentorship Excellence Award, 2023. 五一茶馆儿
Distinguished Science Teacher, 2013. Tennessee Academy of Science