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Richard Konz

Academic Role: Research Assistant Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Medicine

Other Affiliation(s):
   Program in Immunology and Virology

As Director of the Flow Cytometry Core Facility, I am involved with the supervision of an excellent Core and staff, assisting Investigators in designing experiments, data analysis and interpretation.  Our Core is an educational resource as well.  I have designed and implemented an assortment of training programs for our Graduate students, Post Docs, Technical staff and Senior Investigators in DNA cell cycle analysis,
multicolor data acquisition and analysis as well as analytical techniques and instrument specific training. 

I have been arranging an active seminar series program sponsored by the Core Facility with
speakers such as Howard Shapiro, M.D., Mario Roederer, Ph.D. and Alice Givan, Ph.D.  
Beginning Fall of 2005, I instructed the first Flow and Image Cytometry course to be offered at UMass Medical
School as part of the Immunology and Virology Program.  The course now includes basic and advanced confocal microscopy, FLIM, FRAP and FRET.

Selected Publications:

Local delivery of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor by retrovirally transduced antigen-specific T cells leads to severe, chronic experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice.  Marusic S., Miyashiro J., Douhan J., Konz R., Xuan D., Pelker J., Ling V., Leonard J., Jacobs K. Neuroscience Letters, Vol. 332, 185-189, 2002.

IL-21 limits NK cell responses and promotes antigen-specific T cell activation; A mediator of the transition from innate to adaptive immunity.  Kasaiain M., Whitters M., Carter L., Lowe L., Jussif J., Johnson K., Witek J., Senices M., Konz R., Wurster A., Donaldson D., Collins M., Young D., Grusby M. Immunity, Vol. 16, 559-569, April, 2002.

The Intraperitoneal Cellular Response to Seprafilm [tm] and Interceed [TC7] Adhesion Barriers.  Copeland D., Konz R., Reynolds S., Nahill S., Nickerson C., Kaseta J., Miller B., Burns J., Williams J.  Presented at the 53^rd meeting, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, October, 1997.

Fas Activation of the p38 MAP Signaling Pathway Requires ICE Family Proteases.  Jou P., Kuo K., Reynolds S., Konz R., Davis R., Hiemannn H-P., and Blenis J.  Molecular and Cellular Biology, Vol. 17, No. 1, p.24-35, January, 1997.

Our Undersea World

Underwater Photography by Richard Konz

I was attracted to marine life since I was old enough to read my first Jacques Cousteau book.  I have been scuba diving for over 30 years and photographing undersea life for over a decade.  With the onset of digital photography and videography, underwater photography has become more accessable than ever.  I hope you enjoy some of my images.


         

         Green turtle in cleaning station. 
         Big Island, Hawaii 2004

         Flamingo Tongue Cowrie.
         Grand Cayman, 2005.

         Hawaiin Monk Seal
         Ni'ihau Hawaii, 2005

         Hawaiin Monk Seal
         Ni'ihau Hawaii, 2005

         Juvenile Green Sea Turtle
         Kauai, 2005

        Christmas Tree Worms
        Grand Caymans, 2005

        Red Dragon
        Sydney, Australia, 2006

        
        Christmas Tree Worms
        Sydney, Australia, 2006

Office: S5-404
Phone: Office: 508-856-1598 Cell:508-868-6021
E-mail: Richard.Konz@umassmed.edu

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