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Dr. John Pattillo
478.471.2756
Professor of Biology
| Office Hours: | Spring Semester 2026 Office Hours. Monday: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Tuesday: 10:00 am - 11:00 am; 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Wednesday: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Thursday: 10:00 am - 11:00 am; 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm |
| Locations: (Campus & Office) |
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| Teaching and Research Interests: | Human Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Physiology, Neuroscience, Developing interactive learning tools |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D., 2002 (Neuroscience) University of Pittsburgh, M.S. 1998 (Neuroscience) University of Georgia, B.S. 1995 (Biology) |
| CV: | https://mymga-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/john_pattillo_mga_edu/IQATlcEapGRzT7xuZc-FlCagATbB2qz0YGDaBWHEEzWF6Oc?e=kgv4Fq |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | Recent Poster and Workshop Presentations: Pattillo JM (2015) Low-Cost 3D Printing for A&P: Print what you need when you need it. 29th annual meeting of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, San Antonio, TX, USA Pattillo JM (2017) The Smart Skeleton: turn any skeleton into an interactive tool for teaching joint movements and muscle actions. 31st annual meeting of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Pattillo JM (2018) The Smart Skeleton: turn any skeleton into an interactive tool for teaching joint movements and muscle actions. 32nd annual meeting of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, Columbus, Ohio, USA this was a revised version of the seminar given in 2017. Pattillo JM (2023) An open-source model for demonstrating changes in transpulmonary pressure during ventilation. 37th annual meeting of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Pattillo JM (2025) An open-source model for demonstrating changes in transpulmonary pressure during ventilation. 39th annual meeting of the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (update version of 2023 poster) Recent peer-reviewed publications: Dittrich M., JM Pattillo, JD King, S. Cho, JR Stiles, and SD Meriney (2013) An excess-calcium-binding-site model predicts neurotransmitter release at the neuromuscular junction. Biophysical Journal 104: 2751-2763 Pattillo JM (2021) The Smart Skeleton: an open-source, interactive tool for teaching muscle actions and joint movements. Adv Physiol Educ. Jun 1;45(2):327-332. |
| Organizations: | Human Anatomy and Physiology Society |
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