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Education

University of Tennessee
Ph.D. in Microbiology, 1995

University of Tennessee
B.A. in College Scholars Program with an emphasis in Biology, 1987

About

Dr.聽Burns is a professor of Biology for the Department of Natural Sciences at 魅影直播.

Dr. Burns is a microbiologist interested primarily in host-pathogen interactions of bacteria. In addition to teaching microbiology, immunology, and related classes, Dr. Burns actively involves undergraduate students in his research. Current research projects in his lab involve studies of聽Streptococcus pyogenes听补苍诲听Bordetella bronchiseptica.

Primary courses

• BIOL3750 鈥� Microbiology

• BIOL4760 鈥撀燚iagnostic Microbiology

• BIOL4765 鈥� Virology

• BIOL4770 鈥� Cell Biology

• BIOL4780 鈥� Immunology

Activities and research

Research

Dr. Burns conducts undergraduate research in the area of microbiology. Students in his lab have performed projects studying interaction of聽Bordetella bronchiseptica聽with animal cells, prevalence of聽Bordetella聽species in the wild animal population, host specificity of聽Bordetella bronchiseptica, matrix metalloprotease activation by Group A聽Streptococcus, coliforms in the Olentangy River Wetlands Research Park, and carriage of聽Streptococcus pyogenes聽among 魅影直播 students.

Undergraduate students have presented their research at the American Society for Microbiology general meeting, the Ohio Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, the聽Beta Beta Beta聽Biological Honor Society District Convention, and the Celebration of Scholarship Undergraduate Conference, supported by funds from the Department of Natural Sciences, the CAS Dean鈥檚 Office, and the Board of Trustees Award.

Publications

* indicates an undergraduate student author

• Uldrich, Emily*, Richard Phipps*, Terry D. Hinds, Jr.*, and Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2005. Selective Reduction of Coliforms in Constructed Wetlands at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park. Olentangy River Wetland Research Park Annual Report 2005.

• Hoe, Nancy P., Robin M. Ireland, Frank R. DeLeo, Brian B. Gowen, David W. Dorward, Jovanka M. Voyich, Mengyao Liu, Eugene H. Burns, Jr., Derek M. Culnan*, Anthony Bretscher, and James M. Musser. 2002. Insight into the Molecular Basis of Pathogen Abundance: Group A聽Streptococcus聽Inhibitor of Complement Inhibits Bacterial Adherence and Internalization into Human Cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99: 7646-7651.

• Hinds, Terry D., Jr.*, Rachel R. Brown*, and Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2002. Reduction of Fecal Coliform Levels in Two Created Wetlands at the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park. Olentangy River Wetland Research Park Annual Report 2001 pp. 69-72.

• Kania, Stephen A., S. Rajeev, Eugene H. Burns, Jr., Thomas F. Odom, S. Holloway, and David A. Bemis. 2000. Characterization of fimN, a New聽Bordetella bronchisepticaMajor Fimbrial Subunit Gene . Gene 256: 149-155.

• Keil, Daniel J., Eugene H. Burns, Jr., William R. Kisker*, David Bemis, and Brad Fenwick. 2000. Cloning and Characterization of a Truncated聽Bordetella bronchisepticaFilamentous Hemagglutinin Fusion Protein. Vaccine 18: 860-867.

• Christian, Matthew W.*, under the supervision of Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 1999. Isolation of the Genes Encoding the Variable Region of a Monoclonal Antibody Specific for聽Pasteurella haemolytica聽Leukotoxin. BIOS 70: 105-111.

• Stockbauer, Kathryn E., Louranne Magoun, Mengyao Liu, Eugene H. Burns, Jr., Siddeswar Gubba, Sarah Renish, Xi Pan, Sarah C. Bodary, Elizabeth Baker, Jenifer Coburn, John M. Leong, and James M. Musser. 1999. A Natural Variant of the Cysteine Protease Virulence Factor of Group A聽Streptococcus聽with an Arginine-Glycine-Aspartic Acid (RGD) Motif Preferentially Binds Human Integrins 伪飦尾飦�3and 伪II飦尾飦�3. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 96: 242-247.

• Burns, Eugene H., Jr., Slawomir Lukomski, Jacqueline Ruringirwa, and James M. Musser. 1998. Genetic Inactivation of the Extracellular Cysteine Protease Enhances In Vitro Internalization of Group A Streptococci by Human Endothelial Cells. Microb. Pathog. 24: 333-339.

• Lukomski, Slawomir, Eugene H. Burns, Jr., Philip R. Wyde, Andreas Podbielski, Jacqueline Ruringirwa, Donna K. Moore-Poveda, and James M. Musser. 1998. Genetic Inactivation of the Extracellular Cysteine Protease (SpeB) Expressed by聽Streptococcus pyogenes聽Decreases Resistance to Phagocytosis and Dissemination to Organs. Infect. Immun. 66: 771-776.

• Burns, Eugene H., Jr., Ann Marie Marciel, and James M. Musser. 1997. Structure-Function and Pathogenesis Studies of聽Streptococcus pyogenes聽Extracellular Cysteine Protease, In T. Horaud, S. Sicard, A. Bouvet, and H. de Montclos (ed.). Streptococci and the Host. Plenum Press.; New York, NY. pp. 589-592.

• Burns, Eugene H., Jr., Ann Marie Marciel, and James M. Musser. 1996. Activation of a 66-Kilodalton Human Endothelial Cell Matrix Metalloprotease by聽Streptococcus pyogenes聽Extracellular Cysteine Protease. Infect. Immun. 64: 4744-4750.

• Bemis, David A., and Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 1993.聽Bordetella, In C. L. Gyles and C. O. Theon (ed.). Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections in Animals, second edition. Iowa State University Press; Ames, Iowa. pp. 201-215.

• Burns, Eugene H., Jr., John M. Norman, Monty D. Hatcher, and David A. Bemis. 1993. Fimbriae and Determination of Host Species Specificity of聽Bordetella bronchiseptica. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 1838-1844.

Select presentations

* indicates an undergraduate student

• Holderness, Marli,* under the supervision of Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2025. Interactions between Bordetella bronchiseptica and Pasteurella multocida in Attachment to Porcine Epithelial Cells. Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society Northeast District 4 Convention. Thomas More University, Crestview Hills, KY, April 12.
• Yarnell, Brayden,* and Tracy Lewis,* under the supervision of Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2025. Effects of Group A Streptococcus on Normal Microbiome Species of the Oral Cavity and Throat. Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society Northeast District 4 Convention. Thomas More University, Crestview Hills, KY, April 12.
• Duckson, Kennedy,* under the supervision of Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2024. What Are You Drinking? Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society Northeast District 4 Convention. Siena Heights University, Adiran, MI, April 20.
• Noel, Michelle,* under the supervision of Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2024. Response of Feeder Calves to Pasteurella multocida Vaccine. Celebration of Scholarship, 魅影直播, Portsmouth, OH, April 8-12.
• Thacker, Hannah,* Kolton Bauer,* and Laura Luthy,* under the supervision of Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2022. Antibacterial Protein Expression in Myxococcus xanthus. Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society Northeast District 4 Convention. University of Mount Union, Alliance, OH, March 26.
• Barnhart, Allen,* under the supervision of Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2021. Determining Bacterial Gelatinase Production by Zymography. Celebration of Scholarship, 魅影直播, Portsmouth, OH, April 5-9.
• Randaisi, Vincent,* and Andrew Merritt,* under the supervision of Eugene H. Burns, Jr. 2021. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi in Southern Ohio Ticks. Celebration of Scholarship, 魅影直播, Portsmouth, OH, April 5-9.

Additional information

Dr. Burns was the recipient of the 魅影直播 Distinguished Teaching Award and was an Ohio Magazine Excellence in Education Honoree in 2015.