Roderick L. Rolle has been teaching Biology related courses since 1998, and with over
twenty years of teaching experience, he is very well versed in the study of life.
His career began when he decided to major in Biology and minor in chemistry at Florida
Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). He subsequently earned his B.S. in
Biology from FAMU in 1997 and quickly enrolled in the master’s degree program in Molecular
and Cellular Biology.
Roderick was trained in the fundamentals of molecular analysis of molecules such as
nucleic acids and proteins. With this training, he successfully defended his thesis,
titled “Molecular Analysis of Heat Shock Protein Involvement with the Aryl Hydrocarbon
Receptor” in 1999, and soon after graduated with his M.S. degree from FAMU in 2000.
He then enrolled in a doctoral degree program in biological sciences at Tennessee
State University (TSU).
While attending TSU, Roderick used his recently acquired molecular skills to fully
characterize several gram-positive endospore forming bacteria. He successfully defended
his dissertation, titled “Proteinaceous and genomic characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis
isolates collected in the Tennessee geographical region” in 2004 and soon after graduated
with his Ph.D. Roderick was then accepted into a Neuroscience postdoctoral program
within the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at FAMU in 2005. While
performing this fellowship, he was tasked to use his molecular skills to help address
several neurological disorders. His specific topic of concern was titled, “Alterations
in Cystatin C and lysosomal proteases following 6-ODHA exposure”. Dr. Roderick L.
Rolle has extensive knowledge in the field of Biology and is well published.
Currently, Dr. Roderick L. Rolle is both a Board-Certified Clinical Lab Director for
the state of Florida and a College Professor. Most recently, he was hired in 2016
to teach several different courses in the department of Biological Sciences at Florida
Gulf Coast University.
- Current Member, The American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- Current Member, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc.
- 2002-2005 Student/Postdoc Member, The American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- 2007-2009 American Association of Fitness Professional (AAFP)
- 2007 HBCU-RISE Junior faculty award to train 3 undergraduate students
- 2009 Full Member, The American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
- 2011 National Science Teacher Association (NSTA), current member
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Education
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- Ph.D. in Biological Sciences specializing in Microbial Genetics, Tennessee State University
- M.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
- B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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Specialties
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- Human Physiology
- Microbiology
- Biomedical Sciences
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Research and Teaching Interests
Toggle Research and Teaching InterestsI am a 3rd generation teacher that truthfully believes teaching is a lost art form.
Teaching is nothing more than explaining different aspects of life through story telling.
The stories I like telling the most are about how microorganisms affect the 11 organ
systems of man. So my specific areas of teaching include; microbiology, anatomy and
physiology and biology.
Currently, I am a Board Certified Clinical Lab director in the State of Florida. With
this honorable distinction, I have been helping schools develop laboratory facilities.
I have also been working on several research projects within the past two decades.
Most of my publications are from the research I performed on a bacterium that is used
as a bio-pesticide (Bacillus thuringiensis). This bacterium produces a natural protein
that is toxic to susceptible insects. The most recent project I worked on was with
the effects of opiates on neuronal cell signaling processes. This activation process
involves many variant forms of the morphine receptor.
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Courses Offered
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- General Biology I
- General Biology II
- Microbiology
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Publications
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- Roderick L. Rolle. Virtual lecture supplement for General Biology II. July 15, 2022.
Published August 1, 2022, between Tophatmonocle Corp. 151 Bloor Street West Suite
200 Toronto, Ontario M5S 1S4 Canada. Manuscript ISBN: 978-1-77494-861-3
- Roderick L. Rolle. Virtual Lab Exercises for Microbiology MCB 2010, Published November
11, 2020, between bluedoor, LLC. 10949 Bren Road East, Minneapolis, MN 55343. Manuscript
ISBN: 978-1-64386-856-1
- Roderick L. Rolle. Virtual Lab Exercises for General Biology BSC 1010, Published May
28, 2020, between bluedoor, LLC. 10949 Bren Road East, Minneapolis, MN 55343. Manuscript
ISBN: 978-1-64386-598-0
- Roderick L. Rolle. An extensive characterization study of different Bacillus thuringiensis
stains collected from the Nashville Tennessee area. July 31, 2013 African Journal
of Biotechnology v12
- Roderick L. Rolle. Microbiology lecture audio notes. Certificate of Registration with
the United State Copyright Office, Registration number SR 638-957. June 24, 2009
- Roderick L. Rolle, Anthony O. Ejiofor, Terrance L. Johnson. Determination of the plasmid
size and location of d-endotoxin genes of Bacillus thuringiensis by pulse field gel
electrophoresis. (2005) African Journal of Biotechnology v4
- Roderick L. Rolle. Proteinaceous and genomic characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis
isolates collected in the Tennessee geographical region. (2004) E-research@ Tennessee
State University
- Roderick L. Rolle. Molecular Analysis of Heat Shock Protein Involvement with the Aryl
Hydrocarbon Receptor. (1999) FAMU
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Conference Presentations
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- Roderick L. Rolle, Ashlie Martin*. An Extensive Survey of Subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis
Collected from the Tennessee Area. The 109th American Society for Microbiology, Poster
#751 (May 16, 2009) *Presenter
- Roderick L. Rolle, Ashlie Martin*. An Extensive Survey of Subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis
Collected from the Tennessee Area. The 16th Annual FGLSAMP Expo Poster #117 (February
27, 2009) *Presenter
- Roderick L. Rolle, Ashlie Martin*. An Extensive Survey of Subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis
Collected from the Tennessee Area. The Graduate Science Research Forum Poster #41
(October 17, 2008) *Presenter
- Roderick L. Rolle, Anthony O. Ejiofor, and Terrance L. Johnson. Determination of the
plasmid sizes and location of d-endotoxin genes of Bacillus thuringiensis by Pulse
Field Gel Electrophoresis. The 104th American Society for Microbiology, H-112 (May
23-27, 2004)
- R. L. Rolle, A. O. Ejiofor, T. L. Johnson. Comparative Analysis of the Crystal Proteins
of Bacillus thuringiensis Subspecies Isolated from Middle Tennessee. The 103rd American
Society for Microbiology, N-263 (May 18-22, 2003)
- R. L. Rolle, A. O. Ejiofor, T. L. Johnson. Plasmid Profiles of Crystalliferous Bacillus
thuringiensis Isolated from Soil and Granaries in Middle Tennessee. The 102nd American
Society for Microbiology, H-139 (May 19-23, 2002)
Oral Presentation
- Roderick L. Rolle, Donald Palm. Alterations in Cystatin C and lysosomal proteases
following 6-ODHA exposure. FAMU Student Research Forum (October 18, 2005)
- Roderick L. Rolle, Anthony Ejiofor, Terrance Johnson. A Molecular approach looking
at the distribution of Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies taken from the Middle Tennessee
area. The 25th Annual University-Wide Research Symposium, E4 (March 24-27, 2003)
- Roderick L. Rolle, Anthony Ejiofor, Terrance Johnson. The Genoprints of isolated Bacillus
thuringiensis subspecies taken from the Middle Tennessee area. The 24th Annual University-Wide
Research Symposium, B6 (March 19-20, 2002)