David Blodgett
- Associate Professor
Academic Division: Mathematics, Analytics, Science, and Technology
Academic Degrees
- MS, UMASS Medical School
- Ph D, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, UMASS Medical School
- BA, Assumption College
Academic Interest / Expertise
Molecular Biology; Biotechnology; Genetics; Diabetes; Sustainability; Systems ThinkingAwards & Honors
- 2023 — Service Award, Babson College
- 2018 — BFRF Awards for Excellence in Scholarship, Babson College
- 2015 — Excellence in Adjunct Teaching Award, Babson College
- 2007 — Chancellor’s Award for Graduate School Education, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- 2006 — GSBS Dean’s Award for Mid-Thesis Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- 2006 — Gail-Patrick Innovation Grant Award, American Diabetes Association
- 2004 — Graduate Fellowship Award Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation
Courses
Degree Courses 2024
- SES 2000 SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
- NST 1070 CLIMATE AND HUMAN HEALTH
- SCN 3601 TRIUMPHS&TRIALS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Degree Courses 2023
- SES 2000 SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Publications
Journal Articles
- Blodgett, D.M., Feld, M.N. (2020). “Teaching an Interdisciplinary Course in Sustainable Food Systems: Science and History Meet in ‘A World That Works.’” Featured in a special issue titled “Production & Consumption". International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. Vol: December 2020. Emerald Publishing.
- Redick, S.D., Leehy, L., Rittenhouse, A.R., Blodgett, D.M., Derr, A.G., Kucukural, A., Garber, M.G., Shultz, L.D., Greiner, D.L., Wang, J.P., Harlan, D.M., Bortell, R., Jurczyk, A. (2020). Recovery of viable endocrine‐specific cells and transcriptomes from human pancreatic islet‐engrafted mice. The FASEB Journal. Vol: 34, Issue: 1, Page: 1901-1911. Wiley. link
- Russell, M.A., Redick, S.D., Blodgett, D.M., Richardson, S.J., Leete, P., Krogvold, L., Dahl-Jørgensen, K., Bottino, R., Brissova, M., Spaeth, J.M., Babon, J.A., Haliyur, R., Powers, A.C., Yang, C., Kent, S.C., Derr, A.G., Kucukural, A., Garber, M.G., Morgan, N.G., Harlan, D.M. (2019). HLA Class II Antigen Processing and Presentation Pathway Components Demonstrated by Transcriptome and Protein Analyses of Islet β-Cells From Donors With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. Vol: 68, Issue: 5, Page: 988-1001. American Diabetes Association. link
- Brissova, M., Haliyur, R., Saunders, D., Shrestha, S., Dai, C., Blodgett, D.M., Bottino, R., Campbell-Thompson, M., Aramandla, R., Poffenberger, G., Lindner, J., Pan, F.C., von Herrath, M.G., Greiner, D.L., Shultz, L.D., Sanyoura, M., Philipson, L.H., Atkinson, M.A., Harlan, D.M., Levy, S.E., Prasad, N., Stein, R., Powers, A.C. (2018). α Cell Function and Gene Expression Are Compromised in Type 1 Diabetes. Vol: 22, Issue: 10, Page: 2667-2676. link
- Babon, J.A., DeNicola, M.E., Blodgett, D.M., Crèvecoeur, I., Buttrick, T.S., Maehr, R., Bottino, R., Naji, A., Kaddis, J., Elyaman, W., others, . (2016). Analysis of self-antigen specificity of islet-infiltrating T cells from human donors with type 1 diabetes. Nature Medicine. Vol: 22, Issue: 12, Page: 1482–1487. Nature Publishing Group.
- Jurczyk, A., Nowosielska, A., Przewozniak, N., Aryee, K., DiIorio, P., Blodgett, D.M., Yang, C., Campbell-Thompson, M., Atkinson, M., Shultz, L., others, . (2016). Beyond the brain: disrupted in schizophrenia 1 regulates pancreatic $β$-cell function via glycogen synthase kinase-3$β$!!!. FASEB Journal, The. Vol: 30, Issue: 2, Page: 983–993. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
- Derr, A., Yang, C., Zilionis, R., Sergushichev, A., Blodgett, D.M., Redick, S., Bortell, R., Luban, J., Harlan, D.M., Kadener, S., others, . (2016). End Sequence Analysis Toolkit (ESAT) expands the extractable information from single-cell RNA-seq data. Genome Research. Vol: 26, Issue: 10, Page: 1397–1410. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
- Blodgett, D.M., Redick, S.D., Harlan, D.M. (2016). Surprising Heterogeneity of Pancreatic Islet Cell Subsets. Cell Systems. Vol: 3, Issue: 4, Page: 330–332. Cell Press.
- Blodgett, D.M., Nowosielska, A., Afik, S., Pechhold, S., Cura, A.J., Kennedy, N.J., Kim, S., Kucukural, A., Davis, R.J., Kent, S.C., Greiner, D.L., Garber, M.G., Harlan, D.M., diIorio, P. (2015). Novel Observations From Next-Generation RNA Sequencing of Highly Purified Human Adult and Fetal Islet Cell Subsets. Diabetes. Vol: 64, Issue: 9, Page: 3172-81. American Diabetes Association. link
- Blodgett, D.M., Cura, A.C., Harlan, D.M. (2014). The pancreatic beta cell transcriptome and integrated-omics. Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity. Vol: 21, Issue: 2, Page: 83-88. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.. link
- Shaw, S.Y., Blodgett, D.M., Ma, M.S., Westly, E.C., Clemons, P.A., Subramanian, A., Schreiber, S.L. (2011). Disease allele-dependent small-molecule sensitivities in blood cells from monogenic diabetes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. Vol: 108, Issue: 2, Page: 492-7. link
- Blodgett, D.M., Graybill, C., Carruthers, A. (2008). Analysis of glucose transporter topology and structural dynamics. J Biol Chem. Vol: 283, Issue: 52, Page: 36416-24. link
- Blodgett, D.M., De Zutter, J.K., Levine, K.B., Karim, P., Carruthers, A. (2007). Structural basis of GLUT1 inhibition by cytoplasmic ATP. J Gen Physiol. Vol: 130, Issue: 2, Page: 157-68. link
- Blodgett, D.M., Carruthers, A. (2005). Quench-flow analysis reveals multiple phases of GluT1-mediated sugar transport. Biochemistry. Vol: 44, Issue: 7, Page: 2650-60. link
- Blodgett, D.M., Carruthers, A. (2004). Conventional transport assays underestimate sugar transport rates in human red cells. Blood Cells Mol Dis. Vol: 32, Issue: 3, Page: 401-7. link
Book Chapters
- Winrich, C.D., Rodgers, V.L., Maclean, M.G., Blodgett, D.M., Schaefer, J. (2015). Science education as entrepreneurial thought and action methodology: Evolving Entrepreneurial Education: Innovation in the Babson Classroom. Emerald.
Presentations
Department & College Wide Services
- Faculty Workload and Compensation Committee (Fall 2017 - Summer 2020)
- Science Classroom Advisory Committee (Spring 2017 - Summer 2018)