Faculty Profile for Dr. Kevin Lewis

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Dr. Kevin Lewis
Professor — Chemistry and Biochemistry
CHEM 217
phone: (512) 245-8594

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Sowersby, D. S., & Lewis, L. K. (2023). SURE gel electrophoresis: a method for concentrating dilute DNA samples directly within gels. Analytical Biochemistry, 684, 115373.
  • Holland, C. L., Weis, M. F., England, C. J., Berry, A. M., Hall, P. D., & Lewis, L. K. (2023). Deficiency in homologous recombination is associated with changes in cell cycling  and morphology in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Experimental Cell Research, 430, 113701.
  • Malla, S. R. L., Gujjari, A., Corona, C. E., Beall, G. W., & Lewis, L. K. (2023). Spectrophotometric and nucleic acid-binding properties of  halloysite clay nanotubes and kaolinite. Heliyon, 9, e13009. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023002165?via%3Dihub
  • Fitzgerald, O. R., Rodriguez, N. D., & Lewis, L. K. (2022). High efficiency plasmid DNA transformation in yeast. Methods in Molecular Biology, 2513, 15–22. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007/978-1-0716-2399-2_2
  • Holland, C. L., Sanderson, B. A., Titus, J. K., Weis, M. F., Riojas, A. M., Malczewskyj, E., … Lewis, L. K. (2021). Suppression of telomere capping defects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yku70 and yku80 mutants by telomerase. Genes/Genomes/Genetics, 11(12), jkab359.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup-Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. January 2023 - December 2023
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup-Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, Texas State University. 2014
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup-Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, Texas State University. 2008
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup-Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, Texas State University. 2006
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Runnerup for Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. 2005

Selected Grants

  • Lewis, Lysle Kevin (Principal). Texas State IDEA Program, $500. (Funded: June 2023 - August 2023). Grant.
  • Lewis, Lysle Kevin (Principal), Holland, Cory L (Co-Principal). DNA repair pathways preserve cellular homeostasis, National Institutes of Health, Federal, $437608. (Funded: August 2020 - August 2024). Grant.
  • Lewis, L Kevin (Principal), Holland, Cory L (Principal). Spontaneous DNA damage alters cell cycling and cell morphology, Texas State University, $11924.00. (Submitted: 2019, Funded: January 27, 2020 - May 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Lewis, L Kevin (Principal). Genome-wide analysis identifies genes required for repair of DNA strand breaks, NIH-Indirect Funds Account, Indirect Funds Account, $2000.00. (Funded: 2013 - 2021). Grant.
  • Lewis, L Kevin (Principal). Genome-wide analysis identifies genes required for repair of DNA strand breaks, $292635. (Funded: March 31, 2012 - March 31, 2016). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Participant
Academic Program Coordinator-BS Biochemistry
2019-Present
Member
Outcomes and Assessments- Biochemistry MS program
2018-Present
Chair
Biochemistry Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
2015-Present
Member
Graduate Student Admissions Committee
2011-Present
Member
Personnel Commitee
2007-Present