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Alice Ressler

Electron Microscopy Specialist

(612) 626-5315


Education

M.B.A.   University of Saint Thomas
B.A.S.   University of Minnesota


Professional Experience

1994 - present Assistant Scientist, I.T. Characterization Facility, U of MN
1998 - 2004 Marketing and research specialist
1993 - 1994 Instructor of computer and science/measurement labs
1984 - 1986 Bioengineering tissue culture specialist

Professional Societies

  • Minnesota Microscopy Society
  • Microscopy Society of America

Publications

  • Ciment, G, AH Ressler, PC Letourneau, and JA Weston. 1986. J Cell Biol 102(1):246-51. A novel neurofilament associated protein, NAPA-73, that binds to different filament types at different stages of nervous system development.
  • Letourneau, PC and AH Ressler. 1984. J Cell Biol 98(4):1355-1362. Inhibition of neurite formation and growth by Taxol.
  • Letourneau, PC, TA Shattuck, and AH Ressler. 1986. J Neurosci 6(7):1912-1917. Branching of sensory and sympathetic neurites in vitro is inhibited by treatment with Taxol.
  • Letourneau, PC, TA Shattuck, and AH Ressler. 1987. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 8(3):193-209. "Pull" and "push" in neurite elongation: observations on the effects of different concentrations of Cytochalasin B and Taxol.


Within the Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering electron microscopy facility, my responsibilities include operating and training users in the techniques of transmission electron microscopy, including sample preparation, ultramicrotome sectioning, and the operation of the JEOL 1200-EX II TEM.