Clinton T. Morgan
3rd year graduate student
Integrated Program in Biochemistry
5th year of MSTP

EDUCATION

• B.S. 2001, Linfield College
  Biology

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Oregon Health and Science University, 9/2001-2005
  Advisor - Dr. Svetlana Lutsenko
  Project - Studying human copper-transporting P-type ATPase structure, function, and related disease pathology
• Linfield College, Dept. of Biology, 6/2000-9/2000
  Advisor - Dr. J.C. Gaiser
  Project - Studied ovule development in Ephedra viridis

PUBLICATIONS

• Huster D, Finegold MJ, Morgan CT, et al. Consequences of copper accumulation in the livers of the Atp7b-/- (Wilson disease gene) knockout mice. Am J Pathol. 168:423-434, 2006.
• Dmitriev O, Tsivkovski R, Abildgaard F, Morgan CT, Markley JL, Lutsenko S. Solution structure of the N-domain of Wilson disease protein: distinct nucleotide-binding environment and effects of disease mutations. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 103:5302-5307, 2006.
• Morgan CT, Tsivkovskii RT, Kosinsky YA, Efremov RG, and Lutsenko S. The Distinct Functional Properties of the Nucleotide-binding Domain of ATP7B, the Human Copper-transporting ATPase: Analysis of the Wilson Disease Mutations E1064E, H1069Q, R1151H, and C1104F. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279:36363-36371, 2004.
• Walker JM, Morgan CT, Huster D, Ralle M, Blackburn NJ, and Lutsenko S. Metal-binding Site 2 of the Wilson�s Disease Protein Plays a Key Role in the Transfer of Copper from Atox1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279:15376-15384, 2004.

PRESENTATIONS

• The Distinct Functional Properties of the Nucleotide-binding Domain of ATP7B, the Human Copper-transporting ATPase: Analysis of the Wilson Disease Mutations E1064E, H1069Q, R1151H, and C1104F. Morgan CT, Tsivkovskii RT, Kosinsky YA, Efremov RG, and Lutsenko S. The International Meeting on Copper Homeostasis and its Disorders. Ischia, Italy, 2004.