John M. Mercer | Scholars@Duke

John M. Mercer
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biology

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2007
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015

Contact Information

239 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
jmercer@duke.edu (919) 660-7354

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Yale University 1981
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of the Practice of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2000 - 2007
- Assistant Professor of the Practice of Zoology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1993 - 2000
- Instructor, Non Tenure Track, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 1991 - 1993
Research
Selected Grants
- (97-1024) Molecular Systematics of the Sciuridae awarded by National Science Foundation 1998 - 2002
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Turck, CJ, Frazee, E, Kram, B, Daley, MJ, Day, SA, Horner, D, Lesch, C, Mercer, JM, Plewa, AM, Herout, P, and Critical Care Pharmacotherapy Literature Update Group, . "Major publications in the critical care pharmacotherapy literature: February 2012 through February 2013." American Journal of Health System Pharmacy : Ajhp : Official Journal of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists 71, no. 1 (January 2014): 68-77. Full Text
  - Bennett, SM, Mercer, JM, and Noor, MAF. "Slip-sliding away: serial changes and homoplasy in repeat number in the Drosophila yakuba homolog of human cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2. (Published online)" PLoS One 5, no. 6 (June 8, 2010): e11006-. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Siegel, SJ, Percopo, CM, Dyer, KD, Zhao, W, Roth, VL, Mercer, JM, and Rosenberg, HF. "RNase 1 genes from the family Sciuridae define a novel rodent ribonuclease cluster." Mammalian Genome 20, no. 11-12 (2009): 749-757. Full Text
  - Louise Roth, V, and Mercer, JM. "Differing rates of macroevolutionary diversification in arboreal squirrels." Current Science 95, no. 7 (October 10, 2008): 857-861.
  - Kronauer, DJC, Bergmann, PJ, Mercer, JM, and Russell, AP. "A phylogeographically distinct and deep divergence in the widespread Neotropical turnip-tailed gecko, Thecadactylus rapicauda." Mol Phylogenet Evol 34, no. 2 (February 2005): 431-437. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mercer, JM, and Roth, VL. "The effects of Cenozoic global change on squirrel phylogeny." Science 299, no. 5612 (March 7, 2003): 1568-1572. Full Text Link to Item
  - Louise Roth, V, and Mercer, JM. "Morphometrics in development and evolution." American Zoologist 40, no. 5 (December 1, 2000): 801-810.
  - Zeng, ZB, Liu, J, Stam, LF, Kao, CH, Mercer, JM, and Laurie, CC. "Genetic architecture of a morphological shape difference between two Drosophila species." Genetics 154, no. 1 (January 2000): 299-310.
  - Laurie, CC, True, JR, Liu, J, and Mercer, JM. "An introgression analysis of quantitative trait loci that contribute to a morphological difference between Drosophila simulans and D. mauritiana." Genetics 145, no. 2 (February 1997): 339-348.
  - Liu, J, Mercer, JM, Stam, LF, Gibson, GC, Zeng, ZB, and Laurie, CC. "Genetic analysis of a morphological shape difference in the male genitalia of Drosophila simulans and D. mauritiana." Genetics 142, no. 4 (April 1996): 1129-1145.
  - True, JR, Mercer, JM, and Laurie, CC. "Differences in crossover frequency and distribution among three sibling species of Drosophila." Genetics 142, no. 2 (February 1996): 507-523.
  - Mercer, JM. "Effective isotrophic dipole-dipole pair potential." Molecular Physics 69 (1990): 625-638. (Academic Article)
  - Mercer, JM, and Keyes, T. "Expansion of the kinetic hierarchy for a massive particle: the Repeated Ring and Fokker-Planck equations." Journal of Statistical Physics 32 (1983): 35-51. (Academic Article)
  - De la Mora, JF, and Mercer, JM. "A modified Fokker-Planck equation for the motion of Brownian particles in a non-uniform gas." Physical Review A 26 (1982): 2178-2185. (Academic Article)
  - Keyes, , T, , Morita, T, and Mercer, JM. "Further developments of the approach of Peralta and Zwanzig. 1. The drag on a sphere at high density." Journal of Chemical Physics 74 (1981): 5281-5286. (Academic Article)
  - Keyes, T, and Mercer, JM. "Some considerations on the calculation of the velocity correlation function in the ring approximation, with application to the Lorentz gas." Physica 95A (1979): 473-486. (Academic Article)
  - Stanley, , WL, , Walters, GG, and Mercer, JM. "Lactase and other enzymes bound to chitin with gluteraldehyde." Biotech. Bio. 17 (1975): 315-326. (Academic Article)
- Book Sections
  - Louise Roth, V, and Mercer, JM. "Themes and variation in sciurid evolution." In Evolution of the Rodents: Advances in Phylogeny, Functional Morphology and Development, 221-245. January 1, 2015. Full Text
  - Mercer, JM. "Cooperativity." In Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics: Second Edition, 183-187. February 27, 2013. Full Text
  - Mercer, JM. "Unequal Crossing Over." In Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics: Second Edition, 252-256. February 27, 2013. Full Text
  - Fernandez de la Mora, J, Mercer, JM, Rosner, DE, and Fenn, JB. "Simplified kinetic treatment of heavy molecule velocity persistence effects: Application to species separation." In Rarefied Gas Dynamics: Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, edited by SS Fisher, 617-626. 1981.
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Associate Professor of the Practice. Public outreach. December 21, 2011 2011
Service to the Profession

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Recent Courses

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

Service to the Profession