{"id":386,"date":"2015-11-16T00:23:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T00:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eckerdstaging.com\/biology\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2025-03-31T13:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T17:13:05","slug":"flaherty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/biology\/faculty\/flaherty\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise Flaherty"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;48&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Denise Boyce Flaherty<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h3>Associate Professor of Biology<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Robert A. Staub Distinguished Teacher Award, 2011<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>John Satterfield Outstanding Mentor Award, 2016<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_position=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; pointer_events=&#8221;all&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<div class=\"iwithtext\"><div class=\"iwt-icon\"> <i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-envelope-o accent-color\"><\/i> <\/div><div class=\"iwt-text\"> <a href=\"mailto:flaherdb@eckerd.edu\">flaherdb@eckerd.edu<\/a> <\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"iwithtext\"><div class=\"iwt-icon\"> <i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-map-marker accent-color\"><\/i> <\/div><div class=\"iwt-text\"> James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences 126 <\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"iwithtext\"><div class=\"iwt-icon\"> <i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-phone accent-color\"><\/i> <\/div><div class=\"iwt-text\"> <a href=\"tel:727-864-8304\">727.864.8304<\/a>,\u00a0<strong>Fax<\/strong>: 727.864.8382 <\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"iwithtext\"><div class=\"iwt-icon\"> <i class=\"icon-default-style fa fa-bookmark accent-color\"><\/i> <\/div><div class=\"iwt-text\"> \n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecscholar.eckerd.edu\/esploro\/profile\/denise_flaherty\/output\/all?institution=01ECKERD_INST\"><span class=\"s1\">Scholarship &amp; Creative Works <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div>[divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;32&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4>Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D. Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology; Emory University<\/li>\n<li>BA. Biology, Wheaton Scholar; Wheaton College, Massachusetts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;434&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; animation_easing=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n<h4>Courses Taught<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Cases in Neuropathology (BI344)<\/li>\n<li>Cells &amp; Genes (BI112N)<\/li>\n<li>Cellular Processes (BI211)<\/li>\n<li>Developmental Biology (BI424)<\/li>\n<li>Genetics and Molecular Biology (BI212)<\/li>\n<li>Neuroscience (BI397)<\/li>\n<li>Neurotoxins in the Environment as a Winter Term Environmental Perspective project<\/li>\n<li>Senior Biology Capstone (BI498)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Research Interests<\/h4>\n<p>I maintain a vigorous research laboratory with my Eckerd students. We use the model genetic organism,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wormbook.org\/\">Caenorhabditis elegans<\/a><\/em>, to understand the impact of toxicants and molecular neuropathology on the development, muscular function, reproduction, and neurological function of the animal. I like to refer to <em>C.elegans<\/em> as the \u201cmodel of choice\u201d for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/search\/?query=elegans\">Nobel<\/a>\u00a0Laureates! Our current projects fall into two categories:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Understanding the Physiological Impact of Common Pesticide and Anti-microbial Residues. We know that pesticides are used on crops, and antibacterial soaps are used on our hands, in an attempt to keep food supplies abundant and our bodies healthy, but what are the cellular and physiological consequences of being bombarded daily by these chemical residues? By using fluorescent transgenic lines of <em>C. elegans<\/em> we are characterizing the oxidative stress, reproductive impact and neuromuscular changes induced by these chemicals, particularly in a Parkinsonian model.<\/li>\n<li>My lab, in collaboration with our colleagues in Chemistry and the Tampa Bay Research Institute, are screening natural and synthetic compounds for their ability to ameliorate cellular and molecular pathology in Alzheimer&#8217;s and Parkinson&#8217;s models.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Other Interests<\/h4>\n<p>When I\u2019m not teaching, researching or mentoring (most of my time), I love spending time with my husband. My current favorite TV shows are <em>Fixer Upper<\/em> and <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>. I also enjoy scrapbooking and celebrating with my church.<\/p>\n<h4>Selected Publications\/Posters\/Other Works<\/h4>\n<p>Zastrow, M, <strong>Flaherty, DB<\/strong>, Benian, GM and Wilson, KL. (2006) Nuclear Titin interacts with A- and B-type lamins <em>in vitro<\/em> and <em>in vivo<\/em>. <em>Journal of Cell Science<\/em>, 119(Pt 2):239-249.<\/p>\n<p>Small, TM, Gernert, KM, <strong>Flaherty, DB<\/strong>, Mercer, KB, Borodovsky, M, Benian, GM. (2004) Three new isoforms of <em>Caenorhabditis elegans<\/em> UNC-89 containing MLCK-like protein kinase domains. <em>Journal of Molecular Biology<\/em>, 342(1):91-108.<\/p>\n<p>Mercer, KB, <strong>Flaherty<\/strong>, <strong>DB<\/strong>, Miller, PK, Qadota, H, Tinley, T, Moerman, DG, Benian, GM. (2003) <em>C. elegans<\/em> UNC-98, a C2H2 Zn finger protein, is a novel partner of UNC-97 \/ PINCH in muscle adhesion complexes. <em>Molecular Biology of the Cell<\/em>, 14(6):2492-2507.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flaherty,<\/strong><strong>DB<\/strong>, Gernert, KM, Shmeleva, N, Tang, X, Mercer, KB, Borodovsky, M Benian, GM. (2002) Titins in <em>C. elegans<\/em> with unusual features: coiled-coil domains, novel regulation of kinase activity and two new possible elastic regions. <em>Journal of Molecular Biology<\/em><strong>323<\/strong>(3):533-549.<\/p>\n<p>Tomasiewicz, HT, <strong>Flaherty<\/strong>, <strong>DB<\/strong>, Soria, JP, Wood, JG. (2002) A Transgenic Zebrafish Model of Neurodegeneration. <em>Journal of Neuroscience Research<\/em><strong>70<\/strong>(6):734-745.<\/p>\n<p>Edens, WA, Sharling, L, Cheng, G, Shapira, R, Kinkade, JM, Lee, T, Edens, HA, Tang, X, Sullards, C, <strong>Flaherty,<\/strong><strong>DB<\/strong>, Benian, GM, Lambeth, JD. (2001) Tyrosine cross-linking of extracellular matrix is catalyzed by Duox, a multidomain oxidase\/peroxidase with homology to the phagocyte oxidase subunit gp91phox. <em>Journal of Cell Biology<strong>.<\/strong><\/em> <strong>154<\/strong>(4):879-891.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flaherty, DB<\/strong>, Soria, J, Tomasiewicz, H, and Wood, J, (2000) Phosphorylation of Human Tau Protein by Microtubule-Associated Kinases: GSK3 and cdk5 Key Participants. <em>Journal of Neuroscience Research<\/em>. <strong>62<\/strong>:463-472.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flaherty, D<\/strong>, Lu, Q, Soria, J, and Wood, J, (1999) Regulation of Tau Phosphorylation in Microtubule Fractions by Apolipoprotein E. <em>Journal of Neuroscience Research<\/em>. <strong>56<\/strong>(3):271-274.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; 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