Education
1998 Ph.D., University of Southern
California
1996
M.S., University of Southern
California
1991
B.A., University of
Virginia
Professional Training
Associate
Professor, Ashland University, Department of Biology, 2003
– present
Assistant Professor, Ashland University, Department of
Biology, 1999 - 2003
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA
School of Medicine, 1998 - 1999
Adjunct Professor, Santa Monica College, 1998
Lecturer, University of Southern California, 1998
Adjunct Professor, Glendale College, 1997
Grants and Funding
NIH AREA Grant,
Structure/function analysis of alpha A crystallins,
2005-2008, $132,000
NIH AREA Grant, Alpha crystallin chaperone function in the
zebrafish, 2001-2004, $91,800
Ashland University Summer Research Grant, 2001, 2004
($2,000 per year)
National Eye Institute Post-Doctoral Training Grant, 1999
Recent Presentations (last five years)
Posner, M., R.W. Corbin, M. Hawke, C. LaCava, C. Prince.
2007. Proteomics of the zebrafish (Danio rerio)
lens. Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Poster.
Posner, M., A. Smith, J. Adams, A. Kiss, C-H C. Cheng.
2005. Possible thermal adaptation in the small heat shock
protein a-crystallin from Antarctic, temperate and tropical
bony fish species. Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology, San Diego, California. Talk.
Posner M., M. Danko, A .Smith, R. Richards. 2004. Tissue
specific expression of alpha B crystallin in the amphibian
Rana catesbeiana. Association for Research in
Vision and Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Poster.
Posner, M., J. Dahlman, K. Margot and J. Horwitz. 2003.
Comparison of zebrafish and human alpha crystallin
chaperone activity. Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Poster.
Posner, M. and J. Horwitz. 2003. A comparative view of
alpha crystallin chaperone function in the vertebrate lens.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim,
CA. Invited symposium talk.
Dahlman, J., K. Margot, J. Horwitz and M.
Posner. 2003. Chaperone function of the heat shock
protein alpha crystallin in the zebrafish lens. Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, CA. Poster.
Posner, M., S. Low, S. Runkle., J. Hill, M. Kantorow and J.
Horwitz. 2002. Sequencing, tissue specific expression and
chaperone activity of Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
alpha crystallin. Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Poster.
Posner, M., S. Low, S. Runkle., M. Kantorow and J.
Horwitz. 2002. Chaperone function of the small
heat shock protein alpha crystallin in the zebrafish,
Danio rerio. Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology, Anaheim, CA. Talk.
Ad Hoc Reviewer for
BMC Biology,
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology,
Canadian Journal of Zoology, Cellular and Molecular Life
Sciences, Copeia, Development, Development Genes and
Evolution. FEBS Journal, Gene, Investigative Ophthalmology
and Visual Science, Journal of Experimental Biology,
Molecular Vision, National Science Foundation
Awards
and Honors
Nominee, Taylor Excellence in Teaching Award,
Ashland University, 2008, 2007, 2003
Nominee, Outstanding Male Faculty Member of the Year,
Ashland University, 2006
Academic Mentors Award, Ashland University, 2005
Faculty Member of the Month, Ashland University, 2005
Nominee, Ashland University Mentors Award, 2004
Nominee, Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year, 2004
Stoye Award for Best Student Paper in Physiology and
Physiological Ecology, American Society of Ichthyologists
and Herpetologists, 1998
Durham Award for Best
Student Paper, Southern California Academy of Sciences,
1998
Outstanding
Teaching Assistant Award, University of
Southern California, Department of Biological
Sciences, 1994, 1997, 1998
Best Student Paper, Southern
California Academy of Sciences, 1997
Professional Affiliations
American Society of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists
Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology
National Center for Science
Education
Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology