EDUCATION: Ph.D., 1978, Colorado State University
Emphasis: Immunology Minor: Medical Microbiology, Virology, Pathology

PROFESSIONAL:
1987 - Present. Associate Professor of Microbiology, and Chair (1991-1994). Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Montana College/Montana State University at Billings.

1983 - 1987. Research Associate Professor and Director of Comparative Toxicology and Metabolism (Primate Research Institute), and Graduate Faculty (Department of Biology), New Mexico State University.

RESEARCH: Tumor Immunology, Transplantation Immunology, Immunotherapy, Ocular Immunology, Drug Screening, Pathogenic Mechanisms in Infectious Diseases, Carcinogenesis Bioassays, Tumor Biology, Toxicologic Evaluation of Xenobiotics, Animal Models, Experimental Surgery.

TEACHING: Introductory Microbiology, Immunology, Medical Microbiology & Mycology, Bacterial Physiology & Anatomy, Virology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Introductory Toxicology, Environmental Toxicology, Biochemical & Pharmacologic Toxicology, Introductory Biology, Cancer Biology, AIDS Biology.

AFFILIATIONS: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Smithsonian Associates,
American Society for Microbiology

SELECTED ABSTRACTS:

1) Blackwell, R., D. Cole and M. Dennis. 1999. Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Plant Oils: Kinetics of Microbial      Killing. Montana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. Butte, Montana.
2) Blackwell, R., J. Patek and M. Dennis. 1999. Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Plant Oils: Effects of Purified      Constituents of Oils. Montana Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. Butte, Montana.
3) Blackwell, R. and M. Dennis. 1998. Potential Use of Essential Plant OIls as Topical Antiseptics. AAAS/Pacific      Division Annual Meeting, Logan, Utah.
4) Dennis, M. 1997. No Lectures, No Exams: Could Teaching Get Any More Difficult. American Society for Microbiology      Annual Meeting. Miami Beach, FL.
5) Fagin, K.D., M. Dennis, C. Parker and N. Stebbins. 1986. Utility of hamsters in evaluation of side effects of      IFN-alpha treatment. The 1986 ISIR-TNO Symposium on the Interferon System. Espoo, Finland.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

1) Broddle, W.D., M.W. Dennis, D.N. Kitchen and E.H. Vernot. 1996. Chronic Dermal Studies of Petroleum Streams in      Mice. Fund and App Tox. 30:47-54.
2) Clark, C.R., P.W. Fergusen, M.A. Katchen, M.W. Dennis and D.K. Craig. 1989. Comparative Acute Toxicity of Shale      and Petroleum Derived Distillates. Tox and Indust Health. 5:1005-1016.
3) McCarthy, C., M. Taylor and M.W. Dennis. 1987. Maximum growth rate of Mycobacterium avium in continuous      culture or chronically infected BALB/c mice. Microbios. 52:97-103.
4) Dennis, M.W., D.C. Lueker and R.A. Kainer. 1985. Host response to bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma.      Americn J of Vet Res. 46:1975-1979.
5) Dennis, M.W., R.A. Kainer and D.C. Lueker. 1984. Autotransplantation of bovine ocular squamous cell carcinoma      and effects on primary tumor growth. American J of Vet Res. 45:1225-1229.
6) Dennis, M.W. 1984. Rabbit immunization via anterior eye chamber inoculation. Experientia. 40:271-272.
7) Dennis, M.W. and J. Storz. 1982. Infectivity of Chlamydia psittaci of bovine and ovine origin for cultured cells.      American J of Vet Res. 43:1897-1902.

FUNDED RESEARCH: $3,000,000.00+ in grants and contracts.

PROPRIETARY PUBLICATIONS: 25+