Ryan King is an associate professor of biology at St. Norbert College with a special interest in the ability of some animals to regenerate lost tissues and organs following injury. His lab uses planarians as a model to explore the genes required for regeneration and function of the excretory system. He and his students use gene knockdown and gene expression techniques to test the requirements of specific genes in regeneration and organ system function.
BIOL 120 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 121 Introduction to Organismal Biology
BIOL 244 Genetics
BIOL 325 Developmental Biology
BIOL 373 Molecular Biology
BIOL 489 Special Topics: Medical Genetics
B.S. – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin-Madison
The ability of some animals to regenerate lost tissues and organs
