Position Title
Professor Emeritus (In Memoriam)
Position Title
Professor Emeritus (In Memoriam)
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
Bio
Research Interests
Signal transduction in Drosophila and roles of cyclic AMP in development and behavior.
Education and Degree(s)
- 1963 B.S. in Biology, California Institute of Technology
- 1968 Ph.D. in Biophysics and Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
Publications
- Rodan, A. R., J. A. Kiger, Jr. and U. Heberlein, 2002. Identification of neuroanatomical loci underlying PKA modulation of ethanol sensitivity in Drosophila. J. Neurosci. 22: 9490-9501.
- Kiger, J. A., Jr., J. E. Natzle and M. M. Green 2001. Hemocytes are essential for wing maturation in Drosophila. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98: 10190-10195.
- Kiger, J. A., Jr. and C. OShea 2001. Genetic evidence for a Protein kinase A/Cubitus interruptus complex that facilitates processing of Cubitus interruptus in Drosophila. Genetics 158: 1157-1166.
- Kiger JA Jr., JL Eklund, SH Younger, and CJ O'Kane. 1999. Transgenic inhibitors identify two roles for protein kinase A in Drosophila development. Genetics 152:281-290
- Kiger, J. A., Jr., J. E. Natzle, D. A. Kimbrell, M. R. Paddy, K. Kleinhesselink and M. M. Green 2007. Tissue remodeling during maturation of the Drosophila wing. Developmental Biology 301: 178-191.