David W. Scupham

20140702-JLH-David-Scupham-005Professor Emeritus of Biology

Center for the Sciences
david.scupham@valpo.edu

Education

Ph.D. – Indiana University (1985)
A.B. (Bachelor of Arts) – The University of Chicago (1975)

Biography

David Scupham and his students have been studying the effects of naturally occurring suppressors of immune responsiveness in vitro. Since proliferation of murine lymphocytes is inhibited by the molecules under study, research in this laboratory is now focused on the molecular mechanism by which suppression occurs. Some of the techniques used in these studies include cell culture, agarose gel electrophoresis, and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

Interests

Molecular biology, molecular mechanisms for immune suppression in vitro, pedagogical research for the teaching laboratory

Contributions

D.W. Scupham (2017) Implementation of Intentional Strategies in an Undergraduate Biology Laboratory Setting for Addressing Deficiencies in Research Competencies in Biological Experimentation. Presentation at the annual meeting of the ACE-Bio Network (Advancing Competence in Experimentation – Biology), Highlands, NC.

A.A. Westrick and D.W. Scupham (2011) Life After Expiration III: A Qualitative Comparison of Expired Restriction Endonucleases and Taq Polymerases to Their Unexpired Counterparts., Indiana Academy of Science, Programs and Abstracts 126, 50.

J.A. Egge and D.W. Scupham (2009) Life After Expiration II: A Continuation Study on Effective Long-term Use of Biotech Reagents for the Teaching Laboratory., Indiana Academy of Science, Programs and Abstracts 125, 131-132.

J.R. Foelber, H.S. Moebs, and D.W. Scupham. (2001) Life after expiration: Effective Long Term Use of Biotech Reagents in the Teaching Laboratory., Indiana Academy of Science Programs and Abstracts, 117: 100.

D.W. Scupham. (1993) Differential effects of oxysterols on interleukin-2 receptor expression and proliferation of murine splenic lymphocytes., The FASEB Journal 7 (4), A682.

Memberships

Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Indiana Academy of Science (Vice-Chair, Science Education Section, 2011-2012)

Indiana College Biology Teachers’ Association (Past President; Steering Committee Member)

ACE-Bio Network (Advancing Competence in Experimentation – Biology)