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Indoor Air Quality
A range of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi, has been implicated in
the complex symptomology known as the Sick Building Syndrome. These organisms
often colonize indoor construction and finishing materials as well as air filters
and other components of air handling systems.
The enclosed environment of the automobile is a microcosm of the indoor environment
and is thus potentially susceptible to microbially-mediated allergy problems
similar to those reported for sick buildings. Both design and composition of
air handling system components are related to the potential for microbial colonization
of automobile air conditioning systems. Much of the research in my laboratory
has been focused on discovering the mechanisms of microbial colonization of
various materials and development of strategies to prevent its occurrence.
Biological Imaging
The Biological Imaging Core Facility is dedicated to the use of advanced imaging
techniques in biological research. A range of technologies (including electron,
light, laser confocal, and deconvolution/reconstruction microscopies) may be
applied to research efforts in all of the major disciplines in the Biology Department.
Recent Publications:
Simmons R.B., S.A.Crow, D.G. Ahearn. Microbial Colonization of Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning Systems and Indoor Air Quality. Microscopy and Microanalysis 7(2):474-475.
D. Price, R.B. Simmons, S.A. Crow Jr., and D.G. Ahearn. 2005. Mold colonization during use of preservative-treated and untreated air filters, HEPA filters from hospitals and commercial locations over an 8-year period (1996-2003). J. Indust. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 32: 319-321.
A. Carroll, Y. Y.e, Wei Yang, Robert Simmons, Jenny J. Yang. 2005 Amyloid Fibril Formation by a Domain of a Rat Cell Adhesion Molecule. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics (IN PRESS)
P.G. Wilson*, R.B Simmons, and S. Shigali. 2004. Novel nuclear effects in KLP61F deficient mutants in Drosophila are partially suppressed by loss of Ncd function. J. Cell Sci. 117: 4921-4933.
Simmons, R.B. 2004. The role of microscopy in indoor air quality investigations. Microscopy Today 12:2 28-30.
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