Page Baluch directs the management, training and maintenance of microscope systems within the W.M. Keck Bioimaging Laboratory in the School of Life Sciences. Her research is focused on studying the behavior of cells and tissue using advanced microscopy techniques.
Cellular behavior is affected by fast changes in the cell's skeleton (or cytoskeleton). The cytoskeleton is involved in many processes such as cell division, structure, movement and the transport of vesicles. Because it can be assembled and disassembled very quickly, it is believed that the cytoskeleton may also play a role in cellular communication by helping the cell organize signals quickly in space and time.
Current projects in the Baluch lab include studying how biogenic amines modulate uterine function; how the cytoskeleton organizes communication; how hormones influence neuronal signaling; how stress management can improve athletic performance; and creating 3-D tactile images to help blind students succeed in school.
PhD, 2007, Arizona State University
My research interests are centered around the cellular cytoskeletal scaffold system and how it controls and orchestrates cell signaling. I am also interested in how signaling modulators such as hormones and biogenic amines modulate neuronal and muscular function.
Graduate Students:
Undergraduate Students:
Obayomi, S.M.B., Peck, S. and Baluch, D.P. (2017) Imaging Live Uterine Tissue Modulation using Confocal Microscopy. J. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 23 (S1).
Hasper, E., Gonzales, A., Martinez, B, Harris, L., Yu, H., Farkas, Z., Hedgpeth, T., Windhorst, R.A., and Baluch, D.P. (2015). Methods for creating and evaluating 3D tactile images to teach STEM courses to the visually impaired. J. College Science Teaching.
Baluch, D.P. (2015). FORWARD to Professorship in STEM: Inclusive faculty development strategies that work: Jumpstarting STEM Careers. Editors: Heller, R. and Mavriplis, C. Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA.
Williams, G.J., Zhang, T., Alexander, L., Gonzales, A., Baluch, D.P., Duerstock, B.S. (2014). 3D Printing Tactile Graphics: Application to Histology. RESNA Online.
Langlais, P., Dillon, J.L., Mengos, A., Baluch, D.P., Ardebili, R., Miranda, D.N., Xie, X., Heckmann, B.L., Liu, J., and Mandarino, L.J. (2012). Identification of a Role for CLASP2 in Insulin Action. J. Biological Chemistry.
Kalive, M., Baluch, D.P. and Capco, D.G. (2012). Involvement of PKCz and GSK3b in the stability of the metaphase spindle. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol.
Tamura, K., Mager, V. A., Burnett, L. A., Olson, J. H., Brower, J. B., Casano, A. R., Baluch, D. P., Targovnik, J. H., Windhorst, R. A., Herman, R. M. (2010). Semi-automated method of analysis of small sensory nerve fibers in human skin-biopsies. J Neurosci Methods, 185, pp 325-337.
Daskalova, S., Pah, A., Baluch, D.P., and Lopez, L. (2009). Arabidopsis thaliana putative sialyltransferase resides in plant Golgi but lacks the ability to transfer sialic acid. J. Plant Biol. 11(3), pp 284-99.
Baluch, D. P. and Capco, D. G. (2008). GSK3β Mediates Acentromeric Spindle Stabilization by Activated PKCζ. Dev. Biol. 17(1), pp 46-58.
Huang, A., Nielson, G., Razdan, A., Farin, G., Capco,D., and Baluch, D.P. (2006). Thin Structure Segmentation and Visualization in Three-Dimensional Biomedical Images: A Shape-Based Approach. IEEE TVCG 12 (1) pp 93-102.
Baluch, D. P., Koeneman, B. A., Hatch, K., McGaughey, R. Capco, D. G. (2004). PKC isotypes in post-activated and fertilized mouse eggs: association with the meiotic spindle. Dev Biol 274, pp 45-55.
Baluch, D. P., Pauken, C.M., Capco, D.G. (2004). Laboratory Guide for the Mammalian Embryo: Cytoplasmic Signaling and Cell Cycle Control in the Mouse Egg and Embryo. Editors: Gardner, D.K., Lane, M., Watson, A.J. Oxford University Press, NY. Pp 298-312.
Huang, A., Nielson, G., Razdan, A., Farin, G., Capco,D., and Baluch, D.P. (2003). Line and Net Pattern Segmentation Using Shape Modeling. Proc. Visualization and Data Analysis. 5009, pp. 171-180.
Jiuxiang Hu; Razdan, A.; Nielson, G.M.; Farin, G.E.; Baluch, D.P.; Capco, D.G. (2003). Volumetric segmentation using Weibull E-SD fields. IEEE TVCG 9 (3) pp 320-328.
Jiuxiang H., Baluch, D.P., Razdan, A., Nielson, G., Farin, G., and Capco, D.G. (2003). Case Study: Hidden Scaffold Extraction Using Crest Point for Enumerated Volumes. Data Visualization 2003. Association for Computing Machinery, NY, NY.
Baluch, D. P., Capco, D. G. (2002). Cellular Scaffolds in Mammalian Eggs. Frontiers in Bioscience 7, d1653-1661.
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotech: Cell Culture |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 496 | Undergraduate Thesis |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 551 | Cell Biotechnology |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotech: Cell Culture |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 551 | Cell Biotechnology |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotech: Cell Culture |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 496 | Undergraduate Thesis |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 551 | Cell Biotechnology |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotech: Cell Culture |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
MIC 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 598 | Special Topics |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotech: Cell Culture |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotech: Cell Culture |
BIO 494 | Special Topics |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 503 | Bioimaging Lab |
BIO 598 | Special Topics |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotechnology Laboratory |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotechnology Laboratory |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 503 | Bioimaging Lab |
BIO 598 | Special Topics |
Summer 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotechnology Laboratory |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
BIO 591 | Seminar |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 451 | Cell Biotechnology Laboratory |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 498 | Pro-Seminar |
BIO 503 | Bioimaging Lab |
BIO 591 | Seminar |
Summer 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MBB 495 | Undergraduate Research |
BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2013 Nominee award for the Excellence in Diversity by the Committee for Campus Inclusion
2011 ASU Commission on the Status of Women’s 2011 Outstanding Contribution and
Achievement Award
2008 Olympus Bioscapes Bioimaging Contest: 2 Honorable Mentions
2005 AIMS (Arizona Imaging and Microanalysis Society) Best Poster Award
2003 ASU School of Life Sciences Outstanding Teaching Associate Award
Journal of Development
Journal of Reproduction
Mechanisms of Developoment
Graduate Students:
Professional Society Committees and Leadership Positions
Government Service
2017- NIH SIG Grant Reviewer
2017 ABRC RFGA Grant Reviewer
2016- NCBiotech IDG Grant Reviewer
University Service
Educational/Outreach Event Organizer
College Committees
SOLS Committees
University Committees
University Club Faculty Advisor