Rate My Professor Douglas Fantz

Fantz teaches courses in biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. His scholarly interests center on investigations of the Ras signaling pathway using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism. This research has produced notable publications, including 'Nfya-1 functions as a substrate of ERK-MAP kinase during C. elegans vulval development,' co-authored with Segen Aklilu, Michelle Krakowiak, Abena Frempong, Katherine Wilson, and Christy Powers in 2022, and 'Conversion of the LIN-1 ETS Protein of Caenorhabditis elegans into an Active ETS Domain Enhances Contrasuppression,' co-authored with E.R. Leight and others in 2015. His body of work has accumulated 367 citations on ResearchGate. Fantz mentors undergraduate students in research, leading to contributions at conferences such as the International C. elegans Meeting, where his advisees have presented posters on Ras signaling mediators. Through his administrative leadership, he supports academic affairs, faculty development, and interdisciplinary initiatives in math and science at Agnes Scott College.