Continuous Cultures Of Cells

Peter H. Calcott, D. Phil., is Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Calcott was graduated from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, with a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Biological Sciences in 1969. He received his D. Phil. (Biology) in 1972 from the University of Sussex, England under the supervision of Professor J. R. Postgate. After 2 years postdoctoral training in the Department of Microbiology, Macdonald College of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada with Professor R. A. MacLeod, Dr. Calcott was a Professional Associate in that department from 1974 to 1976. He joined the faculty of Biological Sciences at Wright State University in 1976. Dr. Calcott has spent leaves working with Dr. D. Dean, Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University and Professor A. H. Rose, University of Bath, England. Dr. Calcott's research interests revolve around the reaction of microbes to stress, primarily freezing and thawing and starvation. He is particularly interested in the role of cell wall and membrane structures in determining the resistance of organisms to stress, continuous culture of microbes and the role of small molecules such as cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP in cell metabolism. Dr. Calcott has published more than 50 research papers, reviews, books, and abstracts over his career.