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Peter A. White

Professor
School of Arts & Sciences
pwhite@colby-sawyer.edu
603.526.3681

Joined the faculty in 2001. Received B.S. from University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Ph.D. from Indiana State University. Teaching interests include physiology, cellular pathophysiology, cellular biology and molecular biology. Professor White's research interests focus on the cellular and molecular events which characterize acute renal (kidney) failure. Specifically, the alterations to the cell membrane and the underlying actin cytoskeleton of renal proximal tubular cells in response to ATP-depletion. He is also interested in science education and is a member of the Association of College and University Biology Educators. read more…

Areas of Expertise

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology

Courses Recently Taught

  • Chemical and Cellular Basis of Life
  • Chemical and Cellular Basis of Life Laborator
  • Anatomy and Physiology I
  • Special Topics: Cellular Pathophysiology
  • Process of Discovery
  • Silly Ideas and Clumsy Animals: Pathetic but Praiseworthy

Research Interests

  • Cellular Mechanisms of Acute Renal Failure
  • Mechanisms of Bacterial Virulence
  • Science Education

Recent Publications and Presentations

  • White, P., L. Gu, and J. Chen. Decreased actin solubility observed during ATP-depletion is mimicked by severing agents but not depolymerizing agents in isolated and cultured proximal tubular cells. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 22(5): 312-319, 2002.

  • White, P., R. B. Doctor, R. Dahl, and J. Chen. Coincident microvillar actin bundle disruption and perinuclear actin sequestration in anoxic proximal tubule. American Journal of Physiology, 278 (6): F886-F893, 2000.

Education

  • Ph.D. Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
    • Area: Cell and Molecular Biology
    • Dissertation: Microvillar Disruption and F-Actin Sequestration in Anoxic Proximal Tubular Cells
  • B.S. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA
    • Area: Biology
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