Assistant Professor

Dr. Karen Wiles

 

 Phone: (706) 721-3830
 Fax: (706) 721-7299
 Email: kawiles@augusta.edu 
 Office: CA-3143
 Lab

Link to Dr. Sullivan on PubMed

 

 

 

 

Education & Training

1999-2003     Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD -
                                 B.S.   Chemistry (Major) Biology (Minor)

2003-2010     Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
                                  Ph.D. Department of Pathology,
                                  Cellular & Molecular Pathology Program


Academic Appointments

Augusta University Academic Appointments:

2019-2023                   Lecturer, Dept. of Biological Sciences
                                               College of Science and Mathematics, AU

2023-present               Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physiology
                                                 Medical College of Georgia, AU

Administrative Responsibilities

2023-present               Program Co-director, MS in Medical Physiology
                                                 Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia

Institutional Committee Assignments and Leadership:

2020-present

Member, Faculty
Development Committee, AU

2023-present

Member, Data-Informed Pedagogy Faculty Workgroup, AU

Provost Fellow: Candis Bond, Ph.D.

2023-present

Provost Learning Scholar
Facilitator, Provost Learning Community on Growth Mindset

 

Grants

Project title: Pilot Program: Visible Body Integration in Anatomy and Physiology II

Source: Augusta University Education Innovation Fund Grant

Duration: 2021 academic year

Role: PI

Total costs: $2000

Project title: Creation of a Custom Interactive Histology Atlas and Workbook for Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (Grant Number 645)

Source: University System of Georgia, Affordable Learning Georgia

Duration: 2/20/2023 - 5/13/2024

Role: PI (Investigators: Wiles, Karen; Wilson, Christina; Ramiro-Diaz, Juan Manuel; Kallifatidis, Georgios; Mukhopadhyay, Soma

Total costs: $30,000

Project title: Learning the Physiology Behind Vision Using Rubin’s Eye and Vision Lab

Source: Augusta University Education Innovation Fund Grant

Duration: 2022 academic year

Role: Co-investigator (Investigators: Wiles, Karen; Wilson, Christina)

Total costs: $2000

 

Scientific & Professional Societies

Member, Association of American Medical Colleges, Group on Women in Medicine and Science

Member, American Physiological Society

Member, Human Anatomy and Physiology Society

Representative Publications

(Go to Pub Med)

Wiles KG, Panizzi P, Kroh HK, Bock PE. “Skizzle is a novel plasminogen- and plasmin-binding protein from Streptococcus agalactiae that targets proteins of human fibrinolysis to promote plasmin generation.” Journal of Biological Chemistry (2010) July 2; 285(27): 21153-21164. Epub 2010 April 30. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898333/

Wiles KG, Panizzi P, Kroh HK, Bock PE. “Skizzle is a novel plasminogen- and plasmin-binding protein from Streptococcus agalactiae that targets proteins of human fibrinolysis to promote plasmin generation.” Journal of Biological Chemistry (2010) July 2; 285(27): 21153-21164. Epub 2010 April 30. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898333/