Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3347
Email: jziesmann@apu.edu
Office Location: Wynn, Room 9
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5p.m.
Personal Home Page: http://home.apu.edu/~jziesmann
Jurgen Ziesmann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Chemistry
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
Jurgen Ziesmann, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and Chemistry. He was born in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany, studied biology at the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen, and later at University of Bayreuth, Germany. Ziesmann had a postdoctoral research position at the Institute for Arable Crop Research Rothamsted, UK, and Max Planck Fellowship a the Institute for Behavioral Physiology at Seewiesen, Germany. He was one of the visiting scientists at Hort-Research, Auckland, New Zealand and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2002, Ziesmann has been teaching mainly anatomy and physiology at APU.
Education
Ph.D. - University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1994
M.A. - University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1990
B.S. - University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1986
M.A. - University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1990
B.S. - University of Bayreuth, Germany, 1986
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Sumpter, R., Gracey, S., Somers, J., and Ziesmann, J. "BACE1 Enzyme is Necessary for Normal Olfaction Behavior in Mice," 32nd WCBSUR Conference, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 2007
Silva, C., Somers, J., and Ziesmann, J. "Trial Following of Termite Workers on a Branching Trail," 31st Annual WCBSUR Conference, San Diego, 2006
Patel, D., Somers, J., Ziesmann, J. "Towards a New Method of Evaluating Olfactory Abilities in Mice," 30th Annual WCBSUR Conference, Santa Clara, 2005
Leinders-Zufall, T., Ziesmann, J., Puche, A.C., Bock, R., Ma, W., Novotny, M.V., Zufall, F. "Pheromone Coding by the Mammalian Main Olfactory Epithelium," Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota, 2003
Kelliher, K.R., Ziesmann, J., Munger, S.D., Reed, R., and Zufall, F. "CNGA4 Null Mice Exhibit Behavioral Defects in Odor Threshold Sensitivity and Olfactory Adaptation," Assosiation for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota, 2002
Publications
Milhon, J., Kinnes, S., Morris, J., and Ziesmann, J. The Importance of Being Observant. Bent Tree Press, (2007).
Kelliher, K.R., Ziesmann, J., Munger, S.D., Reed, R.R., and Zufall, F. "Importance of the CNGA4 Channel Gene for Odor Discrimination and Adaptation in Behaving Mice." Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 100, (2003): 4299-4304.
View All Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Sumpter, R., Gracey, S., Somers, J., and Ziesmann, J. "BACE1 Enzyme is Necessary for Normal Olfaction Behavior in Mice," 32nd WCBSUR Conference, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, 2007
Silva, C., Somers, J., and Ziesmann, J. "Trial Following of Termite Workers on a Branching Trail," 31st Annual WCBSUR Conference, San Diego, 2006
Patel, D., Somers, J., Ziesmann, J. "Towards a New Method of Evaluating Olfactory Abilities in Mice," 30th Annual WCBSUR Conference, Santa Clara, 2005
Leinders-Zufall, T., Ziesmann, J., Puche, A.C., Bock, R., Ma, W., Novotny, M.V., Zufall, F. "Pheromone Coding by the Mammalian Main Olfactory Epithelium," Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota, 2003
Kelliher, K.R., Ziesmann, J., Munger, S.D., Reed, R., and Zufall, F. "CNGA4 Null Mice Exhibit Behavioral Defects in Odor Threshold Sensitivity and Olfactory Adaptation," Assosiation for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota, 2002
Publications
Milhon, J., Kinnes, S., Morris, J., and Ziesmann, J. The Importance of Being Observant. Bent Tree Press, (2007).
Kelliher, K.R., Ziesmann, J., Munger, S.D., Reed, R.R., and Zufall, F. "Importance of the CNGA4 Channel Gene for Odor Discrimination and Adaptation in Behaving Mice." Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 100, (2003): 4299-4304.
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Expertise
Chemical Communication in Insects
Sensory Changes During Alzheimer’s Disease
Termites
Courses Taught
Fundamentals of Biology (BIOL 101)
General Biology I (BIOL 151)
General Biology II (BIOL 152)
General Microbiology for Nursing (BIOL 220)
Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIOL 230)
Human Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 231)
Human Anatomy (BIOL 250)
Human Physiology (BIOL 251)
Vertebrate Biology (BIOL 336)
Mammalian Physiology (BIOL 350)
Advanced Topics in Biology (BIOL 495)
Directed Research (BIOL 498)
General Biology I (BIOL 151)
General Biology II (BIOL 152)
General Microbiology for Nursing (BIOL 220)
Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BIOL 230)
Human Anatomy and Physiology II (BIOL 231)
Human Anatomy (BIOL 250)
Human Physiology (BIOL 251)
Vertebrate Biology (BIOL 336)
Mammalian Physiology (BIOL 350)
Advanced Topics in Biology (BIOL 495)
Directed Research (BIOL 498)
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
