Department of Biology
Office: Science 229
Office Phone: 262-3231
E-mail: jmattoon@corb.net
The Biotechnology Center
JAMES R. MATTOON
Director, Center for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics; Emeritus Professor
B.S., Chemistry, Univ. Illinois, 1953: M.S., Ph.D., Biochemistry, Univ. Wisconsin, 1954, 1957; Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, 1962-64. Instructor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Univ. of Nebraska 1957-1962; Assistant, Associate Professor of Physiological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1964-1979; Professor of Biology UCCS, 1979-2001, Emeritus Professor of Biology, 1971-date; Director, Biotechnology Center,1988-date; Visiting Professor: Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1971 and 1974; San Marcos Univ., Lima , Peru, 1974; Univ. Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1977-1979, Univ. de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1980 and 1984.
Elected Corresponding Member, National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of Argentina (July 1987). Help found two biotechnology companies; one is currently operating. Organizer, Rocky Mountain Microbrewing Symposium, now in its tenth year.
Research: Genetics and molecular biology of yeast, yeast amino acid transport, genetic engineering of brewing yeast, bio-removal of sulfur from coal, on-line detection of bacillus spores, hemoglobin production by yeast. Seventy-seven research publications.
Advisor for: Master of Science program, biotechnology option