Academic and Research Interests

Pre-Med Advising, Emotional Regulation, Study Abroad, Animal Models of Disease, Strategic Planning and Implementation, Culture of Accountability

Courses Taught

BIOL 1306/1308 Biology 1 for Science and Non-Science Majors

BIOL1307/1309 Biology 2 for Science and Non-Science Majors

BIOL1106/1108 Biology 1 Lab for Science and Non-Science Majors

BIOL 1107/1109 Biology 2 Lab for Science and Non-Science Majors

BIOL 3330/3130 Histology and Lab

BIOL 3332 Research Methods

BIOL 4203 Biology Seminar

UNIV 1300 Freshman Seminar

Biography

Dr. McCue has a doctorate in physiology from Colorado State University. She has been an instructor at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and has been awarded numerous fellowships including an National Institute of Health National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Education

University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver, CO, Post-Doctoral Fellow - Clinical Immunology, 2002

University of Miami School of Medicine – Miami, FL, Post-Doctoral Fellow – Diabetes Research Institute, 1998

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, PhD – Physiology of Reproduction, 1997

Texas A&M University, College Station, CO, BS – Animal Science, 1991

Publications

1. Cigarette tar phenols impede T cell cycle progression by inhibiting cyclin-dependent kinases Frazer-Abel AA, McCue JM, Lazis S, Portas M, Lambert C, Freed BM.  .  Mol Immunol. 44:488, 2007
2. Acrolein in cigarette smoke inhibits T-cell responses.  Lambert C, McCue J, Portas M, Ouyang Y, Li J, Rosano TG, Lazis A, Freed BM.  J Allergy Clin Immunol. 116:916, 2005
3. Hydroquinone and catechol interfere with T cell cycle entry and progression through the G(1) phase.  McCue JM, Lazis S, Cohen JJ, Modiano JF, Freed BM.  Mol Immun  39:995, 2003
4. Mechanisms of altered transcription by cigarette smoke.  Freed BM, Ouyang Y, McCue JM.  Toxicol Sciences 59:1, 2001
5. Quenching of the tyrosyl radical in ribonucleotide reductase by cigarette tar.  McCue JM, Link KL, Eaton SS, Freed BM.  J Immun 165:6771, 2000
6. Abnormal contractile function in transgenic mice expressing an FHC-linked troponin T (I79N) mutation.  Miller T, Szczesna D, Housmans PR, Zhao J, de Freitas F, Gomes AV, Culbreath L, McCue J, Wang Y, Xu Y, Kerrick G, Potter JD.  J Biol Chem 276:3743, 2000.
7. Adeno-associated virus based gene therapy in skeletal muscle.  Bartlett RJ, McCue JM.  Methods Mol Biol 133:127, 2000.
8. Activation of metallothionein gene expression by hypoxia involves metal response elements and metal transcription factor-1.  Murphy BJ, Andrews GK, Bittel D, Discher DJ, McCue J, Green CJ, Yanovsky M, Giaccia A, Sutherland RM, Laderoute KR, Webster KA.  Cancer Res 59:1315, 1999.
9. Cloning and characterization of cDNAs for a bovine Mx protein.  Ellinwood NM, McCue JM, Gordy PW, Bowen RA.  J Interferon Cytokine Res 18:745, 1998.
10. Expression of a murine GnRH receptor-luciferase fusion gene in transgenic mice is diminished by immunoneutralization of GnRH.  McCue JM, Quirk CC, Nelson S, Bowen R, Clay C.  Endocrinology 138:3154, 1997.

Honors and Awards

Wonderful Woman Award, University of Houston Victoria 2017

Enron Teaching Excellence Award, University of Houston Victoria 2016

NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Colorado 2003

American Association of Immunologists Travel Award 2001

Cancer League of Colorado Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Colorado 2000

NIH Post-Doctoral Training Fellowship, University of Miami 1997             

NIH Doctoral Training Fellowship, Colorado State University 1993