Jennifer Hackney is an associate professor in the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at Arizona State University. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 1999 and a master's degree in biology in 2001, both from Fort Hays State University. She received her doctorate in molecular biology and biochemistry from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2008 followed by four years as a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Peter Cherbas at Indiana University.
Education
Ph.D. Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City 2008
Dr. Hackney’s scholarly interests include understanding how organisms respond to injury and she is particularly interested in exploring the systemic effects of signals produced following localized tissue damage. To this end, she uses the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster , as a model to address three primary aims: (1) dissection of the systemic injury response pathway using genomic and genetic strategies, (2) characterization of neuroendocrine-immune interactions that contribute to the injury response, and (3) exploration of effects of injury on development. Understanding the systemic responses to localized tissue damage will contribute to a basic understanding of how organisms respond to injury and may shed light on various disease states associated with chronic inflammation and severe injury.
Duprey, D.*, Burch, M.*, Patel, D.*, Santa Cruz, A.*, and Hackney, J. Understanding Growth and Development through the Injury Response in Drosophila Melanogaster. Proceedings of AZ NV Academy of Science (2014).
Landlais, B.*, Howard, J.*, Dern, R.*, Hackney, J. and Broatch. Statistical Analysis of Microarray Data: Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes Following Injury in the Fruit Fly. Proceedings of AZ NV Academy of Science (2014).
Rippere, A.*, Caldera, B., Mead-Smith, B.*, and Hackney, J. Damage to Larval Tissues and its Effect on Developmental Timing in Drosophila Melanogaster. Proceedings of AZ NV Academy of Science (2014).
Rodriguez Contreras, J.*, Leek, T.*, Hussain, S.*, Broatch, J. and Hackney, J. Elucidation of Changes in Metabolism and Gene Expression in Response to Localized Tissue Damage in D. Melanogaster. Proceedings of AZ NV Academy of Science (2014).
Hackney, J. Zolali-Meybodi, O. Cherbas, P. Tissue Damage Disrupts Developmental Progression and Ecdysteroid Biosynthesis in Drosophila. PLOS ONE (2013).
Hackney, J. Effects of Injury on Development - What Flies Can Tell Us About the Human Injury Response. New College Faculty Colloquium (Jan 2014).
Hackney, JF. Zolali-Meybodi, O. Cherbas, P. Localized Tissue Damage Disrupts Ecdysteroid Biosynthesis and Developmental Progression in Drosophila. Annual Drosophila Genetics Research Conference (Mar 2012).
Service
Arizona Nevada Academy of Science, Central Arizona Regional Director (2014 - Present)
