Nancy Jo Pokrywka

Professor of Biology

  • B.S. 1987 Biology, Stonehill College
  • M.S. 1989. Biology, University of Rochester
  • Ph.D. 1992 . Biology, University of Rochester

Research Interests

Cells are highly organized, although the mechanisms by which they become organized are poorly understood. A prime example is the localization of RNAs during Drosophila oogenesis, and my lab uses this model system to investigate mechanisms of cellular organization. We use a combination of biochemical, bioinformatics, genomic, cell biology, and high-resolution imaging techniques to identify and characterize localized RNAs.

Teaching Interests

Developmental Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Genetic Engineering, Bioethics of Human Reproduction

Selected Publications

  • Pokrywka, N.J.,  A. Payne-Tobin*, K.M. Raley-Susman, and S. Swartzman*. (2009). Microtubules, the ER and Exu: New associations revealed by analysis of mini spindles mutations. Mech. Dev. 126: 289-300.
  • Pokrywka, N.J., L. Meng, K. Debiec*, and E.C. Stephenson. (2004). Identification of hypomorphic and null alleles of swallow via molecular and phenotypic analyses. Dev. Genes Evol. 214:185-192.
  • Pokrywka, N.J., L. Fishbein*, and J. Frederick* (2000). New phenotypes associated with the swallow gene of Drosophila: Evidence for a general role in oocyte cytoskeletal organization. Dev. Genes Evol. 210:426-435.
* student author