Gillian M. Small -- CUNY Photonics

Associate University Dean for Research

Associate Professor of Biology

City University of New York

Tel: (212) 794-5417, Fax: (212) 794-5378

Education
Wolverhampton University, U.K.	Ph.D. Biological Sciences	1983
Wolverhampton University, U.K	B.Sc. (Hons.) Biological Sciences	1979

Professional Experience
University Associate Dean for Research	CUNY	2001 to Present
Associate Professor of Biology	CUNY	2001 to Present
Associate Professor	Mount Sinai Medical Center	1997 to 2001
Assistant Professor	Mount Sinai Medical Center,	1991 to 1997
Assistant Professor	University of Florida	1988 to 1991
Research Associate	Rockefeller University	1985 to 1988
Postdoctoral Research Assistant	Cambridge University, U.K.	1982 to 1985

Molecular and cellular particularly the signaling pathways involved in the regulation of proteins involved in lipid metabolism.

The POX1 gene encoding peroxisomal acyl-CoA oxidase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is under the control of multiple regulatory elements, W. Wang, Y. Luo and G.M. Small.. J.Biol. Chem. 1994 269:24480-24485.
Purification, identification and properties of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae oleate-activated UAS-binding protein which is involved in the activation of POX1, Luo, Y., I. Karpichev, R.A. Kohanski and G.M. Small. J. Biol. Chem. 1996 271:12068-12075.
A complex containing two transcription factors regulates peroxisome proliferation and the coordinate induction of ßoxidation enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Karpichev, I.V., Y. Luo, R.C. Marians and G.M. Small. Mol. Cell. Biol. 1997 17:69-80.