Dr. Laura Vogel
University Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Dean of Arts and Sciences
Office
STV Stevenson Hall 141
Office Hours
By Appointment
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
299.004Independent Honor Study
499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
Teaching Interests & Areas
I have taught BSC 160 Microbiology and Society, BSC 203 Cell Biology, BSC 204 Biological Investigations, BSC 260 Microbiology, BSC 354 Biotechnology II, BSC 367 Immunology, BSC 420 Immunology Seminar and BSC 450 Advanced Immunology.
Research Interests & Areas
My expertise is in the field of immune regulation. My lab studied immune responses at the cellular level, but also incorporated genetics and biochemistry as well as environmental effects. My research focused on B cells and antibody production and projects included immune responses during aging, mucosal immunity, and ecoimmunology. For more information, please see my website!
Post-Doc Mircobiology and Immunology
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, NH
Ph D Microbiology and Immunology
University of Toledo - Medical College of Ohio
Toledo, OH
BS Microbiology
Miami University
Oxford, OH
University Professor
Illinois State University
2025
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Lecturer, Spring 2018
Illinois State University
2018
Outstanding University Service 2015-2016
ISU
2016
Outstanding University Researcher, 2013-2014
Illinois State University
2014
ISU Leadership Initiative Award, 2013-2014
Illinois State University
2013
Outstanding College Researcher Award 2012-2013
College of Arts and Sciences
2012
ISU Million Dollar Club
Illinois State University
2011
Outstanding College Service Award 2010-2011
College of Arts and Sciences
2011
Outstanding College Teacher Award 2009-2010
College of Arts and Sciences
2009
Journal Article
Ashford, M. A., S. M. Palackdharry, B. M. Sadd, R. M. Bowden, and L. A. Vogel. 2019. Intestinal B cells in the red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta: Anatomical distribution and implications for ecological interactions with pathogenic microbes. Journal of Experimental Zoology 331:407-415.
Palackdharry, S., Sadd, B.M., Vogel, L.A., and Bowden, R.M. 2017. The effect of environmental temperature on reptilian peripheral blood B cell functions, Hormones and Behavior 88:87–94.
Vogel, L.A., Palackdharry, S., Zimmerman, L. M., and Bowden, R. M. Humoral Immune Function in Long-Lived Ectotherms, the Reptiles. Handbook of Immunosenescence, 2017.
Zimmerman, L., Carter, A., Bowden, R.M., and Vogel, L.A. 2017. Immunocompetence in a long-lived ectothermic vertebrate is temperature dependent but shows no decline in older adults, Functional Ecology, 31:1383-1389.
Bowers, E.K., Hodges, C.J., Forsman, A.M., Vogel, L.A., Masters, B.S., Johnson, B.G.P., Johnson, L.S., Thompson, C.F. and S.K. Sakaluk. 2014. Neonatal body condition, immune responsiveness, and hematocrit predict longevity in a wild bird population. Ecology 95: 3027-3034.
Presentations
(For a list of publications, please see my website https://about.illinoisstate.edu/lavogel/research/ or https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1BsdsUzDK31k0/bibliography/public/)
Everything you always wanted to know about parenting in academia. Phi Sigma Biological Sciences Academic Honor Society Professional Development Series. (2022)
Formation of ILF-like structures in hatchling T. scripta. Autumn Immunology Conference. (2017)
The effect of environmental temperatures on reptilian B cell function. Autumn Immunology Conference. (2015)
Grants & Contracts
Nature of systemic and mucosal B cell function in reptiles. National Institutes of Health. Federal. (2018)
Induced immunity as a source of maternal effects on offspring phenotype (renewal application - resubmission). National Institutes of Health. Federal. (2017)
MRI: Acquisition of a high speed cell sorter for interdisciplinary student research and training in Biological Sciences. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2017)