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Shawn Cummings

Lecturer

Research Building 228
314-516-6221
cummingss@umsl.edu

Education
M.S. in Wildlife Biology, Washington State University, August 1990.
B.A. in Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, May 1987.

Courses
Biology 1012:  General Biology
Biology 1013:  General Biology Lab
Biology 1102:  Human Biology
Biology 1350:  Conservation of Biodiversity

Advising responsibilities
I advise biology majors, or any student considering the biology major, with last name beginning G through L

Research interests and publications

Hutchison D.W., J.L. Strasburg, J.A. Brisson, S.A.Cummings.  2004.  Isolation and characterization of 11 polymorphic microsatellite loci in collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris).  Molecular Ecology Notes 4:554.

Cummings, S.A., E.L. Brannon, K.J. Adams, and G.H. Thorgaard.  1997.  Genetic Analyses to Establish Captive Breeding Priorities for Endangered Snake River Sockeye Salmon.  Conservation Biology 11:662-669.

Thorgaard G.H., P. Spruell, S.A. Cummings, A.S. Peek, and E.L. Brannon.  1995.  Mixed DNA fingerprint analysis differentiate sockeye salmon populations. Amer. Fish. Soc. Symposium 17:295-303.

Spruell P., S.A. Cummings, Y. Kim, and G.H. Thorgaard.  1994.  Comparison of three anadromous rainbow trout (Oncorhynchys mykiss) populations using DNA fingerprinting and mixed DNA samples.  Can. J. Fish. and Aquat. Sci. 51 (Suppl. 1):252-257.

Cummings, S.A., and G.H. Thorgaard. 1994.  Extraction of DNA from fish blood and sperm. BioTechniques 17:426-430.

 Cummings, S.A. and J.G. Hallett.  1991. Assessment of DNA fingerprinting for studies of small-mammal populations.  Can. J. Zool.  69:2819-2825.