University of Nebraska Kearney

Dr. Carmen Panaitof

Areas of Interest:

•  Physiological bases of biparental care in the burying beetles, Neural mechanisms of behavior
   

                      Rank:  Assistant Professor        Year Hired:  2012

                     Office:  240

 

                     Phone:  (308) 865-1572

                     FAX:  (308) 865-8045

                     email:  panaitofsc@unk.edu
 

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Degrees:

Dissertation:

• Panaitof, S. C.  2006. Physiological bases of parental care in the burying beetles, Nicrophorus orbicollis.  Ph. D. Dissertation, University of New Hampshire, Department of Zoology.

Publications:

• Panaitof, S. C.  2012.  A songbird animal model for dissecting the genetic bases of autism spectrum disorder.  Disease Markers  e-pub.

• Panaitof, S. C., Abrahams, B. S., Dong H., Geschwind, D. H., and White, S. A.  2010.  Language-related Cntnap2 gene is differentially expressed in sexually dimorphic song nuclei essential for vocal learning in songbirds.  Journal of Comparative Neurology 518:  1995-2018.
• Panaitof, S. C. and Scott, M. P.  2006.  Effect of juvenile hormone on vitellogenin gene expression in the fat body of burying beetles, Nicrophorus orbicollis.  Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 63:  82-91.

• Scott, M. P., Panaitof, S. C., and Carleton, K. L.  2005.  Quantification of vitellogenin-mRNA during maturation and breeding of a burying beetle.  Journal of Insect Physiology 51:  323-331.

• Panaitof, S. C., Scott, M. P., and Borst, D. W.  2004.  Plasticity in juvenile hormone in male burying beetles during breeding: physiological consequences of the loss of a mate.  Journal of Insect Physiology 50:  715-724.
• Scott, M. P., and Panaitof, S. C.  2004.  Social stimuli affect juvenile hormone in biparental burying beetles (Silphidae:Nicrophorus).  Hormones and Behavior 45:  159-167.

Professional Affiliations:

•  Society for Neuroscience 

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
   

Courses this year:

• Human Physiology (Lecture and Lab) 

• Anatomy and Physiology I  (Lab)   

• Anatomy and Physiology II (Lab) 

• Developmental Biology  Lecture and Lab)

 Last Update:  5 November 2012 

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