Gerald Call, Ph.D.

Professor
Glendale, AZ

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Title
Professor

Campus
Glendale, AZ

College
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Arizona College of Optometry
College of Dental Medicine-Arizona
College of Graduate Studies - AZ
College of Health Sciences - AZ
Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine

Department
Pharmacology

Program
Dental Medicine
Optometry
Osteopathic Medicine
Physician Assistant Studies
Podiatric Medicine
Veterinary Medicine

Call My
Office

623-572-3711

Send Me
a Message

gcall@midwestern.edu

Education

University of Kansas Medical Center | 2001 | Ph.D.
Brigham Young University | 1996 | M.S.
Brigham Young University | 1994 | B.S.

Publications

  1. Bunker J, Bashir M, Bailey S, Boodram P, Perry A, Delaney R, Tsachaki M, Sprecher SG, Nelson E, Call GB, Rister J. Blimp-1/PRDM1 and Hr3/RORβ specify the blue-sensitive photoreceptor subtype in Drosophila by repressing the Hippo pathway. Front Cell Dev Biol. 7;11:1058961. https://doi:10.3389/fcell.2023.1058961, 2023.
  2. Mannett BT, Capt BC, Pearman K, Buhlman LM, VandenBrooks JM, Call GB. Nicotine has a therapeutic window of effectiveness in a Drosophila melanogaster model of Parkinson’s disease.  Parkinson’s Disease, vol. 2022, Article ID 9291077. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9291077, 2022.
  3. Wang H, Morrison CA, Ghosh N, Tea JS, Call GB, Treisman JE. The Blimp-1 transcription factor acts in non-neuronal cells to regulate terminal differentiation of the Drosophila eye.  Development 149(7):dev200217.  https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.200217, 2022.
  4. Parker-Character J, Hager DR, Call TB, Pickup ZS, Turnbull SA, Marshman EM, Korch SB, Chaston JM, Call GB.  An altered microbiome in a Parkinson’s disease model Drosophila melanogaster has a negative effect on development. Sci Rep 11, 23635. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02624-1, 2021.
  5. Giles HH, Petersen SC, Call GB, Chaston JM.  The genome sequence of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum DmPark25_157, a bacterial strain isolated from Drosophila melanogaster. Microbiol Resour Announc. 10(16):e01372-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01372-20, 2021.
  6. Goddard JA, Petersen SC, Call GB, Chaston JM. Genome Sequence of Acetobacter tropicalis DmPark25_167, a Bacterium Isolated from a Drosophila melanogaster Genetic Model of Parkinson's Disease. Microbiol Resour Announc, 10(1):e01138-20. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01138-20, 2021.