Judith M. Venuti, PhD

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	Judith M. Venuti, PhD Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy 1901 Perdido Street New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 599-0157 Fax: (504) 568-4392 jvenut@lsuhsc.edu Movies Perineum HVPerineum Teaching Powerpoints LSUHSC Science Partnership Information
Degrees	BS Biology - 1977 Northeastern University, Boston, MA MS Biology - 1980 Northeastern University, Boston, MA PhD Anatomical Sciences - 1986 SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine
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Selected Publications	Agca, C, Klein, W.H. and Venuti, J.M. 2009. Neuromuscular and neurosensory organization of the tube feet of the echoid, S. purpuratus. In preparation J Comp Neuor. Brauner, I., Spicer, D., Krull, C. and Venuti, J.M., 2009. Identification of Responsive Cells in the Developing Somite Supports a Role for β-catenin-dependent Wnt Signaling in Maintaining the DML Myogenic Progenitor Pool. In Press Dev Dynamics 2009 Sept 30. Agca, C, Klein, W.H. and Venuti, J.M. 2009. Reduced O2 and elevated ROS in sea urchin embryos leads to defects in ectoderm differentiation. Dev Dyn. 2009 Jul;238(7):1777-87. Agca, C, Klein, W.H. and Venuti, J.M. 2009. Respecification of ectoderm and altered Nodal expression in sea urchin embryos after cobalt and nickel treatment.Mech Dev. 2009 May-Jun;126(5-6):430-42. Epub 2009 Jan 31. Swartz W.J., Spriggs, L.L., Oliver, P.D., Venuti, J.M., Casey, G.P., Whitworth, R.H. Jr., 2007. Survival of a gross anatomy course in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Clin Anat. 20:357-61. Range, R.C., Venuti, J.M., McClay, D.R., LvGroucho and nuclear beta-catenin functionally compete for Tcf binding to influence activation of the endomesoderm gene regulatory network in the sea urchin embryo., Dev. Biol. 279: 252-267, 2005. Flowers, V.L., Courteau, G.R., Poustka, A.J., Weng, W., Venuti, J.M., Nodal/activin signaling establishes oral-aboral polarity in the early sea urchin embryo., Dev. Dyn. 231: 727-740, 2004. Venuti, J.M., Pepicelli, C., Flowers, V.L., Analysis of sea urchin embryo gene expression by immunocytochemistry., Methods Cell Biol. 74: 333-369, 2004. Venuti, J.M., Imielinska, C., Molhot, P., New views of male pelvic anatomy: role of computer-generated 3D images., Clin. Anat. 17: 261-271, 2004. Hamada, T., LeSauter, J., Lokshin, M., Romero, M.T., Yan, L., Venuti, J.M., Silver, R., Calbindin influences response to photic input in suprachiasmatic nucleus., J. Neurosci. 23: 8820-8826, 2003. Hamada, T., LeSauter, J., Venuti, J.M., Silver, R., Expression of Period genes: rhythmic and nonrhythmic compartments of the suprachiasmatic nucleus pacemaker., J. Neurosci. 21: 156-157, 2001. Venuti, J.M., and P. Cserjesi, Cell biology for a new millennium., TIGS 16:156, 2000. Vonica, A., W. Weng, B.M. Gumbiner, and J.M. Venuti, TCF is a nuclear effector of a beta-catenin signal in patterning the sea urchin AV axis., Dev. Biol. 217:230-243, 2000.

Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy