Peter Gauss
Professor of Biology
Education
- Ph.D. - Johns Hopkins University, Molecular Genetics
- B.S. - St. Josephs University, Biology.
Courses Taught
- Biological Principles
- Genetics
- Cell and Genetics Laboratory
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology/Biochemistry
- Microbes and Man
- Senior Seminar
- Special topics
Research Interests
My research area includes studies in microbiology, molecular genetics of procaryotic gene expression and DNA replication.
I direct student research in the molecular genetics of a variety of microbes including fungi, bacteria and their viruses. When not in my office, I can often be found fly-fishing on the banks of local streams and rivers.
I direct student research in the molecular genetics of a variety of microbes including fungi, bacteria and their viruses. When not in my office, I can often be found fly-fishing on the banks of local streams and rivers.
Student Research Projects Supervised
- Enrichment and analysis of phophodiesterase I from Phaseolus vulgaris beans. Jeremy Curry, Matthew Skwiot,
Richard Jagger, and Peter Gauss. - DNA sequencing of bacteriophage T4 gene C. Christopher Doucette, Marilyn Bagley, and Peter Gauss.
- Overexpression of the uvsW gene of Bacteriophage T4. Nicholas Radovich and Peter Gauss
- The role of the genetic element e14 in bacteriophage T4 growth. Jamie Haggard and Peter Gauss.
- Identification and characterization of gene C in bacteriophage T4. Brian Thompson and Peter Gauss.
- Functional characterization of the uvs W gene of bacteriophage T4. Demetrius Gravis and Peter Gauss.
- Development of molecular techniques to study the distribution of the Whirling Disease parasite Myxobolus cerebralis, in the Gunnison Basin. Peter Gauss, Patrick Magee and Joe Curtis.
