Biography

Dr. Carl Thurman has received his PhD in University of Minnesota during the period of 1980 currently, he is working as Professor in University of Northern Iowa.  

Research Intrest

Cellular mechanisms of physiological regulation. Biophysical regulation of ion channel kinetics in plasma and artificial membranes. Control of membrane conductance in epithelial cells by hormones and neurotransmitters. Ion and osmotic regulation in semiterrestrial brachyurans. Biological rhythms in shallow water, marine organisms.  

List of Publications
Thurman CL. Osmoregulation by fiddler crabs from southern California and subtropical Florida. Bull. Mar. Sci. (2005). 77:83-100 .
Boeugher NG, MaIntosh J, Djuren JA, Roth MW, Wexler C, Thurman C. Using molecular dynamics simulations to model the DC electrical behavior of confined layers. Amer. J. Undergrad. Res. (2006). 5: 1-8.
Thurman CL, Hanna JM, Bennett CR. Osmoregulation by fiddler crabs from the northern Caribbean. Annl. Meeting Soc. Integ. Comparative Biol. (2008). pp:2-7.
Thurman CL, Hopkins MJ. Potential impact of global climate change on the distribution and abundance of Atlantic fiddler crabs. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. (2007).