Nic Wheeler, Ph.D.
Contact Information
Education
- Ph.D., Genetics & Genomics, Iowa State University
- B.S., Oxbridge Honors Molecular Biology, William Jewell College
Teaching and Research Interests
Teaching
- BIOL 221 - Foundations of Biology I
- BIOL 305 - Molecular and Cell Biology
- BIOL 306 - Infectious Disease Biology
- BIOL 343 - Applied Bioinformatics I
- BIOL 443 - Applied Bioinformatics II
Research
- Investigating the sensory processes and behaviors utilized by parasitic and free-living flatworms
- Developing technology and software to analyze behaviors of small aquatic invertebrates
- Mosquito larvae behavior and control strategies
- Wildlife parasitology (collaboration with Dr. Jennifer E. Smith)
Published Research
UWEC Publications
‡ Corresponding author(s) † Co-senior authors § Equal contribution
5. LR Nunn, TD Juang, DJ Beebe, NJ Wheeler‡†, M Zamanian†. A high-throughput sensory assay for parasitic and free-living nematodes.
Integrative Biology 2023.
4. EG Rehborg§, NJ Wheeler§, M Zamanian‡. Mapping resistance-associated anthelmintic interactions in the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
PLOS NTD 2023.
3. NJ Wheeler, KT Ryan, KJ Gallo, CR Henthorn, SS Erickson, JD Chan, M Zamanian‡. Multivariate chemogenomic screening prioritizes new macrofilaricidal leads.
Communications Biology 2023.
2. KT Ryan, NJ Wheeler, IK Kamara, H Johnson, JE Humphries, M Zamanian, JD Chan‡. Phenotypic profiling of macrocyclic lactones on parasitic Schistosoma flatworms.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2023.
1. IK Kamara, JT Thao, K Kaur, NJ Wheeler, JD Chan‡. Annotation of g-protein coupled receptors in the genomes of parasitic blood flukes.
microPublication Biology 2023.
Honors And Recognition
- UWEC ORSP Celebration of Scholarship recipient (2023, 2024)
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Young Investigator Award (first tier mention)