Gary M. Lange
Date of Birth: November 27, 1964
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy
Michigan State University
Department of Zoology
dissertation title:
"Prenatal Influences of Androgens and Related Metabolites
Upon the Development of Paced Sexual Behavior in the Female
Rat (Rattus norvegicus)".
Master of Science
Central Michigan University
Department of Biology
thesis title: "Effects of Methylmercury
on the Reproductive Behaviors of the
Convict Cichlid (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum)"
Bachelor of Science
Saginaw Valley State University
major: biology; minors: chemistry, English
Work Experience:
1995 - present Assistant
Professor, Saginaw Valley StateUniversity,
Department of Biology.
Subjects: Physiological Anatomy
Endocrinology
Ethology (Animal Behavior)
Undergraduate Seminar in Biology
Principles of Biology
1994 - 1995
Instructor, Lansing Community College,
Department of Science.
Subjects: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
1988 - 1995 Graduate Teaching
Assistant, Michigan State University,
Department of Zoology.
Subjects: Natural Science for Non-Science
Majors
General Biology I
General Biology II
Developmental Biology
Chordate Morphology and Vertebrate Anatomy
1991 - 1994 Manager of Laboratory
Animal Care,
Laboratory of Dr. Lynwood G. Clemens,
and the Laboratory of Dr. James A. Asher,
Michigan State University,
Department of Zoology.
Duties: monitor, assign, and regulate and
instruct student workers
in the care and maintenance of rats, gerbils, and mice
under the guidelines given by the USDA, NIH, and
NSF.
1986 - 1988 Graduate Teaching
Assistant, Central Michigan
University, Department of Biology.
Subjects: Introductory Biology for Non-Majors
Introductory Biology for Majors
Introductory Biology for Teaching Majors
Genetics
1984 - 1986 Student Worker, Departments of
Biology and Chemistry,
Saginaw Valley StateUniversity.
Duties: Preparation of laboratory materials for numerous
biology and chemistry instructional laboratories.
Particularly focused on preparation of microbiology
materials and animal care.
Membership in Professional Societies:
Animal Behavior Society
The Society of Hormones and Reproductive Behavior
The Council of Undergraduate Research
Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters (MASAL)
[Vice-Chair of the Zoology Section of the MASAL Annual Meeting
1996-1997]
[Chair of the Zoology Section of the MASAL Annual Meeting 1997-present]
[Vice-Chair of the History of Science and Technology Section 1998 -present]
Michigan Science Teachers Association
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP)
National Science Teachers Association
Society for College Science Teachers (SCST)
Society for Neuroscience
Major Works Published and Presented:
note.... major additions to this list covering the years 1997 -1998 will be added soon
Lange, G.M. 1996.
“Patient Profiles” - Group Learning in Anatomy and Physiology
Classrooms. Presented at the Michigan Science Teachers
Association Conference.
March 2nd.
Sarabia, E.F., Lange, G.M., and
Clemens, L.G. 1996. Effects of Very Early Developmental
Inhibition of the Aromatase Enzyme on Adult Estrous
Cycles and Induction of
Pregnancy in the Female Rat (Rattus norvegicus). MASAL Annual
Meeting.
Lange, G.M., and Clemens, L.G.
1995. Developmental Factors Influencing Temporal
Aspects of Female Copulatory Behavior in Rats. Presented at the International
Behavioral Development Symposium held at Minot State University in
Minot,
North Dakota on May 25th-27th.
Lange, G.M., and Clemens, L.G.
1995. Changes in Adult Female Sex Behavior from
Alterations of Early Prenatal Hormones in the Rat (Rattus norvegicus).
MASAL
Annual Meeting.
Lange, G.M. 1995.
Comparison of Classroom Laboratory Time in Large and Small
Universities: Examining the Benefit for the Student. A part
of: "Panel Discussion:
Problems and needs of graduate teaching assistants."
hosted by Ted
Lopushinsky. SCST Annual Meeting (subgrouping of
MSTA Annual
Meeting).
Lange, G.M., and Clemens, L.G.
1994. Effects of Aromatase Inhibition During Early
Prenatal Development on the Pacing of Sex Behavior in Adult Female Rats
(Rattus
norvegicus). Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 20:463.
Ackerman, A.E., Lange, G.M., and
Clemens, L.G. 1993. Effects of N-methyl-D-Aspartic
Acid Lesions in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus on Oxytocin
Projections to Lower Lumbar Spinal Cord, on Male Sex Behavior and on Seminal
Emission in the Rat. Soc. Neurosci. Abs. 19:174.
Clemens, L.G., and Lange, G.M.
1993. Sex Determination in the Rat: A Role for
Estrogen? Conf. Reprod. Behav. Abs. 25:100.
Lange, G.M., Ackerman, A.E., and
Clemens, L.G. 1993. Effects of N-methyl-D-Aspartic
Acid Lesions in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus in the
Rat (Rattus
norvegicus): A Comparison of Male Copulatory Behaviors and Seminal
Emissions.
Conf. Reprod. Behav. Abs. 25:95.
Lange, G.M., and Clemens, L.G.
1993. Sex Ratio and Behavioral Modifications by an
Aromatase Inhibitor in the Rat (Rattus
norvegicus). Anim. Behav. Soc. Annual
Meeting.
Lange, G.M., Pax, R.A., and Clemens,
L.G. 1993. Characterization of Male Brain and
Spinal Cord Morphology in Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Exposed Very
Early in
Development to an Aromatase Inhibitor. Soc. Neurosci. Abs.
19:1825.
Lange, G.M., and Clemens, L.G.
1993. Modifications of Sex Ratio and Phenotype by an
Aromatase Inhibitor in the Rat (Rattus norvegicus). MASAL
Annual Meeting.
Lange, G.M., and Clemens, L.G.
1992. Assessment of the Effectiveness of Silastics in the
Constant Release of Atrazine-Type Compounds. MASAL Annual Meeting.
Lange, G.M., and Clemens, L.G.
1992. Effects of Embryonic and Early Post-Natal Low
Level Exposures to Atrazine on the Copulatory Behaviors of the Male Rat
(Rattus
norvegicus). Conf. Reprod. Behav. Abs. 24:33.
Lange, G.M., and Dyer, F.C.
1990. The Role of Non-Celestial Cues in the Dance
Orientation of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera). MASAL Annual
Meeting.
Lange, G.M., and Starks, G.D.
1988. Oviposition Site Preferences Due to Differences in
the Color of Substrate in the Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster).
MASAL Annual
Meeting.