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VITAE John W. La Claire II Professor of Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology University of Texas at Austin Contact Informa La Claire - Vitae VITAE John W. La Claire II Professor of Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology University of Texas at Austin Contact Information: Office: 325 Biological Laboratory Phone: (512) 471-3577 FAX: (512) 232-3402 E-mail: [email protected] Education: Ph.D. Botany University of California, Berkeley 1979 M.A. Botany University of South Florida 1975 B.S. Biology Cornell University 1973 Academic Employment: Texas: Professor of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology 1999-present Professor of Botany 1998-1999 Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Stanford University 1989 (J.A. Spudich Laboratory) Associate Professor of Botany 1985-1997 Assistant Professor of Botany 1979-1984 Fellowships and Awards: Texas: University of Texas, College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award 2001 University of Texas Natural Sciences Council – voted one of “Outstanding Faculty of the Year” 2000 Funds Obtained for Teaching: (asterisk denotes funds were obtained jointly with R.C.Starr) 2004 Dean of Natural Sciences, $12,068 for teaching microscopes for General Botany & Phycology 2001 Dean of Natural Sciences, $5,531 for teaching equipment for Phycology Course 1997 Dean of Natural Sciences, semester's salary to support development of revised Phycology Course 1985* Dean of Natural Sciences, $1,700 for teaching supplies for General Botany Course. 1984* Dean of Natural Sciences, $36,000 for new teaching microscopes for General Botany Course 1980* Dean of Natural Sciences, $33,600 for new teaching microscopes and accessories for General Botany, Phycology and Plant Morphology Courses Publications: Book Bold, H.C. and La Claire, J. W., II. 1987. The Plant Kingdom. Fifth Edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 309 pages. Peer-reviewed Book Chapters La Claire, J. W., II. 1992. Contractile movements in the algae: the Siphonocladales as model systems. 1 La Claire - Vitae In: "The Cytoskeleton of the Algae", D. Menzel, ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, pp. 239- 253. La Claire, J. W., II. 1989. The interaction of actin and myosin in cytoplasmic movement. In: "Algae as Experimental Systems", Coleman, A.W., Goff, L.J., and Stein-Taylor, J.R., eds. A.R. Liss Inc., N.Y., pp. 55-70. Peer-reviewed Manuscripts Submitted or In Press: Manning, S.R. and J. W. La Claire II. 2010. Multiplex PCR methods for the species-specific detection and quantification of Prymnesium parvum (Haptophyta). J. Appl. Phycol. 22:(In Press) Peer-reviewed Articles (asterisk denotes invited paper): *Manning, S.R. and J. W. La Claire II. 2010. Prymnesins: toxic metabolites of the golden alga, Prymnesium parvum Carter (Haptophyta). Marine Drugs 8:678-704. (Open Access) La Claire, J.W., II. 2006. Analysis of expressed sequence tags from the harmful alga, Prymnesium parvum (Prymnesiophyceae, Haptophyta). Marine Biotechnology 8:534-546. La Claire, J.W., II and J. Wang. 2004. Structural characterization of the terminal domains of linear plasmid-like DNAs from the green alga Ernodesmis verticillata. Journal of Phycology 40:1089- 1097. La Claire, J.W., II and J. Wang. 2000. Localization of plasmidlike DNA in giant-celled marine green algae. Protoplasma 213:157-164. La Claire, J.W., II, C.M. Loudenslager and G.C. Zuccarello. 1998. Characterization of novel extrachromosomal DNA from giant-celled marine green algae. Current Genetics 34:204-211. La Claire, J.W., II, Zuccarello, G.C. and S. Tong. 1997. Abundant plasmid-like DNA in various members of the orders Siphonocladales and Cladophorales (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 33: 830-837. La Claire, J.W., II and D.L.Herrin. 1997. Co-isolation of high-quality DNA and RNA from coenocytic green algae. Plant Molecular Biology Reports 15:263-272. La Claire, J.W., II and R.H., Goddard. 1996 Fibrillar arrays of a 110-kilodalton myosin-like protein in Arabidopsis pistils. Cell Biology International 20: 451-453. La Claire, J. W., II, R. Chen and D. L. Herrin. 1995. Identification of a myosin-like protein in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycologyl. 31: 302-306. Goddard, R.H. and J.W. La Claire II. 1993. Novel changes in the plasma membrane and cortical cytoplasm during wound-induced contraction in a giant-celled green alga. Protoplasma 176: 75- 83. Goddard, R.H. and J. W. La Claire II. 1991. Calmodulin and wound healing in the coenocytic green alga Ernodesmis verticillata (Kützing) Børgesen. Ultrastructure of the cortical cytoskeleton and immunogold labeling. Planta 186:17-26. La Claire, J. W., II and R. Fulginiti. 1991. Dynamics of microtubule reassembly and reorganization in the coenocytic green alga Ernodesmis verticillata (Kützing) Børgesen. Planta 185: 447-457. La Claire, J. W., II. 1991. Immunolocalization of myosin in intact and wounded cells of the green alga Ernodesmis verticillata (Kützing) Børgesen. Planta 184: 209-217. Goddard, R. H. and J. W. La Claire II. 1991. Calmodulin and wound healing in the coenocytic green alga Ernodesmis verticillata (Kützing) Børgesen. Immunofluorescence and effects of antagonists. Planta 183:281-293. La Claire, J.W., II and Goddard, R.H. 1989. Immunolocalization of pericentriolar material in algal mitotic spindles. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 13: 225-238. 2 La Claire - Vitae La Claire, J. W., II. 1989. Actin cytoskeleton in intact and wounded coenocytic green algae. Planta 177: 47-57. O'Neil, R. M. and La Claire, J. W., II. 1988. Endocytosis and membrane dynamics during the wound response of the green alga Boergesenia. Cytobios 53: 113-125. La Claire, J. W., II. 1987. Microtubule cytoskeleton in intact and wounded coenocytic green algae. Planta 171: 30-42. Staves, M. P. and La Claire, J. W., II. 1985. Nuclear synchrony in Valonia macrophysa (Chlorophyta): light microscopy and flow cytometry. Journal of Phycology 21: 68-71. O'Neil, R. M. and La Claire, J. W., II. 1984. Mechanical wounding induces the formation of extensive coated membranes in giant algal cells. Science 225: 331-333. La Claire, J. W., II. 1984. Cell motility during wound healing in giant algal cells: contraction in detergent-permeabilized cell models of Ernodesmis. European Journal of Cell Biology 33: 180- 189. La Claire, J. W., II. 1984. Actin is present in a green alga that lacks cytoplasmic streaming. Protoplasma 120: 242-244. La Claire, J. W., II. 1983. Inducement of wound motility in intact giant algal cells. Exper. Cell Res. 145: 63-69. La Claire, J. W., II. 1982. Wound-healing motility in the green alga Ernodesmis: calcium ions and metabolic energy are required. Planta 156: 466-474. La Claire, J. W., II. 1982. Light- and electron-microscopic studies of growth and reproduction in Cutleria (Phaeophyta). III. Nuclear division in the trichothallic meristem of C. cylindrica. Phycologia 21: 273-287. La Claire, J. W., II. 1982. Cytomorphological aspects of wound healing in selected Siphonocladales (Chlorophyceae). Journal of Phycology 18: 379-384. La Claire, J. W., II. 1981. Occurrence of plasmodesmata during infurrowing in a brown alga. Biology of the Cell 40: 139-142. La Claire, J. W., II and West, J. A. 1979. Light- and electron-microscopic studies of growth and reproduction in Cutleria (Phaeophyta). II. Gametogenesis in the male plant of C. hancockii. Protoplasma 101: 247-267. La Claire, J. W., II and West, J. A. 1978. Light- and electron-microscopic studies of growth and reproduction in Cutleria (Phaeophyta). I. Gametogenesis in the female plant of C. hancockii. Protoplasma 97: 93-110. La Claire, J. W., II and West, J. A. 1977. Virus-like particles in the brown alga Streblonema. Protoplasma 93: 127-130. La Claire, J. W., II and Dawes, C. J. 1976. An autoradiographic and histochemical localization of sulfated polysaccharides in Eucheuma nudum (Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 12: 368-375. Dawes, C. J., Moon, R. E. and La Claire, J. W., II. 1976. Photosynthetic responses of the red alga Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) Lamouroux (Gigartinales). Bulletin of Marine Science 26: 467-473. Dawes, C. J., La Claire, J. W., II and Moon, R. E. 1976. Culture studies on Eucheuma nudum J. Agardh, a carrageenan producing red alga from Florida. Aquaculture 7: 1-9. Published Abstracts of Papers Presented at Scientific Meetings (asterisk denotes invited talk): Manning, S.R. and La Claire, J.W., II. 2010. Detection/isolation of prymnesins. Talk presented at the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Golden Alga Task Force meeting at Texas State Technical College, Waco, TX, in February, 2010. 3 La Claire - Vitae La Claire, J.W., II. 2009. Gene expression profiling growth phases of Prymnesium parvum in culture and in nature. Talk presented at the PSA/ASPB meeting at Honolulu, HI, in July, 2009. *La Claire, J.W., II. 2009. Gene expression profiling the growth phases of Prymnesium parvum cultures. Talk presented at the International Golden Alga Symposium (sponsored by the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society) at Fort Worth, TX, in January, 2009. Manning, S.R. and La Claire, J.W., II. 2008. Development of species-specific, multiplex PCR assays for the detection and quantification of Prymnesium parvum Carter (Haptophyta) in natural bloom samples. Poster presented at the PSA meeting at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, in July, 2008. Talarski, A. and La Claire, J.W., II. 2007. Preliminary study of differential gene expression during growth and toxin production in Prymnesium parvum (Haptophyta). Talk presented at the joint meeting of the PSA/ISOP at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Warwick, RI, in August, 2007. *La Claire, J.W., II. 2007. Examining gene expression during toxin production in Prymnesium parvum. Talk presented to Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Buda, TX, in March, 2007. La Claire, J.W., II. 2006. Functional genomics of the harmful alga, Prymnesium parvum (Haptophyta). Talk presented at the PSA meeting at the University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK, in July, 2006. *La Claire, J.W., II, Herrin, D.L., and Manning, S.R.
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