ABout professor keeney Professor Keeney earned her B.S. in biochemistry from The Pennsylvania State University in 1985 and her Ph.D. in immunology from Washington University of St. Louis in 1990. Prior to her arrival at Juniata in 1994, she was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 1991, she was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the American Cancer Society.
Dr. Keeney teaches courses in microbiology, immunology, bioinformatics and molecular biology. Additionally, she has developed a student-centered research program, securing funding from several outside sources including the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Her main research interest involves the mechanism of transposition of the Ty retroelements of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast). She is the author and co-author of several articles and abstracts and has accompanied students to a number of national meetings. Dr. Keeney resides in Huntingdon with her husband Marty. They have two adult sons, Aaron and Paul. Current Grants
|