Selected Publications:

Qiong L Zhou, Zhen Y Jiang, John Holik, Anil Chawla, G Nana Hagan, John Leszyk and Michael P Czech. Akt substrate TBC1D1 regulates GLUT1 expression through the mTOR pathway in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.. Biochem. J. 2008 411, 647-655.

Gregory J. Pazour, Nathan Agrin, John Leszyk, and George B. Witman. Proteomic Analysis of a Eukaryotic Cilium: J. Cell Biol. 2005 170: 103-113.

Zhen Y. Jiang, Qiong L. Zhou, John Holik, Shraddha Patel, John Leszyk, Kerri Coleman, My Chouinard, and Michael P. Czech. Identification of WNK1 as a substrate of Akt/Protein kinase B and a negative regulator of insulin-stimulated mitogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. J. Biol. Chem. 2005, 280: 21622 - 21628.

Thomas Nebl, Kersi N. Pestonjamasp, John D. Leszyk, Jessica L. Crowley, Sang W. Oh, and Elizabeth J. Luna. Proteomic analysis of a detergent-resistant membrane skeleton from neutrophil plasma membranes. J. Biol. Chem. 2002, 277: 43399-43409.

Patricia S. Vaughan, John D. Leszyk, and Kevin T. Vaughan. Cytoplasmic Dynein Intermediate Chain Phosphorylation Regulates Binding to Dynactin J. Biol. Chem. 2001, 276: 26171-26179.

San Agustin, J.T., J.D. Leszyk, L.M. Nuwaysir, G.B. Witman. The Catalytic Subunit of the cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase of Ovine Sperm Flagella Has a Unique Amino-terminal Sequence. J. Biol. Chem. 1998, 273: 24874-24883.

Leszyk, J., T. Tao, L.M. Nuwaysir, J. Gergely. Identification of the Photocrosslinking Sites in Troponin I with 4-Maleimidobenzophenone Labeled Mutant Troponin C's Having Single Cysteines at Positions 158 and 21. J. Muscle Res and Cell Motility 1998, 19: 479-490.

Kashina, A.S., J.D. Leszyk, W.M. Saxton, J.M. Scholey. An Essential Bipolar Mitotic Motor. Nature 1996, 384: 225.

Academic Background:

Ph.D., Clarkson University, 1988
B.S., SUNY at Oswego, 1984