William Moore, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Biology

Center for Natural Sciences, Room 343
434-582-2547

Education

Ph.D., HNFE – Molecular and Cellular Science from Virginia Tech
M.S., Biology from Fort Hays State University
B.S., Biological Sciences from Virginia Tech

Biography

Dr. Moore’s expertise lies in diabetes, metabolism, and medical microbiology. His lab is currently working to identify naturally occurring compounds with anti-diabetic potential and characterize their mechanisms in adipocytes.

Dr. Moore taught his first class (microbiology) in fall 2010 and fell in love with teaching that year. He received formal training in contemporary pedagogy during his doctoral work at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining the faculty at Liberty, Dr. Moore was an assistant professor of biology at Averett University. He has also instructed a wide array of courses in the biomedical sciences at Fort Hays State, Kansas State, the Virginia Community College System, and Virginia Tech.

Courses Taught

BCHM 450 – Medical Biochemistry
BIOL 420 – Immunology
BIOL 415 – Cell Biology
BIOL 303 – Microbiology

Research Interests

Diabetes, Metabolism, and Drug Discovery

Professional Membership

American Diabetes Association
Virginia Academy of Science

Publications

Moore WT, Luo, J, Liu D. 2023. Kaempferol improves glucose uptake in skeletal muscle via an AMPK-dependent mechanism. Food Science and Human Wellness.

Moore W. 2022 Personalized advising that is purposely inconsistent: the constants of great advisors and the variability that demands adaptability. In: Wesfall-Rudd D, Vengrin C, and Elliott-Engel J (eds.) Teaching in the University: Learning from graduate students and early-career faculty. Blacksburg: Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. https://doi.org/10.21061/universityteaching.

Alkhalidy HA, Moore WT, Wang Y, Luo J, McMillan RP, Zhen W, Zhou K, Liu D. 2018. The flavonoid kaempferol ameliorates streptozotocin-induced diabetes by suppressing hepatic glucose production. Molecules.

Bowser SM, Moore WT, McMillan RP, Dorenkott M, Goodrich K, Ye L, O’Keefe S, Hulver MW, Neilson A. 2016. High molecular weight cocoa procyanidins possess enhanced insulin-enhancing and insulin mimetic activities in primary human skeletal muscle cells compared to smaller procyanidins. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.

Wang A, Luo J, Moore WT, Alkhalidy H, Wu L, Zhang J, Zhen W, Wang Y, Clegg DJ, Xu B, Cheng Z, McMillan RP, Hulver MW, Liu D. 2016. GPR30 regulates diet-induced adiposity in female mice and adipogenesis in vitro. Scientific Reports.

Moore WT, Bowser SM, Fausnacht DW, Staley LL, Suh KS, Liu D. 2015. Beta-cell function and the nutritional state: Dietary factors that influence insulin secretion. Current Diabetes Reports.

Moore WT, Sekavec JG, Zwenger SR, and Gillock ET. 2014. Continuous exposure of Staphylococcus epidermidis SE1457 to triclosan results in marked triclosan resistance due to a mutation in fab1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 117:55-60.

Sekavec JG, Moore WT, Gillock ET. 2013. Chlorhexidine resistance in a Gram-negative bacterium isolated from an aquatic source. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering. 48: 1829-34.

Varahan S, Iyer V, Moore WT, Hancock LE. 2013. Eep confers lysozyme resistance to Enterococcus faecalis via the activation of the ECF sigma factor, SigV. Journal of Bacteriology. 195:3125-34