EDUCATION/TRAINING

POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING, Clinical Chemistry, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL

Ph.D., BIOLOGY, Concentration Reproductive Endocrinology, Boston University, Boston, MA

MS, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, Concentration Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

BS, BIOLOGY, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN

TEACHING AND RESEARCH STATEMENTS

I am a strong believer that students will benefit the most when they are actively involved in learning; and that the teacheršs enthusiasm for the topic sparks their interest and motivation. It has been my experience that students get really excited and engaged when they see the direct correlation between the learned concepts and the every day application. My goal is to equip the students with skills that will be essential in their careers including writing, presentation skills (understanding/organizing/delivery of information) and teamwork to mention a few.

My research interests lie primarily in three areas, reproductive endocrinology, cellular steroid biosynthetic pathways, and hormonal regulation of fuel metabolism. As a scientist I believe in a multi-technique approach. I, therefore, have used tissue culture, radioimmuoassays, steroid receptor binding analysis and the biochemical analysis of steroidogenesis and steroid metabolism to answer the scientific questions at hand.

Courses Taught: Life Processes, Organ Physiology, Endocrinology, Human Biology (non-science course), Comparative Vertebrate Morphology, Introduction to Research.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Cuevas, M.E., Collins, K. and Callard, G.V. 1993. Stage-related changes in steroid converting enzyme activities in Squalus testis: Synthesis of biologically active metabolites via 3b-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/isomerase (3 b -HSD) and 5a-reductase. Steroids 58:87-94.

Cuevas, M.E., Miller, W. and Callard, G.V. 1992. Sulfoconjugation of steroids and the vascular pathway communication in dogfish testis. J. Exp. Zool. 264:119-129.

Cuevas, M.E. and Callard, G.V. 1992. In vitro steroid secretion by staged-spermatocysts (Sertoli/germ cell units) of dogfish (Squalus acanthias) testis. Gen. Comp. Endo. 88:151-165.

Cuevas, M.E. and Callard, G.V. 1992. Androgen and progesterone receptors in shark (Squalus) testis: characteristics and stage-related distribution. Endocrinology 130(4):2173-2182

Cuevas, M.E. and Callard, G.V. 1989. In vitro steroid secretion by Sertoli/germ cell units (spermatocysts) derived from dogfish (Squalus acanthias). The Bulletin 28:133-134 (short report)

Callard, G.V., Mak, P., DuBois, W. and Cuevas, M.E. 1989. Regulation of Spermatogenesis: The shark testis model. J. Exp. Zool. Suppl. (2) 23-34 (review)

Cuevas, M.E. and Callard, G.V. 1986. Characterization and stage-dependent distribution of an estrogen sulfotransferase in the testis of the dogfish Squalus acanthias. The Bulletin 26:40-42 (short report)

ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS

Cuevas, M.E., Bermes, E.W. and Jandreski, M.A. 1995. Rf values for the identification of hemoglobin variants separated by HPLC analysis. Clinical Chemistry 41(6):S98 (Abstract) PRESENTED POSTER: American Association for Clinical Chemistry 47th National Meeting, Anaheim, CA.

Cuevas, M.E., Bermes, E.W., Augustine, G.E. and Kahn, S.E. 1993. A pilot study evaluation of an automated method for the measurement of myoglobin using Stratus II immunochemistry analyzer. Clinical Chemistry 39(6): 1259 (Abstract) PRESENTED POSTER: American Association for Clinical Chemistry 45th National Meeting, NY, NY

Cuevas, M.E. and Callard, G.V. 1990. Characteristics and stage dependent distribution of a putative androgen receptor in nuclear extracts of dogfish testis. The Endocrine Society pp 125 (Abstract) PRESENTED POSTER: The Endocrine Society 72nd Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

Cuevas, M.E. and Callard, G.V. 1990. Characteristics and stage-dependent distribution of an androgen receptor in the dogfish shark testis. SLIDE PRESENTATION: 18th New England Endocrinology Conference, Worcester Foundation, Worcester, MA.

Cuevas, M.E. and Callard, G.V. 1989. In vitro steroid synthesis by Sertoli/germ cell units of Squalus testis. Amer. Zool. 29:95A (Abstract). PRESENTED POSTER: Annual Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, Boston, MA

Cuevas, Maria and Callard Gloria. 1986 Characteristics and stage-dependent distribution of estrogen sulfotransferase in Squalus testis. SLIDE PRESENTATION: 14th New England Endocrinology Conference, University of Rhode Island, RI

Cuevas, M.E., Smith, F.J. and Campfield, L.A. 1986. Defect in norepinephrine induced lipolysis from isolated fat cells following VMH lesion. Fed. Proc. 45 (Abstract) PRESENTED POSTER: Annual Meeting FASEB.

Cuevas, M., Smith, F. and Campfield, L.A. 1985. Descending sympathetic neural control of adipose tissue. PRESENTED POSTER: Society of Neuroscience, Chicago Chapter, Chicago, IL.

CONTACT:
Department of Biology
Southwestern University
P.O. Box 770
Georgetown, TX 78627