Robert S. Winning
Education
- BS, University of Calgary, 1983
- MS, University of Calgary, 1986
- Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 1990
Interests and Expertise
My general research interests concern the molecular analysis of early developmental events in amphibian embryogenesis. More specifically, I am interested in how cellular interactions and cell signaling affect cell fate and cell behavior in embryos. Current research involves examination of the function of a family of receptor tyrosine kinases in embryos of the frog Xenopus laevis.Courses
- BIO 110 Introductory Biology I
- BIO 257 Human Embryonic Development
- BIO 301 Genetics
- BIO 443 Developmental Biology
- BIO 540 Cell Biology
- BIO 543 Developmental Biology
Achievements
- Recipient of the 2010 Ron Collins Distinguished Faculty Award Winner for Teaching
- Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year, 2011
Publications and Presentations
- Winning, R.S. and Krull, C.E., 2011. Knockdown of Ephrin-A5 Expression by 40% Does not Affect Motor Axon Growth or Migration into the Chick Hindlimb. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 12: 8362–8371.
- Winning, R. S., Ward, E. K., Scales, J. B., and Walker, G. K., 2002. EphA4 catalytic activity causes inhibition of RhoA GTPase in Xenopus laevis embryos. Differentiation 70: 46–55.
- Winning, R. S., Wyman, T. L., and Walker, G. K., 2001. EphA4 activity causes cell shape change and a loss of cell polarity in Xenopus laevis embryos. Differentiation 68: 126–132.
- Winning, R.S., Scales, J.B., and Sargent, T.D., 1996. Disruption of cell adhesion in Xenopus embryos by Pagliaccio, an Eph-class receptor tyrosine kinase. Developmental Biology 179: 309–319.
- Scales, J.B., Winning, R.S., Renaud, C.S., Shea, L.J., and Sargent, T.D., 1995. Novel members of the Eph receptor tyrosine kinase subfamily expressed during Xenopus development. Oncogene 11: 1745–1752.