Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kathy Schegg

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Research Biochemist
Department of CABNR/NAES - Administration
University of Nevada/Mail Stop 330
1664 North Virginia Street
Reno,  Nevada   89557

 

Office: (775) 784-6337
Lab: 784-6337
Fax: 784-1650
Email: schegg@unr.edu
Building: Max Fleischmann Agriculture,  Office 118

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EDUCATION

B.Sc. Chemistry, 1970 University of Santa Clara, CA
M. Sc.. Biochemistry, 1977 University of Nevada
Ph.D. Biochemistry, 1980 University of Nevada

 
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH INTEREST

Since 1993, I have run the University of Nevada's Protein Core Facility. I perform protein sequencing, amino acid analysis, and peptide synthesis for customers both within and outside of the University system. My remaining time has been spent purifying various biological samples by HPLC and developing methods for improved analytical techniques. I am continuing these duties while now operating the 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis portion of the University's new Proteomics Facility. My principle research interest is optimization of sample preparation for proteomic analysis and improvement of 2-D gel techniques.
 
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

D.A. (2000) Cockroach diuretic hormones: Characterization of a calcitonon-like peptide in insects, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97:6469-6474.

Furuya, K., Harper, M.A., Schegg, K., and Schooley, D.A. (2000) Isolation and characterization of CRF-related diuretic hormones from the whitelined sphinx moth Hyles lineata, Ins. Biochem. Mol. Biol. 30:127-133.

Baldwin, D.C.,Schegg, K.M., Furuya, K., Lehmberg, E., and Schooley, D.A. (2001) Isolation and identification of a diuretic hormone from Zootermopsis nevadensis, Peptides 22:147-152.

Coast, G.M., Webster, S.G., Schegg, K.M., Tobe, S.S., abd Schooley, D.A. (2001) The Drosophila melanogaster homologue of an insect calcitonin-like diuretic peptide stimulates V-ATPase activity in fruit fly Malpighian tubules, J. Exp. Biol. 204:1795-1804.

Eigenheer, R.A., Nicholson, S.W., Schegg, K.M., Hull, J.J., and Schooley, D.A. (2002) Identification of a potent antidiuretic factor acting on beetle Malpighian tubules, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99:84-89.

 Maxwell, R. A., Welch, W.H., Horodyski, F.M., Schegg, K.M., and Schooley, D.A. (2002) Juvenile hormone diol kinase II. Sequencing, cloning, and molecular modeling of juvenile hormone­selective diol kinase from Manduca sexta, J. Biol. Chem. 277:21882-21890.

Eigenheer, R.A., Wiehart, U.M., Nicolson, S.W., Schoofs, L., Schegg, K.M., and Schooley, D.A. (2003) Isolation, identification and localization of a second beetle antidiuretic peptide, Peptides 24:27-34.