Curriculum Vitae --Virginia R. Ferris

Academic and Professional:

B. A. Wellesley College (High Honors) Ph.D. Cornell University, 1954 Assistant Professor Cornell University, 1954-55 Private consulting business, 1956-1965 Assistant Professor, Purdue University, 1965-1970 Associate Professor, Purdue University, 1970-1974 Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, Purdue University, 1971-1975 Assistant Provost, Purdue University, 1976-1979 Professor, Purdue University, 1974-

Awards and Honors:

Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi National Science Foundation Fellow; Horton-Hallowell Fellow; Shell Fellow; Wellesley Scholar; Durant Scholar; M. W. Peterson Prize (Wellesley) Honorary Member Mortar Board, 1971 (senior women's honorary) Helen B. Schleman Gold Medallion Award, 1973 (outstanding woman faculty member at Purdue) Honorary Member Tomahawk Fellow, Indiana Academy of Science Outstanding Woman Faculty Award, 1977 (Associated Women Students) Fellow, Society of Nematologists, 1985 Alumnae Achievement Award, Wellesley College, 1988 Virginia R. Ferris Annual Literary Award (named in 1998 by PU Chapter Phi Beta Kappa) FinOvation Award for CystXTMfrom Farm Industry News, 2000 Dean's 2001 Agriculture Team Award for CystXTM technology Honorary Member, Society of Nematologists, 2001 Fellow, European Society of Nematology, 2002 Named a Purdue Woman Pioneer, 2006

Citations in Biographical Works:

Who's Who in America; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who of American Women; The World Who's Who of Women; American Men and Women of Science; International Scholars' Directory; Dictionary of International Biography; The Two Thousand Women of Achievement; Who's Who in the Midwest; Who's Who in Science & Engineering

National Offices and Professional Societies:

Society of Nematologists, President, 1969-1970, Vice-Pres., 1968-69; Secretary, 1965-68 Associate Editor, Journal of Nematology, 1974-76 Association of Systematics Collections, Board of Directors, 1975; 1978-81 Society of Systematic Zoology, Governing Council, 1979-82 United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, Senator, 1979-97, Executive Comm. 1985-94; Chairman of Nominating Committee, 1998 -04. Member, American Phytopathological Society, Helminthological Society of Washington, Society of European Nematologists, Organization of Tropical American Nematologists, Entomological Society of America, Society for the Study of Evolution, Ecological Society of America, Nematological Society of India, Hennig society, AAAS, Association for Zoological Nomenclature, AIBS, New York Academy of Science, Phi Beta Kappa Fellows

University Administrative Service:

Purdue University Graduate Council, 1971-75 Provost's Committee to study tenure in the University, 1972-73 President, Purdue Chapter, Phi Beta Kappa, 1974-75 (Vice-Pres. 1973-74, Historian 1970-73) Vice-President, Purdue Chapter, Sigma Xi, 1970-74 Organizing committee, Purdue Chapter, Gamma Sigma Delta, 1971-72 Faculty Fellow, Earhart Hall, 1971- 2000 President's Committee to select Provost, 1973 Provost's Committee to select Dean of Agriculture, 1980 University Promotions Committee, 1982-85 Board, Purdue Univesity Press, 1983-86 Executive Vice President's Search Committee for Dean, School of Science, 1992 Chair, Dean's Leadership Review Committee, 1995 Two Faculty Search Committees: 1) field entomologist position; 2) molecular position, 1998-99 Dean's Search Committee for Department Head, 1999, 2000

Selected Invitational Papers and Presentations since 1970:

1972. Symposium paper, XI International Symposium of Nematology, Reading, England. 1973. Lectures on research at The University Nematology Colloquium Series, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 1973. Seminars on research, Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside. 1973. Seminars on research, Cornell University; and address on "Women in Science and Higher Education". 1975. Review article on nematodes in agricultural crop communities for publication in Agroecosystems, vol. 2. 1975. Participant on panel to discuss "Systematics in Education" at meeting of Association of Systematics Collections, Ithaca, New York. 1975. Participant on panel to discuss techniques for teaching systematics at joint meetings of Am. Phytopathological Society and Society of Nematologists, Houston, Texas. 1975. Talk on "Soil Nematode Communities in Diverse Ecosystems" at fifth Soil Micro-communities Conf., SUNY, Syracuse.1975. Paper on "Nematode Community Dynamics in Stream Habitats" at 50th annual meeting of Am. Soc. of Parasitologists. 1977. Poster session on nematode systematics research at Beltsville Symposium II, Biosystematics in Agriculture. 1977. Panel participant for National Science Foundation symposium on Women in Science, Indiana University. 1978. Lecture on systematics of aquatic nematodes at Ohio University. 1978. Keynote presentation at industry-sponsored midwest corn nematode workshop. 1978. Honorary Chairman at meeting of European Society of Nematologists. 1978. Invited by Society of Systematic Zoology to present paper at Symposium on Contemporary Methods in Systematic Parasitology at joint meeting with American Society of Zoologists and American Microscopical Society. 1979. Lecture in the Famous Faculty Lecture Series, Purdue University. Lecture title: "Pattern, Popper and Predictability: A Biological Synthesis in Space and Time". 1979. Chapter on "Pollution Ecology of Nematodes of Freshwater and Estuarine Habitats" for book published by Academic Press. 1981. Paper at International Conference on Systematics and the Species Concept in Nematodes, Cambridge, England; and Chairman of Symposium, "Evolution and Phylogeny." 1982. Lecture on "Systematics of Nematodes" at University of California, Riverside and consultation with students and colleagues on systematic theory and practice. 1983. Lecture on "Trends in Nematode Systematics" at symposium on Current Topics in Nematology. Diamond Jubilee Celebration, American Phytopathological Society. 1983. Lecture on "Biogeography of Nematodes", 4th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Melbourne, Australia. 1984. Opening lecture on "Evolution and Biogeography of cyst-forming nematodes" at International Workshop supported by the European Plant Protection Organization, Mu"nster, Germany, DBR. 1984. Lecture at Nematology Symposium to honor W. F. Mai, Cornell University. 1984. Invited to address and moderate a symposium on "The Relationship of cladistic methodology to evolutionary theory" at a joint meeting of the Linnean Society, the Hennig Society and the Systematics Association (British) at the British Museum (Natural History), London. 1985. Invited participant, NSF sponsored "Workshop on Priorities for Collaborative Work in Ecology and Systematics of Soil Organisms", Corvallis, OR. 1986. Invited chapter on "Phylogenetic Concepts and Methods" for 25th anniversary volume of Society o Nematologists. 1986. Invited guest speaker at symposium on "Soil Organisms and Plant Health" (topic: "Perspectives from protein patterns: Nematodes and their roots"), annual meeting, NC Div. American Phytopathological Society, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 1988. Invited speaker at workshop on living collections, sponsored by Association of Systematics Collections, May 13, 1988, Chicago, IL. 1988. Invited speaker on "Systematics, Community Structure, and Ecology, annual meeting of Society of Nematologists, June 13, 1988, Raleigh, NC. 1988. Invited speaker on "The Use of Macromolecular Data for Phylogenetic Analysis" at symposium of the 5th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Kyoto, Japan, August 20-27, 1988. 1990. Invited Speaker, Symposium on Critical Issues in Biological Diversity at the IV International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB), University of Maryland. 1990. Invited speaker at Symposium on Molecular Systematics, Second International Nematology Congress. Wageningen, The Netherlands. 1993. Invited chair and presentor of first lecture, Workshop on Systematics, 6th INternational Congress of Plant Pathology 1993. Participant, NSF sponsored workship to devise feasible, cost effective protolcols for an all-taxa biodiversi inventory (ATBI). 1998. Invited participant and speaker, ESN Workshop on Cereal Cyst Nematodes, Dundee Scotland. 1998. Chair, Colloquium on Biochemical and Molecular Phylogeny, 24th International Nematology Symposium Dundee, Scotland 1998. Organized and chaired Symposium on Species Concepts, Society of Nematologists Annual Meeting. 2002. Invited speaker on Systematics and Taxonomy of Nematodes. Colloquium on Historical Perspectives in Nematology. Fourth Int. Cong. of Nematology, Tenerife Spain. 2004. Invited speaker at Tree of Life Workshop, Society of Nematologists Annual Meeting, Estes Park, CO. 2005. Invited symposium speaker at Annual Midwest Conference of Parasitology, Wabash College, Crawfordsv IN. 2007. Invited symposium speaker at Annual Meeting Society of Nematologists, San Diego, CA

Other Activities Since 1970:

Chairman and organizer of Society of Nematologists symposia on "Current Approaches to Systematic Biology, annual meeting 1969; and "Nematode Ecology", 1971.

Chairman, SON Committee on Systematic Resources in Nematology 1974-81.

Chairman of two committees to prepare state-of-the-art papers in Nematology for use by federal task forces 1972 1976.

Member, National Science Foundation funded committee on the Future of Systematics in Invertebrate Zoology (editor of final report) - 1974-78.

Guest member of Editorial Committee, Annual Review of Phytopathology 1976.

Member of Public Responsibilities Committee, American Phytopathological Society, 1979-82.

Member of Program Committee and Publications Committee for IX Int. Congress of Plant Protection 1979, and e of proceedings.

Review panel of National Research Council to evaluate candidates for National Science Foundation graduate fellowships 1978-80.

Moderator, Symposium on Vicariance Biogeography sponsored by American Museum of Natural History, New Y City, May 2-4, 1979.

Consultant to National Science Foundation 1979-82 and panel member for Systematic Biology Program.

Invited participant at National Science Foundation Workshop on the future of basic systematic research, 1980.

Chairman of paper session at 3rd Symposium on Aquatic Nematodes (Sept. 8, 1981), Institution for Marine Environmental Research, Plymouth, England.

Chairman of 1981 committee to judge Ernst Mayr student paper competition, Society for Systematic Zoology, D TX, Dec. 1981.Member, nominations committee, Society for Systematic Zoology, 1981-82.

Member, nominations committee, Society of Systematic Zoologoy, 1981-82

Member, Visiting Review Committee, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution, June 1982.

Chairman of Session at 16th International Nematology Symposium, St. Andrews, Scotland, August 1982.

Representative for Systematic Zoology on panel discussion of "Priority Needs and Directions for Systematics" at meeting of the Association of Systematics Collections, Urbana, IL, June 1984.

Member, Science Advisory Comm. to President of Wellesley College, 1985-1990.

Member, Oversight Committee for Systematic Biology Program, National Science Foundation, May 1985.

Chairman, Honors and Awards Committee, Society of Nematologists, 1987-88 (vice-chairman, 1986-87).

Representative of United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa on AAAS Section X Committee (Science & Society), 1987 - 1997

Member, USDA Competitive Grants Panel for Entomology/Nematology, 1988.

Chairman, Oversight Committee for NSF Systematic Biology Program, 1988.

Member, CSRS review team for Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 1989.

Member, CSRS review team for Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, 1989

Member, NSF panel to review Science and Technology Center (STC) proposals in environmental area, 1989.

Member of panel to review molecular programs of the Smithsonian Institution in Panama (Naos Marine, Laborat Barro Colorado Island, and Tupper Research Center, 1991; and Washington D.C. (Laboratory of Molecul Systematics in Suitland, Genetics Laboratory of the National Zoological Park, and National Museum of N History, 1992.

Member, CSRS committee to prepare paper on Future of Nematology in The U.S. (Dr. K. R. Barker, Chairman, 1992-93.

Member, USDA NRI proposal review panel for Enomology/Nematology, 1997.

Invited participant, NSF Workshop for Systematics and Inventory of Soil Nematodes, 1997.

Member, NSF grants panel, Systematic Biology, October 1999.

Elected member & Chair Phi Beta Kappa national nominating committee 1999 - 2005

Research Grants (since 1980):

$111,101 (1982 - 85) National Science Foundation $112,027 (1981 - 88) I.C.I.A. and P.V.I.(Crop Improvement Groups - with JMF) $100,000 (1987 - 89) U.S.D.A. Competitive Research Grant $50,000 (1987 - 89) National Science Foundation (Career Advancement Award) $90,825 (1988 - 91) Crop Improvement Groups (with JMF) $100,000 (1998 - 91) USDA Competitive Research Grant $32,000 (1989 - 92) Competitive crossroads grant from PU (with JMF) $59,000 (1991-94) Crop Improvement Groups (with JMF) $275,620 (1992-00) Research Grants, IN Soybean Board $24,000 (1997-99) Purdue Res. Foundation, graduate student, molecular systematics $95,946 (1997-02) National Science Foundation, molecular systematics $90,000 (2000-03) Research Grant, IN Soybean Board $60,000 (2000-02) Research on molecular assays, ISB (with R.Vierling, J. Faghihi) $40,000 (2003-04) Research Grant, IN Soybean Board $29,430 (2004-06) Purdue Research Foundation $43,700 (2004-05) Research Grants, IN Soybean Board $30,000 (2005-07) Research Grant, IN Soybean Board. $70,000 (2006-2008) Research Grant, NC Soybean Research Board.

Scholarly Interests:

Research and teaching in systematics, biogeography and ecology of soil, freshwater, and marine nematodes, especially plant parasitic cyst nematodes; with emphasis on similarities and differences among taxa, and phylogenetic relationships based on molecular data. Molecular systematics in selected insect groups. Discovery and development of resistance genes in soybean to soybean cyst nematode and study of molecular pathways in resistant and susceptible cultivars based on large array analyses and other molecular techniques. Teaching of courses in Molecular Systematics and Phylogeny to nematology and entomology students.

Refereed papers and invited book chapters (since 1971:

Ferris, Virginia, R. 1971. Taxonomy of the Dorylaimida. p. 163-189. In B. M. Zuckerman, R. A. Rohde, and W. F. Mai (eds.), Plant Nematology. Vol. I. Academic Press, New York. 345p. Ferris, Virginia R. and R. L. Bernard. 1971. Crop rotation effects on population densities of ectoparasitic nematodes. J. of Nematology 3: 119-122. Ferris, Virginia R. and R. L. Bernard. 1971. Effect of soil type on population densities of nematodes in soybean rotation fields. J. of Nematology 3: 123-128. Ferris, Virginia R., J. M. Ferris, R. L. Bernard, and A. H. Probst. 1971. Community structure of plant-parasitic nematodes related to soil types in Illinois and Indiana soybean fields. J. of Nematology 3: 399-408. Ferris, Virginia R. 1971. A review of the book "Plant Parasitic Nematodes, Volume II" edited by B. M. Zuckerman, W. F. Mai, and R. A. Rohde. Journal of Parasitology 57: 1158. Tjepkema, J. P., Virginia R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris. 1971. Review of the genus Aporcelaimellus Heyns, 1965 and six species groups of the genus Eudorylaimus Andrassy, 1959 (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Purdue University Research Bulletin 882: 1-52. Johnson, S. R., Virginia R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris. 1972. Nematode community structure of forest woodlots. I. Relationships based on similarity coefficients of nematode species. J. of Nematology 4: 175-183. Ferris, Virginia R. and J. M. Ferris. 1972. Distribution of free-living soil nematodes of the Belondiroidea in Indiana and the United States. Proc. Indiana Academy of Science for 1971. 81: 365-369. Ferris, Virginia R. and J. M. Ferris. 1972. Nematode community dynamics in natural and disturbed environments. Proc. XI Internat. Symp. of Nematol., Reading, England. pp. 21-22. Ferris, Virginia R., J. M. Ferris, and C. A. Callahan. 1972. Nematode community structure a tool for evaluating water resource environments. Tech. Rept. No. 30, Purdue University Water Resources Research Center. 40p. Ferris, Virginia R. (Chairman). 1972. The importance of discoveries in nematology to human welfare. Bioscience 22: 237-239. Johnson, S. R., J. M. Ferris, and Virginia R. Ferris. 1973. Nematode community structure of forest woodlots. II. An ordination of nematode communities. J. Nematol. 5: 95-107. Ferris, Virginia R. and J. M. Ferris. 1973. Lindseyus costatus gen. n., sp. n., and notes on the Roqueidae and Swangeriidae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Proc. Helm. Soc. Wash. 40: 43- 46. Taylor, P. L., J. M. Ferris, and Virginia R. Ferris. 1973. Technique for quantifying injury to seedling soybeans by Pratylenchus penetrans without sacrificing the plant. J. Nematol. 5: 68-69. Goseco, C. G., and Virginia R. Ferris. 1973. Intersexes of Leptonchus obtusus Thorne. J. of Nematol. 5: 226-228. Ferris, Virginia, J. M. Ferris, and J. P. Tjepkema. 1973. Genera of Freshwater Nematodes (Nematoda) of Eastern North America. Biota of FreshwaterEcosystems Identification Manual for the Environmental Protection Agency. 40p. Johnson, S. R., J. M. Ferris, and V. R. Ferris. 1974. Nematode community structure of forest woodlots: III. Ordinations of taxonomi groups and biomass. J. Nematol. 6: 118-126. Goseco, C. G., V. R. Ferris and J. M. Ferris. 1974. Revisions in Leptonchoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Leptonchus, Proleptonchus, Funaria, and Meylis n. gen. in Leptonchidae, Leptonchinae. Purdue Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Bull. 911: 1-32 (issued 1/75). Goseco, C. G., V. R. Ferris and J. M. Ferris. 1974. Revisions Leptonchoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Tyleptus in Leptonchidae, Tyleptinae; Basirotyleptus; in Leptonchidae, Belonenchinae; and Loncharionem n. gen. in Leptonchidae, Xiphinemellinae. Purdue Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Bull. 913: 1-25 (issued 6/75). Ferris, V. R., and J. M. Ferris. 1974. Inter-relationships between nematode and plant communities in agricultural ecosystems. Agro-Ecosystems 1: 275-299 (issued 7/75). Goseco, C. G., V. R. Ferris and J. M. Ferris. 1975. Revisions in Leptonchoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Tylencholaimellus, Doryllium, Gerthus n. gen. and Agmodorus in Tylencholaimellidae; and Aulolaimoides and Adenolaimus in Aulolaimoididae. Purdue Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Bull. 928: 1-40. (issued 9/76). Goseco, C. G., and V. R. Ferris. 1976. Funaria maryanneae n. sp. and Proleptonchus weischeri n. sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Europe and New Synonyms in Leptonchoidea. J. of Nematol. 7: 213-217. Ferris, V. R., C. G. Goseco, and J. M. Ferris. 1976. Biogeography of free-living soil nematodes from the perspective of plate tectonics. Science 193: 508-510. Goseco, C. G., V. R. Ferris and J. M. Ferris. 1976. Revisions in Leptonchoidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Dorylaimoides in Dorylaimoididae, dorylaimoidinae; Caolaimus and Timmus n. gen. in Dorylaimoididae, Calolaiminae; and Miranema in Miranematidae. Purdue Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. Res. Bull. 941: 1-46 (issued 5/77). Ferris, V. R. 1977. Status report on nematology. A.I.B.S. Communicator 3, No. 2: 3-5. Callahan, C. A., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1977. Evaluation of nematode community structure as a method for quantifying ecological change in stream environments. J. Nematol. 9: 265-266. Ferris, V. R., C. G. Goseco and A. C. Kumar. 1979. Proleptonchoides southindiae n. gen., n. sp., a new leptonchoid from South India. J. Nematol. 11: 70-72. Callahan, C. A., V. R. Ferris and J. M. Ferris. 1979. The ordination of aquatic nematode communities as affected by stream water quality. Pages 101-116 in J. Cairns, Jr., G. P. Patil and W. E. Waters, eds. Statistical Ecology vol. 11, Environmental biomonitoring, assessment, prediction, and management. Publication of the International Statistical Ecology Program, Int. Cooperative Publishing House, Burtonsville, MD. Goseco, C. G. and V. R. Ferris. 1979. New data for Leptonchus transvaalensis from Nigeria, and key to Leptonchus. J. Nematol. 11: 108-110. Ferris, V. R. 1979. Cladistic approaches in the study of soil and plant parasitic nematodes. Amer. Zool. 19: 1195-1215. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1979. Thread Worms (Nematoda). Pages 1 - 33 in C. W. Hart and S. L. H. Fuller eds. Pollution ecology of estuarine invertebrates. Academic Press, New York. Ferris, V. R. 1980 A science in search of a paradigm? -- Review of the symposium, "Vicariance Biogeography: A Critique". Syst. Zool. 29: 67-76. Ferris, V. R., C. G. Goseco and J. M. Ferris. 1980. Revisions of Oxydirus and Tarjanius n. gen. in Oxydiridae, Belon- diroidea (Nematoda: Dorylaimida); and Oxydiroides in Prodorylaimidae, Dorylaimoidea. Purdue Univ. Ag. Res. Bull. 965: 1-29. Goseco, C. G., V. R. Ferris and J. M. Ferris. 1981. Sclerostylus n. gen. from Panama and other Neotropical species of Leptonchoidea (Dorylaimida). J. Nematol. 13: 79-86. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and C. G. Goseco. 1981. Phylogenetic and Biogeographic hypotheses in Leptonchidae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) and a new classification. Proc. Helm. Soc. Wash. 48: 163-171 Ferris, V. R., C. G. Goseco and J. M. Ferris. 1981. Tarjanius Ferris, Goseco and Ferris, 1980, a junior synonym of Paraoxydirus Jairajpuri and Ahmad, 1979; and emended description of Paraoxydirus. Nematologica 27: 350-351. McSorley, R., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1982. Model synthesis and validation: primary consumers. pp. 141-156 In D. W. Freckman (ed.) Nematodes in Soil Ecosystems. Univ. Texas Press, Austin. Ferris, V. R. 1982. Phylogeny, historical biogeography and the species concept in soil nematodes. pp. 143- 161. In A. Stone and H. Platt, eds. Concepts in Nematode Systematics. Systematics Association (England) Special Volume. Academic Press. (Proceedings of International Symposium on Concepts in Nematode Systematics) Georgi, L., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1983. Population development of Pratylenchus hexincisus in eight corn inbreds. J. Nematol. 15:243-252. Alby, T., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1983. Dispersion and distribution of Pratylenchus scribneri and Hoplolaimus galeatus in soybean fields. J. Nematol. 418-426. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and C. G. Goseco. 1983. Revision of Belondira and notes on Oxybelondira in Belondiridae (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). P.U. A.E.S. Research Bull. 979:1-48. Yeates, G. W. and V. R. Ferris. 1984. Dorylaimellus egmonti n. sp. (Nematoda: Dorylaimida) from Taranaki, New Zealand. N.Z. Journal of Zoology 11:137-140. Ferris, J. M., V. R. Ferris and R. P. Esser. 1984. Nematological examination. pp. 995-1019 in A. E. Greenberg, R.R. Trussell and L. S. Clesceri, eds. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, 16th edition. APHA, AWWA, WPCF. Ferris, V. R. 1985. Evolution and biogeography of cyst- forming nematodes. OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 15:123- 129. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1985. Biogeography of soil nematodes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 12:301-315. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and L. L. Murdock. 1985. Two-dimensional protein patterns in Heterodera glycines. J. Nematol. 17:422-427. Faghihi, J., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1986. Heterodera glycines in Indiana: I. Reproduction of Geographical isolates on soybean differentials. J. Nematol. 18:169-172. Faghihi, J., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1986. Heterodera glycines in Indiana: II. Morphology of geographical isolates. J. Nematol. 18:173-177. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris, L. L. Murdock and J. Faghihi. 1986. Heterodera glycines in Indiana: III. 2-D protein patterns of geographical isolates. J. Nematol. 18:177-182. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1987. Phylogenetic concepts and methods. Pages 346-353 in J. A. Veech and D. W. Dickson, eds. Vistas on Nematology. 25th anniversary volume of the Society of Nematologists. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris, L. L. Murdock and J. Faghihi. 1987. Two-dimensional protein patterns in Labronema, Aporcelaimellus and Eudorylaimus (Nematoda: Dorylaimida). Journal of Nematology 19:431-440. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1988. Phylogenetic analyses in Dorylaimida using data from 2-D protein patterns. Journal of Nematology 20:102-108 Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1989. Why ecologists need systematists: Importance of systematics to ecological research. J. Nematol. 21:308-314. Ferris, V. R. , J. Faghihi, A. Ireholm, and J. M. Ferris. 1989. Two-dimensional protein patterns of cereal cyst nematodes. Phytopathology 79:927-933. Ferris, V. R. , J. M. Ferris, and J. Faghihi. 1991. Biological diversity from the perspective of molecular biology. Pp. 71-76 in The Unity of Evolutionary Biology, E.C. Dudley, ed. Dioscorides Press. Ferris, V.R. and J.M. Ferris. 1992. Integration of classical and molecular approaches in systematics. Pp. 92- 100 in Gommers, F.J. and P. W. Th. Maas, eds., Nematology from Molecule to Ecosystem. Dekker and Huisman, Wildervank, The Netherlands. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and J. Faghihi. 1993. Variation in spacer ribosomal DNA in some cyst-forming species of plant parasitic nematodes. Fundamental and Applied Nematology16:172-184 Ferris, V.R. 1994. The future of nematode systematics. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 17: 97-101. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris, J. Faghihi, and A. Ireholm. 1994. Comparisons of isolates of Heterodera avenae using 2-D PAGE protein patterns and ribosomal DNA. J. Nematol. 26: 144-151. Ferris, V. R., L. I. Miller, J. Faghihi, and J. M. Ferris. 1995. Ribosomal DNA comparisons of Globodera from two continents. J. Nematol. 27:273-283. Faghihi, J., R. A. Vierling, J. M. Halbrendt, V. R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris. 1995. Resistance genes in a 'Williams 82' x 'Hartwig' soybean cross to an inbred line of Heterodera glycines. J. Nematol. 27:418- 421. Vierling, R. A., J. Faghihi, V. R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris, 1995. Association of RFLP markers with loci conferring broad-based resistance to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 92:83-86. Li, J., J. Faghihi, J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1996. The use of RAPD amplified DNA as markers for virulence characteristics in soybean cyst nematode. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 19 19:143- 150. Ferris, J. M. and V. R. Ferris. 1998. Biology of plant parasitic nematodes. Pp, 21-35 In "Plant andNematodeInteractions".Eds. K. R. Barker, G. A. Pederson and G. L. Windham. American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Madison, WI. Ferris, V. R., 1998. Evolution, Phylogeny and Systematics. Pp. 57-82 In "The Cyst Nematodes". Ed, S. Sharma. Chapman Press. Ferris, V. R., 1999. Species concepts do matter in nematology. Journal of Nematology 31: 93-94. Ferris, V. R., S. A. Subbotin, A. Ireholm, Y. Spiegel, J. Faghihi and J. Ferris. 1999. Ribosomal DNA sequence analysis of Heterodera filipjevi and H. latipons isolates from Russia and comparisons with other nematode isolates. Russian Journal of Nematology 7: 121-125. Ferris, V. R., E. Krall, F. Faghihi and J. M. Ferris. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships of Globodera millefolii, G. artemisiae, and Cactodera salina based on ITS region of ribosomal DNA. Journal of Nematology 31:498-507. Sabo, A., N. Vovlas and V. R. Ferris. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships based on ribosomal DNA data for four species of cyst nematodes from Italy and one from Syria. Journal of Nematology 33:183-190. Sabo, A., L. G. L. Reis, E. Krall, M. Mundo-Ocampo, and V. R. Ferris. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of a distinct species of Globodera from Portugal and two Punctodera species. Journal of Nematology 34:263-266. Ferris, V. R., A. Sabo, J. C. Baldwin, M. Mundo-Ocampo, R. N. Inserra, and S. Sharma. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships among selected Heteroderoidea based on 18S and ITS ribosomal DNA. Journal of Nematology 36:202-206. Sabo, A and V. R. Ferris. 2004. Beta-tubulin paralogs provide a qualitative test for a phylogeny of cyst nematodes. Journal of Nematology 36:440-448. Chen, H-B, P. K. Hogue, K. L. Miller, J. Faghihi, V. R. Ferris, and R. A. Vierling. 2005. A SNP linked to the major QTL of Hartwig SCN resistance. Seed Technology 27:269-272. Creech, J. E., W. G. Johnson, J. Faghihi, V. R. Ferris, and A. Westphal. 2005. First report of soybean cyst nematode reproduction on purple deadnettle under field conditions. Plant Management Network July 15, 2005, 2 pp. P. A. Donald, P.E. Pierson, S. K. St. Martin, P. R. Sellers, G.R. Noel, A. E. MacGuidwin, J. Faghihi, V.R. Ferris, C. R. Grau, D.J. Jardine, H. Melakeberhan, T.L. Niblack, W.C. Stienstra, G.L. Tylka, T. A. Wheeler, and D.S. Wysong. 2006. Yield of Soybean Cyst Nematode-Resistant and Susceptible Cultivars in Infested and Noninfested Soil in the North Central USA. Journal of Nematology 38:76-82. Creech, J. E., W. G. Johnson, J. Faghihi, V. R. Ferris. 2006. Survey of Indiana Producers and Crop Advisors: A Perspective on Winter Annual Weeds and Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines). Weed Technology 2006. Sharma, J., L. Sun, W. D. Hope, and V. R. Ferris. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships of the marine nematode family Comesomatidae. Journal of Nematology 38:229-232 (cover) Lu Sun, Aniko Sabo, M. D. Meyer, R. P. Randolph, Luke M. Jacobus, W. P. McCafferty, Virginia R. Ferris. 2006. Tests of Current Hypotheses of Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) Phylogeny Using Molecular (18s rDNA) Data. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 99:241-252. Li, Shujuan1, Lu Sun1, Christian Y. Oseto1 and Virginia R. Ferris. 2007. Phylogenetic Analyses and a Method for Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Two Sunflower Seed Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Smicronyx). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100:649‐654. Webb, J. M., L. Sun, W. P. McCafferty, and V. R. Ferris. 2007. A new species and new synonym in Heptagenia Walsh (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae: Heptageniinae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Journal of Insect Science 7:116. Creech, J. Earl, J. S. Webb, B. G. Young, J. P. Bond, S. K. Harrison, V. R. Ferris, J. Faghihi, A. Westphal, and W. G. Johnson. 2007. Development of soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) on Henbit (Lamiium amplexicaule) and purple deadnettle (L. purpureum) 2007. Weed Technology 21:1064‐1070. Creech, J. Earl, A. Westphal, V. R. Ferris, J. Faghihi, T. J. Vyn. J. B. Santini, and W. O. Johnson. 2007. Influence of winter annual weed management and crop rotation on soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) and winter annual weeds. Weed Science 56:103‐111. Li, Shujuan, L. Sun, C. Y. Oseto, and V. R. Ferris. 2008. Population structure in the gray sunflower seed weevil, Smicronyx sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) based on analyses of mitochondrial DNA and microsatellites. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100:649-654. Faghihi, J. R. A. Vierling, J. B. Santini, and V. R. Ferris. 2008. Effects of selected fungicides on development of soybean cyst nematode. Nematropica 37 (in press).

Research abstracts (since 1975):

Ferris, V. R. 1977. Phylogenetic and biogeographic analyses of free-living soil nematodes. Ameri. Zool. 17: 502. Ferris, J. M. and V. R. Ferris. 1976. Dynamics of nematode communities in stream habitats. Trans. Am. Micros. Soc. 95: 273. McSorley, R., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1977. A predictive simulation model of corn- nematode interactions. J. Nematol. 9: 277. Ferris, V. R., C. G. Goseco, and J. M. Ferris. 1978. Evolution of the Leptonchidae. Abstracts 3rd Int. Cong. of Plant Path. Munchen, 16-23 August 1978: 133. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and B. Weischer. 1978. A comparison of nematode community structure in deciduous forests of Germany and U.S.A. Abstracts 3rd Int. Cong. of Plant Path. Munchen, 16-23 August 1978: 140. Ferris, J. M. and V. R. Ferris. 1978. The use of the generalized computer system SELGEM for management of large nematode collections. Abstracts 3rd Int. Cong. of Plant Path. Munchen, 16-23 August 1978: 140. Alby, T., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1980. Dispersion and distribution of selected nematodes in soybean fields in Indiana. J. Nematol. 12: 213-214. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1980. Numerical analyses as tools in nematode systematics. J. Nematol. 12: 220. Ferris, V. R. and L. L. Murdock. 1981. Protein patterns in nematode systematics. Amer. Zool. 21: 520. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1982. New data for systematics of Labronema (Dorylaimida). Abstracts, 16th Int. Symp. European Society of Nematol., St. Andrews, Scotland. Ferris, V. R. 1983. Trends in nematode systematics. Jour. Nematol. 15: 479. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1983. Biogeography of nematodes. Abstracts, 4th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Melbourne, Australia. Faghihi, J., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1985. Indiana populations of soybean cyst nematode. J. Nematol. 17:495. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and J. Faghihi. 1985. Comparison of 2-D protein patterns of Indiana H. glycines. J. Nematol. 17:496. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1985. 2-D protein patterns of temperate and tropical nematodes. Nematropica 15:118. Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1986. Two-dimensional protein patterns in Heterodera avenae. Revue Nematologie 9:295-296. Faghihi, J., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1987. Relationship between greenhouse and field susceptibility tests of SCN resistant soybean lines. Journal of Nematology 19:531. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and J. Faghihi. 1987. Two-dimensional protein patterns of strains and pathotypes in Heterodera avenae. Journal of Nematology 19:522. Niles, R. K., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1988. The relationship between agronomic perturbation and nematode community structure. J. Nematol. 20.652 Ferris, V. R. and J. M. Ferris. 1988. The use of macromolecular data for phylogenetic analysis of Heteroderidae. Abstract, 5th Int. Congress of Plant Pathology, Kyoto, Japan. Ferris, V.R. and J.M. Ferris. 1990. Biological diversity from the perspective of molecular biology. Abstracts, Fourth Internat. Cong. of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (ICSEB IV). Ferris, V.R. and J.M. Ferris. 1990. Integration of classical and molecular approaches in systematics. Abstracts, Second Internat. Nematol. Congress. Niles, R.K., J.M. Ferris and V.R. Ferris. 1991. Relationship between agronomic management and nematode community structure. Abstract, Soil Ecology Society Meeting, April 1-5, 1991. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and J. Faghihi. 1992. Ribosomal DNA comparisons in cyst nematodes. Nematologica 38:411. Ferris, V. R.,J. M. Ferris and J. Faghihi. 1992. Ribosomal DNA comparisons in Heterodera avenae. J. of Nematol. 24:411. Ferris, V.R., J.M. Ferris and J. Faghihi. 1993. Systematic research in cyst nematodes, based on molecular and classical data. Proceedings, International Congress of Plant Pathology, Montreal, Canada, July/August 1993. Faghihi, J., J. M. Ferris and V. R. Ferris. 1994. Differential impact of rotational crops on population levels of soybean cyst nematodes. J. Nematol. 26:99. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris and J. Faghihi. 1994. Sequence comparisons of 5.8S ribosomal genes in cyst nematodes. J. Nematol. 26:99-100. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris, and J. Faghihi. 1994. Molecular systematics in Heteroderidae. J. Nematol. 26:544. Faghihi, J., R. A. Vierling, J. M. Halbrendt, V. R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris, 1995, Genes for resistance to Heterodera glycines in the soybean cultivar Hartwig. J. Nematol. 27:499. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris, and J. Faghihi. 1995. Phylogenetic relationships of Cactodera based on ribosomal DNA sequence data. J. Nematol. 27:500. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris, and J. Faghihi. 1997. Phylogenetic relationships of "Goettingiana Group" heteroderid cyst nematodes based on ribosomal DNA Sequences. Nematropica 26:263. Vierling, R. A., J. Faghihi, V. R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris. 1997. RFLP markers for loci conferring broad-based resistance to soybean cyst nematode. Nematropica 26:325. Ferris, V. R., J. M. Ferris, and J. Faghihi. 1997. Ribosomal DNA comparisons of Globodera tabacum with other Globodera species. Journal of Nematology 29:577. Vierling, R. A., J. Faghihi, V. R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris. 1998. Inbred nematodes elucidate relationships between different sources of resistance. Journal of Nematology 29:611. Faghihi, J., R. A. Vierling, V. R. Ferris and J. M. Ferris. 1998. Yield data for soybean lines with Hartwig resistance to soybean cyst nematode. Journal of Nematology 30:495. Ferris, V. R., R. D. Riggs, A. Sabo, J. Faghihi, and J. M. Ferris. 1998. Relationships of Cactodera betulae to other cyst nematodes based on ribosomal DNA. Phytopathology 88:S28. Faghihi, J., R. A. Vierling, V. R. Ferris and J. M. Ferris. 1999. Performance of germplasm PUSCN14 with Hartwig resistance in a field highly infested with soybean cyst nematode. Journal of Nematology, 31: 534. Sabo, A., N. Vovlas, and V. R. Ferris. 2000. Molecular analysis of ribosomal DNA sequence data for four species of cyst nematodes from Italy and one from Syria. Journal of Nematology 32:459. Faghihi, J., R. A. Vierling, V. R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris. 2001. Effect of resistant soybean lines with PUSCN14 on populations of soybean cyst nematode. Phytopathology 91, #6 (supplement):S133 Sabo, A., L. G .L. Reis, E. Krall, M. Mundo Ocampo, and V. R. Ferris. 2001. Phylogenetic relationships of an undescribed species of Globodera from Portugal and two Punctodera species based on ribosomal DNA sequence data. Phytopathology 91, #6 (supplement):S142. Faghihi, J., R. A. Vierling and V. R. Ferris. 2002. Proteomic analysis of SCN inoculated soybean roots. Nematology: 4, part 2:230. Sabo, A, and V. R. Ferris. 2002. Are data from the beta-tubulin gene family useful for cyst nematode phylogeny? Nematology 4, part 2:179. Faghihi, J, H. Quesada, R. Gazo, R. A. Vierling and V. R. Ferris. 2003. New tools for high throughput phenotypic greenhouse screening. Journal of Nematology 35:833. Sharma, J, L. Sun, W. D. Hope, and V. R. Ferris. 2004. Preliminary observation on the systematics of the marine nematode family, Comesomatidae, based on molecular data. Journal of Nematology 36:345. Faghihi, J. R. A. Viering and V. R. Ferris. 2004. Periodic fluctuations in number of new SCN cysts observed in greenhouse studies. Journal of Nematology 36:316. Ferris, V. R., A. Sabo, J. G. Baldwin, M. Mundo-Ocampo, R. N. Inserra, and S. Sharma. 2004. Journal of Nematology 36:317. Chen, H., R. A. Vierling, J. Faghihi, and V. R. Ferris. 2005.A SNP test for CystX® resistance to soybean cyst nematode. Journal of Nematology 37:361-362 Creech, J. E., W. G. Johnson, V. R. Ferris, J. Faghihi, and A. Westphal. 2006. Crop rotation and winter weed management effects on the weed seedbank and soybean cyst nematode density. Proc. North Central Weed Sci. Soc. 61:211. Milwaukee, WI Creech, J. E., W. G. Johnson, V. R. Ferris, J. Faghihi, and A. Westphal. 2006. Cropping system and winter weed management effects on weed seedbank dynamics and soybean cyst nematode population density. American Soc. of Agron. 98:312-6. Indianapolis, IN. Faghihi, J, R. A. Vierling, and V. R. Ferris. 2006. Field and greenhouse evaluations of selected fungicides on development of soybean cyst nematode. Journal of Nematology 38: 271 Faghihi, J., S. Conley, and V. R. Ferris. 2007. Field reaction of selected SCN resistant soybean germ plasm toward SDS. Journal of Nematology 39 (1):76.

Other publications (since 1970):

Ferris, V. R. J. M. Ferris, and C. A. Callahan. 1972. Nematode community structure: A tool for evaluating water resource environments. Tech. Rept. No. 30, Purdue Univ. Water Resources Research Center. 40p. Ferris, V. R. 1977. Status Report on Nematology. A.I.B.S. Communicator 3(2): 3-5. Ferris, V. R. (representing the Society for Systematic Zoology). 1985. The systematics community: priorities for the next decade. Assoc. of Systematics Collections Newsletter 12:55. (dated Dec. 1984, issued Jan. 1985). Barker, K. R., R. (co-chair), R. S. Hussey (co-chair), L. R. Krusberg (co-chair), G. W. Bird, R. A. Dunn, H. Ferris, V. R. Ferris, D. W. Freckman, C. J. Gabriel, P. S. Grewal, A. E. MacGuidwin, D. L. Riddle, P. A. Roberts, and D. P. Schmitt. 1994. Plant and soil nematodes: Societal impact and focus for the future. J. Nematol. 26:127-137.

Patent:

Vierling, R. A., J. Faghihi, V. R. Ferris, and J. M. Ferris. Patent Number 6,096,944, Methods for conferring broad-based soybean cyst nematode resistance to a soybean line. To Purdue Research Foundation, August 1, 2000.