Charles F - Creighton University Department of Biology



Charles F. Austerberry, Ph.D.

5036 Pinkney St.

Omaha, NE 68104

Assistant Professor of Biology

Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 68178

PERSONAL

Married to Gloria Joy Lohrmann, May 18, 1985

Sons David Charles (born November 14, 1989) and Michael James (born February 6, 1993)

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED:

Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo, MI), 1975–1979

Washington University (St. Louis, MO), 1981–1987

DEGREES EARNED:

B.A. in Biology, magna cum laude, 1979, Kalamazoo College

Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, 1987, Washington University

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:

Research Assistant, Michigan Cancer Foundation, Detroit, MI

June, 1979 to August, 1981

Graduate Fellow, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

December, 1986 to July, 1987

Assistant Professor of Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

August, 1987 to present

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

American Scientific Affiliation (Affiliation of Christian Biologists section) - current

Association for Biology Laboratory Education - current

Association of Midwestern College Biology Teachers

Great Plains States Society for Molecular Biology and Genetics

Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology - current

National Center for Science Education - current

Nebraska Academy of Sciences

Nebraska Religious Coalition for Science Education (co-founder) - current

Phi Sigma, Gamma Beta Chapter of Nebraska

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions

FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS:

Phi Beta Kappa, Kalamazoo College Delta Chapter of Michigan, 1979

Walter & Lawrence Blinks Prize for best Kalamazoo College biology senior, 1979

National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellowship, 1981–1982

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1982–1985

Creighton University Summer Faculty Research Award, 1989

Teaching and Research Program, Gordon Research Conferences, 1993

Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1995

John Templeton Science & Religion Course Development Awards, 1995, 1998

Teaching for Tomorrow Award (Finalist: 1997, 1998, 1999; Awardee, 2007)

Outstanding Advisor Award, 1998

Robert F. Kennedy Teaching Award Nominee, 2000, 2001

TEACHING AT CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY, DEPT. OF BIOLOGY:

Biology of the Protists (BIO 455) lecture and laboratory, 1988-1994, 2003, 2004

Cell Biology: Regulatory Mechanisms (BIO 532) lecture/discussion, 1991-present

(Note: renamed Current Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology beginning 2005)

Cell Biology: Structural Organization (BIO 534) lecture/discussion, 1991

Cell Structure and Function (BIO 362) lecture, 2004 - present

Freshman Seminar (FRS 111) discussion/advising, 1990, 1996, and 2002

General Biology: Molecular and Cellular (BIO 211) lecture, fall 2008 and summer 1991, 1992, and 2006-

present; laboratory summer and fall 2001-present

Human Biology (BIO 149) lecture/discussion, 2002

Molecular Biology Lecture (BIO 417/MIC 617) 1987-present

Molecular Biology Laboratory (BIO 419/MIC 619) 1987-present

Science and Religion (SRP/PHL/THL 420) lecture/discussion, 1995-present

Topics in Genetics (BIO 621) lecture/discussion, 1987

Topics in Molecular Biology (BIO 631) lecture/discussion, 1988-1990

OTHER TEACHING:

A. Creighton University Graduate School, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology (BMS 704), 1998 & 2000

Molecular Biology (BMS 610), 1995

B. Creighton University Health Careers Opportunity Program

Postbaccalaureate program courses (Biology; Biomedical Science), 2000-present

Undergraduate summer course in Cell Biology, 2001- 2005

C. Creighton University Graduate School, Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

Modern Times (MLS 636) discussion on evolution and faith, October 4, 2005

D. Augustana Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE

Lay School of Theology, “Of Souls and DNA: God and the Human Genome” course, 1998

Adult Forum, various science and religion topics, from one to five Sundays each year, 1993 - present

Project Embrace Academics and Careers Exploration, Augustana Computer Center, summers from

2001 - present

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED (since 1988):

41st Annual Meeting, Society of Protozoologists, Bristol, England,

July 18–22, 1988.

102nd Annual Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE,

April 10, 1992.

5th International Conference on Ciliate Molecular Biology, Henniker, NH,

July 11–16, 1993.

104th Annual Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE,

April 22, 1994.

106th Annual Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE,

April 26, 1996.

12th National Meeting, National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions,

Inc., Reno, NV, June 12–16, 1996.

Central Association of Advisors for the Health Professions Spring Meeting,

Columbus, OH, May 29–31, 1997.

Institute for Theological Encounter with Science and Technology 1997 Workshop,

St. Louis, MO, October 17–19, 1997.

109th Annual Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE,

April 23, 1999.

Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division, American Association for the

Advancement of Science, Omaha, NE, November 2, 1999.

Great Plains States Society for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Omaha, NE,

May 19, 2000.

Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division, American Association for the

Advancement of Science, Omaha, NE, November 13, 2000.

Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences Conference: Creative Vectors in

Science and Religion, Ashland, NE, October 28, 2000

Symposium on Cell Biology and Cloning: Structure and Function of a Cell Nucleus,

Omaha, NE, January 13, 2001

Great Plains States Society for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Omaha, NE,

May 21-22, 2001

Evolutionary Bioinformatics Education: A BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium Approach,

NSF Chautauqua Short Course, Atlanta, GA, May 8-10, 2002

National Center for Science Education/University of California Museum of Paleontology Activists Summit,

Berkeley, CA, May 30-June 1, 2003.

Frontiers in Imaging Technologies for Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, October 28, 2006

New Technologies in Biomedical Imaging, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, September 27, 2007

Premedical Advising and Campus Letter Program Fact-Finding Visit to Boston College and Holy Cross

College, March 16-18, 2008

30th Annual Conference, Assocation for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), Univ. of Toronto- Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, June 3 - June 7, 2008

PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES, INTERVIEWS, AND WEB SITES

A. Publications and Professional Presentations (since 1988)

Austerberry, C.F., R. Snyder, and M.–C. Yao, "Developmentally regulated DNA deletions in Tetrahymena

thermophila," 41st Annual Meeting, Society of Protozoologists, Bristol, England, July 18–22, 1988.

Austerberry, C.F., and M.-C. Yao, 1988. "Sequence structure of two developmentally regulated, alternative

DNA deletion junctions in Tetrahymena thermophila." Mol. Cell. Biol. 8: 3947-3950.

Austerberry, C.F., R.O. Snyder, and M.–C. Yao, 1989. "Sequence microheterogeneity is generated at

junctions of programmed DNA deletions in Tetrahymena thermophila." Nucl. Acids Res. 17: 7263–

7272.

Austerberry, C.F. "Genome reorganization in Tetrahymena thermophila: a review," Midwest Regional

Conference on Comparative Endocrinology, Omaha, NE, May 4, 1990.

Austerberry, C.F., J.L. Buescher, J.J. Brunkhorst, and J.A. Klesney, "A cryptic junction for regulated DNA

splicing in Tetrahymena thermophila," 102nd Annual Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences,

Lincoln, NE, April 10, 1992.

Buresh, B., R.W. Belknap, C.F. Austerberry, and R.V. Andrews, "DNA fingerprinting of Peromyscus

maniculatus," 102nd Annual Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE, April 10, 1992.

Cech, D.M., C.F. Austerberry, and P. G. Hamblin, "Localization of sequences responsible for apparent DNA

bending in a cloned segment of micronuclear DNA from Tetrahymena thermophila," 102nd Annual

Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE, April 10, 1992.

Stock, T, and C.F. Austerberry, "Conformational analysis of micronuclear DNA sequences from

Tetrahymena thermophila," 102nd Annual Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE,

April 10, 1992.

Santucci, R. D., V. P. Schlueter, C. F. Austerberry, R.V. Andrews, and R. W. Belknap, "Nonradioactive

DNA fingerprinting of the white–footed deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus," 104th Annual

Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE, April 22, 1994.

Dixon, C. and Westrich, J., "Comparison of two DNA typing methods for measuring genetic relatedness in a

wild population of white–footed deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus," 106th Annual Meeting,

Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE, April 26, 1996.

Surdell, D., C. F. Austerberry, D.H. Nichols, and B. Fritzsch, "Innervation of Extrinsic Ocular Muscles in

Wnt–1 Knockout Mice," 106th Annual Meeting, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE, April

26, 1996.

Austerberry, C.F., C. Kaura, J. E. Platz, C.T. Ngo, V. Bansal, and C. Prepose, "Amplification of inter-

transposon DNA from frog toes for species identification, cladistic analysis, and population structure

assessment,"Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division Meeting, American Association for the

Advancement of Science, Omaha, NE, November 2, 1999.

Austerberry, C.F., C. Kaura, J. E. Platz, C. T. Ngo, and V. Bansal, "Amplification of inter–Tc1 DNA for

species identification, cladistic analysis, and population structure assessment of anurans. " Great Plains

States Society for Molecular Biology and Genetics, Omaha, NE, May 19, 2000.

Austerberry, C.F., C.Kaura, J.E. Platz, S. Kaura, L.S. Bacchus, A. Desai, M. Vesely, and V. Bansal, "PCR

amplification of DNA between Tc1-like elements in anurans: effect of primer target, annealing

temperature, and polymerase fidelity." Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division American

Association for the Advancement of Science, Omaha, NE, November 13, 2000.

Austerberry, C.F., N.Kaura, S. Kaura, J.E. Platz, S. Kaura, L.S. Bacchus, A. Desai, and V. Bansal, "Species

Typing of a Nacapuli Canyon Frog via Inter-Tc1 PCR. " Creighton University Biology Research

Colloquium, May 2, 2002

Austerberry, C.F., "The Nebraska Religious Coalition for Science Education." 113th Annual Meeting,

Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln, NE, April 25, 2003.

Austerberry, C.F., "The Nebraska Religious Coalition for Science Education." National Center for Science

Education/University of California Museum of Paleontology Activist Summit, Berkeley, CA, May 30-

June 1, 2003.

Austerberry, C.F., "How Can the Nebraska Religious Coalition for Science Education Assist the Teaching of

Evolution?" 43rd Annual Fall Conference, Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science, Fremont,

NE, October 25, 2003.

Austerberry, C.F. "What Darwin Didn't Know: How Genetic Mutations Can Increase Complexity and

Diversity," Annual Darwin Day Lecture, Center for the Advancement of Rational

Solutions/University of Nebraska Campus Freethought Alliance, Lincoln, NE, February 12, 2004.

Austerberry, C.F. "What Darwin Didn't Know: How Genetic Mutations Can Increase Complexity and

Diversity," Annual Darwin Day Lecture, Rationalists, Empiricists, and Skeptics of Nebraska

(REASON), Omaha, NE, February 10, 2005.

Austerberry, C.F. “Evolution Education in Nebraska and the Nation,” Biology Department Seminar, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE, November 2, 2005.

Austerberry, C.F. “Managing Your Inheritance: Human DNA and Genetic Engineering,” Creighton

Preparatory High School Honor Society, December 13, 2005

Austerberry, C.F. "Are ‘Problems with Evolution’ Evidence for Intelligent Design?" Annual Darwin Day

Lecture, Brownville Lyceum, Brownville, NE, February 12, 2006.

Austerberry, C.F. "Are ‘Problems with Evolution’ Evidence for Intelligent Design?" Annual Darwin Day

Lecture, Rationalists, Empiricists, and Skeptics of Nebraska (REASON), Omaha, NE, February 13,

2006.

Austerberry, C.F. “Catholic Perspectives on Creationism, Evolution and Intelligent Design” Adult Faith

Formation Lecture, St. Margaret Mary Church, Omaha, NE, September 14, 2006.

Austerberry, C.F. (2007) Review of “Evolution and Christian Faith: Reflections of an Evolutionary Biologist” by Joan Roughgarden (Washington DC: Island Press, 2006) for Reports of the National Center for Science Education Vol. 27, Numbers 1-2 (Jan. - Apr. 2007), pages 49-50.

Austerberry, C.F. , Witbrodt, B., and Nickla, H. (2007) General Biology: Molecular and Cellular Laboratory, 4th edition, Version a (used fall 2007).

Austerberry, C.F. (2007) Editor for testbank questions to accompany Biological Science, 3rd Edition, by Scott Freeman (San Francisco, Pearson Education Benjamin Cumming, 2008).

Austerberry, C.F. , Witbrodt, B., and Nickla, H. (2008) General Biology: Molecular and Cellular Laboratory, 4th edition, Version b (used summer 2008).

Austerberry, C.F. , Witbrodt, B., and Nickla, H. (2008) General Biology: Molecular and Cellular Laboratory, 4th edition, Version c (used fall 2008).

B. Additional Invited Lectures and Panel Presentations on Molecular Genetics (MG) or Science &

Religion (SR)

Augustana Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE, February, 1996. (SR)

Creighton University Alumni Reunion, September 28, 1996. (SR)

Bethel Lutheran Church, St. Louis, MO, October 19, 1997. (SR)

Critical Issues Forum, Creighton University, Feb. 25, 1997. (SR)

Association of Christian Pharmacists, Omaha Chapter, Sept. 11, 1998. (SR)

Critical Issues Forum, Creighton University, September 30, 1999. (SR)

Golden Key Kiwanis Club, Omaha, NE, June 1, 2000. (SR)

Omaha Morning Rotary Club, Omaha, NE, August 22, 2000. (MG)

Omaha Wednesday Morning Kiwanis Club, Omaha, NE, May 9, 2001 (MG)

Sarpy County Kiwanis Club, Bellevue, NE, September 13, 2001 (MG)

National Center for Science Education, Berkeley, CA, May 31, 2003. (SR)

Holy Family Catholic Church Adult Forum, Omaha, NE, March 20, 2004 (SR)

First Lutheran Church Adult Forum, Omaha, NE, September 16, 2004 (SR)

REASON Fall Forum, University of Nebraska-Omaha, September 7, 2005

Critical Issues Forum, Creighton University, October 27, 2005 (SR)

The Scopes Trial Symposium, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, November 3, 2005 (SR)

Evolution Sunday Forum, Augustana Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE, February 10, 2007 (SR)

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE, March 28, 2007 (SR)

Evolution Weekend, Augustana Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE, February 10, 2008 (SR)

Augustana Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE, April 13, 2008 (SR- History & Philosophy of Science)

Augustana Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE, April 20, 2008 (SR - Origin and Evolution of the Universe)

Augustana Lutheran Church, Omaha, NE, May 4, 2008 (SR - Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth)

C. Articles and Opinion Editorials on Science and Religion

"Question of Life's Origin Is Still Open to Science." Omaha World-Herald, April 22,1998.

"Science Class Isn't Church." Omaha World-Herald, September 5, 1999.

"Creation and Evolution: Do Science and Religion Necessarily Clash?" The Lutheran, January 2000.

"Creation, Evolution, and Teaching in the Public Schools." Creighton Center for the Study of Religion

and Society Newsletter, Spring 2000.

"Teaching Evolution while Respecting Faith in the Creator." Perspectives on Science & Christian

Faith (Vol. 52, Issue #3, Sept. 2000, pp. 187–189).

Review of "God After Darwin: Evolution and the Question of Divine Providence." (lecture delivered

February 12, 2001 by John Haught), published in the Creighton Center for the Study of

Religion and Society Newsletter, 2001.

" 'Intelligent Design' Isn't Objective Science." Omaha World-Herald, May 23 2002.

"On Science and Religion." Omaha World-Herald, January 8 2004.

"Human Evolution, Meaning." Omaha World-Herald, June 13 2004.

"Evolution Passes Test." Omaha World-Herald, February 2 2005.

“Evolving Sequel to Bryan's Last Campaign.”  Lincoln Journal Star, March 7 2005.

“Raising the Level of Evolution Education.” Science and Theology News, October 14 2005

“Designs on Science.” (invited review), Science and Theology News, January 2 2006.

“God Can Use Chance.” Lincoln Journal Star, February 6 2006

“Church-State Separation.” Omaha World-Herald, March 18 2006

“Evolution Education.” Omaha World-Herald, August 20 2006

D. Radio

Genetics and the Human Person, KIOS-FM (Omaha, NE), September 21, 1998

Cloning, KIWR-FM (Council Bluffs, IA), January 16, 1998

Creation and Evolution, KKAR-AM (Omaha, NE), December 1, 2002

Are Christianity and Evolution Compatible?, KCRO-AM (Omaha, NE), February 13, 2003

Evolution Education in the Public Schools, KIOS-FM (Omaha, NE), November 10, 2005

E. Web Sites (in addition to course-specific web sites)

Nebraska Religious Coalition for Science Education, , 2001 - present

Creighton Pre-Medical Society, , 2008 - present

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