Associate Professor
Education
Yale University, BA, 1979
University of Colorado, PhD, 1989
Positions
| 1991-1998 | Postdoctoral Fellow/Assistant Project Biologist, Dr. Michael Rosenfeld, University of California, San Diego,CA |
| 1998-2006 | Research Scientist, McLaughlin Research Institute, Great Falls, MT |
| 1999-Present | Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT |
| 1999-Present | Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT. |
| 2008-Present | Associate Professor, McLaughlin Research Institute, Great Falls, MT |
Research Interests
Control of Schwann cell differentiation. more
Selected Publications
Kegel L, Aunin E, Meijer D, Bermingham JR. LGI proteins in the nervous system. ASN Neuro. 2013, Jun 25;5(3):167-81.
Rinkevich Y, Mori T, Sahoo D, Xu PX, Bermingham JR Jr, Weissman IL. Identification and prospective isolation of a mesothelial precursor lineage giving rise to smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts for mammalian internal organs, and their vasculature. National Cell Biology. 2012, Dec;14(12):1251-60.
Özkaynak, E, Abello, G, Jaegle, M, van Berge, L, Hamer, D, Kegel, L, Driegen, S, Sagane, K, Bermingham, JR, Jr., and Meijer, D. (2010). Adam22 is a major neuronal receptor for Lgi4-mediated Schwann cell signaling. Journal of Neuroscience 30:3857-3864. (Abstract)
Douglas, DS, Moran, JL, Bermingham, J.R., Jr.., Chen, X-J, Brindley, DN, Soliven, B, Beier, DR., and Popko, B. (2009). Concurrent Lpin1 and Nrcam mouse mutations result in severe peripheral neuropathy with transitory hind limb paralysis. Journal of Neuroscience 29:12089-12100. (Abstract)
Wolf M, Lommes P, Sock E Pieprich S, Fridrich RP, Krisich J Stolt CC, Bermingham, J.R., Jr., and Wegner M. (2009). Replacement of related POU transcription factors leads to severe defects in mouse forebrain development. Developmental Biology, 332: 418-428. (Abstract) Bermingham, J.R., Jr., Shearin, H., Pennington, J., O’Moore, J., Jaegle, M., Driegen, S., van Zon, A., Darbas, A., Özkaynak, E., Ryu, E.J., Milbrandt, J., and Meijer, D. (2006) The claw paw mutation reveals a role for Lgi4 in peripheral nerve development. Nature Neuroscience 9: 76-84. (Abstract)
Bermingham, J.R., Jr., Shearin, H., Pennington, J., O’Moore, J., Jaegle, M., Driegen, S., van Zon, A., Darbas, A., Özkaynak, E., Ryu, E.J., Milbrandt, J., and Meijer, D. (2006) The claw paw mutation reveals a role for Lgi4 in peripheral nerve development. Nature Neuroscience 9: 76-84. (Abstract)
