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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2021
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Kristen M. Sterba

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Associate Provost for Students and Admin

Faculty Researcher

Academic Affairs, College of Medicine

4 h-index 4 pubs 150 cited

  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Adhesins, Bacterial
  • Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
  • Academic Success
  • Binding Sites
  • Enhancer Elements, Genetic
  • Ligands
  • Oligonucleotides
  • Promoter Regions, Genetic

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Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Kristen M. Sterba's research focuses on the academic performance and outcomes of racially underrepresented Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences, specifically examining data from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Inclusive Excellence Ph.D. Program (IMSD). Her work investigates factors influencing student success within graduate programs. Sterba has published four scholarly articles, accumulating 150 citations and an h-index of 4. She has collaborated with researchers at UAMS, including Latrina Y. Prince, Antiño R. Allen, Tremaine B. Williams, and Billy R. Thomas, on shared publications. Sterba holds an administrative role as Associate Provost for Students and Administration within the Academic Affairs division of the UAMS College of Medicine.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 4
  • Citations: 150

Selected Publications

  • Performance measures of racially underrepresented Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences: The UAMS IMSD Program Outcomes (2021)
    PLoS ONE 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> SarA is a regulatory protein responsive to redox and pH that can support bacteriophage lambda integrase‐mediated excision/recombination (2009)
    Molecular Microbiology 55 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Inducible overexpression of c-Jun in MCF7 cells causes resistance to vinblastine via inhibition of drug-induced apoptosis and senescence at a step subsequent to mitotic arrest (2006)
    Biochemical Pharmacology 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterization of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> SarA Binding Sites (2003)
    Journal of Bacteriology 71 citations DOI OpenAlex

Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Initiative for Maximizing Student Development Program NIH Co-Investigator
  • COVID-19 Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund-Institutional Portion University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences US Department of Education Principal Investigator
  • UAMS Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Increase Diversity in Research NIH Co-Investigator

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