University Email Address: cknudson@medicine.nodak.edu

Phone: (701) 777-4985

Curriculum Vitae: [MS Word] [Adobe PDF]

Education/Training:

• 2000-2002 Research Assistantships (Honors Senior Thesis Project-“Distribution of Glutamate Receptor Profiles on Immunohistochemically-Identified Renshaw Cells in the Rat Lumbar Spinal Cord”)
• 2002-2004 President of the University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate Student Organization
• 2007-2008 Faculty Instructor in the Anatomy and Cell Biology Department at the University of North Dakota-Medical Gross Anatomy, Histology, and Neuroscience

Teaching Experience

• 2000-2002 Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant-Gross Human Anatomy-Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of North Dakota
• 2002 INMED MCAT Review Course Lecturer
• 2002-2003 Gross Human Anatomy Laboratory Instructor (Anatomy 204) Anatomy and Cell Biology Department, University of North Dakota
• 2002-2007 Lecturer-Anatomy and Physiology (Anatomy 204) Anatomy & Cell Biology, UND
• 2003-present Neuroanatomy Laboratory Instructor-Medical Neuroscience (first year medical school)- University Of North Dakota
• 2004-2005 Histology Laboratory Instructor-Medical Histology (first year medical school)-University of North Dakota
• 2004-2005 Histology Laboratory Instructor-Graduate Histology-University of North Dakota
• 2005-present Graduate Neuroscience Laboratory Instructor and Lecturer (Neurodevelopment, Memory, and Vestibulocochlear System, and Limbic System)
• 2006 Gross Human Anatomy Laboratory Instructor (Anatomy 204) Anatomy and Cell Biology Department, University of North Dakota
• 2006-present Gross Anatomy Laboratory Instructor-Medical Gross Anatomy (first year medical school)-University of North Dakota
• 2007 Lecturer-Block IV-Neuroscience-Year One Medical Students-Histology of the Eye

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles

• Kristin L. Hillman; Chris A. Knudson; Patrick A. Carr; Van A. Doze; James Porter. Adrenergic Receptor Characterization of CA1 Hippocampal Neurons Using Real Time Single Cell RT-PCR. Submitted. Molecular Brain Research
• Chris W.D. Jurgens; Katie E. Rau; Chris A. Knudson; Jacob D. King; Patrick A. Carr; James E. Porter; Van A. Doze. Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Beta-1 Adrenergic Receptor-Mediated Enhancement of Hippocampal CA3 Network Activity. Submitted Journal of Pharmcology and Experimental Therapeutics
• Chris A. Knudson; Van A. Doze; Patrick A. Carr. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics; Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Profiles in the Rat Hippocampus . Submitted Brain Research
• Christopher A. Knudson, Dianne M. Perez, Van A. Doze, and Patrick A. Carr. Departments of Anatomy & Cell Biology and Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, 501 N. Columbia Rd., Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202. Department of Molecular Cardiology NB5, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195. Cellular localization of a1A and a1B adrenergic receptors in the mouse hippocampus. Submitted Brain Research

Abstracts

• Knudson, C. and Carr, P.A. Glutamate Receptor Profile of Immunohistochemically-Identified Renshaw Cells. EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Conference, 2001.
• Knudson, C.A., Hillman, K.L., Doze, V.A., Porter, J.E. and Carr, P.A. Norepinephrine Excites a Discrete Subpopulation of Inhibitory Hippocampal Interneurons Via Activation of a Unique Alpha-1 Adrenoceptor Subtype. EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Conference, 2002.
• V.A. Doze, K.L. Hillman, C.A. Knudson, P.A. Carr and J.E. Porter Norepinephrine Excites a Discrete Population of Inhibitory GABAergic Interneurons. University of South Dakota COBRE symposium on "Research Frontiers in Brain Function & Disorders" Sioux Falls, SD, 2003.
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Rat Hippocampus. Program No. 573.3. 2003 Abstracts Viewer/Itinerary Planner. New Orleans, LA: Society for Neuroscience, 2003.
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Rat Hippocampus. ND/SD EPSCoR Joint Conference, Fargo ND 2003.
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Rat Hippocampus. 23rd Annual Frank Low Research Day, 2003.
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Rat Hippocampus. University of Manitoba/University of North Dakota Anatomy Exchange Day, Grand Forks, ND, 2003.
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Rat Hippocampus. UND SOMHS Basic Sciences Retreat, Itasca, MN 2003 (Talk).
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Developing Rat Hippocampus. 24th Annual Frank Low Research Day, 2004.
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Developing Rat Hippocampus. University of North Dakota Graduate School Scholarly Forum, 2004.
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Adrenergic Receptor Neurotransmission in the Rat Hippocampus. University of Manitoba/University of North Dakota Anatomy Exchange Day, Winnipeg, MB, 2004 (Talk).
• C.A. Knudson; K.G. Ruit; P.A. Carr. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Developing Rat Hippocampus. Program No. 616.1. Abstracts Viewer/Itinerary Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2004.
• C.A. Knudson; P.A. Carr. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Developing Rat Hippocampus. University of North Dakota Graduate School Scholarly Forum, 2005.
• Knudson, C.A., Doze, V.A., and Carr, P.A. Distribution of Immunohistochemically-Identified Adrenergic Receptor Subunits in the Developing Rat Hippocampus. 25th Annual Frank Low Research Day, 2005.
• Knudson, C.A., Tomita M., Santoro T.J., and Carr, P.A. Immunohistochemical Analysis of Aberrant Protein Expression in the Hippocampus of Mice with CNS Lupus. University of Manitoba/University of North Dakota Anatomy Exchange Day, Grand Forks, ND, 2005.
• Knudson, C.A., Tomita M., Santoro T.J., and Carr, P.A. Immunohistochemical Analysis of Aberrant Protein Expression in the Hippocampus of Mice with CNS Lupus. 26th Annual Frank Low Research Day, 2006, Grand Forks, ND.
• Chris A. Knudson, Dianne M. Perez, Van A. Doze, & Patrick A. Carr. Alpha-1A Adrenergic Receptor Overexpression Protects Hippocampal Interneurons. University of Manitoba/University of North Dakota Anatomy Exchange Day, Winnipeg, MB, 2006.
• Chris A. Knudson, Dianne M. Perez, Van A. Doze, & Patrick A. Carr. Alpha-1A Adrenergic Receptor Overexpression Protects Hippocampal Interneurons. Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA., 2006.
• Chris A. Knudson, Dianne M. Perez, Van A. Doze, & Patrick A. Carr. Alpha-1A Adrenergic Receptor Overexpression Protects Hippocampal Interneurons. 27th Annual Frank Low Research Day, 2007, Grand Forks, ND.
• Chris A. Knudson, Dianne M. Perez, Van A. Doze, & Patrick A. Carr. Alpha-1A Adrenergic Receptor Overexpression Protects Hippocampal Interneurons. Experimental Biology, Washington, D.C., 2007.
• Chris A. Knudson, Dianne M. Perez, Van A. Doze, & Patrick A. Carr. Alpha-1A Adrenergic Receptor Overexpression Protects Hippocampal Interneurons. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA., 2007.