Education: B.S. (Biology), North Park College, Chicago, 1964 M.S. (Biology), Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, 1971 Ph.D. (Cellular Physiology), University of Kansas, 1974

Barton Bergquist examines chemically mediated cell-level effects of chemotherapeutic compounds and the role of calcium and calmodulin in cellular water regulation. Effects on cytoskeletal dynamics as mediated by green tea extracts and other chemicals are also of interest.