AboutDegrees:
B.S. with Distinction in Bacteriology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, June 1972
Ph.D. in Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, December 1976
Professor of Biology, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah. Program Chair in Biology--Fall 2000 to 2004. Chair Science Division 2001-2003. General biology for majors and non-majors, immunology, clinical microbiology, histology, and microbiology. May term courses--Historical plagues (2001 and 2003), parasitology (2002 and 2005) and Emerging diseases (2003).
Research Associate in Biology, Montana State University, 1996 - early 2000. Gene expression and development of the chicken dorsal root ganglia.
Assistant, then Associate Professor of Biology and Chair Science Division, Saint Joseph College, 1988-95. Courses taught included: immunology, general biology, microbiology, cell biology, parasitology, biotechnology, history of human plagues, and medical bacteriology.
American Cancer Society and National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Zoology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA., 1977-79. Research on premalignant and malignant mammary cells from mice; especially in regard to glycosaminoglycans and tumor cell subpopulations.
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Council for Undergraduate Research
American Association of University Professors
Selected Publications:
--Anderson, L.W. and Smith, H.S., Premalignancy in vitro: progression of an initially benign epithelial cell line to malignancy. Brit. J. of Exp. Pathology 60:575-581, 1979.
--Anderson, L.W., Danielson, K.G. and Hosick, H.L., An epithelial cell line and subline established from premalignant mouse mammary tissue. In Vitro 15:841-843, 1979.
--Danielson, K.G., Anderson, L.W. & Hosick, H.L., Selection and characterization in culture of mammary tumor cells with distinctive growth properties in vitro. Cancer Res. 40:1812-1819, 1980
--Anderson, L.W., Danielson, K.G. and Hosick, H.L., Growth potential of hyperplastic alveolar nodule derived mouse mammary tumor cells following intravenous inoculation. Eur. J. of Cancer and Clin. Oncology 17:1001-1008, 1981.
--Anderson, L.W. and Banks, K.L., Collection and in vitro cultivation of equine mammary macrophages. Amer J Vet Res 42:1956-1958, 1981
--Angello, J.C., Danielson, K.G., Anderson, L.W., and Hosick, H.L., Glycosaminoglycan synthesis by subpopulations of epithelial cells from a mammary adenocarcinoma. Cancer Res. 42:2207-2210, 1982
--Angello, J.C., Hosick, H.L. and Anderson, L.W., Glycosaminoglycan synthesis by a cell line established from preneoplastic mouse mammary outgrowth. Cancer Res. 42:4975-4978, 1982
--Klever-Anderson, P and Anderson, L.W., Caprine-arthritis encephalitis virus infection of caprine monocytes. J Gen Virology 18:195-198, 1982
--Anderson, L.W. and Banks, K.L., The early course of infection in susceptible and resistant strains of mice using 3H-uridine labeled Trypanosoma brucei brucei. Infection and Immunity 36:525-530, 1982.
--Anderson, L.W., Klevjer-Anderson, P. and Liggitt, H.D., Susceptibility of blood derived monocytes and macrophages to caprine-arthritis encephalitis virus. Infection and Immunity 41:837-840, 1983.
--Barbet, A. F., Anderson, L.W., Palmer, G.H. and McGuire, T.C. Comparison of proteins synthesized by two different isolates of Anaplasma marginale. Infec. Immun. 40:1068-1074, 1983.
--Anderson, L.W., Klevjer-Anderson, P. and McGuire, T.C., Immune rabbit sera does not recognize antigenic variants of CAEV isolated during persistent infection. Infection and Immunity 42:845-847, 1983.
--Klevjer-Anderson, P., Adams, D.S., Anderson, L.W., Banks, K.L. and McQuire, T.C., A sequential study of virus expression in retroviral induced arthritis of goats. J Gen. Virology 65:1519-1525, 1984
--Cheevers, W.P., Fatemi-Nainie, S. and Anderson, L.W., Spontaneous expression of an endogenous retrovirus by the equine sarcoid-derived MC-1 cell line. Am J Vet Res 47:50-52, 1986.
--Klevjer-Anderson, P. and Anderson, L.W., Comparison of a new latex agglutination assay with indirect immunofluorescence to detect Varicella-Zoster antibodies. Diagnostic Microbiology Infectious Diseases 17:247-249, 1993
--Rifkin, J., Todd, V.J., Anderson, L.W. and Lefcort, F. Dynamic expression of NT receptors during sensory neuron genesis and differentiation. Developmental Biology 227:465-480, 2000.
--Nelson, BR, Sadhu M, Kasemeier JC, Anderson, LW and Lefcort F. Identification of Genes Regulating Sensory Neuron Genesis and Differentiation in the Avian Dorsal Root Ganglia. Develop. Dynamics 229:618-629, 2004.
Recent abstracts:
--Adherence of Enterococcus faecalis to human bladder epithelium and detection of adherence genes by PCR. J. Nicholes, C. Jones, M. Regruto, and L. Anderson, Ph.D. Prize winning--Honorable Mention--AAAS National Conference, Denver, CO, 2003
--Adherence of Enterococcus faecalis to Human Bladder Epithelium and Detection of Adherence Genes by PCR. Michelle Regruto, Charlie Jones, Jeff Nicholes. Regional meeting, TriBeta Society, First Prize for oral presentation, 2003
--Adherence of E. faecalis. Daniel Perez. U. of California, Berkeley, McNair National Conference. August 2004
--Adherence To Human Cells and Gene Expression of E. faecalis. Adam Ware, Chari Sorenson, Daniel Perez. AAAS National Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2006.
--U of U Medical School talk to premed. advisors--August 15, 2008--What I Have Learned Over the Years.
--UVU Research talk--Studies of the Adherence of E. faecalis to Eukaryotic Cells--Sept. 19, 2008.
--Survey of the Incidence of Staph. aureus (and MRSA) in Student Populations at Westminster College. Courtney Forrest, Chris Roundy and Chris Bradley (Lawrence W. Anderson) UCUR conference 2009.
--Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus faecalis and the Detection of Proteolytic Activity In Vitro. Demetrius Coombs and Paula Porter (Lawrence W. Anderson). UCUR conference 2009. |
