Associate Professor of Biology
Education
B.S., Northeastern University
Ph.D., Boston College
Courses Taught
- Cell Biology
- Neurobiology
- Advanced Pathophysiology
- Animal Physiology
- General Microbiology
- Introductory Microbiology
- Natural Science Seminar: History of Biology
- Anatomy & Physiology I
- Anatomy & Physiology II
Research Interests
My general research interests are in cell and developmental biology, with specific focus on cell-cell interactions during early vertebrate development. Recent undergraduate research projects studied the role of proteases in cell migration and the developmental regulation of the integrin receptors.
Publications
- Bilozur, M.E. and C. Biswas (1990) Identification and characterization of heparan sulfate-binding proteins from lung carcinoma cells Journal of Biological Chemistry 265:19697-19703.
- Bilozur, M.E. and E. D. Hay (1989) Cell Migration into neural tube lumen provides evidence for the 'fixed cortex' theory of cell motility Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 14:469-484.
- Bilozur, M.E. and E. D. Hay (1988) Neural crest migration in 3D extracellular matrix utilizes laminin, fibronectin, or collagen Developmental Biology 125:19-33.
- Bilozur, M.E. and R.D. Powers (1982) Two sites for calcium action in compaction of the mouse embryo Experimental Cell Research 142:39-45.