Stephanie Conant
Stephanie Conant
Professor of Biology
Degrees
- Ph.D. Wayne State University
- B.S. Central Michigan University
Biography
Associate Professor, Conant earned a B.S. in Biology from Central Michigan University and a Ph.D. in Immunology from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She joined the Detroit Mercy Biology department in 2008.
Conant's research centers on understanding the role of cell cycle proteins in tumor development. Her lab studies the role of Cables1, a protein regulating cell cycle progression, which has been implicated as playing part in tumor development in many cases of ovarian, lung, and colon cancer. Mammalian epithelial cells are cultured and siRNA technology is used to disrupt normal protein presence and function to delineate the interactions and activity of the Cables1 protein in possible tumor formation.
Conant leads the HHMI SeaPhage freshman research experience course that provides an authentic research and data collecting laboratory opportunity for Introductory Biology students. Additionally, she teaches Introductory Biology, Immunology, Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology and Biology and Social Issues to our biology majors and nursing students.