Tony Breitenbach

Lecturer of Biology
Office WZ 284
Phone: 765-973-8477
atbreite@iu.edu

Education

• PhD in Biology (Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics), Illinois State University, Normal, IL. 2022
• BS in Biology (Minors in Chemistry and History), Indiana University East, Richmond, IN. 2016

Current Teaching Interests

Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Intro to Biological Sciences Laboratory

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Warren, C. R., Breitenbach, A. T., Bowden, R. M., Paitz, R. T. (In review). Responsiveness to cold snaps by turtle embryos depends on exposure timing and duration. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
• Breitenbach, A. T., Marroquín-Flores, R. A., Paitz, R. T., & Bowden, R. M. (2023). Experiencing short heat waves early in development changes thermal responsiveness of turtle embryos to later heat waves. Journal of Experimental Biology, 226(18).
• Paitz, R. T., Breitenbach, A. T., Marroquín-Flores, R. A., & Bowden, R. M. (2022). Understanding how variable thermal environments affect the molecular mechanisms underlying temperature-sensitive phenotypes: lessons from sex determination. Journal of Experimental Biology, 225(11), jeb242373.
• Breitenbach, A. T., Bowden, R. M., & Paitz, R. T. (2022). Effects of constant and fluctuating temperatures on gene expression during gonadal development. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 62(1), 21-29.
• Breitenbach, A. T., Carter, A. W., Paitz, R. T., & Bowden, R. M. (2020). Using naturalistic incubation temperatures to demonstrate how variation in the timing and continuity of heat wave exposure influences phenotype. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 287(1932), 20200992.

Recent Conference Presentations

• Breitenbach, A. T., Paitz, R. T., Bowden, R. M. "The role of conflicting thermal cues in temperature-dependent sex determination." Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, TX, 2023.
• Breitenbach, A. T., Paitz, R. T., Bowden, R. M. "How to pick a lane: delayed commitment to gonadal fate in response to conflicting thermal cues." Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Virtual, 2022.

Selected Previous Employment Positions

• Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, 2022-2023.
• Instructional Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, 2023.

Selected Academic Awards/Recognitions

• Clarence W. Sorensen Distinguished Dissertation Award, Graduate School at Illinois State University, 2023
• Cheung, Brown, Phi Sigma Publication Award, Beta Lambda Chapter, Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society, 2021
• Helen T. and Frederick M. Gaige Award, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 2018

Selected Offices Held in National/International Professional Organizations

• Chapter President, Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society, Beta Lambda Chapter, 2021-2022