Jill Schweitzer, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology and Biochemistry
Whitewater Hall 283
765-973-8595
jillschw@iue.edu

Education

• 2000-2009—Postdoctoral Research Fellow; University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
• 2000 – Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• 1995 – B.S. in Chemistry (Summa cum laude); University of Evansville, Evansville, IN

Curent Research Interests

• Molecular and cellular biology, membrane trafficking, cell division

Selected Publications

• Schweitzer, J.K.*, Sedgwick, A.E.*, and C. D’Souza-Schorey.  2011.  ARF6-mediated endocytic recycling impacts cell movement, cell division and lipid homeostasis.  Semin. Cell Dev. Biol.  22:39-47 (*equal contribution)
• Schweitzer, J.K., Pietrini, S.D., and C. D’Souza-Schorey.  2009.  ARF6-Mediated Endosome Recycling Reverses Lipid Accumulation Defects in Niemann-Pick Type C Disease. PLoS ONE.  4:e5193.
• Schweitzer, J.K., E.E. Burke, H.V. Goodson, and C. D’Souza-Schorey.  2005.  Endocytosis Resumes during Late Mitosis and Is Required for Cytokinesis.  J Biol Chem.  280: 41628-41635.

Courses Taught

• Molecular Biology (L 211, L 213)
• Principles of Chemistry I (C 105)
• Organic Chemistry I (C 341)
• Principles of Immunology (L 321)
• Biochemistry II (C 485)