Charles Vigue

Education

Ph.D., Genetics, North Carolina State University
B.A., M.S., Zoology, University of Maine Postdoctoral Experience: The Johns Hopkins University

Fields of Interest

Genetics
Molecular Biology
Enzymology
History of Science

Published Books and Articles

Vigue, C. L. And F. M. Johnson. Isozyme Variability in Species of Drosophila VI. Frequency-Property-Environment Relationships of Allelic Alcohol Dehydrogenases in D. melanogaster. Biochemical Genetics 9:213-227 (1973).
Vigue, C.And W. Sofer. Chemical Selection of Mutants that Affect ADH Activity in Drosophila. III. Effects of Ethanol. Biochemical Genetics 14:127-135 (1976).
Vigue, C., and W. Sofer. ADHn5: A Temperature Sensitive Mutant at the Adh Locus in Drosophila. Biochemical Genetics 11:387-396 (1974).
Gionfriddo, M., and C. Vigue. Alcohol Dehydrogenase Frequencies and Temperature. Genetical Research 31:97-101 (1978).
Gionfriddo, M., C. Vigue, and P. Weisgram. Seasonal Variation in the Frequencies of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Isoalleles of Drosophila: Correlation with Environmental Factors. Genetical Research: 34:317-319 (1979).
Vigue, C., and L. Vigue. The Eugenics Movement in America. Essays in Arts and Sciences 11:1-12 (1982).
Vigue, C.Eugenics and the Education of Women in the United States. Educational Administration and History (1983).
Vigue, C., P. Weisgram, and E. Rosenthal. Seasonal Variation in the Frequencies of the Alcohol Dehydrogenase Isoalleles of Drosophila: Correlation with Environmental Factors. Biochemical Genetics 20:681-688 (1982).
Vigue, C.Oswald Avery and DNA. American Biology Teacher 46: 207-211 (1984).
Vigue, C. Murphy's Law and the Human Beta-Globin Gene. American Biology Teacher 49: 76-81 (1987).
Vigue, C.The Prank at Piltdown. Essays in Arts and Sciences 16:85-94 (1987).
Vigue, C., L. Vigue, and G. Huszar. Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Concentrations and ATP/Adenosine Diphosphate Rations in Human Sperm of Normospermic, Oligospermic, and Asthenospermic Specimens and in their Swim-up Fractions: Lack of Correlation Between ATP Parameters and Sperm Creatine Kinase Concentrations. J. of Andrology 13:305-311 (1992).
Vigue, C.Barbara McClintock. In The Biographical Encyclopedia of Science. R. Olson, editor, Pasadena: Salem Press (New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp.). (1998).
Vigue, C. The Rasmatazz of Cancer Genes. Connecticut Journal of Science Education 38: 41-43 (2001).
Vigue, C. Selenocysteine: The 21^st Amino Acid. Connecticut Journal of Science Education 39: 14 (2001).
Vigue, C. Lipids. In Magill’s Encyclopedia of Science: Plant Life, edited by Bryan Ness, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press (2003).
Vigue, C. Proteins. In Magill’s Encyclopedia of Science: Plant Life, edited by Bryan Ness, Pasadena, CA: Salem Press (2003).
Vigue, C.P. A. Levene and the Structure of DNA. Connecticut Journal of Science Education 40: 38-40 (2003).
Vigue. C. Oops! A Triple Helix. Connecticut Journal of Science Education 40: 52-53 (2003).
Vigue, C. Phenylketonuria (PKU). In Encyclopedia of Genetics, Revised Edition. Bryan D. Ness, editor. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press (2004).
Vigue, C. Thalassemia. In Magill’s Medical Guide, Third Revised Edition. Edited by Karen Kalumuck. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press (2004).
Vigue, C. Maple Syrup Urine Disease. In Magill’s Medical Guide, Third Revised Edition. Edited by Karen Kalumuck. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press (2004).
Vigue, C. Habakkuk, Pykrete, and the Internment of Max Perutz. Connecticut Journal of Science Education 42: 45-47 (2005).
Vigue, C. and D. Smith. The Double Helix, Raymond Gosling, and Photo 51. Connecticut Journal of Science Education 43: 12-14 (2005).
Vigue, C. Sex Determination and Gender Testing at the Olympics. Connecticut Journal of Science Education 43: 26-33 (2005). 

Courses Taught

Charles Vigue teaches courses in genetics, molecular biology, and biochemistry. He served twelve years as chairman of the Department of Biology and Environmental Science and twenty years as editor of the Connecticut Journal of Science Education. He has also held the positions of Visiting Research Scientist and Visiting Professor at Yale University School of Medicine.

Other

Charles Vigue has been a member of the staff of WNHU, the University of New Haven's radio station, for 20 years where he has produced several music, science, and travel programs.