Sky Pike, PhD

Sky Pike, PhD

Associate Professor
Director, Shimadzu Core Laboratory
Biological Sciences
Phone: (231) 591-3670
Email: [email protected]

Education

• PhD, University of Texas at Austin, Molecular Biology
• BA, Cornerstone University, Biology

Graduate/Post-Graduate Training

• Fellowship, Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States
• Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
• Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
• Fellowship, Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
• Fellowship, Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award Trainee, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States

Biography

Dr. Pike is a native of Michigan. He received his bachelors degree from Cornerstone University and his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. His dissertation work characterized the folate-dependent enzyme, methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 1-Like (MTHFD1L) in adult and embryonic tissues. Subsequently for postdoctoral research, he studied immunotoxicology and carcinogenesis at Michigan State University. Afterwards, he was a teaching postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at El Paso where he developed interdisciplinary classes between the fields of biology, women's studies, and the social sciences. He came to Ferris in the spring of 2017 as an adjunct professor, was hired as the Shimadzu Core Laboratory manager in the summer of 2017, and became a tenure-track professor and director of the Shimadzu Core Lab in the summer of 2018.

Classes Taught:
-BIOL 370 (Developmental Biology)
-CHEM 364 (Biochemistry)
-BIOL 472 (Proteins)
-BIOL 473 (Proteins Laboratory)
-BIOL 476 (Advanced Techniques in Biotechnology)

General Biology Labs Taught:
-BIOL 121
-BIOL 103

Publications and Intellectual Contributions

• Journal Article
  Lane, M. J., Rediske, R. R., McNair, J. N., Briggs, S., Rhodes, G., Dreelin, E., Sivy, T., Flood, M., Scull, B., Szlag, D., Southwell, B., Isaacs, N., Pike, S. T. (2020). "A comparison of E. coli concentration estimates quantified by the EPA and a Michigan laboratory network using EPA Draft Method C," Journal of Microbiological Methods. 179 (December 2020). p. 106086. Amsterdam: Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167701220308022#
• Journal Article
  Von Seggern, M., Szarowicz, C., Swanson, M., Cavotta, S., Lamberts, J. T., Pike, S. T. (2020). "Purine molecules in Parkinson's disease: Analytical techniques and clinical implications," Neurochemistry International. 139 p. 104793. Amsterdam: Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197018620301844#
• Journal Article
  Chen, W., Kaplan, B. L., Pike, S., Topper, L. A., Lichorobiec, N. R., Simmons, S. O., Ramabhadran, R., Kaminski, N. E. (2012). "Magnitude of Stimulation Dictates the Cannabinoid‐mediated Differential T cell Response to HIVgp120," Journal of Leukocyte Biology. (92(5):1093-102). pp. 1093-102. jlb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1189/jlb.0212082
• Journal Article
  Pike, S., Rajendra, R., Artzt, K. A., Appling, D. R. (2010). "Mitochondrial C1-THF Synthase (MTHFD1L) Supports Flow of Mitochondrial One-Carbon Units into the Methyl Cycle in Embryos," The Journal of Biological Chemistry. (285(7)). pp. 4612-20. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. http://www.jbc.org/content/285/7/4612.long
• Journal Article
  Pike, S., Prassanan, P., Peng, K., Shane, B., Appling, D. R. (2003). "Human mitochondrial C1-tetrahydrofolate synthase: gene structure, tissue distribution of the mRNA, and immunolocalization in Chinese hamster ovary calls." The Journal of Biological Chemistry. (278(44)). pp. 43178-43187. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. http://www.jbc.org/content/278/44/43178.long

Presentations

• Poster
  Vredeveld, K. (Presenter), LeFaivre, H. (Author), Lapham, M. (Author), Zimmer, M. E. (Author), Franklund, C. (Author), Michigan Network for Environmental Health and Technology (MiNET) Meeting, "Comparison of Ferris State University Semesterly SARS-CoV-2 Spike Patterns," DHHS and EGLE, Muskegon, MI, (October 14, 2021).
• Poster
  Hendrickson, C. (Author & Presenter), Latta, K. (Author), Graves, M. (Author), Pike, S. (Author), Zimmer, M. E. (Author), Fran, C. (Author), Michigan Network for Environmental Health and Technology (MiNET) Meeting, "Monitoring wastewater SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Northern West Michigan Rural Communities," DDHS and EGLE, Muskegon, MI, (October 14, 2021).
• Poster
  LeFaivre, H. (Author & Presenter), Vredeveld, K. (Author), Pike, S. (Author), Franklund, C. (Author), Zimmer, M. E., Michigan Network for Environmental Health and Technology (MiNET) Meeting, "SARS-CoV-2 Variant Profile across North-Central Region of Western Michigan," DDHS and EGLE, Muskegon, MI, (October 14, 2021).
• Poster
  Berg, H. (Author & Presenter), Carey, J. (Author), Berg, H. (Author), Vredeveld, K. (Author), Pike, S. (Author), Franklund, C. (Author), Zimmer, M. E. (Author), Michigan Network for Environmental Health and Technology (MiNET) Meeting, "Spatial and temporal patterns of SARS-CoV-2 Spread at Ferris State University and Big Rapids," DHHS and EGLE, Muskegon, MI, (October 14, 2021).
• Poster
  Brown, K. V. (Author), Riebschleger, K. (Author), Gorgijevska, N. (Author), Pike, S. (Author), Nybo, E., West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference (WMRUGS), "BioBricks® metabolic engineering of elloramycin and tetracenomycins," Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, (November 5, 2020).
• Poster
  Luekin, M. (Author), Nguyen, J. (Author), Riebschleger, K. (Author), Hunt, S. (Author), Pike, S. (Author), Nybo, E. (Author), West Michigan Regional Undergraduate Science Research Conference (WMRUGS), "BIOPOLYMER®: BIOBricks POLYketide Metabolic EngineeRing of minimal polyketide synthases," Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, (November 5, 2020).
• Poster
  Swanson, M., Szarowicz, C., Dowling, T. C., Pike, S., Shultz, C., Bachmann, A., West Michigan Research Undergraduate Symposium (WMRUGS), "Development of an LCMS Assay to Quantify DFMO in Mouse Plasma," Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, (November 4, 2019).
• Poster
  Swanson, M., Szarowicz, C., Dowling, T. C., Pike, S., Shultz, C., Bachmann, A., Society of Toxicology, "Development of an LCMS Assay to Quantify DFMO in Mouse Plasma," Society of Toxicology, Ann Arbor, MI, (October 18, 2019).
• Poster
  Pike, S. (Author & Presenter), Crawford, R. (Author), Kaplan, B. L. (Author), Kaminski, N. E. (Author), 2013 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, "Cannabinoid Receptors and PPAR-gamma Interactions in Endocannabinoid-Modulated Differential CD8+ T Cell Responses," Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, Texas, (March 2013).
• Poster
  Pike, S. (Author & Presenter), Chen, W. (Author), Kaplan, B. L. (Author), Kaminski, N. E. (Author), 21st Annual Symposium of the International Cannabinoid Research Society, "An In Vitro Immune Response Model Mimicking Early-Stage HIV Infection for Elucidating Mechanisms of Cannabinoid-Induced Immune Modulation," International Cannabinoid Research Society, St. Charles, Illinois, (July 2011).