Department of Biology
Ripon College
300 Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
(920) 748-8758

E-mail: bergeronl@ripon.edu

Education

• A.B. Ripon College
• Ph.D. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Awards and Honors

• American Association of University Women Fellowship Recipient, 2006-2007
• ITravel Grant Recipient-International Association for Dental Research, 1998
• National Institute of Health, cardiology training grant fellowship, 1996-2000
• Phi Beta Kappa, honor socitey
• Beta Beta Beta, biology honor society

Areas of Interest

• Molecular mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis. Transcriptional control of virulence genes in Gram-positive microorganisms.

Recent Publications

• "Roles of fructosyltransferase and levanase-sucrase of Actinomyces naeslundii in fructan and sucrose metabolism," L.J. Bergeron, and R.A. Burne, Infect. Immun., 69(9); 5995-02, September 2001
• "Characterization of the fructosyltansferase gene of Actinomyces naeslundii WVU45," L.J. Bergeron, E. Morou-Bermudex and R.A. Burne, "Journal of Bacteriology" 182(13);3649-54, July 2001
• "Postassium conductance activated during regulatory volume decrease by mudpuppy red blood cells," L.J. Bergeron, A.J. Stever, D.B. Light, "American Journal of Physiology" 270(4 pt 2); R801-10, April 1996

Current Courses Taught

• Biology 110 Topics in Biology
• Biology 121 Introductory Biology
• Biology 211 Human Anatomy and Physiology I: Support, Movement and Integration
• Biology 300 Departmental Studies
• Biology 304 Immunology
• Biology 312 Human Anatomy and Physiology II: Maintenance and Continuity
• Biology 314 Microbiology
• Biology 328 Molecular Biology
• Biology 501, 502 Senior Studies