Dr. Stacy Ruvio is Chair of the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at D’Youville. She mainly teaches neurobiology and anatomy & physiology courses. Her research interests include neurobiology and the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). She is actively involved in service to D’Youville.
Education & Training
Credential in Effective College Instruction, Association of College and University Educators (ACUE), 2022
Post-Doctoral Research Training, Neurobiology, University of Rochester, 2013
PhD, Biochemistry, SUNY University at Buffalo, 2010
BS, Biology, SUNY Geneseo, 2005
Awards & Honors
D’Youville Faculty Mentorship Award (2024)
President’s Excellence Award for Grants and Sponsored Programs, Bronze Medal (2024)
American Association of University Professors (AAUP) D’Youville Faculty Scholar of the Year Award (2022)
National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (NSF S-STEM) Grant (2022)
Â鶹¸£ÀûÍø Biology & Mathematics Faculty of the Year (2022 and 2018)
Â鶹¸£ÀûÍø Title III Grant (2021)
Â鶹¸£ÀûÍø Institute for Teaching Innovation (ITI) Faculty Fellow of Scholarship for Teaching and Learning (AY 2018-19)
Conference Travel Grants, Â鶹¸£ÀûÍø Faculty Development Committee (2015-2024)
Research Grants, Â鶹¸£ÀûÍø Research Committee (2018-2021)
Research Interests
Neurobiology
Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL)
Anatomy and physiology education
Publications
Anas E, Hoover E, Ille AL, Ille AM, Amico-Ruvio S. Towards multi-target glioblastoma therapy: Structural, distribution, and functional insights into protein target candidates. Brain Res., 2024. 1822:148623.
Ille, AM*, Kishel, E*, Bodea, R, Ille, A, Lamont, H, and Amico-Ruvio, S. Protein LY6E as a candidate for mediating transport of adeno-associated virus across the human blood-brain barrier. J. Neurovirol., 2020. 26(5): 769-778. *Co-first authors.
Lamont, H*, Ille, A*, and Amico-Ruvio, SA. Identification of a novel variant of Golli myelin basic protein BG21 in the uniquely neuroprotective white-footed mouse. Neurosci. Lett., 2019. 701: 8-13. *Co-first authors.
Shapovalov, Y, Zettel, M, Spielman, SC, Amico-Ruvio, SA, Kelly, EA, Sipe, GO, Dickerson, IM, Brown, EB and Majewska, AK. Fluoxetine modulates breast cancer metastasis to the brain in a murine model. BMC Cancer, 2014. 14(1): 598-612.
Amico-Ruvio, SA, Paganelli, MA, Myers, JM and Popescu, GK. Ifenprodil effects on GluN2B-containing glutamate receptors. Mol. Pharmacol., 2012. 82(6): 1074-81.
Maki, BA, Aman, TK, Amico-Ruvio, SA, Kussius, CL and Popescu, GK. C-terminal domains of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptor modulate unitary channel conductance and gating. J. Biol. Chem., 2012. 287(43): 36071-80.
Amico-Ruvio, SA, Murthy, SE, Smith, TP and Popescu, GK. Zinc effects on NMDA receptor gating kinetics. Biophys. J., 2011. 100(8): 1910-18.
Amico-Ruvio, SA and Popescu, GK. Stationary gating of GluN1/GluN2B receptors in intact membrane patches. Biophys. J., 2010. 98(7): 1160-69.
