PAUL MADTES JR., Ph. D., Professor of Biology
Dr. Paul Madtes Jr. earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Texas A & M University in 1980. Subsequently, he joined Dr. Dianna A. Redburn as a National Eye Institute postdoctoral fellow, focusing on the factors that influence normal development, using the rabbit retina as a model. Upon completion of the fellowship in 1982, Madtes joined the laboratory of Dr. Gerald Chader at the National Eye Institute. In 1985, Madtes joined the faculty at Point Loma Nazarene College as an Assistant Professor of Biology and Chemistry. In 1989, Madtes relocated to Mount Vernon Nazarene University, where he is Professor of Biology. Since 1993, he has also served as Chair of Biology. In 1990, to gain knowledge and to develop skills that help students, Madtes completed a second Ph. D., in biblical counseling, from Trinity Theological Seminary.
Madtes continued his biomedical research efforts by joining the laboratory of Dr. James S. King at the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1990. He spent fifteen years with this research team, studying the development of the cerebellum, both in the North American oposum and in the mouse. A total of 26 original publications, 6 chapters, and 29 abstracts have resulted from more than 35 years of study of the development of the nervous system, in particular, the factors that control the process by which development occurs.
Madtes has been an active member of several professional societies, and presently is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the International Society for Neurochemistry, and the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience.
Selected Publications:
- Madtes, Paul C. Jr., and James S. King. "Distribution of cholecystokinin binding sites in the opossum cerebellum." The Journal of Chemical Anatomy 7 :105-112 (1994).
- Madtes, Paul C. Jr., and James S. King. "Distribution of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) binding sites in the adult opossum cerebellum" Neuropeptides 28 :51-58 (1995).
- Madtes, Paul C. Jr., and James S. King. "The temporal and spatial development of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) binding sites and CRF afferents in the opossum cerebellum" The Journal of Chemical Anatomy 11 :231-241 (1996).
- King, James S., Paul Madtes Jr., Georiga A. Bishop, and Tracie L. Overbeck. "The Distribution of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF), CRF Binding Sites, and CRF1 Receptor mRNA in the Mouse Cerebellum." Progress in Brain Research 114 :55-66 (1997).
- Madtes, Paul Jr. and James S. King. "The Temporal and Spatial Development of CRF Binding Sites in the Postnatal Mouse Cerebellum." Neuroscience Research 34 :45-50 (1999).
- Madtes Paul Jr., and Arnold Hyndman. "What About Biomedical Research?" IN: Totally Sufficient . E. Hindson & H. Eyrich, eds., Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, OR, 1997, pp. 165-190.
- Hyndman, Arnold and Paul Madtes Jr. "Bioethics on the College Campus" IN: Bioengagement: Making a Christian Difference through Bioethics Today . N. Cameron, S. Daniels and B. White, eds., Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, MI, (2000), pp. 89-99.
Lectures & Symposia Presentations by Invitation:
- "GABA as a Trophic Factor," given at the Indiana University School of Medicine, 22 January 1990.
- "Biblical Look at the Creation/Evolution Question," given at the Trinity Theological Seminary, November, 1990 Colloquium and November, 1991 Colloquium.
- "The Role of Corticotropin Releasing Factor in Adult and Developing Cerebellum," given at Cedarville College, 21 November 1994.
- "Hyndman, Arnold, and Paul Madtes Jr. "Making a Difference on the College/University Campus." Bannockburn, IL, July 19, 1999.
- "Scientific Advancement: Is Society Benefiting?" given at Temple Christian Science Day Banquet, Lima, OH, 06 March 2004.