Thomas Meedel

Fogarty Life Science 247 (401) 456-8010 (401) 456-9705 tmeedel@ric.edu

Academic Background

Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.

Research

The molecular genetics of muscle cell development in ascidians and the evolution of chordate muscle types.

Publications

Development of ascidian muscles and their evolutionary relationship to other chordate muscle types. In: Progress in Developmental Biology, Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates VII (1998): pp. 305-330. K.G. Adiyodi and R.G Adiyodi, eds., Wiley-Interscience.

Vandenberghe, A. E., Meedel, T. H.,Hastings, K. E. M. mRNA 5' -leader trans- spicing the chordates. Genes & Development 15 (2001): 294-303

Meedel, T.H., J.J. Lee, and J.R. Whittaker. Muscle development and lineage-specific expression of CiMDF, the Myo-D family gene of Ciona intestinalis. Dev. Biol. 241 (2002): 238-246.

Cleto, C. et.al. Ascidian larva reveals ancient originof vertebrate-skeletal muscle tropin I characteristics in chordate locomotory muscle. Mol. Biol. Evol. 20 (2003): 2113-2122.

Meedel, T.H., Chang, P., Yasuo, H. Muscle development in Ciona intestinalis requires the beta-HLH myogenic regulatory factor gene Ci-MRF. Dev. Biol. 302 (2007): 333-344.

Courses Taught

Biol 109, Biol 111, Biol 231, Biol 300, Biol 532