Professor Jaishri Menon, Ph.D.

Phone: 973-720-2795 Fax 973-720-2338 E-mail: MenonJ@wpunj.edu Office: Science Hall, Room 513A Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00-12:30 Friday 9:30-11:00 or by appointment

Jaishri Menon (Associate Professor) earned her B.Sc.and M.Sc. in Zoology, and Ph.D. in Physiology from The University of Baroda, India. Her postdoctoral research was at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, and San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA. She teaches General Biology, Histology, Physiology of Reproduction & Fertility, Endocrinology, Transmission Electron Microscopy and various Anatomy and Physiology courses.

Current projects in Dr. Menon's laboratory are focused on (1) oxidative stress during anuran metamorphosis, and (2) role of peroxisomal enzymes and peroxisome proliferators activated receptors (PPARs) in intestine remodeling of tadpoles. In her lab, a variety of techniques such as RT-PCR, microscopic (light, fluorescence and transmission electron microscopy), high Performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and biochemical analysis are used. Undergraduate students working with her have received awards for best oral and poster presentations at the undergraduate research symposia organized annually by University of Maryland, Baltimore county.

Dr. Menon is a member of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, and American Society for Electron Microscopy.

 

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• Menon J.G, A. Tauscher, J. Willsie J. and A.J. Arp 2003. Ultrastructure and functional implications in five vestimentiferans and a polychaete from sulfidic environments. Invertebrate Biology 122(4):332-344.
• Tu M.C., H.B. Llillywhite, J. Menon and G. Menon 2002. Postnatal ecdysis establishes permeability barrier in snake skin: New insights into barrier lipid structures. J. Exp. Biol. 205: 3019-3030.
• Christina Barton and Jaishri Menon 2002. Histochemical localization of peroxisomal enzyme, catalase in tail and intestine of metamorphosing Xenopus laevis tadpoes.file:///Undergraduate%20Research/start.htm. 16th National Conference on Undergraduate Research at University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.
• Menon J.G. and M. Wahrman. 2001. Ultrastructural observations on effects of different concentrations of calcium and thyroxine in vitro on larval epdiermal cells of Rana catesbeiana tadpoles. In vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.-Animal. 37: 283-292.
• Menon, J. D. Fresse and M.K. Sahani. 2001. Thyroid hormone modelates retinol effects on metamorphosis of anuran tadpoles. Proceedings of 14th International Congress on Comparative Endocirnology. Perspective in Comparative Endocrinol. May 26-30, Italy, pp. 245-251.
• Menon, J., E. Eileen Gardner and Stephen Vail. 2000. Developmental implications of differential effects of calcium in tail and body skin of anuran tadpoles. J. Morphol. 244:31-43.
• Menon G. K. and J. Menon. 2000. Avian Epidermal Lipids: Functional Considerations and Relationship to Feathering. American Zoologist 40:540-552.
• Menon J.G. and M. Wahrman. 1999. Differential response of the tail and body epidermis of Rana catesbeiana tadpoles in vitro to the anticancer drug, cisplatin. In vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.-Animal. 35:8-11.
• Menon, J. G., Ken Ren and R.C. Drewes. 1998. Cisplatin arrests metamorphosis but not tail regeneration in anuran tadpoles: A morphologic and ultrastructural investigation. Bull. N.J. Acad. Sci. 43(2): 13-19.
• Menon. J.G. and A.J. Arp. 1998. Ultrastructural evidence of detoxification in the alimentary canal of Urechis caupo. Invertebrate Biology. 117(4): 307-317.
• Arp, A.J., J.G. Menon and Julian David. 1995. Multiple Mechanisms Provide Tolerance To Environmental Sulfide In Urechis caupo . American Zool., 35:132-144.
   

• Oxidative stress during intestine remodeling in anuran tadpoles Xenopus laevis.Jaishri Menon, Frank Militello, and Daniel Buchholz* Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at San Diego, CA. Jan. 4-8, 2005
• Frank Militello, Darci Gresko and Jaishri Menon 2004. Oxidative stress during intestine remodeling in tadpoles, Xenopus laevis. Presented at 6 th Undergraduate Annual Research Symposium at University of Maryland, Baltimore (Oct.16, 2004). Students received 2 nd place award for poster presentation.
• Jaishri Menon, Darci Gresko and Eileen Gardner. Role of Peroxisomal Enzymes and Peroxisome Proiliferator Activated Receptors (PPAR) in Intestine Remodeling of Anuran tadpoles, Xenopus laevis Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at New Orleans, LO . Jan. 4-9, 2004
• Darci Gresko and Jaishri Menon. 2003. Effects of Retinol and Phytol on metamorphosis of Anuran tadpoles. Presented at 6 th Undergraduate Annual Research Symposium at University of Maryland, Baltimore (Nov. 1, 2003). Student received 1st place award for poster presentation
• Christina Barton and Jaishri Menon 2002. Histochemical localization of peroxisomal enzyme, catalase in tail and intestine of metamorphosing Xenopus laevis tadpoes. Presented at 5 th Undergraduate Annual Research Symposium at University of Maryland, Baltimore (Oct. 19, 2002). Students received 1st place award for oral presentation
• Christina Barton and Jaishri Menon 2002. Localization of NADPH-diaphorase, indicator of nitric oxide synthase activity in central nervous system of Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Presented at 16 th National Conference on Undergraduate Research at University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (April 25-27, 2002).
• Jaishri Menon. Thyroid hormone modulates retinol effects on metamorphoiss of Xenopus laevis tadpoles. 14 th International Congress of Comparative Endocirnology. May 26-30, 2001, Sorrento (Napoli) Italy.
• Jaishri Menon and Daniel Fresse. Effects of hormones/morphogens in anuran metamorphosis. Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 3-7, 2001.
• Jaishri Menon, R. Roberts, I. Davila. Influence of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) and retinoid receptor agonists on tail epidermis and limb buds of Xenopus laevisin vitro. Jaishri Menon, R. Roberts, I. Davila. Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 3-7, 2001.
• Claire Leonard, L. Mays, C. Brandoni. C. Montes, J. Menon The role of nitric oxide in amphibian development. Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 3-7, 2001.
• Robin Roberts and Jaishri Menon. Effects of retinol on tail epidermis and limb bud of Xenopus laevis tadpoles in vitro. 3 rd annual Undergraduate Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Oct. 2002. Students received 1 st place award for oral presentation
• Ken Ren, V. Menon, C. Brandoni, and J. Menon. 2000. Effects of Retinol on metamorphosing tadpoles and melanocyte distribution in two species of anuran tadpoles, Ranacatesbeiana and Xenopus laevis.Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 4-7, 2000.
• Ken Ren, V. Menon, C. Brandoni, and J. Menon. 2000. Effects of Retinol on metamorphosing tadpoles and melanocyte distribution in two species of anuran tadpoles, Rana catesbeiana and Xenopus laevis. Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 4-7, 2000.
• Veena Menon, Amy Vandiver, Steve Baranowitz and Jaishri Menon. Cell death in epidermal cells of Xenopus laevis following retinol treatment in vitro. Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 4-7, 2000.
• Vandiver A. and J,. Menon. 1999. Retinoic acid and metamorphosis. 5th California Microscopy Colloquim. Oct 2. 1999, pp. 14.
• Menon, V., B. Sulner, S. Vail and J. Menon. 1999. Calcium and Metamorphosis: A quantitative and electron microscopic study in Rana catesbeiana tadpoles. Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Denver, Jan. 6-10, 1999, Abstract # 231, pp. 68A.
• Gopinathan K. Menon and J. Menon. 1999. Avian epidermal lipids: With comparisions to those of reptiles. Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Denver, Jan. 6-10, 1999, Abstract # 255, pp. 75A.
• Menon, J., B. Stout and S. Baranowitz. 1998. Ultrastructure of anuran larval epidermis during retinol palmitate induced inhibition of metamorphosis. Annual Meeting of The American Society for Cell Biology at San Francisco, Dec. 12-16, 1998, Abstract # 1827, pp. 315a.
• Menon, Jaishri and Ken Ren. Cisplatin arrests regeneration of limbs, but not tail in anuran tadpoles. New Jersey Academy of Sciences. Manmouth University, April 18, 1998.
• Menon Jaishri and Eileen Gardner. Developmental implications of differential effects of calcium in tail and body epidermis of anuran tadpoles. New Jersey Research Consortium, Kean University, March 27. 1998.
• Menon, J.G., Beth Sulner, Jessica Duffy and Ken Ren. Calcium signals metamorphosis in anuran tadpoles Rana catesbeiana. Annual Meeting of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology at Boston, Jan. 3-7, 1998, Abstract # 592, pp. 164A.

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  Oxidative stress during intestine remodeling in tadpoles, Xenopus laevis.

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