Recent research publications (* indicates undergraduate co-author):
Bruce LA, Cyr NE, *Qiao JW, *DeFries CC, Tetel MJ and Wolfson AJ (2012) Neuropeptidase activity is down-regulated by estradiol in steroid-sensitive regions of the hypothalamus in female mice. Neuropeptides 46: 167-172.
Wolfson AJ, Cyr NE, Bruce LA, *Qiao JW, *DeFries CC, and Tetel MJ (2012) Regulation of neuropeptidases involved in reproductive physiology by estradiol. In: Estrogen Receptors: Mechanism, Structure, and Role in Disease (CC CHen, ed), Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge NY , pp. 61-67.
Cyr NE, *Kua LH, Bruce LA, Chadwick JG, Tetel MJ, and Wolfson AJ (2010) Nuclear thimet oligopeptidase is coexpressed with oestrogen receptor alpha in hypothalamic cells and regulated by oestradiol in female mice. J Neuroendocrinol. 22: 936-943.
Bruce LA, Sigman JA, *Randall D, *Rodriguez S, *Song MM, *Dai Y, Elmore DE, Pabon A, Glucksman MJ, and Wolfson AJ (2008) Hydrogen bond residue positioning in the 599-611 loop of thimet oligopeptidase is required for substrate selection. FEBS J 276: 5607-5617.
Kolodny NH, *Bauer D, *Bryce K, *Klucevsek K, *Lane A, *Medeiros L, *Mercer W, *Moin S, *Park D, *Peterson J, *Wright J, *Yuen C, Wolfson AJ, and Allen MM (2006) The effect of nitrogen source on cyanophycin synthesis in Synechocystis sp. Stain 6308 J Bacteriol 188: 934-940.
Sigman JA, *Patwa TH, *Tablante AV, *Joseph CD, Glucksman MJ, and Wolfson AJ (2005) Flexibility in substrate recognition by thimet oligopeptidase as revealed by denaturation studies. Biochem J 388: 255-261.
Recent publications related to education or policy:
Wolfson A and Brooks M (2013) With altmetrics on the rise, the education community can capture insights into how pedagogy research is being used. London School of Economics and Political Science Impact of Social Sciences blog.http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2013/12/10/citations-and-altmetrics-in-education-research/ Dec 10, 2013
Wolfson AJ, Brooks MA, Kumbier AL, and Lenares DA (2013) Monitoring and Promoting the Impact of Pedagogically-Related Scholarship. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ 41: 365-368..
DeMarais A, Narum J, and Wolfson AJ (2013) Redesigning Space for Interdisciplinary Connections: the Puget Sound Science Center, Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ 41: 319-324.
Furge L, Wolfson A, and Boyer R (2012) . Commentary: Innovation in the Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Lab, Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ. 40:23.
Boyer R and Wolfson A (201, 2010, 2009) Commentary: Innovation in the Biochemistry/Molecular Biology Lab, Biochem. Mol. Biol. Educ. 39: 1-2; 38: 10; 37: 24-25.
Wolfson A (2010) The Straw Man of Science as Enemy of the Humanities Teagle Foundation liblog August 16, 2010.
Wolfson AJ, chair (2008) Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Liberal Education. A white paper prepared for the Teagle Foundation. http://www.asbmb.org/uploadedFiles/ProfessionalDevelopment/Resources/Teagle%20Report(1).pdf
Wolfson AJ (2007) Hierarchical Majors and Liberal Education. Teagle Foundation liblog., April 30, 2007.
Wolfson AJ (2007) Biochemistry and Undergraduate Liberal Education. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 35: 167-168.
Wolfson AJ (2006) One hundred years of American women in biochemistry. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education 34: 75-77.
Recent poster presentations (* indicates undergraduate co-author):
Wolfson AJ (2013) Student conceptions and misconceptions about energy transformations in biochemistry. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Boston MA, Abs. 838.3
*Liu Y, Bruce LA, and Wolfson AJ (2013) Extracellular Thimet Oligopeptidase is carried by cell membrane microvesicles of prostate cancer cells. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Boston MA, Abs. 995.2
*DeFries CC, *Lie Y, Bruce LA, *Gambe RG, *Belyaneh NS, Tetel MJ, and Wolfson AJ (2012) Regulation of levels and localization of peptidases in prostate cancer cells by steroid hormones. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, Abs. 956.7
*Dhawan T, *Qiao JW, *Selen D, Bruce LA, Tetel MJ, and Wolfson AJ (2011) Effects of the neuropeptidase thimet oligopeptidase on testicular development and testosterone production. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Washington DC, Abs. 520.5
*Qiao JW, Cyr NE, Bruce LA, Tetel MJ, and Wolfson AJ (2010) Estradiol regulates neuropeptidase activity in hypothalamic regions involved in regulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone.Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Anaheim CA Abs. 858.2
*Dai Y, Cyr NE, Tetel MJ, *Kua LH, Chadwick JG, Bruce LA, and Wolfson AJ (2009) Estradiol regulation and activity of thimet oligopeptidase in the hypothalamus of female mice. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, New Orleans Abs. 703.5
*Scognamilla LA, Sigman JA, Glucksman MJ, and Wolfson AJ (2009) Evidence for a conformational change in thimet oligopeptidase and the machinery behind it. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA Abs. 502.5
*Song MM, Elmore, Sigman JA, Bruce LA, Pabon A, Glucksman MJ, and Wolfson AJ (2008) The 599-611 loop in thimet oligopeptidase modulates substrate selection via hydrogen bonding. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego CA Abs. 793.1
*Kua LH, Cyr NE, Tetel MJ, Chadwick JG, Bruce LA, and Wolfson AJ (2008) Effect of estrogens and progesterone on the distribution and activity of thimet oligopeptidase in rat and mouse brain. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego CA Abs. 837.1
*Srikanthan MR, *Song MM, Bruce LA, *Kua LH, Pabon A, Glucksman MJ, Sigman JA, Elmore DE, and Wolfson AJ (2007) Neuropeptide substrate specificity in thimet oligopeptidase is conferred by glycine residues residing in a loop region. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Washington DC, Abs. 805.6
*Randall D, Sigman JA, *Song M, *Hayes G, Bruce L, Glucksman JA, and Wolfson AJ (2006) Loop region 599-611 determines substrate specificity in thimet oligopeptidase. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Franciso CA, Abs. 75.8