Faculty and Staff

Education:

• Ph.D., Infectious Diseases and Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville
• M.S., Microbiology, University of Hawaii, Manoa
• B.S., Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine

Publications (PubMed)

Education:

• B.S., Andhra University, India 2000
• M.S., Nagarjuna University, India 2002
• Ph.D., North Orissa University, India 2010
• Postdoctoral Studies, Delaware State University, 2012-2016
• Research Scientist, Delaware State University, 2016-2018

Courses Taught:

• BIOL 324 Microbiology
• BIOL 160 General Biology Freshmen Research
• BIOL 195 Freshman Research Experience
• BIOL 312 Microbial Ecology

Research Interests:

Studying Host-Microbe interactions to understand the underlying mechanisms involved in protecting the host against environmental stressors. This research includes microbiome and metabolomic analysis, students involved in this research will perform microbial community analysis, bioinformatic analysis, analysis of differential gene expression and metabolite analysis. Students with interests in general biology or field biology will have research opportunities.

Publications:

• 2022 Chintapenta LK, Ommanney KI, Ozbay G. Presence and Plant Uptake of Heavy Metals in Tidal Marsh Wetland Soils. Front Public Health. 2022 Feb 21;10:821892. PMID: 35265575; PMCID: PMC8899020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.821892
• 2020 Almuhaideb E, Chintapenta LK, Abbott A, Parveen S, Ozbay G (2020). Assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyticus levels in oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and seawater in Delaware Bay in relation to environmental conditions and the prevalence of molecular markers to identify pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains. PLOS ONE 15(12): e0242229. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242229
• 2020 Parveen, S., Jacobs, J., Ozbay, G., Chintapenta, L. K., Almuhaideb, E., Meredith, J., Ossai, S., Abbott, A., Grant, A., Brohawn, K., Chigbu, P., Richards, G. P. (2020). Seasonal and Geographical Differences in Total and Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus Levels in Seawater and Oysters from the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays using Several Methods. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, AEM.01581-20; https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01581-2
• 2019 Gary P. Richards, Chintapenta L.K., Michael A. Watson, Amanda G. Abbott, Gulnihal Ozbay, Joseph Uknalis, Abolade A. Oyelade, and Salina Parveen. Bacteriophages against Pathogenic Vibrios in Delaware Bay Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) during a Period of High Levels of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Food and Environmental Virology, 07 January, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12560-019-09365-5
• 2018 Chintapenta L.K., Kathryn J. Coyne, Amanda Pappas, Katherine Lee, Venu Kalavacharla, and Gulnihal Ozbay. Monitoring the Diatom Communities of Delaware Tidal Wetlands in Response to Water Quality. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 02 July, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2018.00057/full
• 2018 Ozbay, G., Chintapenta, L.K., Lingham, T., Lumor, S., Lee, J., Besong, S. Delaware Inland Bays and Market Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Quality for Consumption, Journal of Food Quality Volume 2018, Article ID 8765149, 17 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/8765149
• 2017 Cannon, A., Chintapenta, L.K., and Ozbay, G. Monitoring heavy metals near wastewater facility in Delaware Inland Bays tidal canal. Journal of Water Resource and Protection 09(08):985-998. https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=77498
• 2017 Ozbay, G., Chintapenta, L.K., Cannon, A., and Hannum, K. A review article on Effects of Microbial and Heavy Metal Contaminants on Environmental/ Ecological Health and Revitalization of Coastal Ecosystems in Delaware Bay. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 5:26. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2017.00026/full
• 2016 Stone ML., Roseke K., Chintapenta LK., Phalen L., Kalavacharla V., and Ozbay G. 2016. A Water Quality Investigation of Blackbird Creek, Delaware. Frontiers in Environmental Science 4:70. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2016.00070/full
• 2016 Lingham T., Ye M., Chen H., Chintapenta LK., Handy E., Zhao J., Wu C., and Ozbay G. Effects of High Hydrostatic Pressure on the Physical, Microbial, and Chemical Attributes of Oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Journal of Food Science 8(5): M1158-M1166. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1750-3841.13290
• 2014 Ozbay G., Roeske K., Chintapenta LK., Kalavacharla V., Stone M., and Phalen L. Land Use Impacts: The Effects of Non-Native Grasses on Marsh and Aquatic Ecosystems. Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography 4(2):151. ISSN: 2157-7625. https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/land-use-impacts-the-effects-of-nonnative-grasses-2157-7625.1000151.php?aid=33013
• 2014 Chintapenta LK., Rath CC., Bapuji M., and Ozbay G. Pigment Production from a Mangrove Penicillium. African Journal of Biotechnology, 13(26): 2668-2674.
• 2014 Chintapenta LK., Rath CC., Bapuji M., and Ozbay G. Culture Conditions for Growth and Pigment Production of a Mangrove Penicillium species. Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, 2014,2(3):01-05.
• 2014 Ozbay G., Chambliss S., Wikfors GK., Adolf JE., Chintapenta LK., and Place AR. 2014. The Growth Response of Prorocentrum minimum Pavill. (Dinophyta) to Karlotoxin Exposure. International Journal on Algae, 16(1): 95–105.
• 2009 Chintapenta LK., Bapuji M., Rath CC., and Murthy YLN. Isolation of mangrove fungi from Godavari and Krishna deltas of Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Ecobiology, 24(1) 91-96.
• 2007 Chintapenta LK., Bapuji M., Rath CC., and Murthy YLN. Pigment Production by a mangrove Penicillium. Journal of Microbial World, 9(1): 21-26.

Education:

• B.S., University of Detroit
• M.S., University of Minnesota
• Ph.D., Michigan State University

Courses Taught:

• General Zoology
• Entomology
• Freshwater Biology
• Ecology
• Ecological Methodology

Academic Specialization: Ecology of freshwater fishes and invertebrates; Ecology of Great Lakes coastal wetlands.

Education:

• Ph.D., Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota
• M.S., Earth Sciences, Syracuse University
• B.S., Biology (Ecology), Syracuse University

Courses Taught:

• BIOL 150 General Biology
• BIOL 230 General Zoology
• BIOL 454 Mammalogy
• GEOL 101 Introduction to Geology
• GEOL 102 Introduction to Geology Lab
• GEOL 150 Geological Perspectives of Global Change
• GEOL 362 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
• GEOL 450 Paleontology

My goal as an educator is to create an inclusive, dynamic, and equitable classroom that provides base knowledge, develops quantitative and communication skills, and inspires students to follow their inquisitive nature through open inquiry and critical thinking. I strive to achieve these goals everyday by utilizing evidence-based practices, a diversity of pedagogical tools, and encouraging students to participate in their learning through inquiry-based activities and conducting primary research.

Research Interests:
My research focuses on illuminating the processes and interactions that shape and record patterns of biodiversity. My team and I investigate modern ecology paleoecology, and paleoenvironmental questions using biogeochemical data, geospatial data, and the fossil record. Recent work used stable isotopes to investigate food resource partition by small mammals in response to environmental change today and over the last four million years in the Great Plains.

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Education:

• Ph.D., Cell and Developmental Biology, Rutgers University

Courses Taught:

• General Biology
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Developmental Biology

Academic Specialization: Developmental Biology, Genetics, Cardiovascular Biology

Education:

• B.S., University of Maine/Orono
• Ph.D., University of Maine/Orono

Courses Taught:

• Human Biology
• Anatomy & Physiology I/II
• Biological Greek & Latin
• Animal Cell Culture

Academic Specialization:
Human placental development, physiology and reproductive cell biology, villus endothelial and trophoblast as well as artificial tissue development and tissue engineering.

Full Vitae

Education:

• M.S., University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Courses Taught:

• General Biology
• Ichthyology
• Wildlife Biology
• Field Research Experience

Academic Specialization:

Salmon ecology, species specific interactions within flowing systems, non-intrusive fish population assessments and winter ecology of coho salmon in Lake Superior tributaries.

Education:

• B.S., M.S., Centre for Human Genetics, McGill University Division of Medical Genetics, Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal, Canada

Courses Taught:

• General Biology
• Concepts in Biology
• Biological Greek and Latin
• Human Heredity