Mary Ann Wagner-Graham, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biology
Contact
Search Hall, Room 320
4201 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144
215-951-2873
215-951-2664 fax
Mary Ann Wagner-Graham, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biology
Research and Clinical Interests
Dr. Wagner-Graham’s graduate work with Dr. Marilyn Jorns at Hahnemann University focused on kinetic and structural studies of monomeric sarcosine oxidase. At the Institute of Molecular Biology and Medicine at The University of Scranton, Dr. Wagner-Graham worked on a range of projects, from development of PCR primers for rapid detection of antibiotic and toxin genes in potential biological warfare agents, to global and comparative proteomic studies of the Brucellae, Bacillus anthracis, and Haloferax volcanii. Dr. Wagner-Graham values providing real-world research experiences to undergraduate students, and currently involves students in her efforts to unravel the molecular effects of sucralose. This endeavor provides multiple opportunities for student projects, from bacteriology to biochemistry. In addition to her research work, Dr. Wagner-Graham teaches Anatomy and Physiology and Biochemistry.
Education
MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, 1999 – PhD Cell & Molecular Biology
Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, 1994 – B.A. Biology, minor in Chemistry
Publications
- Measurement of antibacterial properties of foil-backed electrospun nanofibers
- Differential composition of culture supernatants from wild-type Brucella abortus and its isogenic virB mutants
- Comparative proteome analysis of laboratory grown Brucella abortus 2308 and Brucella melitensis 16M
- Comparative secretome analyses of three Bacillus anthracis strains with variant plasmid contents
- Isolation protocol for two-dimensional-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis of Haloferax volcanii proteome
Focus Areas
Sucralose, enzymology, microbiology, biochemistry, carbohydrate metabolism, bacterial growth, undergraduate research