Faculty Profile
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Kenneth Beck
Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy Cell Biology and Human Anatomy (School of Medicine) 3416 Tupper Hall Office 752-8445 Lab kabeck@ucdavis.edu |
Degrees:
1991 - PhD - Temple University - Biochemistry
1985 - BS - Rider College - Biochemistry
Department and Center Affiliations:
Cell Biology and Human Anatomy
Professional Societies:
American Society for Cell Biology
Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cell and Developmental Biology
Publications:
Beck, K. A. 2005. Spectrins and the Golgi. Biochim. Biophys. Acta: 1744, 374 - 382
Fan, J., and K.A. Beck. 2004. A role for the spectrin super family member Syne-1 and Kinesin II in cytokinesis. J. Cell Science, 117, 619-629.
Gough, L.L., and K.A. Beck. 2004. The spectrin family member Syne-1 facilitates retrograde transport from Golgi to ER. Biochim Biophys Acta 1693. 29-36.
Gough, L.L., J. Fan, S. Chu, S. Winnick and K.A. Beck. 2003. Golgi Localization of Syne-1. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 14: 2410-2424.
Beck KA, J Buchanan, and JW Nelson. 1997. Golgi membrane skeleton: identification, localization and oligomerization of ankyrin isoforms in the Golgi complex. J Cell Science. 110:1239-1249
Beck, K. A, J.A. Buchanan, V. Malhotra, and W.J. Nelson. 1994. Golgi spectrin: identification of an erythroid beta-spectrin homolog associated with the Golgi complex. J Cell Biol. 127:707-23
Research Interests:
Understanding the function of a novel, Golgi-localized form of the spectrin-based membrane cytoskeleton. Investigate possible roles for the Golgi membrane skeleton including: (1) maintenance of Golgi structural organization, (2) regulation of vesicular trafficking from the Golgi complex, and (3) facilitating spindle-dependent vesicular movements during cytokinesis . Utilize research methods for protein chemistry. Cell and tissue biology. Microscopy. Molecular biology.
Laboratory Personnel:
Beck Lab, 3413 Tupper Hall - Judy Lu, research assistant and UCD undergraduate; Kyle Bingham, research assistant and UCD undergraduate
Teaching Interests:
Medical Histology. Cell Biology. Biochemistry
Courses Taught:
CHA 402 Human Microscopic Anatomy - Term(s): Winter
CDB 200 Current Techniques in Cell Biology - Term(s): Fall
MCB 200A Current Techniques in Cell Biology