Omar Quintero
Assistant Professor
oquinter@mtholyoke.edu
413-538-3433
Office: 211 Clapp; Lab: 116 Clapp

EDUCATION

B.S., Biochemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, 1996
Ph.D., Cell Biology, Duke University 2001

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

Dept. of Cell and Molecular Physiology, Univ. of North Carolina, 2002-2005

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The role of actin-based molecular motors (myosins) in mitochondrial motility and distribution in cells

COURSES

Biology 321	Cell Motility and Cytoskeleton	Fall
Biology 220	Cell Biology	Spring

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Sigal YJ, Quintero OA, Cheney RE, and Morris AJ. 2007. Cdc42 and ARP2/3-independent regulation of filopodia by an integral membrane lipid-phosphatase-related protein. J Cell Sci. 120(Pt 2):340-52.

Quintero OA, Korfhagen TR, and Wright JR. 2002. Surfactant protein A regulates surfactant phospholipid clearance after LPS-induced injury in vivo. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 283(1):L76-85.

Quintero OA, and Wright JR. 2002. Clearance of surfactant lipids by neutrophils and macrophages isolated from the acutely inflamed lung. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 282(2):L330-9.

Quintero OA, and Wright JR. 2000. Metabolism of phosphatidylglycerol by alveolar macrophages in vitro. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 279(2):L399-407.

Last Modified: September 6, 2007