Dr. Mark A. Sheridan
James A. Meier Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
236 Research One Building
1735 NDSU Research Park Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58108
Tel: 701.231.8110
Fax: 701.231.7149
E-mail: mark.sheridan@ndsu.edu
Biography
Dr. Mark Sheridan is a James A. Meier Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at North Dakota State University. He previously served as the Director of the Regulatory Biosciences Cluster at NDSU (1991-2000) and the Director of the North Dakota Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (2000-2003). He was born in Fullerton, California and grew up and attended schools in Southern California, graduating from Dos Pueblos Senior High School in Goleta, California. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, and his doctorate in zoology from the University of California--Berkeley. Dr. Sheridan's research on hormone biology has been supported by NSF, NIH, and USDA. He has published over 86 refereed journal articles as well as one book and numerous book chapters. He has given scores of presentations at scientific meetings and has been a visiting professor at several universities around the world, including Brazil, Hong Kong, Japan, and Sweden. He currently serves as an editor for two scientific journals, General and Comparative Endocrinology and Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. He has received several awards for his teaching and research and was a Fellow of both the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Brazil International Scholar Program. Dr. Sheridan is active in professional organizations, university governance, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctorals, and faculty regarding their research education, proposal writing, grant project management, and research careers. Dr. Sheridan lives in Fargo, North Dakota. He enjoys reading and various outdoor activities, including hiking, camping, and bicycling.
Teaching Interests
As a faculty member at NDSU, I teach undergraduate and graduate courses and direct student research.
My main teaching interests are in the area of physiology and endocrinology. I have taught courses in general biology, animal physiology, cell physiology, physiological ecology, endocrinology, and endocrine/neuroendocrine systems.
In my classes I encourage an interactive environment for learning up-to-date information. I believe that student learning is enhanced by research experience and I have endeavored to involve numerous undergraduates in my research program.
Recent Publications
Books
Sheridan, M.A. 1999. Instructor's Guide for Campbell's Biology, 5th Edition. Benjamin-Cummings, Menlo Park, CA.
Selected refereed publications
Sheridan, M.A., Kittilson, J.D., and Slagter, B.J. 2000. Structure-function relationships of the signaling system for the somatostatin peptide hormone family. Am. Zool. 40:269-286.
Holloway, A.C., Melroe, G.T., Ehrman, M.M., Reddy, P.K., Leatherland, J.F., and Sheridan, M.A. 2001. Effect of 17ß-estradiol on the expression of somatostatin genes in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Am. J. Physiol., 279: R389-R393.
Alexander, L., Knutson, D., Kittilson, J.D., and Sheridan, M.A. 2001. Localization of somatostatin mRNAs in the brain and pancreas of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comp. Biochem. Physiol B. 129: 221-228.
Mercure, F., Holloway, A.C., Sheridan, M.A., Tocher, D.R., Van Der Kraak, G., and Leatherland, J.F. 2001. Influence of plasma lipid changes in response to 17ß-oestradiol-stimulation on plasma growth hormone, somatostatin, and thyroid hormone levels in immature rainbow trout. J. Fish Biol.,59: 605-615.
Kao, Y.-H., Youson, J.H., Holmes, J.A., and Sheridan, M.A. 2002. Effects of somatostatins and insulin on blood glucose levels of larvae and metamorphosing landlocked sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. Zool. Sci. 18: 1113-1116.
Lacy, E.L., Sheridan, M.A., and Moore, M.C. 2002. Sex differences in lipid metabolism during reproduction in free-living lizards (Urosaurus ornatus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 128: 180-192.
Kao, Y.-H., Youson, J.H., Vick, B., and Sheridan, M.A. 2002. Differences in the fatty acid composition of larvae and metamorphosing sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 131:153-169.
Ehrman, M.M., Moore, C.A., Kittilson, J.D., Eilertson, C.D., and Sheridan, M.A. 2002. Nutritional regulation of somatostatin expression in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 26: 309-314.
Very, NM and Sheridan, M.A. 2002. The role of somatostatins in the regulation of growth in fish. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 27: 217-226.
Kao, Y.-H., Manzon, R.G., Sheridan, M.A., Leatherland, J.F., Holmes, J.A., and Youson, J.H. 2003. Effect of alloxan and insulin immunoneutralization on circulating thyroid hormones levels in larval landlocked sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus. Zool. Sci. 20:635-638.
Ehrman, M.M., Melroe, G.T., Kittilson, J.D., and Sheridan, M.A. 2004. Glucose-stimulated somatostatin gene expression in the Brockmann bodies of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) results form increased mRNA transcription and not from altered mRNA stability. Zoo. Sci. 21:87-91.
Melroe, G.T., Ehrman, M.M., Kittilson, J.D., and Sheridan, M.A. 2004. Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 regulate the expression of preprosomatostatin mRNAs in the Brockmann bodies of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 136: 353-359.
Slagter, B.J. and Sheridan, M.A. 2004. Differential expression of two somatostatin receptor subtype 1 mRNAs in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). J. Mol. Endocrinol. 32:165-177.
Gong, J.-Y., Kittilson, J.D., Slagter, B.A. and Sheridan, M.A. 2004. The two subtype 1 somatostatin receptors of rainbow trout, Tsst1A and Tsst1B, possess both distinct and overlapping ligand binding and agonist-induced regulation features. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 138: 295-303.
Slagter, B.J., Kittilson, J.D., and Sheridan, M.A. 2004. Somatostatin receptor subtype 1 and subtype 2 mRNA expression is regulated by nutritional state in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 139: 236-244.