Meredith Scheider
PhD
Teaching Professor
Internship Coordinator
First-Generation Student Advocate
Research Interests
Science Education; the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
First-generation students: Let's connect!
As a faculty member who understands the first-generation experience in the sciences, I'm here to offer guidance, answer questions and share advice. Undergraduate and graduate students are always welcome to reach out.
Education
PhD, Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo
Office Hours
By appointment, mjs32@buffalo.edu
Selected Publications
- Sojka, S.E., Ezak, M.J., Polk, E.A., Bischer, A.P., Nehland, K.E., Wojtovich, A.P. and Ferkey, D.M. (2025) An extensive gap junction neural network modulates Caenorhabditis elegans aversive behavior. Genes. 16(3):260. Article.
- Chaubey, A.H., Sojka, S.E., Onukwufor, J.O., Ezak, M.J., Vandermeulen, M.D., Bowitch, A., Vodičková, A., Wojtovich, A.P. and Ferkey, D.M. (2023) The Caenorhabditis elegans innexin INX-20 regulates nociceptive behavioral sensitivity. Genetics. 223(4):iyad017. Article.
- Krzyzanowski, M.C., Brueggemann, C., Ezak, M.J., Wood, J.F., Michaels, K.L., Jackson, C.A., Juang, B-T., Collins, K., Yu, M.C., L’Etoile, N.D. and Ferkey, D.M. (2013) The C. elegans cGMP-dependent protein kinase G EGL-4 regulates nociceptive behavioral sensitivity. PLoS Genetics. 9(7):e1003619. Article.
- Ezak, M.J. and Ferkey, D.M. (2011) A functional nuclear localization sequence in the C. elegans TRPV channel OCR-2. PLoS ONE. 6(9):e25047. Article.
- Ezak, M.J., Hong, E., Chaparro-Garcia, A. and Ferkey, D.M. (2010) C. elegans TRPV channels function in a modality-specific pathway to regulate response to aberrant sensory signaling. Genetics. 185(1):233-244. Article.
- Ezak, M.J. and Ferkey, D.M. (2010) The C. elegans D2-like dopamine receptor DOP-3 decreases sensitivity to the olfactory stimulus 1-octanol. PLoS ONE. 5(3):e9487. Article.