current | former
- Malikah Abdullah, Ph.D.
- Sherrice Allen, Ph.D.
- Jason Andrus, Ph.D.
- Antonio Baines, Ph.D.
- Dale Beach, Ph.D.
- Stephanie Carmicle, Ph.D.
- Sue Carson, Ph.D.
- Anne Casper, Ph.D.
- Ashalla Freeman, Ph.D.
- Roberto Frontera-Suau, Ph.D.
- Eric Ganko, Ph.D.
- Amaris Guardiola, Ph.D.
- Julie Hall, Ph.D.
- Wendy Heck, Ph.D.
- Ginny Hutchins, Ph.D.
- Britt Kern, Ph.D.
- Michael LaGier, Ph.D.
- Kimberly Lane, Ph.D.
- Elyse Lee, Ph.D.
- Dina Leech, Ph.D.
- Mitch McVey, Ph.D.
- James Moran, Ph.D.
- Denise Myster, Ph.D.
- Leocadia Paliulis, Ph.D.
- Kathryn Perez, Ph.D.
- Karin Pfennig, Ph.D.
- Traci Powell, Ph.D.
- Rebecca Price, Ph.D.
- Omar Quintero, Ph.D.
- Checo Rorie, Ph.D.
- Meredith Rosser, Ph.D.
- Alexa Rosypal, Ph.D.
- Brian Rybarczyk, Ph.D.
- Katie Shannon, Ph.D.
- S. Catherine Silver-Key, Ph.D.
- Karen Strunk, Ph.D.
- Jackie Swanik, Ph.D.
- Elizabeth Tita, Ph.D.
- Joe T. Thompson, Ph.D.
- Okey Ukairo, Ph.D.
- Kristen Walton, Ph.D.
- Allison Welch, Ph.D.
- Dinitra White, Ph.D.
- Kent Wiles, Ph.D.
- Natasha Wiles, Ph.D.
- Heather Wilkins, Ph.D.
- Emily Wilson, Ph.D.
- Theresa Zucchero, Ph.D.
Kristen Walton, Ph.D.
- Missouri Western State University
Department of Biology
4525 Downs Drive
St. Joseph, MO 64507
Education
- Ph.D. Cellular and Molecular Physiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mentors
- Balfour Sartor, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Kristen Walton is currently an Assistant Professor of Biology at Missouri Western State University at St. Joseph.
Courses
- Spring 2006
- Molecular Basis of Disease: videoteleconferenced between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University
- Spring 2005
- Immunology: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Spring 2004
- General Biology: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Molecular Mechanisms of Disease and Drug Therapy: videoteleconferenced between University of North Carolina at Pembroke and North Carolina Central University
- Fall 2003
- General Biology: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Publications
- Walton K.L.W., Holt, L, Sartor, RB. (2009) Lipopolysaccharide activates innate immune responses in murine intestinal myofibroblasts through multiple signaling pathways. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00022.2008
- Walton, K.L.W., He, J.P., Kelsall, B.L., Sartor, R.B., and Fisher, N.C. (2006) Dendritic cells in germ-free and specific pathogen-free mice are similar in phenotype and antigen-presentation function. Immunology Letters. 102(1): 16-24.
- Walton, K.L.W., Galanko, J.A., Sartor, R.B., Fisher, N.C. (2006) T cell-mediated oral tolerance is intact in germ-free mice. Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 143(3): 503-512.
