Michael L.ÌýCanuteÌýM.S.
College of Natural and Computational Sciences - Department of Natural Science
Instructor of Biology
Education:
- Ph.D. candidate, Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering, Å·ÃÀAƬ of Hawaii at Manoa
- M.S., Biomedical Science (Human Physiology), Å·ÃÀAƬ of Hawaii at Manoa, August 1995
- B.S., Food Science and Human Nutrition (Nutritional Science), Å·ÃÀAƬ of Hawaii at Manoa, May 1989
- A.A., Liberal Arts, Kauai Community College, May 1986
Courses Taught:
- BIOL 2030 Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIOL 2031 Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
- BIOL 2032 Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIOL 2033 Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
- BIOL 4050 Developmental Biology
Professional Interests:
Undergraduate Courses in Anatomy and Physiology as well as upper division course(s) in Physiology (General and specialized areas, especially Neuroendocrinology), Anatomy, Histology, & Neuroscience (the latter three are yet to be developed).
Teaching Interests/Research:
Characterization of a novel transmembrane protein, TMEM16E (also known as GDD1) that has been previously described in causing a debilitating bone disease, gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia, due to a single point mutation resulting in a missense translation of C356R and C356G.
