David Singleton, Ph.D.
Division/Department
Kinsley School of Engineering, Sciences and Technology
Biological Sciences Department Associate Professor, Biology
Meet David Singleton
Education
- Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University (1992)
- B.A., University of Delaware (1987)
Courses
- Introduction to Scientific Research
- Unseen Life
- Microbiology/Allied Health
- Immunology
- Senior Thesis
Research Interests
- Assessment of antimicrobial efficacy
- Metagenomics; isolation and characterization of environmental microorganisms
- Cell biology of fungi
- Use of yeast as a model for human diseases (Mad Cow Disease, cancer, metabolic errors)
Recent Publications
- Dhillon, J, and D. Singleton. 2011. Prion propagation in response to temperature and osmotic stress. J Penn Acad Sci 84
- Singleton, D. R., W. Kreiger, and J. Kreiger. 2010. Preliminary analysis of a megacryometeor recovered from an impact in York County October 2008. J Penn Acad Sci 83:144
- Hazen, K.C., D.R. Singleton, and J. Masuoka. 2007. Influence of outer region mannosylphosphorylation on N-glycan formation by Candida albicans: Normal acid-stable N-glycan formation requires acid-labile mannosylphosphate addition. Glycobiology 17: 1052-1060
- Singleton, D.R., P.L. Fidel, K.L. Wozniak, and K.C. Hazen. 2005. Contribution of cell surface hydrophobicity protein 1 (Csh1p) to virulence of hydrophobic Candida albicans serotype A cells. FEMS Microbiology Letters 244: 373-377
Professional Association
- American Society for Cell Biology
- American Society for Microbiology