The College of Life Sciences

Bell, John

Undergraduate Education

Email: john_bell@byu.edu

2006  JKB
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 422-3037

Professor

 Courses Taught

Fall 2012
  • PDBIO 120: Science of Biology Section 003
  • PDBIO 494R: Undergraduate Research Section 002
  • PDBIO 495R: Adv Undgraduate Research Section 002
  • PDBIO 498: Advanced Senior Research Section 002
  • PDBIO 568: Biophysics Section 001
  • PDBIO 689R: Practicum LfSci Tchg or Resrch Section 001
  • PDBIO 699R: Master's Thesis Section 002
  • PDBIO 799R: Dissertation Section 002
  • STDEV 214R: Special Topics Section 004
Summer 2012
  • HONRS 250: Honors Math Modeling Section 004
  • PDBIO 495R: Adv Undgraduate Research Section 002
  • PDBIO 649R: Laboratory Research Section 002
Spring 2012
  • PDBIO 494R: Undergraduate Research Section 002
  • PDBIO 649R: Laboratory Research Section 002
  • PDBIO 699R: Master's Thesis Section 002
Winter 2012
  • HONRS 250: Honors Math Modeling Section 001
  • PDBIO 494R: Undergraduate Research Section 002
  • PDBIO 495R: Adv Undgraduate Research Section 002
  • PDBIO 699R: Master's Thesis Section 002
  • PDBIO 799R: Dissertation Section 003
  • STDEV 214R: Special Topics Section 006

Selected Publications
Journal Article

Nelson SC, Neely SK, Melonakos ED, Bell JD, Busath D. Fluorescence anisotropy of diphenylhexatriene and its cationic trimethylamino derivative in liquid dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine liposomes: Opposing responses to isoflurane. BMC Biophysics. 2012 Mar;5:5.

Nelson J, Francom LL, Anderson L, Damm K, Baker R, Chen J, Franklin S, Hamaker A, Izidoro I, Moss E, et al. Investigation into the role of phosphatidylserine in modifying the susceptibility of human lymphocytes to secretory phospholipase A(2) using cells deficient in the expression of scramblase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 2012;1818:1196-1204.

Rajapaksha M, Thomas JL, Streeter M, Prasad M, Whittal RM, Bell JD, Bose HS. Lipid-mediated unfolding of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 is essential for steroidogenic activity. Biochemistry. 2011 Dec;50:11015-11024.

Reeve S, Kitchen E, Sudweeks RR, Bell JD, Bradshaw W. Development of an instrument for measuring self-efficacy in cell biology. Journal of Applied Measurement. 2011;12:242-260.

Franchino HA, Johnson BC, Neeley SK, Tajhya RB, Vu MP, Wilson-Ashworth HA, Bell JD. Combined use of steady-state fluorescence emission and anisotropy of merocyanine 540 to distinguish crystalline, gel, ripple, and liquid crystalline phases in dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine bilayers. PMC Biophysics. 2010 Nov;3. <website>

Olson ED, Nelson J, Griffin K, Nguyen T, Streeter M, Wilson-Ashworth HA, Gelb MA, Judd AM, Bell JD. Kinetic evaluation of cell membrane hydrolysis during apoptosis by human isoforms of secretory phospholipase A2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2010 Apr;285:10993-11002.

Barney M, Call GB, Mcllmoil CJ, Husein OF, Adams A, Balls AG, Oliveira G, Miner EC, Richards TA, Crawford BK, et al. Stimulation by interleukin-6 and inhibition by tumor necrosis factor of cortisol release from bovine adrenal zona fasciculata cells through their receptors. Endocrine. 2000;13:369-377.

# Barney M, Call GB, McIlmoil CJ, Husein OF, Adams A, Balls AG, Oliveira GK, Miner E, Richards TA, Crawford BK, et al. Stimulation by interleukin-6 and inhibition by tumor necrosis factor of cortisol release from bovine adrenal zona fasciculata cells through their receptors. Endocrine. 2000;13:369-377.

Abstract

Nelson J, Francom L, Anderson L, Damm K, Baker R, Chen J, Franklin S, Hamaker A, Izidoro I, Moss E, et al. Investigation into the Role of Phosphatidylserine in Modifying the Susceptibility of Human Lymphocytes to Secretory Phospholipase A2 using Cells Deficient in the Expression of Scramblase. Biophysical Journal. 2012;102(suppl):#394.

Anderson L, Damm K, Baker R, Chen J, Hamaker A, Izidoro I, Moss E, Orton M, Papworth K, Sherman L, et al. Differential susceptibility of normal and transformed human leukocytes to hydrolytic attack by secretory phospholipase A2. Biophysical Journal. 2010 Jan;98(Supplement):2410.

Conference Proceedings

Nelson J, Barlow K, Beck DO, Berbert A, Damm K, Eschenroder N, Neeley K, Pruitt M, Thompson K, Thurber B, et al. Chemotherapeutic apoptosis: who assailed the membrane, the inducer or the induced?. Boston: Biophysical Journal; 2009 Jan.