CURRICULUM VITAE (Effective: February 2009)
Name Aldemaro Romero
Academic Fields Integrative Biology, Environmental Studies.
Academic Address Department of Biological Sciences Arkansas State University P.O. Box 599 State University, AR 72467, USA [email protected] Ph.: (870) 972-3082 Fax: (870) 972-2638
Current Position Chair and Professor
Universities Attended
University Location, Dates Degree
Universidad de Oriente Cumaná, Venezuela 1/70-6/70 Universidad de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Licenciado Biología 9/70-6/77 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Ph. D. 1/81-8/84 Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA Certificate, 11/87-12/87 Management for Managers in Natural Resources
University and Administrative Experience
2003 – Present: Chair and Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR. 1998-2003: Associate Professor and Director of the Environmental Studies Program, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN. 1996-1998: Assistant Professor of Biology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL. 1994-1996: Adjunct (Research) Associate Professor, University of Miami, FL. 1986-1994: Executive Director and CEO, BIOMA, The Venezuelan Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity, Caracas, Venezuela. 1985-1986: Country Program Director, The Nature Conservancy, Washington, D.C.
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Grants, University Scholarships, Fellowships, and Prizes
A) Research Grants:
1981 - Peter Nikolic Fellowship in Animal Behavior and Charles Tobach Fund award. Amount: $330. Project Title: The evolution of behavior in surface (eyed), cave (blind), and intermediate forms of Astyanax mexicanus (Pisces: Characidae). 1982 - Organization for Tropical Studies post-course award. Amount: $1,500. Project Title: Genetic basis of behavior and phenotypic variability in Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier) (Pisces: Characidae) in different environments of Costa Rica. 1982 - National Speleological Society research grant. Amount: $255. Project Title: Genetical, morphological, and behavioral studies on the evolutionary biology of the Astyanax-species complex of Middle America. 1983 - Southern Regional Education Board research grant. Amount: $761.84. Project Title: Reactions to light in cave populations of Trogloglanis pattersoni and Satan eurystomus (Pisces: Ictaluridae) (with S. Green). 1983 - Explorers Club research grant. Amount: $600. Project Title: Variation in apparently neutral morphological characters of the cave populations of Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae). 1983 - Sigma-Xi, The Scientific Research Society research grant. Amount: $180. Project Title: Aggressive behavior between the surface (eyed) and cave (blind) forms of Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae). 1983 - National Speleological Society research grant. Amount: $300. Project Title: Variation in apparently neutral morphological characters of the cave populations of Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae). 1985 - Universidad Central de Venezuela research grant. Amount: $10,000. Project Title: Experimental analysis of the migratory behavior of fishes in continuous channels (with L. Levin and P. Belmonte). 1986 - Universidad Central de Venezuela research grant. Amount: $10,000. Project Title: Experimental analysis of the migratory behavior of fishes in continuous channels (with L. Levin and P. Belmonte) (renewal). 1988 - Universidad Central de Venezuela research grant. Amount: $15,000. Project Title: Studies on orientation in fish migration (with L. Levin). 1991 - Fauna & Flora Preservation Society research grant. Amount: $7,500. Project Title: Paraguaná Critical Areas Program. 1993 - Fauna & Flora Preservation Society research grant. Amount: $7,500. Project Title: Freshwater biological preserve design in Paraguaná, Venezuela. 1999 - Keck Student-Faculty Collaboration proposal. Amount: $4,520. Project Title: Distribution and Exploitation of Cetaceans in the Southern Caribbean. II: Grenada and Adjacent Waters. 1999 - Wallace Faculty Research grant. Amount: $6,200. Project Title: Distribution and Exploitation of Cetaceans in the Southern Caribbean. III: Trinidad and Tobago. 2000 - Wallace Faculty research grant. Amount: US $7,000. Project Title: Distribution and Exploitation of Marine Mammals in the Southern Caribbean. V: Tobago. 3
2000 - Wallace Faculty Travel grant. Amount: $4,900. Project Title: Paleoenvironment and Taphonomy of the Alcover-Montral Fossil Quarries (Tarragona Province, NE Spain) (with Raymond Rogers). 2001 - Wallace Research grant. Amount: $5,000. Project Title: Behavioral Responses in “Blind” Cave Fishes with Developmentally Induced Eyes (with Melody Sakazaki). 2004 – ASU Faculty Research Reallocation Grant. Amount: $1,000. Project Title: Impact of Yankee whaling on marine mammal populations in the Caribbean. 2005 - ASU Faculty Research Grant. Amount: $5,000. Project: Ecological Impact of Whaling and Dolphin Fisheries on the populations of Marine Mammals in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 2005 – Status Report for the Southern cavefish Typhlichthys subterraneus. Amount: $37,351. State Wildlife and Game Commission (Arkansas). 2006 - Genetic Structure of the Southern Cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus. Amount: $528. National Speleological Society. 2006 – North American Cave Fish Conservation Website. Amount: $938.65. North American Native Fishes Association Corcoran Education Grant.
B) Conservation Biology Grants:
1986 - MacArthur Foundation grant. Amount: $210,000 (over three years). Project Title: Conservation Institutional Building in Venezuela. 1987 - Tinker Foundation grant. Amount: $45,000 (over two years). Project Title: Creating the Cinaruco-Capanaparo National Park. 1987 - Schneirla Foundation grant. Amount: $10,000. General support. 1988 - Noyes Foundation grant. Amount: $10,000. General support. 1989 - International Foundation grant. Amount: $20,000. General support. 1989 - Inter American Foundation grant. Amount: $190,000 (over two years). Project Title: Helping the local communities in the Venezuelan Páramo. 1989 - W. Alton Jones Foundation grant. Amount: $65,000. Project Title: Creating the Santos Luzardo National Park. 1990 - MacArthur Foundation grant. Amount: $100,000 (over two years). General support. 1990 - Inter American Foundation grant. Amount: $120,000 (over two years). Project Title: Supplement Assistance for the Páramo Project. 1991 - Heinz Foundation grant. Amount: $245,000 (over three years). Project Title: Sustainable Development in the Venezuelan Andes. 1992 - Tinker Foundation grant. Amount: $55,000. Project Title: Environmental Information Center for Venezuela. 1992 - Inter American Foundation grant. Amount: $75,000. Project Title: Environmental Information Center for Venezuela.
C) Scholarships and Fellowships:
1981 - CONICIT Scholarship. 1981 - Fundayacucho Scholarship. 1983 - Maytag Fellowship, University of Miami 4
1985 - Conservation Fellowship, The Nature Conservancy 1987 - Conservation International Scholarship for attending "Management Program for Natural Resource Managers" at Pennsylvania State University.
D) Teaching Awards:
1981 - Teaching Assistant Appointment (University of Miami). 1981 - Outstanding Teaching Assistant for 1980-81 Academic Year (University of Miami). 1982 - Honors Teaching Assistant Appointment (University of Miami). 1982 - Outstanding Teaching Assistant for 1981-82 Academic Year (University of Miami). 1983 - Honors Teaching Assistant Appointment (University of Miami).
E) Other Grants, Prizes:
1974 - Honorable Mention (First Latin American Congress of Scientific Journalism, Caracas). 1974 - Feijoo Prize (Spanish Scientific Journalism National Award, Spanish Association for Advancement of Science, Madrid, Spain). 1982 - American Association for the Advancement of Science travel grant. 1984 - American Association for the Advancement of Science travel grant. 1989 - Honorable Mention. Humboldt Award for Documentaries on National Parks. 1990 - Honorable Mention. Seguros Lara Award for Environmental Journalism for the TV programs "The Other Paraguaná," "Páramos Forever," and "In Search of the Spectacled Bear." 1990 - Municipal Environmental Decoration. 1990 - Honorable Mention, CONICIT’s National Science Award. 1992 - Henri Pittier Medal. 1993 - Humboldt Award to the Best Professional Nature Video. 1995 - Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society travel grant. 1997 - National Science Foundation’s sponsored Molecular Genetic Analysis Applied To Evolution, Ecology and Systematic Biology Course at San Francisco State University.
Reviewer for
Journals:
- Acta Científica Venezolana - Acta Zoologica Sinica - Animal Behaviour - Animal Biology - Aquatic Mammals - Canadian Zooarchaeology - Caribbean Journal of Science 5
- Copeia - Ecology - Environmental Biology of Fishes (Member of the Editorial Board) - Evolution - Genetica - Isis - Journal of Fish Biology - Journal of Tropical Zoology
Funding Agencies:
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Exploration - The National Science Foundation (NSF): ► Panel on Research Experiences for Undergraduates ► Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories
Courses Taught (alphabetical order)
- Animal Behavior (graduate and undergraduate, lecture) - Behavioral Ecology (graduate and undergraduate, lecture) - Biology and Geology of the Hawaiian Islands (undergraduate, field course) - Biology of Fishes (undergraduate, lecture) - Biology of Marine Mammals (graduate and undergraduate, lecture, lab, and field) - Biospeleology: Life in Darkness (undergraduate and graduate, lecture) - Cellular and General Biology (undergraduate, lab) - Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates (undergraduate, lab) - Conservation Biology (undergraduate and graduate, lecture) - Environmental Analysis and Problem Solving (undergraduate, seminar) - Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (undergraduate, graduate, seminar) - Environmental Science (graduate and undergraduate, lecture) - Evolution (undergraduate, lecture) - Evolutionary Paleontology (undergraduate, lecture) - Field Studies in Marine Biology (undergraduate, field course) - General Biology (lab for non-majors) - General Genetics (undergraduate, lecture) - History of Biology (undergraduate, lecture) - Human Anatomy and Physiology (undergraduate, lecture and lab) - Human Ecology (undergraduate, lecture) - Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science (undergraduate, lecture) - Invertebrate Zoology (undergraduate, lecture and lab) - Marine Biology (undergraduate, lecture, lab, and field) - Molecular Genetics (undergraduate, lecture) - Organismal Biology (undergraduate, lecture and lab) - Population Genetics (undergraduate) 6
- Science Communications for Scientists (graduate) - Science in the Cinema (undergraduate and graduate, lecture) - Seminar on Evolutionary Biology (graduate) - Seminar on Marine Biology (undergraduate, seminar) - Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies (undergraduate, seminar)
Professional certification: Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America.
Societies
- American Association for the Advancement of Science - American Association of University Professors - American Cetacean Society - American Fisheries Society, Arkansas Chapter - American Society of Environmental History - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - American Spelean History Association - Animal Behaviour Society - Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (charter member) - Association for Mexican Cave Studies - Ecological Society of America - National Speleological Society (Chair of the Research and Advisory Committee, 1998-2000) - North American Native Fishes Association - Society for Conservation Biology - Society for Marine Mammalogy (Member of the Education Committee, 1999-current) - Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections - Society for the Study of Evolution
List of articles, books, abstracts, and book reviews published since 1996 (Names in bold face correspond to my students who appear as coauthors in those articles). Full list of publications is available at: http://www.clt.astate.edu/aromero/aldemaro_romero.htm
Articles in peer-reviewed publications:
Romero, A. 1996. Lead Pollution in Venezuela. Journal of Environment and Development 5(4):434-438. Romero, A.; I. Agudo and S.J. Blondell. 1997. The Scientific Discovery of the South American Freshwater Dolphin, Inia geoffrensis. Marine Mammal Science 13(3):419-426. Green, S. & A. Romero. 1997. Responses to light in two blind cave fishes (Amblyopsis spelaea and Typhlichthys subterraneus) (Pisces: Amblyopsidae) Environmental Biology of Fishes 50(2):167-174. Romero, A.; I. Agudo & S. Green. 1997. Cetacean exploitation in Venezuela. Reports of the International Whaling Commission 47:735-746. 7
Romero, A. & L. Bennis. 1998. Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis spelaea De Kay, 1842 (Amblyopsidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 51(4):420-420. Romero, A. 1998. Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis rosae (Eigenmann, 1842) (Amblyopsidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 52(4):434-434. Romero, A. 1998. Threatened fishes of the world: Typhlichthys subterraneus (Girard, 1860) (Amblyopsidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 53(1):74-74. Romero, A. 1998. Threatened fishes of the world: Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni Cooper and Kuehne, 1974 (Amblyopsidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 53(3):293-294. Romero, A.; S. Chilbert & M.G. Eisenhart. 1999. Cubagua’s Pearl-Oyster Beds: The First European-caused Natural Resource Depletion in the American Continent. Journal of Political Ecology 6:57-78. Romero, A. & P. B. S. Vanselow. 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Milyeringa veritas Whitley, 1945 (Eleotridae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 57(1):36-36. Romero, A. & A. McLeran. 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Stygichthys typhlops Brittan & Böhlke 1965 (Characidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 57(3):270- 270. Romero, A. & P. B. S. Vanselow. 2000. Threatened fishes of the world: Ophisternon candidum (Mees 1962) (Synbranchidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 58(2):212-212. Romero, A.; A. I. Agudo & C. Salazar. 2000. Whale shark records and conservation status in Venezuela. Biodiversity, Journal of Life on Earth 3(1):11-15. Romero, A. & K. Hayford. 2000. Past and Present Utilization of Marine Mammals in Grenada. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 2(3):223-226. Romero, A.; A. I. Agudo, S. M. Green & G. Notarbartolo di Sciara. 2001. Cetaceans of Venezuela: Their Distribution and Conservation Status. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Technical Reports NOAA Technical Report NMFS 151:1-64. Romero, A. 2001. An introduction to the special volume on the biology of hypogean fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 62(1-3)7-12. Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001. It is a Wonderful Hypogean Life: A guide to the troglomorphic fishes of the world. Environmental Biology of Fishes 63(1-3):13- 41. Romero, A. 2001. Scientists prefer them blind: The history of hypogean fish research. Environmental Biology of Fishes 62(1-3):43-71. Romero, A. & G. S. Proudlove. 2001. Threatened fishes of the world: Caecobarbus geertsi Boulenger, 1921 (Cyprinidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 62(1- 3):238-238. Romero, A., R. Baker, J. E. Creswell, A. Singh, A. McKie & M. Manna. 2002. Environmental history of marine mammal exploitation in Trinidad and Tobago, W.I. and its ecological impact. Environment and History 8(3):255-274. Romero, A., A. Singh, A. McKie, M. Manna, R. Baker, K. M. Paulson, & J. E. Creswell. 2002. Replacement of the Troglomorphic population of Rhamdia quelen (Pisces: Pimelodidae) by an Epigean population of the same species in the Cumaca Cave, Trinidad, West Indies Copeia 2002(4):938- 942. 8
Romero, A., K. Hayford, Andrea Romero & J. Romero. 2002. The marine mammals of Grenada: Their distribution and conservation status. Mammalia 66(4):479-494. Romero, A. 2003. Death and taxes: The case of the depletion of pearl oyster beds in sixteenth-century Venezuela. Conservation Biology 17(4):1-12. Romero, A., S. M. Green, Andrea Romero, M. M. Lelonek & K. C. Stropnick. 2003. One eye but no vision: troglomorphic Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae). with induced eyes do not respond to light. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular and Developmental Evolution) 300B(1):72-79. Romero, A. & S.M. Green. 2005. The end of regressive evolution: examining and interpreting the evidence from cave fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 67(1):3-32. Romero, A., R. R. Rogers & J. Seguí. 2005. On the evolutionary significance of the Paleocyphonautidae: How fossils and larvae impact evolutionary reconstructions. Batalleria 12:149-154. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2006. Comment on “Genetic analysis of 16th-century whale bones prompts a revision of the impact of Basque whaling on right and bowhead whales in the western North Atlantic”. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(7):1059-1065. Romero, A. 2006. (published in 2007). The big issue between science and religion: purpose vs. uncertainty. Forum on Public Policy 2(4):867-881. Romero, A. 2006 (published in 2007). ‘More private gain that public good’: whale and ambergris exploitation in 17th-century Bermuda. Bermuda Journal of Archaeology and Maritime History 17:5-27. Romero, A. & S. Kannada. 2008. Comment on the second reply by Higdon to the comment by Romero and Kannada on “Genetic analysis of 16th-century whale bones prompts a revision of the impact of Basque whaling on right and bowhead whales in the western North Atlantic”. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86(1):80-82. Romero, A. 2008. Between war and poverty: whaling in eighteenth century Bermuda. Bermuda Journal of Archaeology and Maritime History 18:7-32. Romero, A., R. R. Rogers & J. Seguí. 2009. Cnidarians from the Montral-Alcover Lagerstatten (Ladinian, Middle Triassic), Northeastern Spain. Batalleria (In press). Romero, A, Y. Zhao & X Chen. 2009. The Hypogean Fishes of China. Environmental Biology of Fishes (In press).
Books:
Romero, A. 2001 (Ed.). The biology of hypogean fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, Volume 21 (Reprinted from Environmental Biology of Fishes 62:1-3). Dordrecht: Kluwer. Romero, A. & S. West. 2005. (Eds.). Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Dordrecht: Springer. Trauth, J. & A. Romero. 2008 (Eds.). Adventures of the wild: experiences from biologists from the Natural State. 160 pp. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. Romero, A. 2009. Cave biology: life in darkness. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press (In press). 9
Book Chapters:
Romero, A. 2003. Anguilliformes (eels and morays), pp. 255-270, In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd. Edition, Vol 4, Fishes I., (M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, P.V. Loiselle, and N. Schlager, eds.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. Romero, A. 2003. Cypriniformes II (Loaches and relatives), pp. 321-334, In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd. Edition, Vol 4, Fishes I., (M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, P.V. Loiselle, and N. Schlager, eds.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. Romero, A. 2003. Salmoniformes (Salmons), pp. 405-420, In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd. Edition, Vol 4, Fishes I., (M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, P.V. Loiselle, and N. Schlager, eds.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. Romero, A. 2003. Percopsiformes (troutperchers and relatives), pp. 5-13, In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd. Edition, Vol. 5, Fishes II., (M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, P.V. Loiselle, and N. Schlager, eds.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. Romero, A. 2003. Synbranchiformes (swamp and spiny eels), pp. 151-156, In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd. Edition, Vol. 5, Fishes II., (M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, P.V. Loiselle, and N. Schlager, eds.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group. Romero, A. 2004. Adaptation: Behavioural. pp. 3-4, In: J. Gunn, Ed. Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. Romero, A. 2004. Biospeleologists. pp. 151-154, In: J. Gunn, Ed. Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. Romero, A. 2004. Evolution of hypogean fauna. pp. 347-349, In: J. Gunn, Ed. Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. Romero, A. 2004. Pisces (Fishes): Amblyopsidae. pp. 595-597, In: J. Gunn, Ed. Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn. Romero, A. & S. West. 2005. Preface, pp. xv-xx, In: Romero, A. & S. West (eds.). Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Springer. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2005. In the land of the mermaid: how culture, not ecology, influenced marine mammal exploitation in the Southeastern Caribbean, pp. 3-20, In: Romero, A. & S. West (eds.). Environmental Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Springer. Parsons, E.C.M., A. Romero and S.D. Kannada, N.A. Rose. 2007. Whales and whaling, pp, 1947-1950, In: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. P. Robbins, (Ed). San Antonio, TX: Sage Publications. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2008. The Caribbean. Pp. 78-80, In: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2008. Crustaceans. P. 130, In: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2008. Columbus, Christopher. Pp. 163-164, In: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2008. Vespucci, Amerigo. P.170, In: Encyclopedia of 10
Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2008. Manatee. P. 290-291, In: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2008. Trade winds. P. 487, In: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2008. Virgin Islands. Pp. 511-513, In: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Romero, A. & S.D. Kannada. 2008. West Indies. Pp. 532-533, In: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Parsons, E.C.M., A. Romero, S.D. Kannada and N.A. Rose. 2008. Whaling. Pp. 542- 543, In: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments (M. Lück, Ed). Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International. Romero, A. 2008. Nobody’s dolphins, pp. 11-19, In: Trauth, J. & A. Romero (Eds.). Adventures of the wild: experiences from biologists from the Natural State. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. Romero, A. 2008. Cave biology: It’s not a job, it’s an adventure, pp. 123-134, In: Trauth, J. & A. Romero (Eds.). Adventures of the wild: experiences from biologists from the Natural State. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. Pearce, A.; A. Romero and J.B. Zibluk. 2008. An Interdisciplinary Approach to Science Communication Education: A Case Study, In: Kahlos, L.A. & P. Stout (Eds.). Understanding Science: New Agendas in Science Communication. Austin: The University of Texas Press. Romero, A. 2008. Amphibians and Reptiles, In: IUCN Guidelines for the Protection of Subterranean & Karst Biodiversity, M. Thurgate (Ed.). (In press). Romero, A. 2008. Cave Fishes, In: IUCN Guidelines for the Protection of Subterranean & Karst Biodiversity, M. Thurgate (Ed.). (In press). Romero, A. 2008. Other Vertebrates, In: IUCN Guidelines for the Protection of Subterranean & Karst Biodiversity, M. Thurgate (Ed.). (In press). Romero, A. 2009. The Ozark cavefish, In: G. Lancaster (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Arkansas (In press). Romero, A. 2009. The Southern cavefish, In: G. Lancaster (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Arkansas (In press). Romero, A. 2009. National Science Foundation, US. In: (S. Priest, Ed.). Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication. Sage (In press). Romero, A. 2009. National Academies, US. In: (S. Priest, Ed.). Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication. Sage (In press).
Abstracts presented at professional meetings:
Romero, A., A. I. Agudo & S. M. Green. 1993. Exploitation of cetaceans in Venezuela. 11
pp. 98-98, In: Eleventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Abstracts. 14-18 December 1995, Orlando, Florida (abstract). Romero, A.; A. I. Agudo, S. M. Green & G. Notarbartolo di Sciara. 1999. Recent Cetaceans of Venezuela: Their Distribution and Conservation Status. In: 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 1999, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii. Abstract, pp.:161-162. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2000. Eyes Wide Open: The “eyeless” fish of Trinidad is not blind. Program Book and Abstracts of the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico, June 14- 20, 2000, p. 314. Romero, A. & C. Salazar. 2000. Whale shark records and conservation status in Venezuela. Program Book and Abstracts of the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico, June 14-20, 2000, p. 315. Romero, A. 2000. Greening Hands: Teaching Research and Professional Skills in Environmental Studies. Abstracts of the Council on Undergraduate Research 8th National Conference. Wooster, Ohio, June 22-24, 2000, p. 27. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2000. Eyes Wide Open: The "Eyeless" Cave Fish of Trinidad is not Blind. National Speleological Society Convention 2000, Elkins and Dailey, WV, June 26-30, 2000, p. A-2. Romero, A. & Z. Lomax. 2000. The Cave Fish Calendar: Establishing the Precise Chronology of Early Discoveries of Cave Fishes. National Speleological Society Convention 2000, Elkins and Dailey, WV, June 26-30, 2000, p. A-31. Romero, A. 2000. Disproving a Negative: The Alleged Blind Cave Fish from Pennsylvania Never Existed. National Speleological Society Convention 2000, Elkins and Dailey, WV, June 26-30, 2000, p. A-32. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2000. Eyes wide open: The "eyeless" cave fish of Trinidad is not blind. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62(3):188-188. Romero, A. 2000. Disproving a negative: the alleged blind cave fish from Pennsylvania never existed. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62(3):200-200. Romero, A. & Z. Lomax. 2000. The cavefish calendar: Establishing the precise chronology of early discoveries of cave fishes. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62(3):200-200. Romero, A. & Z. Lomax. 2000. The cavefish calendar: establishing the precise chronology of early discoveries of cave fishes. Journal of Spelean History 34(2):83-83. Romero, A. 2000. Disproving a negative: the alleged blind cave fish from Pennsylvania never existed. Journal of Spelean History 34(2):84-84 Romero, A. 2001. Cubagua's Pearl-Oyster Beds: The First Depletion of a Natural Resource Caused by Europeans in the American Continent. In: Making Environmental History Relevant in the 21st Century, Conference Program, March 28 - April 1, 2001. Durham, NC, pp. 23-23 (abstract). Romero, A. 2001. Avoiding the Cast Away Syndrome: Teaching Skills in Environmental Studies. In: Classrooms of the Future VII. Program, Wednesday, May 23. Minneapolis Campus, University of St. Thomas. p. 9-9. (abstract). 12
Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001. Scales not necessary: The evolution of scalelessness among troglomorphic fishes. Program Book and Abstract, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 81st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. State College, Pennsylvania, July 5-10, 2001, p. 114 (abstract). Romero, A., S. M. Green, Andrea Romero, W. R. Jeffery & Y. Yamamoto. 2001. One eye but no vision: Blind cave Astyanax fasciatus with regenerated eyes do not respond to light. Program Book and Abstract, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 81st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. State College, Pennsylvania, July 5-10, 2001, p. 114 (abstract). Romero, A., Andrea Romero, M. N. Lelonek, K. C. Stropnicky, S. M. Green, W. R. Jeffery & Y. Yamamoto. 2001. One eye but no vision: Blind cave Astyanax fasciatus with regenerated eyes do not respond to light. 2001 National Speleological Society Convention. A Cave Odyssey. July 23-27, 2001, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Program Guide p. 60. (abstract). Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001. Unparalleled evolution: Blindness, depigmentation, and scalelessness do not run hand in hand among troglomorphic fishes. 2001 NSS Convention. A Cave Odyssey. July 23-27, 2001, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Program Guide p. 64. (abstract). Romero, A., K. M. Paulson, J. E. Creswell, R. Baker, A. Singh, A. McKie & M. Manna. 2001. Replacement of the troglomorphic population of Rhamdia quelen (Pisces: Pimelodidae) by an epigean population of the same species in the Cumaca Cave, Trinidad, W.I. 2001 NSS Convention. A Cave Odyssey. July 23- 27, 2001, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Program Guide p. 66. (abstract). Romero, A. 2001. Scientists prefer them blind: A historiography of hypogean fish research. 2001 NSS Convention. A Cave Odyssey. July 23-27, 2001, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Program Guide p. 90. (abstract). Romero, A. 2001. Cubagua’s pearl-oyster beds: The first depletion of a natural resource by Europeans in the Americas. Abstract, Society for Conservation Biology, 15th Annual Meeting, 29 July-1 August 2001, University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, p. 136. Romero, A. 2001. Cubagua's pearl-oyster beds: The first depletion of a natural resource by Europeans in the American continent. Ecological Society of America 86th Annual Meeting. August 5-10, 2001. Madison, WI. Abstracts, pp. 191-192. Creswell, J. E. & A. Romero. 2001. Comparative analysis of marine mammals utilization in the southeastern Caribbean. Abstracts, 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, Canada, November 28-December 3, 2001. Pp.49-49. Romero, A. & K. Hayford. 2001. Past and present utilization of marine mammals in Grenada, W.I. Abstracts, 14th. Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, Canada, November 28-December 3, 2001. Pp.182-182. Romero, Andrea; Aldemaro Romero, J. Romero & K. Hayford. 2001. The marine mammals of Grenada, W.I.: Biogeographical implications for the eastern Caribbean. Abstracts, 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, Canada, November 28-December 3, 2001. Pp. 182-182. 13
Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001. Unparalleled evolution: blindness, depigmentation, and scalelessness do not run hand in hand among troglomorphic fishes. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 63(3):108-109. Romero, A., Andrea Romero, M. N. Lelonek, K. C. Stropnicky, S. M. Green, W. R. Jeffery, & Y. Yamamoto. 2001. One eye but no vision: Blind cave Astyanax fasciatus with regenerated eyes do not respond to light. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 63(3):109-109. Romero, A. 2001. Scientists prefer them blind: a historiography of hypogean fish research. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 63(3):116-116. Romero, A. 2002. How green is my campus? Environmental audit as a teaching tool in Environmental Studies. Classrooms of the Future VIII, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN, May 22, 2002, p. 10-10 (abstract). Romero, A.; W.R. Jeffery, Y. Yamamoto. 2002. When cave fish see the light: Reaction norm to light exposure during development in epigean, troglomorphic, and hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae). 2002 National Speleological Society Convention, June 24-28, Camden, Maine, Pp. A-2/A-3. Romero, A.; W.R. Jeffery, Y. Yamamoto. 2002. When cave fish see the light: reaction norm to light exposure during development in epigean, troglomorphic, and hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 64(3):181-181 (abstract). Romero, A. 2002. Between the blind cave fish and the last of the Mohicans: the scientific romanticism of James. E. DeKay. 2002 National Speleological Society Convention, June 24-28, Camden Maine, P. A-32. Romero, A.; W.R. Jeffery, Y. Yamamoto. 2002. When cave fish see the light: Reaction norm to light exposure during development in epigean, troglomorphic, and hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae). Program Book and Abstracts. 2002 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. July 3-8, 2002, Kansas City, Missouri. Romero, A.; W.R. Jeffery, Y. Yamamoto. 2002. When cave fish see the light: reaction norm to light exposure during development in epigean, troglomorphic, and hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus (Characidae). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 64(3):181-181. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2003. In the land of the mermaid: how culture, not ecology, influenced marine mammal exploitation in the southeastern Caribbean. 17th Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology 28 June - 2 July 2003; Duluth, Minnesota, USA (CD-ROM) (abstract). Romero, A., S.M. Green, Andrea Romero, W.R. Jeffery, Y. Yamamoto, M. Lelonek & K.C. Stropnicky. 2003. Cave fish with induced eyes and retinotectal projections do not respond to light (CD-ROM). 2003 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 26 June-1 July, 2004. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (abstract). Sakazaki, M. & A. Romero. 2003. Young and unmoved: no responses to light among juvenile cave, surface, and hybrid Astyanax fasciatus (CD-ROM) 2003 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 26 June-1 July, 2004. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (abstract). Nalle, S.C. & A. Romero. 2003. In caves the sun also rises: circadian rhythms among 14
cave, surface, and hybrid Astyanax fasciatus (CD-ROM) 2003 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 26 June-1 July, 2004. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil (abstract). Romero, A. & J.S. Woodward. 2005. On white fish and black men: did Stephen Bishop really discover the blind cave fish of Mammoth Cave? pp. 105-106, in: From Outer Space to Inner Space. 2005 National Speleological Society Convention Program Guide. J. Pinkley (Ed.). 4-8 July, 2005. Huntsville, AL: National Speleological Society. Romero, A. & J. S. Woodward. 2005. On white fish and black men: did Stephen Bishop really discover the blind cave fish of Mammoth Cave? Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 67(3):196-196. Kannada, S. & A. Romero. 2005. Past and present distribution of marine mammals in the Caribbean: a historical analysis of causes and consequences, p. 146, In: 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, CA, USA, 12-16 December 2005. McKie, A., A. Romero & S.D. Kannada. 2005. The power of whaling: why historical data is direct evidence of past population sizes, pp/ 168-169, In: 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, CA, USA, 12-16 December 2005. Romero, A. 2005. Until the whales were gone: an environmental history of whaling in Bermuda, p. 241, In: 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, CA, USA, 12-16 December 2005. Romero, Andrea, S.D. Kannada & A. Romero. 2005. Why cetaceans stopped being fish and became mammals: an analytical interpretation of biological thought from Aristotle to Linnaeus, pp. 241-242, In: 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, CA, USA, 12-16 December 2005. Torres Mercado, J. & A. Romero. 2005. Lost in Migration: Lack of correlation between geomagnetic anomalies and cetacean strandings in the Caribbean, p. 282, In: 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, CA, USA, 12-16 December 2005. Romero, A., T. McKay, T. Risch & S. Trauth. 2006. Biodiversity Center Project at Arkansas State University, p. 58, In: The road to productive partnerships. The 21st. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections and the Natural Science Collections Alliance 2006 Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 23-27 May 2006. Romero, A. 2007. The discovery of the first Cuban blind cave fish: the untold story. Pp. 126-127, In: V. McNamara (Ed.). 2007 National Speleological Society Convention Back Underground Indiana (July 23-27, 2007), Marengo, Indiana: Greyhound Press. Romero, A. 2007. The discovery of the first Cuban blind cave fish: the untold story. Pp. 126-127, In: V. McNamara (Ed.). 2007 National Speleological Society National Convention. Back Underground Indiana (July 23-27, 2007), Marengo, Indiana: Greyhound Press. Creswell, J.E. & A. Romero. 2007. Deplete locally, impact globally: environmental history of shore-whaling in Barbados, W.I. p. 11, In: The Society of Marine Mammalogy (Eds.). 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine 15
Mammals. Cape Town, South Africa, 29 Nov. – 3 Dec. Abstracts (CD ROM) (abstract). Romero, A. & S.M. Green. 2007. Shifts in Yankee whaling practices in the Caribbean 1762-1921. p. 12, In: The Society of Marine Mammalogy (Eds.). 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Cape Town, South Africa, 29 Nov. – 3 Dec. Abstracts (CD ROM) (abstract). Romero, A. 2007 (published in 2008). The discovery of the first Cuban blind cave fish: the untold story. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 69(3):372. Romero, A. 2008. Interdisciplinary scholarship: how to promote and sustain, p. 24, In: 2008 National Environmental Studies & Science Summit. Program with abstracts. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, May 22-25, 2008. Mandrekar, K., A. Romero, S. Trauth & D. Hayes. 2008. Morphological Analysis of North American Cave and Swamp Fish (Amblyopsidae), In: 2008 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Abstracts CD. 23-28 July, 2008. Montreal, Canada. Abstract 0635. Romero, A., M. Conner & G. Vaughan. 2008. The Conservation Status of the Southern Cavefish Typhlichthys subterraneus in Arkansas, In: Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Abstracts CD. 23-28 July, 2008. Montreal, Canada. Abstract 0022. Romero, A., Y. Zhao & X. Chen. 2008. The Hypogean Fishes of China, In: Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Abstracts CD. 23-28 July, 2008. Montreal, Canada. Abstract 0187. Romero, A. 2008. The conservation status of the southern cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus, in Arkansas, p. 22, In: Arkansas Wildlife Action Plan. Arkansas Wildlife Action Plan Conference, September 4-5, 2008. Mount Magazine State Park Lodge (abstract). Horton, M., A. Romero, R. Buchanan, and R. Hannigan. 2008. Thermoelectrically Cooled Cryocell Assisted LA-ICP-MS and Liquid ICP-MS Analysis of Metals in Kidney and Liver Samples from Beached Porpoise, p. 138, presented at the 2008 Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies Meeting, Reno, NV, September 28-October 2, 2008 (abstract)
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Agudo, A. I. & A. Romero 1996. Catalogo dos cetaceos de Venezuela (America do Sur) depositados en museos e coleccions bioloxicas nacionais e estranxeiras. Eubalaena (8):14-24. Romero, A. 1999. The Whales Have Not Been Saved. Meadowlark (Spring):15-16. Romero, A. 1999. Environmental Studies: Here, There, and Everywhere. Colloquy 16(2):9-11. Romero, A. 1999. The blind cave fish that never was. National Speleological Society News 57(6):180-181. Romero, A. 1999. Myth and Reality of the Alleged Blind Cave Fish from Pennsylvania. Journal of Spelean History 33(4):67-75. 16
Romero, A. & A. Romero. 1999. On Cope, Caves, and Skeletons in the Closet. National Speleological Society News. 57(11):341-343. Romero, A. 1999. So, How Green is your Label? Meadowlark (Fall) 1999:26-28. Romero, A. 2000. The Speleologist Who Wrote Too Much. National Speleological Society News 58(1):4-5. Romero, A. & K. Benz. 2000. The Unsung Heroes of Speleology. National Speleological Society News 58(4):106, 126. Romero, A. 2000. Should Venezuelan Botos Be Imported into the U.S.? WhaleWatcher 32(1):13-15. Romero, A. 2000. We Need to Color our Environment. Tapestry. (Spring) 2000:4-4. Romero, A. 2000. The Total Environmentalist. Meadowlark. Spring 2000:27-30. Romero, A., M. Brandt, P. Vanselow, and J. Creswell. 2000. Not All Are Created Equal: An Analysis of the Environmentally-related Programs/Departments in U.S. Academic Institutions Until December 1999. Macalester Environmental Review 1(2) http://www.macalester.edu/~envirost/MacEnvReview/equalarticle.htm Romero, A. & R. Rogers. 2000. Evolution, Extinction, and the Pending Environmental Crisis. Colloquy (October):16-16. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2000. In Search of the Elusive "Eyeless" Cave Fish of Trinidad, W.I. National Speleological Society News 58(10):282-283. Romero, A. & Z. Lomax. 2000. Jacques Besson, Cave Eels and other Alleged European Fishes. Journal of Spelean History 34(2):72-77. Romero A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001. Humboldt's alleged subterranean fish from Ecuador. Journal of Spelean History 36(2):56-59. Romero, A., A. Singh, A. McKie, M. Manna, R. Baker & K. M. Paulson. 2001. Return to the Cumaca Cave, Trinidad, W.I. National Speleological Society News 59(8):220-221. Romero, A, A. Stern & K. Benz. 2001. Not All Are Created Equal: An Analysis of the Environmental Programs/Departments in U.S. Academic Institutions Until March 2001. Macalester Environmental Review http://www.macalester.edu/~envirost/MacEnvReview/equalarticle2001.htm Romero, A. 2001. Academic claims unfounded [Reply to Salmen]. MacWeekly 94(10):6 (November 16). Romero, A. 200l. What should we be teaching students of color in the natural sciences? Colloquy (December):1-3. Romero, A. 2002. Between the first blind cave fish and the last of the Mohicans: The scientific romanticism of James E. DeKay. Journal of Spelean History 36(1):19- 29. Romero, A. & H. Eastwood. 2002. Not All Are Created Equal: An Analysis of the Environmental Programs/Departments in U.S. Academic Institutions Until March 2002. Macalester Environmental Review (www.macalester.edu/environmentalstudies/MacEnvReview/equalarticle2002.ht m). Romero, A. 2002. The life and work of a little known biospeleologist: Theodor Tellkampf. Journal of Spelean History 36(2):68-76. Romero, A. 2002. A reflection upon the Socratic Oath as a faculty. The MacWeekly 17
95(1):6 (September 13, 2002). Romero, A. 2002. Interdisciplinary programs are in vogue, but are they "scholarly?" Colloquy 2002 (November):4-7. Romero, A. 2003. The dream is alive ... and well. Environmental Studies Newsletter 18(1). Romero, A. 2003. Quo Vadis Environmental Studies? Macalester Environmental Review (www.macalester.edu/environmentalstudies/MacEnvReview/quovadis.htm). Romero, A & C. Jones. 2003. Not All Are Created Equal: an analysis of the Environmental programs/departments in U.S. academic institutions until May 2003. Macalester Environmental Review (www.macalester.edu/environmentalstudies/MacEnvReview/equalarticle2003.ht m). Romero, A. & J.S. Woodward. 2005. On white fish and black men: did Stephen Bishop discover the blind cave fish of Mammoth Cave? Journal of Spelean History 39(1):23-32. Romero, A. & J. Bednarz. 2005. Quest for the 'holy grail bird'. Discovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker brings Arkansas unprecedented attention. The Jonesboro Sun, pp. B1, B4. 9 July 2005. Romero, A. 2005. Blind cave fishes providing important clues to human blindness. The Jonesboro Sun 102(219): A8. 7 August 2005. Romero, A. & M. Huss. 2005. As puffball season approaches, it pays to know your mushroom. The Jonesboro Sun 102(226):A8-A9. 14 August 2005. McKay, T. & A. Romero. 2005. Tiger beetles common during summer months. The Jonesboro Sun 102(232):A8-A9. 21 August 2005. Romero, A. & T.S. Risch. 2005. Flying squirrel is seldom seen, often misunderstood member of Arkansas wildlife. The Jonesboro Sun 102(261):A8-A9. 18 September 2005. Romero, A. & A. D. Christian. 2005. Mussels have plenty to say about state of environment. The Jonesboro Sun 102 (267):B1, B4. 24 September 2005. Romero, A. & D. Gilmore. 2005. Discovery shook medical, pharmaceutical industries. The Jonesboro Sun 102 (277):A10. 4 October 2005. Romero, A. & S.D. Allen. 2005. Applications of discoveries range from leveling rice fields to anti-terrorism defenses. The Jonesboro Sun 102(278):C8. Romero, A. & M.J. Panigot. 2005. Metathesis key in production of pharmaceuticals, plastics. The Jonesboro Sun 102(279):C8. Romero, A. & J.M. Loutsch. 2005. Bird flu risk still minimal. The Jonesboro Sun 102(295):B1, B4. Romero, A. 2005b. Dolphins learn by playing, ASU students learn on Florida trip. The Jonesboro Sun 102(324):A8. 20 November 2005. Romero, A. 2005c. Researchers uncover black and white truth of cave dish discovery. The Jonesboro Sun 102(338): A8-A9. 4 December 2004. Romero, A. & A.T. Sustich. 2005. Scientists seeking to identify skull as that of Copernicus. The Jonesboro Sun 102(352):A8-A9. 18 December 2005. Romero, A. & T. McKay. 2006. Scorpions’ bad rap dates to prehistoric times. The Jonesboro Sun 103(3):A7. 3 January 2006. 18
Romero, A. & D. Gilmore. 2006. Whales and dolphins can have stomach ulcers, too. The Jonesboro Sun 103(29):A8-A9. 29 January 2006. Romero, A. & J. Loutsch. 2006. New vaccines effective against Rotavitus. The Jonesboro Sun 103(57):A8-A9. Romero, A. & S. Kannada. 2006. Researchers discover fossil of beaver-like animal in China. The Jonesboro Sun 103(72):A7. Romero, A. & A. L. Christian. 2006a. World's smallest fish discovered on Indonesian island. The Jonesboro Sun 103 (106):A8-A9. Romero, A. 2006a. ASU students play dolphin name game. The Jonesboro Sun 103 (148):A8-A9. Romero, A. 2006b. ASU's best-kept secret: Half-million plant and animal specimens. The Jonesboro Sun 103(196): B1, B3. 15 July 2006. Romero, A. & T. McKay. 2006b. Ants said to use 'odometers'. The Jonesboro Sun 103(204):A9. 23 July 2006. Romero, A. 2006c. ASU's teaching biology lab incorporates sophisticated technologies, approaches. The Jonesboro Sun 103(211):A9. Romero, A. 2006d. Group hosting roundtables to discuss changing deltas. ASU scholars joining top universities with experiment. The Jonesboro Sun 103(225):A8. 13 August 2006. Romero, A. 2006e. A-State launches electronic journal of biological articles. The Jonesboro Sun 103(253):A9. 10 September 2006. Romero, A. & T,McKay. 2006c. Ants can jump farther, faster than others. The Jonesboro Sun 103(267):A9 24 September 2006. Romero, A. & A.D. Christian. 2006b. A-State faculty using ‘clickers’. The Jonesboro Sun 103(274):A10. 1 October 2006. Romero, A. 2006f. History of Caribbean whaling is being written in Arkansas. The Jonesboro Sun 103(294):B1, B4. 21 October 2006. Romero, A. 2006g. Manatee found in Mississippi River, then lost, remains mystery with experts. The Jonesboro Sun 103(317):A6. 13 November 2006. Romero, A. & C. Young. 2006. Belize offers opportunities for A-State faculty, students. The Jonesboro Sun 103(337):A9. 3 December 2006. Romero, A. 2006h. 2006 proves to be year of achievements for A-State. The Jonesboro Sun 103(358):A9. 31 December 2006. Romero, A. 2007a. Extinction of rare Chinese dolphin shows pollution of Yangtze River. The Jonesboro Sun 104(15):A7. 15 January 2007. Romero, A. & R. Hannigan. 2007. A-State plans to host World summit in 2008. The Jonesboro Sun 104(21):A8-A9. 21 January 2007. Romero, A. & J. Trauth. 2006. A-State Biology faculty to publish adventure book. The Jonesboro Sun 104(49):A8-A9. 18 February 2007. Romero, A. 2007b. The discovery of the first Cuban blind cave fish: the untold story. Journal of Spelean History 41(131):16-22. Romero, A. & M. Conner. 2007. ASU to offer marine mammal course in Bahamas. The Jonesboro Sun 104(77):A8. 18 March 2007. Romero, A. & J.M. Pratte. 2007a. A-state to celebrate Year of Science 2009 with several activities. Celebration will include whale dissection. The Jonesboro Sun 104(84):A8-A9. 25 March 2007. 19
Romero, A. & J. Anfinson. 2007. TV shows on science being produced by ASU. The Jonesboro Sun 104(119):A8-A9. 29 April 2007. Romero, A. & S. Vanderpool. 2007. World notes biology icon as he turns 400 years old. The Jonesboro Sun 104(140):A8-A9. 20 May 2007. Romero, A., A.R. Pearce & J.B. Zibluk. 2007. ASU course will teach scientists how to communicate their ideas. The Jonesboro Sun 104(154):A8-A9. 3 June 2007. Romero, A. & J.M. Pratte. 2007b. ASU plans ‘Science Flicks’. The Jonesboro Sun 104(182):A8-A9. 1 July 2007. Romero, A. 2007c. Public understanding, perception of science concerns scientists. The Jonesboro Sun 104(196):A8. 15 July 2007. Romero, A. & D. Gilmore. 2007. Scientists are urged to look for extraterrestrials life forms. The Jonesboro Sun 104(203):A8-A9. 22 July 2007. Romero, A. 2007d. Arkansas’ aquatic cave fauna being threatened by pollution. The Jonesboro Sun 104(210):A8. 29 July 2007. Romero, A.; D. Hayes and K. Mandrekar. 2007. New method used to research mollusks, cavefish. The Jonesboro Sun 104(217):A8-A9. 5 August 2007. Romero, A. 2007e. 50 years after Sputnik, for science education future is now. The Jonesboro Sun 104(277):A5. 4 October 2007. (Editorial). Romero, A. & M. Conner. 2007. Researchers scrutinize environmental programs in American academia. The Jonesboro Sun 104(329):A8. 25 November 2007. Romero, A. 2007f. Study brings both good, bad news for higher education in Ark. The Jonesboro Sun 104(350):A9. 16 December 2007. Romero, A.; J. Pratte & R. Hannigan. 2007. Science outreach wraps up big year. The Jonesboro Sun 104(364):A7. 30 December 2007. Romero, A. 2008a. YouTube proves recruiting, advertising tool for ASU. The Jonesboro Sun 105(34):A8-A9. 3 February 2008. Romero, A. & J. Pratte. 2008a. Science exhibit at A-State slated to open on Monday. The Jonesboro Sun 105(41):A8-A9. 11 February 2008. Romero, A. 2008b. State gets mixed grades on science engineering. The Jonesboro Sun 105(55):A9. 24 February 2008. Romero, A. 2008c. ASU researchers investigate subterranean fishes of China. The Jonesboro Sun 105(69):A8. 9 March 2008. Romero, A.; A.R. Pearce & J.B. Zibluk. 2008. A-State aims to improve science communication. The Jonesboro Sun 105(76):A8-A9. 16 March 2008. Romero, A. & J. Trauth. 2008. Book slated on biologists’ adventures. The Jonesboro Sun 105(111):A9. 20 April 2008. Romero, A. 2008d. Biological collections get international certification. The Jonesboro Sun 105(132):A9-A10. 11 May 2008. Romero, A.; A. Christian & R. Hannigan. 2008. ASU slated to host summit on environmental studies. The Jonesboro Sun 105(139):A8. 18 May 2008. Romero, A. & J. Pratte. 2008b. ASU launches new course on science and Hollywood. The Jonesboro Sun 105(146):A8-A9. 18 May 2008. Romero, A. 2008e. Enrollment challenges could be facing country. The Jonesboro Sun 105(153):A8-A9. 1 June 2008. Romero, A. 2008f. A-State students research species in Mammoth Cave. The Jonesboro Sun 105(160):A8. 8 June 2008. 20
Romero, A. 2008g. Fund-raising challenges on horizon for schools. The Jonesboro Sun 105(174):A8-A9. 22 June 2008. Romero, A. 2008h. Piranhas’ arrival in Arkansas possible, but not probable. The Jonesboro Sun 105(209):A8-A9. 27 July 2008. Romero, A. 2008i. Arkansas wildlife gets report card at conference. The Jonesboro Sun 105(258):A8-A9. 14 September 2008. Romero, A. 2008j. A-State Biology Department sees new library dedicated. The Jonesboro Sun 105(272):A10-A11. 28 September 2008. Romero, A. & K. Glover. 2008. ASU students study unusual cause of sea otter’s death. The Jonesboro Sun 105(293):A8. 9 October 2008. Romero, A. 2008k. Advice for new president. The Jonesboro Sun 105(313):A4 (Editorial). 8 November 2008. Romero, A. & J. Pratte. 2008c. A-State slates activities for ’09 Year of Science. The Jonesboro Sun 105(314): A8-A9. 9 November 2008. Romero, A. 2008l. A-State offering students courses on marine mammals. The Jonesboro Sun 105(320):A8. 16 November 2008. Romero, A. 2008m. Arkansas State University students prepare manatee exhibit. The Jonesboro Sun 105(328):A8. 23 November 2008. Romero, A. & M. Huss. 2008. ASU honors distinguished faculty member. The Jonesboro Sun 105(349):A9. 14 December 2008. Romero, A. & J. Pratte. 2008d. A year to remember for science at A-State. The Jonesboro Sun 105(363):A8-A9. 28 December 2008. Romero, A. 2009a. A-State celebrates contributions to science by Darwin, Lincoln. The Jonesboro Sun 106(46):A8. 15 February 2009.
Book reviews:
Romero, A. 1997. Las Plantas del Mundo en la Historia. Isis 88(4):699-700. Romero, A. 2000. Francisco Pelayo Del Diluvio al Megaterio. Isis 91(1):134-135. Romero, A. 2001. What is environmental literacy? Macalester Environmental Review (www.macalester.edu/~envirost/MacEnvReview/review_envliteracy.htm) Romero, A. 2001. What is environmental literacy? Macalester Environmental Review (www.macalester.edu/~envirost/MacEnvReview/review_envliteracy.htm) Romero, A. 2005. Palmer, Steven. From Popular Medicine to Medical Populism: Doctors, Healers, and Public Power in Costa Rica, 1800-1940. Isis 97(2):369-370. Romero, A. 2008. Typological thinking strikes again. Environmental Biology of Fishes 81(3):359-363.
Letters to the editor:
Romero, A. 1999. Useless abilities. New Scientist 162(2190):54-55. Romero, A. 1999. There is More to Biology than Molecules. The Chronicle of Higher Education 46(5):B12-B13, (Sept. 24). Romero, A. 2001. Evolution is opportunistic, not directional. BioScience 51(1):2-3. Romero, A. 2003. The President and Provost Working in Tandem. The Chronicle of Higher Education 49(38):B18. 21
Romero, A. 2006. Humboldt's Travels. The New York Times 140(53684): Section 7 (Book Reviews):5. 27 August 2006.
Submitted manuscripts:
Romero, A. & J.E. Creswell. 2007. Deplete Locally, Impact Globally: Until the whales were gone: the environmental history of shore-whaling in Barbados, W.I. To: Conservation Biology. Romero, A. How to Build an Environmental Academic Program (Book, to Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Inc.).
Manuscripts in preparation:
Romero, A. & S.M. Green. 2007. An Environmental History of the Marine Mammals in the Caribbean. University of Florida Press. Romero, A., K.M. Paulson & S.M. Green. Preadaptation: No evidence from hypogean fishes. To be submitted to Evolution. Romero, A. Singh, A. McKie, M. Manna & R. E. Baker, J. E. Creswell. The marine mammals of Trinidad and Tobago. To be submitted to Mammalia. Romero, A. The evolutionary significance of prions. Romero, A. The Red Queen Hypothesis 30 years later. 22
References
Dr. Steven M. Green Department of Biology University of Miami P.O. Box 249118 Coral Gables, FL 33124 (305) 284-4272 [email protected]
Dr. Gloria Gibson Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences Arkansas State University P.O. 1150 State University, AR 72467-1150 Telephone: 870-680-3973 [email protected]
Dr. Ronald L. Johnson Assistant Chair and Professor Department of Biological Sciences Arkansas State University P.O. 599 State University, AR 72467 Telephone: 870-972-3082 [email protected]
Dr. Jennifer Bouldin Assistant Professor of Biology Department of Biological Sciences Arkansas State University P.O. 599 State University, AR 72467 Telephone: 870-972-3082 [email protected] 23
Dr. Edward O. Keith Professor Oceanographic Center Nova Southeastern University 8000 N. Ocean Dr. Dania Beach, FL 33004 (954) 262-3931 [email protected]
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AMY R. PEARCE, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology and Counseling, Arkansas State University PO Box 1560, State University, AR 72467 Telephone: (870) 972 3064 Fax: (870) 972 3962 Email: [email protected]
ACADEMIC DEGREES
Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 2001 Dissertation: Functional and Ultrastructural Development of the Thalamic Projection to Visual Cortex in the Wallaby (Macropus eugenii)
B.S. in Psychology, Minor in Biology, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, 1995 Graduated with Honors and magna cum laude Honors Thesis: The Effects of Trimethlytin-Induced Hippocampal Damage on Serial Learning
Certificates
Communicating Research: The Public, Conferences and Personal Communication Skills, National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, ANU. Graduate course addressed importance of awareness of science by general public and provided training in the verbal and written communication of scientific research.
Multi-Media Design and Communication, Multi-Media Interactive Learning Laboratory, ANU. Developed an interactive CD-ROM describing the important contributions the study of wallabies can make to neurobiological research.
Graduate Teaching Program Certificate, Graduate School, ANU. Participated in workshops, seminars and other instructional activities designed to improve leadership and teaching skills in the context of the lecture and science laboratory.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor of Psychology, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology, faculty affiliate of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences, and the graduate program in Molecular Biosciences Arkansas State University, Jonesboro 2001-present
Instructor of Mathematics and private tutor, La Escuela Bilingüe Honduras, Comayagua, Honduras 2000-2001
Assistant to the Convenor, 1997-2000 Neurosciences Graduate Program, Australian National University
Producer, and writer for Fuzzy Logic, a science education program, 2XX Community Radio, Canberra, Australia 1997-2000
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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Pearce, A.R., *Ramsey, A., Chuikova, T., & Galyautdinova, S. (in press). A positive psychology perspective on mate preferences in the United States and Russia (in press). Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Biondolillo, K., Pearce, A.R., *Louder, M.C., & McMickle, A. (2009). Solution concentration influences voluntary consumption of nicotine under multiple bottle conditions. Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior, 92,214-218. Pearce, A.R., *Eubank, L E., *Broadaway, B. (2008). Consumption of concentrated oral nicotine solutions and serum nicotine detection by GC-MS, Journal of Integrative Biosciences, 5(1), 11-18. Biondolillo, K.D., & Pearce, A.R. (2007). The influence of availability on voluntary self- administration of oral nicotine by female rats, Neuropsychobiology, 55, 73-80. Pearce, A.R., & *Cline, R.L. (2006). Teaching the Statistics Laboratory– keep up the PACE. American Journal of Psychological Research, 1, 1-7. Pearce, A.R., & Marotte, L.R. (2003). The first thalamocortical synapses are made in the cortical plate in the developing visual cortex of the wallaby (Macropus eugenii). Journal of Comparative Neurology, 461, 205-216. Pearce, A.R., James, A.C., & Mark, R.F. (2000). Development of functional connections between thalamic fibres and the visual cortex of the wallaby as revealed by current source density analysis in vivo. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 418, 441-456. Mentored works *Eubank, L. E. (in press). A review of recent advances in deep brain and vagus nerve stimulation techniques, Journal of Psychological Inquiry *Boyett, K.B., Biondolillo, K.D., & Pearce, A. R. (2007). Individual differences in voluntary self- administration of oral nicotine in female rats, Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 12(4), 162-169.
Book Contributions Pearce, A. R., Biondolillo, K., & Srivatsan, M. (under contract). Translational neuroscience from an educational perspective, editor Jason Warnick, NovaScience. Pearce, A. R. (under contract) Children’s television and science. Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication, editor Susanna Priest, Sage Publications. Pearce, A. R., Romero, A., Zibluk, J. (under contract). An interdisciplinary approach to science communication education: A case study. In Kahlor, L., & Stout, P. New Agendas in Science Communication. Erlbaum. Woodward, B., Shurkin, J., & Gordon, D. (2009). Scientists Greater than Einstein–The biggest life-savers of the 20th Century. Quill Driver Books. Pearce, A.R. (2005). Study guide: Understanding psychology (7th ed) by Charles G. Morris and Albert A. Maisto. Prentice Hall.
Software Pearce, A.R. and Srivatsan, M. (November, 2008). What Makes You Dizzy? Teaching Demonstration published on the Neuroscience Outreach Social CD Software Srivatsan, M. & Pearce, A.R. (November, 2008). Can Smell Change Taste? Teaching Demonstration published on the Neuroscience Outreach Social CD Software
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Unpublished Reports Pearce, A. R. (Spring 2009). Connecting the Dots: Content, Research and Practice in Primary Grades Mathematics, Year 1 External Evaluator’s Progress Report, ADE, Grant Project Pearce, A. R. (September, 2008). Healthy Heart, Healthy Lungs, Healthy Brain, Year 1 Internal Evaluator’s Progress Report, ADHE NCLB Grant Project Pearce, A. R. (January, 2008). Spanish For Educators Internal Evaluator’s Final Report, Fall 2007, ADHE NCLB Grant Project Pearce, A. R. (January, 2008). Integrating Space Science and Mathematics Internal Evaluator’s Final Report, Fall 2007, ADHE NCLB Grant Project
Works under review McKee, M.F., Pearce, A.R., & Breeding, R.R. Developing a GRE Review Workshop: Assessing Needs for Persons with and Without Disabilities. Pearce, A.R., & Biondolillo, K. Continued Oral Nicotine Ingestion is Associated with Changes in the Estrous Cycle in Adolescent
PRESENTATIONS to LEARNED FORUMS
Pearce, A.R., & Srivatsan, M. (November, 2008). Outreach activities stimulate public interest and participation in neuroscience in Northeast Arkansas. Society for Neuroscience Conference, Washington, D.C. Pearce, A.R., Szarkowski, A., & Khramtsova, I. (July, 2008). A positive outlook on mate preferences in Japan. 4th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Opatija, Croatia. Pearce, A.R., *Eubank, L.E., *McGaughey, T. (May, 2008). Serum Nicotine Determination by GC-MS from Rats Exposed Through A Voluntary Oral Ingestion Model, American Psychological Society, Chicago, Illinois. Pearce, A.R., Romero, A., & Zibluk, J. (February, 2008). Bridging the paradigm gap: An interdisciplinary science communication class. New Agendas in Science Communication, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX. McMickle, A.P., *Louder, M.C., Pearce, A.R., & Biondolillo, K.D. (May, 2007). Improving methods of oral nicotine self-administration. 58th annual meeting of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences District VII meeting, Arlington, TX. *McKee, M., Pearce, A.R., & Breeding, R. (April, 2007). Developing a GRE review workshop: Assessing needs for persons with and without disabilities. Arkansas Symposium for Psychology Students, Monticello, AR. Eubank, E., Miller, W., & Pearce, A.R. (April, 2007). A review of recent advances in brain surgery techniques. Arkansas Symposium for Psychology Students, Monticello, AR. Pearce, A.R., Romero, A., Zibluk, J. (2007). Bridging the paradigm gap: An interdisciplinary approach science communication class, New Agendas in Science Communication Mini- Conference, University of Texas-Austin, TX. Pearce, A.R., Biondolillo, K.D., *Louder, M.C., & *Stuntz-Christian, J. (October, 2006). Environmental Influences on Consumption of Oral Nicotine by Female Sprague Dawley Rats. Society for Neuroscience Conference, Atlanta, GA. *Smith, L.G., *Louder, M.C., *Midkiff, W., Biondolillo, K.D., & Pearce, A.R. (October, 2006). The Impact of Voluntary Oral Nicotine on Operant Responding for Food. Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Social at the Society for Neuroscience Conference, Atlanta, GA.
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Pearce, A.R., Srivatsan, M. & student members of SFN. (October, 2006). Brain Awareness Days Involve Everyone: Insights from Volunteers and Community Members of Jonesboro, AR. Brain Awareness Week Social at the Society for Neuroscience Conference, Atlanta, GA. Pearce, A.R., *Ramsey, A. N., Chuikova, T., & Galyautdinova, S. (July, 2006). A New Positive Outlook on Mate Preferences in the United States and Russia 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens, Greece. *Burns, A.D, *Louder, M.C., *Powers, S., Biondolillo, K.D., & Pearce, A.R. (April, 2006). Voluntary oral nicotine consumption in C57BL/6J female mice. Southwestern Psychological Association 52nd Annual Convention, Austin, TX. *Ramsey, A.N., & Pearce, A.R. (April, 2006). What’s hot and what’s not when choosing a romantic partner. Southwestern Psychological Association 52nd Annual Convention, Austin, TX. Pearce, A.R., Biondolillo, K.D., & *Stuntz-Christian, J. (May, 2005). The influence of availability on nicotine intake and conditioned taste aversion. American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA. *Ramsey, A.N., & Pearce, A.R. (April, 2005). Darwinism vs. Feminism: A theoretical debate. Arkansas Symposium for Psychology Students, Russellville, AR. *Cline, R.L., & Pearce, A.R. (March, 2005). Examining proficiency in statistics using survey projects in undergraduate statistics labs. Southwestern Psychological Association, Memphis, TN. *Burkhart, N.F., *Ramsey, A.N., *Singletary, H.L., Biondolillo, K.D., & Pearce, A.R. (October, 2004). Body weight, estrous cycling and blood cotinine levels in female rats consuming oral nicotine. Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Social, Society for Neuroscience 34th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Biondolillo, K.D, *Stuntz-Christian, J., & Pearce, A.R. (October, 2004). Nicotine availability influences voluntary self-administration of nicotine in adolescent female rats. Society for Neuroscience 34th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Pearce, A.R., Biondolillo, K.D., & *Gipson, R. (May, 2004). Drug-Induced CTA in adolescent rats and sex differences in subsequent nicotine intake. American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. *Burkhart, N.F., & Pearce, A.R. (April, 2004). Preference for oral nicotine and attenuation of CTA in self-administration studies. Undergraduate Scholars Day, Arkansas State University. *Ramsey, A.N., & Pearce, A.R. (April, 2004). The impact of a single nicotine exposure to subsequent consumption of oral nicotine. Undergraduate Scholars Day, Arkansas State University. Biondolillo, K.D., *Boyett, K. B., *Lawson, B. L., & Pearce, A.R. (May, 2004). Voluntary self- administration of oral nicotine by the female Sprague-Dawley rat. American Psychological Society Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. *Burkhart, N.F., & Pearce, A.R. (February, 2004). Increased consumption of oral nicotine in self-administration and CTA studies. Mid-South Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN. Biondolillo, K.D., Pearce, A.R., *Lawson, B.L., & *Boyett, K.B. (October, 2003). Preliminary evidence that voluntary self-administration of oral nicotine attenuates nicotine-induced conditioned taste aversion. Arkansas Biosciences Institute Fall Research Symposium. Little Rock, AR. Pearce, A. R., & Morris, N. (March, 2003). Bienvenidos a Comayagua: Seminar on teaching in Honduras, Central America. Arkansas State University.
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*Mays, A., *Miles D., & Pearce, A. R..(April, 2003). The Kemper interviews. Arkansas State University Undergraduate Scholars Day. *Pullman, J. C. & Pearce, A. R. (April, 2003). Effects of nicotine on serial learning and conditioned taste aversion. Arkansas State University Undergraduate Scholars Day. *Stainton, M. C. & Pearce, A. R. (April, 2003). The reticular activating system: Coupling activity and movement. Arkansas State University Undergraduate Scholars Day. Pearce, A. R. (November, 2002). Wallaby brains and women: What one taught me about the other. Arkansas State University Chapter of Women in Science. Pearce, A. R., Marotte, L. R. & Mark, R. F. (2001). Laminar distribution of developing thalamocortical synapses in the visual cortex of the wallaby (Macropus eugenii) [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society, 12. Pearce, A. R., James, A. C., Marotte, L. R., & Mark, R. F. (1997). Development of afferent connections in the visual cortex of the wallaby (Macropus eugenii): Physiology and Anatomy [Abstract]. Abstracts of Australasian Opthalmic and Visual Science Meeting, 61. Pearce, A. R., James, A. C., Marotte, L. R., & Mark, R. F. (1997). Development of functional connections between thalamic fibers and the visual cortex as revealed by current source density methods and anatomy in the wallaby (Macropus eugenii) in vivo [Abstract]. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 23(1):904. Pearce, A. R., & Mark, R. F. (1997). Current source density reveals distinct differences in time of functional onset between visual cortex and superior colliculus in wallaby (Macropus eugenii) in vivo [Abstract]. Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society, 8, 73.
* student contributor
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Specials to The Sun, Northeast Arkansas’ largest newspaper, see: http://biology.astate.edu/Outreach/ASUintheNews/faculty_articles.htm ASU professor reflects on psychobiology work, 12/21/08 Arkansas State University students share koala knowledge gained on Australia trip, 9/21/08 With spring in your step, keep look out for snakes, 4/13/08 A-State aims to improve science communication, 3/16/08 ASU offers biology and psychology courses in Australia, 2/11/07 Arkansas State to offer course on science communication, 6/11/07 Scientists promoting brain awareness, 7/08/07 ASU to begin offering summer study-abroad program in Australia, 2/11/07 Researchers show wet wipes purify hands, soul, 10/08/06 Italians discover biology of romance, recipe for love, 6/25/06 Do funny guys get more girls?, 2/12/06
Science in the Natural State, a radio program broadcast on KASU 91.9 FM, see: http://biology.astate.edu/Outreach/Radioshows/radioshows.htm Koalas Science Communication Course Fear of Snakes Science Communication for Scientists Brainy Days are Here Again Humor Italians Discover Biology of Love
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GRANTS Pearce, A.R., & Biondolillo, K.D. (2007-2008). Oral nicotine and multiple bottle methods, summer research grant funded by ASU-ABI $35,196 Pearce, A.R., & Biondolillo, K.D. (2006-2007). Environmental influences on the consumption of oral nicotine, summer research grant funded by ASU-ABI $24,850. Pearce, A.R. (2005-2006). Establishing oral nicotine as a valid means of investigating self- administration. summer research grant funded by ASU-ABI, $13,295. Cramer, C., Biondolillo, K.D., Dolan, M., Pearce, A.R., Srivatsan, M. (2005-2006). Novel strategies for developing effective nicotine vaccines for prevention or treatment of nicotine addiction, summer research grant funded by ASU-ABI, $19,369. Biondolillo, K.D., & Pearce, A.R. (2004-2005). Establishing the Stimulus Properties of Nicotine: The Impact of Nicotine on Self-Administration and Taste Aversions. Funded by ASU-ABI, $150,000. Biondolillo, K.D., & Pearce, A.R. (2003-2004). Establishing the Stimulus Properties of Nicotine. Funded by ASU-ABI, $50,000. Pearce, A.R. (2003-2004).Role of Lithium Chloride in Conditioned Taste Aversion and Radial Arm Maze Tasks. ASU Scholarly Initiative Grant, $5,300. Pearce, A.R. (1997). The Developing Wallaby: An Interactive CD-ROM. Faculties Teaching Scheme Grant in Association with the National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, The Australian National University. ~AU$1000
TEACHING INTERESTS
*PSY 2013 Introduction to Psychology *PSY 2023 Contemporary Psychology *PSY 4323/5323 Physiological Psychology *PSYC 2007 Biological Basis of Behaviour Laboratory *PSY 3103 Quantitative Methods for Behavioral Sciences *PSY 3101 Quantitative Methods for Behavioral Sciences Laboratory *ZOOL 4613/5613 Mammalian Neurobiology Drugs, Brain & Behavior Sensation & Perception *PSY 3303 Motivation *PSY 4853 Evolutionary Psychology Developmental/Behavioral Neuroscience *BIOL 4243/5243 Pharmacology *BIOL/ENVI Science Communication for Scientists
Developed a program of intensive short courses for study abroad in Australia.
*Denotes previous experience teaching these courses.
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Departmental committees: Bachelor of Science Degree Program Committee General Education Committee College committees: Student Grievance Committee, Chair
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Faculty Awards Committee Technology Committee University committees: Arkansas Biosciences Institute Environmental, Social and Behavioral Work Group Biological Safety Manual Committee Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects Other: ASU Society for Neuroscience—Faculty Sponsor
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Developed and Presented: Communicating Science: A Workshop for Science Faculty and Graduate Students Communicating Science, Part II: Practical Issues Achieving GREatness: A basic math refresher for the GRE. Presented for the McNair Achievement Program Great Scat: Supermath strategies for the computer adaptive GRE. Presented for the McNair Achievement Program GRE Basic Math Refresher Course, an intensive 2-day course. Brain Awareness Day at the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) Northeast Arkansas Regional Brain Bee (2007, 2008) If I Only Had A Brain, neuroanatomy workshop for science teachers and middle school students My Pet Rat: Lessons in the Learning and Shaping Lab. Presented for the Northeast Arkansas-Association for Women in Technology and Science Workshop. Shaping Morphy: Learning in the operant chamber. 5th Annual Women in Technology and Science Workshop, Arkansas State University.
Attended: Society for Neuroscience, Teaching Neuroscience for Deep Learning, Washington, D.C., November 16, 2008 Assessing Impact: Evaluating Staff Development, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, October 8, 2008 Instrument Dissemination Workshop, Content Knowledge for Teaching Mathematics/ Learning Mathematics for Teaching, University of Michigan School of Education, Ann Arbor, MI, July 21, 2008 Experiments and models for teaching undergraduate neuroscience–Curriculum development workshop, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, August 7-8, 2008 Preparing faculty to teach online: Fundamentals of teaching online and Basic Blackboard training for online faculty by Charles R. Harris, April, 2006.
Invited talks Williams Baptist College, Walnut Ridge, AR, Environmental Influences on Nicotine Consumption by the Lab Rat, January 2008. Harrisburg Educational Cooperative, Brain Awareness for School Science Coaches, February, 2007.
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University Heights Lions Club, Arkansas Biosciences Institute: An overview of projects for 2006 with emphasis on nicotine research, June, 2006.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Life Member The Society for Neuroscience Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Association for Psychological Science Southwestern Psychological Association International Association for Applied Psychology Arkansas Symposium for Psychology Students
EDITORIAL SERVICES
Allyn & Bacon Pearson Education Prentice Hall Wadsworth Publishing Scientific Journals International Journal of Integrative Biosciences Houghton Mifflin Journal of Psychological Inquiry
Special volume editor with Dr. Steven Haggbloom of Western Kentucky University for Psychobiology in the Sun Belt in the Journal of Integrative Biosciences, December 2009, see: http://clt.astate.edu/electronicjournal/Articles.htm
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
ASU “You Made A Difference”, Academic Advisor Award Nominee 2008 ASU College of Education Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2006-2007 AP Reader Pool for Psychology, 2006-present ANU Neurosciences Graduate Program Student Travel Award, 2000 Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship, Department of Education, Employment Training and Youth Affairs, Australia, 1996-2000 PhD Scholarship, The Australian National University, 1996-1999 Undergraduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation and Arkansas Science Information Liaison Office, 1994 Academic Distinction Scholarship, Arkansas State University, 1991-1995 Arkansas State University Distinguished Service Award, 1995 Who’s Who at Arkansas State University, 1995
CURRICULUM VITAE ANNE AURIEMMA GRIPPO
Professional Experience 2008 Interim Director, Arkansas State University Environmental Science Doctoral Program 2007-present Associate Director, ASU Molecular Biosciences Doctoral Program 2006 Interim Director, ASU Molecular Biosciences Doctoral Program 2000-present Associate Professor of Biology, Arkansas State University 1995-2000 Assistant Professor of Biology, Arkansas State University 1992-1995 Instructor of Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University 1987-1992 Postdoctoral Scholar, Dairy Breeding Research Center, Departments of Dairy & Animal Science and Physiology, Pennsylvania State University 1986-1987 Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University 1984-1986 Research Assistant, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Academic Training 1987 Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Dissertation Title: Sesquiterpene lactones: Mechanism of antineoplastic activity; relationship of cellular glutathione to cytotoxicity; and disposition 1979 B.S. Chemistry; Biology minor, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ Honors Research Title: Synthesis of some allenic retinoids as possible antitumor agents
Grants 2009 NSF EPSCOR P3 (co-I/Devareddy)($107,964) 2009-2010 2007 NSF GK-12 Proposal (co-I/Christian) ($445,082) 2005- AR INBRE (co-I/Buchanan)($24,920 yearly) 2008 2004 ASU/AR Biosciences Research Grant (co-PI) ($132,918) 2003 ASU/AR Biosciences Research Grant (co-PI) ($219,320) 2003 AR BRIN Faculty Academic Year Research Award (co-PI) ($11,330) 2002 AR BRIN Equipment Grant ($23,300) 2002 AR Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) Summer Research Mentoring Award (co-PI) ($13,110) 2001 NSF Chemistry Instrumentation Grant (co-PI) ($79,624) 2000 ASU Faculty Research Grant (co-PI) ($10,000) 1999 SURF-Silo Undergraduate Research Grant ($3,862) 1999 Arkansas Science and Technology Authority Basic Research Award ($26,084) 1998 Nathan Deutsch Research Award ($400) 1996 ASU Faculty Research Grant ($9,750)
Scholarly Publications 1. Brown, CE, S Trauth, RS Grippo, BJ Gurley, AA Grippo. 2008. Combined effects of ephedrine- containing dietary supplements, caffeine, and nicotine on morphology and ultrastructure of rat hearts. Tox. Sciences (submitted for review) 2. Grippo, AA, K Capps, B Rougeau, BJ Gurley. 2007. Analysis of flavonoid phytoestrogens in botanical and ephedra-containing dietary supplements. Ann. Pharmacother. 41:1375-82. 3. Grippo, AA, B Hamilton, R Hannigan, BJ Gurley. 2006. Metal content of ephedra-containing dietary supplements and other select botanicals. Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm. 63:635-644. 4. Grippo, AA, Y Luo, B Rougeau WV Wyatt. 2000. HPLC analysis of mono-saccharides in whole and regional, staged bovine oviductal fluid. Theriogenology. 35:717-721. 5. Grippo, AA, Y Xie, B Rougeau WV Wyatt. 1999. Analysis of phytoestrogens by high pressure liquid chromatography. J. AR Acad. Sci. 53:61-66. 6. Grippo, AA, AL Way G.J Killian. 1995. Effect of bovine ampullary and isthmic oviductal fluid on motility, acrosome reaction and fertility of bull spermatozoa. J. Reprod. Fertil. 105:57-64. 7. Grippo, AA, SH Anderson, M.A Henault, G.JKillian. 1994. Cholesterol, phospholipid and phosphor- lipase activity of ampullary and isthmic fluid from the bovine oviduct. J. Reprod. Fertil. 102:87-93. 8. Grippo, AA, M.A Henault, SH Anderson, GJ Killian. 1992. Cation concentrations in fluid from the oviduct ampulla and isthmus of cows during the estrous cycle. J. Dairy Sci. 75:58-65. 9. Kavanaugh, JF, AA Grippo, GJ Killian. 1992. Cannulation of the bovine ampullary and isthmic oviduct. J. Invest. Surg. 5:11-17. 10. Grippo, AA, IH Hall, H Kiyokawa, O Muraoka, Y-C Shen, K-H Lee. 1992. The cytotoxicity of helenalin, its mono and difunctional esters, and related sesquiterpene lactones in murine and human tumor cells. Drug Design Disc. 8:191-206. 11. Grippo, AA, SD Wyrick, KH Lee, RP Shrewsbury, IH Hall. 1991. Disposition of an antineoplastic sesquiterpene lactone, [3H]-plenolin, in BDF1 mice. Pl. Med. 7:299-314. 12. Hall, IH, AA Grippo, DJ Holbrook, JJ Chang, LM Yang, SG Chaney, K.H Lee. 1990. Renal, hepatic, cardiac and thymic acute toxicity afforded by bis(helenalinyl) malonate in BDF1 mice. Toxicology 65:205-216. 13. Hall, IH, AA Grippo, DJ Holrook, GB Roberts, HC.Lin, HL Kim, KH Lee. 1989. Role of thiol agents in protecting against the toxicity of helenalin in tumor-bearing mice. Planta Med. 5:513-517. 14. Wedler, FC, BW Ley and AA Grippo. 1989. Manganese (II) dynamics and distribution in glial cells cultured from chick cerebral cortex. Neurochem. Res. 14:1129-1135. 15. Tholey, G, M Ledig, P Kopp, L Sargentini-Maier, M Leroy, AA Grippo , FC Wedler. 1988. Levels and subcellular distribution of physiologically important metal ions in neuronal cells cultured from chick embryo cerebral cortex. Neurochem. Res. 13:1163-1167. 16. Tholey, G, M Ledig, P Mandel, L Sargentini, AH Frivole, M Leroy, AA Grippo , FC Wedler. 1988. Concentrations of physiologically important metal ions in glial cells cultured from chick cerebral cortex. Neurochem. Res. 13:45-50. 17. Williams, WL, IH Hall, AA Grippo, CB Oswald, KH Lee, D Holbrook and S Chaney. 1988. Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis in P-388 lymphocytic leukemia tumor cells by helenalin and bis(helenalinyl) malonate in vivo. J. Pharm. Sci. 77:178-184. 18. Chapman, DE, GB Roberts, DJ Reynolds, AA Grippo, DJ Holbrook, IH Hall, SG Chaney, J Chang, K. H. Lee. 1988. Acute toxicity of helenalin in BDF1 mice. Fund. App. Toxicology 10:302-312. 19. Hall, IH, WL Williams, Jr., AA Grippo, K-H Lee, DJ Holbrook and SG Chaney. 1988. Inhibition of nucleic acid synthesis in P-388 lymphocytic leukemia cells in culture by sesquiterpene lactones. Anticancer Res. 8:33-42. 20. Wyrick, SD, FT Smith, WE Kemp and AA Grippo. 1987. Effects of [(N-alkyl-1H,3H-isoindolin- 1,3-dione-5-yl)oxy]-alkanoic acids, [(N-alkyl-1H,3H-isoindolin-1-one-5-yl)oxy]-butanoic acids and related derivatives on chloride influx in primary astroglial cultures. J. Medicinal Chem. 30:1798-1806. 21. Hall, IH, AA Grippo, K-H Lee, SG Chaney and DJ Holbrook. 1987. Effect of helenalin and bis(helenalinyl) malonate on nucleic acid and protein synthesis in human KB carcinoma cells. Pharm. Res. 4:509-515.
Presentations 1. A Ratti, B Hill, AA Grippo. Early cardiovascular changes with estrogen depletion. Endocrine Society; P2-505; p. 523 (2008) 2. A Ratti, B Hill, A Grippo. Estrogen depletion: Physiological and molecular cardiovascular changes. Arkansas Biosciences Institute Fall Research Symposium (2007) 3. AA Grippo, C Brown, S Trauth, R Grippo, B Gurley. Metabolife and Its Constituents Increase Atypical Cardiac Cells, An Effect Exacerbated by Nicotine. Soc. Toxicol. (2006) 4. B Gurley, SF Gardner, K Williams, A Grippo, Hemodynamic and electrocardiographic effects of an “Ephedra-free” dietary supplement (Metabolife UltraTM). Am. Soc. Clin. Phamacol. Ther. (2006) 5. C Brown, P MacFarland, S Trauth, R Grippo, A Grippo, Cardiovascular effects of combined nicotine and ephedra on male and female rats. SCC Soc. Toxicol. (2005) 6. AA Grippo, S Snipes, R Raeven, W Kennedy, W Humphrey. Genistein effects on sheep reproduction. Invited lecture: So. Assoc. Agric. Sci. (2005) 7. AA Grippo, AA Stokes, CE Brown, L Rosa, M Mary, RS Grippo, S Trauth, BJ Gurley. Does ephedra alone effect rat cardiovascular physiology and tissue morphology differently than ephedra contained in Metabolife? AR Biotech. Inst. Symposium (2004). 8. AA Grippo, S Snipes, A Davis, W Humphrey. Detection of genistein in serum and oviductal fluid of ewes administered Biochanin A. Biol. Reprod. 64 (Suppl. 1):89 (2004). 9. AA Grippo. Studies of the effects of phytoestrogens on mammalian reproduction. Invited lecture: University of Memphis Biology Seminar Series (2003). 10. K Capps, B Rougeau, B Gurley, A Grippo. Bioflavonoids in herbal supplements. Southern Regional Discussion Group, Amer. Assoc. Pharm. Sci. (2003). 11. BT Hamilton, RE Hannigan, BJ Gurley, AA Grippo. Metals concentrations in over-the-counter herbal preparations. Southern Regional Discussion Group, Amer. Assoc. Pharm. Sci. (2003). 12. AA Grippo. Reproductive toxicology of phytoestrogens. Invited lecture: UC Davis Toxicology Seminar Series (2001). 13. WD Bryant, W Humphrey, AA Grippo. The effect of estrogenic agents on ram sperm acrosome reaction. 21st Annual Meeting, Soc. Env. Tox. & Chem. (2000). 14. Y Luo, B Rougeau, W Wyatt, A Grippo. Availability of monosaccharides in whole and regional, staged bovine oviductal fluid. Biol. Reprod. 60 (Suppl. 1):158 (1999). 15. AA Grippo, Y Xie, B Rougeau, WV Wyatt. Analysis of phytoestrogens by high pressure liquid chromatography. Proc. AR Acad Sci.: 92 (1999) 16. W Hayes, J Pierce, J Farris, A Grippo. Vitellogenin purification from the slider turtle Trachemys scripta. Proc. AR Acad. Sci.:18 (1998) 17. A Strecker, A Grippo. Displacement of steroid hormones from sex hormone binding globulin by phytoestrogens. Proc. AR Acad. Sci.:36 (1998) 18. E Winchester, J Farris, A Grippo, R. Grippo. Effects of aldicarb on cholinesterase activity of two freshwater molluscs (Ligumia subrostrata and Corbicula fluminea). Soc. Env. Tox. & Chem. (1997) 19. GJ Killian, AA Grippo. Incubation in ampullary oviductal fluid improves the ability of sperm to fertilize bovine oocytes in vitro. Proc. of the 12th Int. Congress on Animal Repro. 2:650-652 (1992) 20. MA Henault, AL Way, AA Grippo, G. J. Killian. A heterospermic, competitive penetration assay utilizing zona-free bovine oocytes. Biol. of Reprod. 46(Suppl. 1):74 (1992) 21. RS King, AA Grippo, GJ Killian. Bovine estrus-associated protein stimulates capacitation of bull sperm. Biol. of Reprod. 44(Suppl. 1):135 (1991) 22. AA Grippo, DA Chapman, GJ Killian. An improved assay for phospholipase A2 activity in sperm. J. Andrology 10:47 (1989) 23. SD Wyrick, FT Smith, AA Grippo. Synthesis of agents affecting astrocytic chloride influx. Proc. of the Meeting in Miniature, ACS Research Triangle Section (1986) 24. DE Chapman, GB Roberts, AA Grippo, IH Hall, SG Channey, J Chang, DJ Reynolds, DJ Holbrook. Acute toxicity of helenalin in BDF1 mice. The Toxicologist. 5:299 (1986) 25. AA Grippo, SD Wyrick, RP Shrewsbury, SG Chaney, DJ Holbrook, KH Lee, IH Hall. The disposition of [3H]-11,13-dihydrohelenalin, a derivative of the sesquiterpene lactone helenalin. The Pharmacologist. 27:109 (1985) 26. AA Grippo, W Williams, KH Lee, S Chaney, D Holbrook, IH Hall. Antineoplastic activity of the natural product helenalin. Proc. of the International Res. Congress on Natural Products (1985) 27. AA Grippo, IH Hall, DJ Holbrook, SG Chaney. The role of cellular levels of reduced glutathione on the efficacy of an antitumor sesquiterpene lactone. Proc. of the ACS Southeastern Regional Meeting (1984) 28. AA Grippo, IH Hall, KH Lee, DJ Holbrook. The toxicology and mechanism of helenalin, an antitumor sesquiterpene lactone. Proc. of the ACS Southeastern Regional Meeting (1983) 29. JR Dyer, DR King, AM Auriemma. Studies of the reaction between carbon disulfide and sodium hydroxide. Proc. of the ACS Northeastern Regional Meeting (1979)
Argelia Lorence, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Metabolic Engineering Arkansas Biosciences Institute and Department of Chemistry and Physics Arkansas State University PO Box 639, State University, AR, 72467, USA Office 870 680 4322, Fax 870 680 4348, [email protected]
Birth date and place of birth September 4, 1969, Mexico City, Mexico
Languages English, Spanish
Education PhD, Biotechnology (December, 1997) Instituto de Biotecnología (IBT), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Cuernavaca, Mexico. Advisor: Prof. Alejandra Bravo. Dissertation: “Analysis of the Pore-forming Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins in the Presence of their Native Receptor” MS, Biotechnology (March, 1995), Instituto de Biotecnología (IBT), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Cuernavaca, Mexico. Advisor: Prof. Rodolfo Quintero- Ramírez. Dissertation: “Design of a Novel Screening Method for New Bacillus thuringiensis δ-Endotoxins” BS, Biochemical Engineering, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa(UAM-I), Mexico, 1991.
Continuous education “Teaching that Promotes Learning”, workshop organized by the Faculty Center for Learning and Teaching. Speaker: Dr. Maryellen Weimer, author of the book “Learner-Centered Teaching” from Penn State University. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, September 13, 2007. “Finding Out How Well Students Are Learning What We Are Teaching: An Introduction to Classroom Assessment”, and “Making Real the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Developing Your Own Classroom Research Agenda”. Speaker: Dr. Thomas Angelo from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zeeland. Workshops organized by Mrs. Barbara Doyle, Director of Assessment Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, April 4, 2007. “Designing Courses for More Significant Learning Experiences” organized by the Office of Research and Academic Affairs. Presenter Dr. Dee Fink, author of the book “Creative Significant Leaning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses”, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, September 14, 2006. “Coaching Strong Women in the Art of Strategic Persuasion” organized by the Committee On the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh) Annual Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Atlanta, GA, March 25, 2006. “Communicating Science to the Public” organized by Drs. Aldemaro Romero and Amy Pierce, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, March 4, 2006. “Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in the Classroom and the Laboratory” SE-SW Joint Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN, November 4th, 2005. Inter-Agency Conference on Metabolic Engineering 05, February 3, 2005. National Science Foundation. Arlington, VA. “Realizing the Vision: Leading Edge Technologies in Biological Systems” organized by the National Science Foundation. December 13-14, 2004. Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C. Inter-Agency Conference on Metabolic Engineering 2004. February 6, 2004. National Science Foundation. Arlington, VA. Training course for scientists to facilitate their abilities to communicate science to the media imparted by Fleishman-Hillard of Mexico. Organized by AgroBio México and the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (SMBB). September 9, 2001, Veracruz, Mexico. “Biosynthesis of Plant Secondary Metabolites” imparted by Prof. Robert Verpoorte. Organized by CINVESTAV-IPN. July 23-25 2001, Mexico City, Mexico. “Cloning and characterization of strictosidine synthase from Camptotheca acuminata cell cultures”, visiting scientist, laboratory of Dr. Edmundo Lozoya-Gloria, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CINVESTAV- Irapuato, June 19 - July 9 1999, Irapuato, Mexico. “3rd International Symposia of Phytomedicines” Organized by Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) and Farmasa Schwabe. May 21 1999, Mexico City, Mexico. “Priorities of Research and Development in Agrobiotechnology” Organized by Centro Para la Innovación Tecnológica/UNAM. September 24-25 1993, Mexico City, Mexico. “3rd Advanced Course of Biotechnological Processes: Scale-Up” Organized by Biotechnology Program for Latin America and the Caribbean/UNIDO, IBT/UNAM, and CEIB/UAEM, October 12-23, 1992, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Professional Experience
August 2005 to present Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Metabolic Engineering Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI), Arkansas State University (ASU), Jonesboro, AR. - Study of the role of ascorbate in the control of aging and reproductive activity in plants - Metabolic engineering of vitamin C in plants - Study of the role of ascorbate at conferring plants tolerance to environmental pollutants (TCE phytoremediation project in collaboration with Drs. Carole Cramer and Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, ABI/ASU, and Kathleen Gilbert, ACHRI) - Survey of the vitamin C foliar content of plants of the mustard family growing in Arkansas - Study of the role of ascorbate in mitigating ER and cellular stress associated with plant- based protein production (in collaboration with Dr. Maureen Dolan, ABI/ASU, and Vibha Srivastava, UAF) - Intersection of ascorbate regulation, jasmonate-signaling, and defense against herbivores in plants (in collaboration with Dr. Fiona Goggin, UAF) - Arabidopsis as a model to study toxicity and fate of selected nanomaterials (collaboration with Dr. Alex Biris, Center of Nanotechnology, UALR) - Metabolite profiling of the vitamin C metabolic network in plants (collaboration with Drs. Robyn Hannigan and Vipin Nair, ABI/ASU) - Metabolic engineering of taxanes produced by hazelnut cell cultures (collaboration with Dr. Mariangela Miele, University of Genova, Italy) - Metabolic engineering of triterpenes with sedative properties produced by Galphimia glauca cell and hairy roots cultures (collaboration with Dr. María Luisa Villarreal (CEIB- UAEM, Cuernavaca, Mexico) - Study of the pore-forming activity of resin glycosides (collaboration with Dr. Rogelio Pereda-Miranda, Facultad de Química-UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico) - Molecular speciation of selected Mexican medicinal plants (collaboration with Dr. Rachel Mata, Facultad de Química-UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico) - Metabolic engineering for the enhancement of nutritional and agronomical traits of rice varieties (collaboration with Dr. Gregory Phillips, ASU-Agriculture, and Dr. Helen Miller, USDA-Stuttgart, AR) - Use and development of analytical tools to measure antioxidant activity of plant extracts - Survey about fruits and vegetable consumption among children and adults in the Delta region of Arkansas (collaboration with Dr. Patrick Steward, University of Arkansas – Fayetteville) - Extensive teaching and mentoring activities (high school, undergraduate and graduate students).
April 2002 – July 2005 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science (PPWS), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA - Discovery and study of a new biosynthetic pathway for vitamin C in plants using myo- inositol as a precursor - Metabolic engineering of the vitamin C biosynthetic network in Arabidopsis and crop plants - Metabolic engineering of the biosynthetic pathway of opiates in opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) - Extensive advising and mentoring of laboratory technicians, graduate and undergraduate students, visiting scholars and summer interns.
April 1998- March 2002 Assistant Professor, Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología (CEIB), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM), Cuernavaca, México. - Metabolic engineering of the indole alkaloid pathway in Camptotheca acuminata cell cultures. This research was funded via a Grant Award for Young Investigators (equivalent of the CAREER-NSF award) to A Lorence (PI) from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)-Mexico (1999-2001) - Set-up of a laboratory of metabolic engineering in the Department of Natural Products at CEIB/UAEM - Extensive teaching and mentoring activities (undergraduate and graduate students).
August 2000 – June 2001 Visiting Scientist, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science (PPWS), Virginia Tech (VT), Blacksburg, VA - Metabolic engineering of indole and opiate alkaloid biosynthetic pathways. - Development of C. acuminata hairy roots (collaboration with Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar). - Move and set-up of the Nessler lab at Virginia Tech and training of all new personnel.
January - July 2000 Visiting Scientist, Department of Biology, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, TX - Metabolic engineering of indole-alkaloid biosynthesis: activation tagging of C. acuminata to identify transcription factors that regulate the pathway.
Awards and honors
2008 Winner Dean’s Horizons Award 2008, College of Sciences and Mathematics, Arkansas State University. 2007- Elected Secretary of the Faculty Research Committee, Arkansas State University, September 2007. Re-elected for the period 2008-2009.
2007 Ad-honorem external reviewer, National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation (Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, SENACYT), Panama City, Panama, May 2007 to date. 2007 Featured member, Who’s Who among American Teachers and Educators, 11th edition. 2007 Co-author of finalist work nominated to Best Paper Award, Agribusiness Symposium, 17th Annual World Forum and Symposium: Food Culture: Tradition, Innovation and Trust- A positive Force for Modern Agribusiness, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IAMA), Parma, Italy. C. Schroeter, LA House and A Lorence. Fruits and Vegetable Consumption among College Students in Arkansas and Florida: Food Culture vs. Health Knowledge. 2006 Featured mentor in the book The Paths We Tread II, Minority Environmental Leadership Development Initiative (MELDI), University of Michigan. 2006 Member Sigma Xi, June 2006 to present. 2006 Travel Award, Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh). 2002 Arthur Neish Young Investigator Award, Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA). 2002 Post-doctoral Travel Award, Virginia Tech. 2000 Post-doctoral Fellowship, UAEM, México. 1999-2001 Young Investigator Award (equivalent of the CAREER-NSF award) Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, (CONACYT), México 1999 Teaching Award, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. 1998 "Alfonso Caso Medal” 1st place PhD, class of 1997, UNAM, México. 1997 "Gabino Barreda Medal” 1st place MS, class of 1995, UNAM, México. 1995-2001 Scholar, Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI), México. 1992-1997 Scholar, CONACYT, México. Funding for MS and PhD studies. 1993 1st place "Maestro Jesus Silva Herzog Economy Award” Participant in the winner project: “The Technological Change in the Mexican Agriculture and Agro-industry”.
Research sponsors
Current Title: “Role of Ascorbate in Coordinating Growth and Senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana” Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH), Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE), A Lorence (PI) Sub-award: $93,487.00 (05/01/08- 04/30/09) Total sub-award: $603,574.00 (01/01/06 – 04/30/10) General Award No: NIH-NCCR 5 P20 RR016460-05 to L Cornett “Partnerships for Biomedical Research in Arkansas” (05/01/05 – 04/30/10).
Title: “Unraveling Sedative Triterpene Synthesis in Galphimia glauca: Phytochemistry and Functional Genomics Join Forces” Agency: Faculty Research Fund, Arkansas State University A Lorence (PI) Award: $6,500.00 (07/01/06 – 12/31/08).
Title: Collaborative Seed Grant: Mechanisms of Toxicity and Remediation of Superfund Environmental Toxicants” Agency: Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University A Lorence, F Medina-Bolivar and K Redeker (Co-PIs) Award: $57,336.00 (07/01/06 – 06/30/09).
Title: “Arabidopsis as a Tool to Assess Toxicity and Fate of Nanomaterials” Agency: Nanotechnology Center, UALR A Lorence (PI) Award: $25,000.00 (10/01/07 – 12/31/08).
Title: “Role of Ascorbate in Mitigating ER and Cellular Stress Associated with Transient and Stable Plant-Based Protein Production” Agency: NSF EPSCoR P3 Center Collaborative Seed Grant Program Overall Statewide Project headed by Carole Cramer (ASU), Steve Grace (UALR) and Kenneth Korth (UAF) A Lorence (PI, ASU), M Dolan (Co-PI, ASU), and V Srivastava (Co-PI, UAF) Award: $249,860.00 (05/15/08 – 11/14/09).
Title: “Intersection of Ascorbate Regulation, Jasmonate-Signaling, and Defense Against Hervibores in Plants” Agency: NSF EPSCoR P3 Center Collaborative Seed Grant Program Statewide Project headed by Carole Cramer (ASU), Steve Grace (UALR) and Kenneth Korth (UAF) Fiona Goggin (Co-PI), and Argelia Lorence (Co-PI) Award: $249,978.00 (05/15/08 – 03//14/10).
Title: “TCE toxicity and remediation” Agency: Arkansas Biosciences Institute at the Arkansas Children‟s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) A Lorence, F Medina-Bolivar and C. Cramer (Co-PIs ASU), K Gilbert (PI ACHRI) Award: $180,000.00 (08/01/08 – 06/30/10).
Title: “Acquisition of qRT-PCR and Electrophysiology Equipment” Agency: NIH, Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE) M Srivatsan (Co-PI), A Lorence (Co-PI) and R Buchanan (Co-PI) Award: $50,000.00 (01/01/00-04/30/09).
Participation in funded proposals led by others Title: “Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences: Cross-disciplinary Research at the Intersection of Biotechnology and the Environment” Agency: NSF – Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences R Hannigan (PI), and Roger Buchanan (Co-PI) A Lorence one of 10 faculty mentors participating in two areas of this project: molecular diagnostics and metabolite identification Award: $810,170 (01/15/08 – 12/15/10).
Title: “GK12: Land Use, Land Cover, and Biodiversity in the Mississippi Embayment” Agency: NSF-DGE A Christian (PI), and R Hannigan (Co-PI) Award: $2,242,565.00 A Lorence one of the faculty mentors participating in this project. Rodney Shea Harris, EVS-MS student at the Lorence Lab, received one of the GK12 scholarships for the period 07/01/08-06/30/09.
Pending Title: “A Center for Bio- and Phytoremediation Research in Arkansas: Challenges and Opportunities” Agency: NSF EPSCoR (white paper for next NSF EPSCoR competition) GJ Thoma (PI UAF), KM Gilbert (Co-PI UAMS/ACHRI), and A Lorence (Co-PI ASU) Submitted: December 1st, 2008 Selected as one of 8 finalists of a total of 21 proposals; an 8-page follow up pre-proposal is due February 16, 2009.
Title: “Strategies for the Development of Rice Varieties with Enhanced Biomass, Antioxidant Content and Tolerance to Abiotic Stresses” Agency: Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board (RRPB) A Lorence (PI), G Phillips (Co-PI), and V Srivastava (Co-PI) Amount requested: $186,144.40 (03/01/09-02/28/11) Submitted: January 12, 2009.
Title: “Mechanisms leading to enhanced tolerance to oxidative stress and increased lifespan in Arabidopsis: Role of mitochondrial, ER, and chloroplastic enzymes involved in ascorbate biosynthesis” Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH), Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE), A Lorence (PI) Pre-proposal submitted: February 4, 2009
Title: “Artemisinin Biosynthesis: Role of Reactive Oxygen” Agency: NIH AREA P Weathers (PI), A Lorence (Consultant) Amount requested: $3851 Submitted: February 2009
Past Title: “Acquisition of New Equipment and Shared Facilities” Agency: NIH, Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE) R Buchanan (Co-PI), M Srivatsan (Co-PI) and A Lorence (Co-PI) Award: $24,518.00 (01/01/08-04/30/08).
Title: “Developing an Immunotoxicology Center in Arkansas” Agency: Arkansas Biosciences Institute at the Arkansas Children‟s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) K Gilbert (PI), S Blossom, and B Przybyla (ACHRI), N Pumford (University of Arkansas at Fayetteville), J Fuscoe (National Center for Toxicological Research), F Medina-Bolivar, K Redeker, and A Lorence (Arkansas State University). Award: $200,000.00 (07/01/07 – 06/30/08).
Title: “Study and Manipulation of the Vitamin C – Cell Wall Metabolic Network for the Development of Plants with Enhanced Nutritional and Agronomical Properties” Agency: Arkansas Biosciences Institute A Lorence (PI) Award: $230,000.00 (08/01/05 – 06/30/08, set-up package).
Title: Funding to attend “Workshop on HPTLC-MS”, October 9-11, 2006, Berlin, Germany Agencies: ASU Sponsored Research Assistance and ASU Research Foundation A Lorence (PI) Award: $2,000.00 (July - October 2006).
Title: “Metabolic Engineering for the Discovery of Human Therapeutics in Tobacco” Agency: Tobacco Initiative Fund, Virginia Tech F Medina-Bolivar (PI), and A Lorence (Co-PI) Award: $29,000.00 (November 2004 - July 2005).
Title: “Transformation of Camptotheca acuminata Cell Lines for the Production of Camptothecin, A Terpene with Anticancer and Antiretroviral Activities" Agency: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT), Mexico Young Investigator Award Project, A Lorence (PI) Award: $100,000.00 (January 1999 - December 2001).
Title: “Characterization of Regions in the Domain I of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Proteins Involved in Their Pore- Forming Activity” Agency: Dirección General de Estudios de Posgrado, UNAM, Mexico A Lorence (PI) Award: $4,000.00 (1995 - 1997).
Consulting
November 01 – March 02 Bioskinco, SA de CV, Mexican biotechnological company producer of “Epifast” skin substitute for the treatment of diabetic foot, burns and other skin conditions. Main activity: preparation of grant proposals to the Mexican government.
1995-1998 CAMBIOTEC, initiative of the International Development Research Center (IDRC, Canada). International network with the mission to facilitate biotechnology-based applications in the agri-food and environmental management fields in Latin America. Advisor: Dr. José Luis Solleiro-Rebolledo. Main activity: development of “state of the art” reports published in Spanish and distributed in México, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Canada. Topics: biopesticides (1996), potato (1997) and agrobiologicals (1998). October 91 – January 92 Advisor: Prof. Rodolfo Quintero-Ramírez, Director of the Biotechnology Regional Program for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations (UNIDO). Main activities: design of an industrial plant to produce Bacillus thuringiensis-based biopesticides to satisfy the demand of the countries of “Pacto Andino” (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela). Make a directory of Mexican biotechnological companies.
Scientific publications - English (*student authors)
Peer-reviewed articles
1. Suza W, Harris RS*, and Lorence A (2008) Hairy roots: From high-value metabolite production to phytoremediation. Electronic Journal of Integrative Biosciences. Published online November 21, 2008. http://clt.astate.edu/electronicjournal/Articles.htm 2. Dabul ANG*, Belefant-Miller HB, RoyChowdhury M, Hubstenberger JF, Lorence A, and Phillips GC (2008) Screening of a broad range of rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm for in vitro rapid regeneration and development of an early prediction system. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology – Plant, Vol. 44. Online November 21, 2008. DOI 10.1007/s11627- 008-9174-6. 3. Schroeter C, House LA and Lorence A (2007) Fruits and Vegetable Consumption Among College Students in Arkansas and Florida: Food Culture vs. Health Knowledge. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 10: 63-89. 4. Lorence A, Mendes P, Chevone BI, and Nessler CL (2004) myo- Inositol Oxygenase Offers a Possible Entry Point into Plant Ascorbate Biosynthesis. Plant Physiology 134: 1200-1205. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=14976233 5. Lorence A, Medina-Bolivar F, and Nessler CL (2004) Camptothecin and 10- Hydroxycamptothecin from Camptotheca acuminata Hairy Roots. Plant Cell Reports 22: 437-441. 6. Lorence A and Nessler CL (2004) Camptothecin, Over Four Decades of Surprising Findings. Phytochemistry 65: 2735-2749. Review paper by invitation to section Molecules of Interest. 7. Lorence A, and Verpoorte R (2004) Gene Transfer and Expression in Plants. Methods in Molecular Biology 267: 329-350. 8. Radzio J*, Lorence A, Chevone BI, and Nessler CL (2003) L-Gulono-1,4-lactone Oxidase Expression Rescues Vitamin C Deficient Arabidopsis (vtc) Mutants. Plant Molecular Biology 53: 837-844. 9. Soberón M, Pérez RV, Núñez-Valdéz ME, Lorence A, Gómez I, Sánchez J, and Bravo A (2000) Evidence for Intermolecular Interaction as a Necessary step for Pore-Formation Activity and Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab Toxin. FEMS Microbiology Letters 191: 221-225. 10. Lorence A, Darszon A, and Bravo A (1997) Aminopeptidase Dependent Pore Formation of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Toxin on Trichoplusia ni Membranes. FEBS Letters 414: 303- 307. 11. Lorence A, Darszon A, Díaz C, Liévano A, Quintero R, and Bravo A (1995) δ-Endotoxins Induce Cation Channels in Spodoptera frugiperda Brush Border Membrane in Suspension and in Planar Lipid Bilayers”. FEBS Letters 360: 217-222. 12. Bravo A, Lorence A, and Quintero R (1995) Biopesticides Compatible with the Environment: Bacillus thuringiensis a Unique Model. Biocontrol 1: 41-55.
Peer-reviewed abstracts 1. Lisko KA*, Harris RS*, Yactayo-Chang J* and Lorence, A (2008) “Engineering ascorbate for enhanced growth, nutritional content, and stress tolerance in crops” In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology Animal 44: S28. 2. Nessler CL, Lorence A, Chevone B, and Mendes P (2005) “The vitamin C network: New branches in plant biochemistry”. In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology Animal 41: 18A. 3. Lorence A, Sánchez J, Darszon A, and Bravo A (1996) Pore Formation of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac Toxin in Presence of the Trichoplusia ni Toxin-Receptor in Planar Lipid Bilayers” Medical Microbiology and Immunology 185: 114.
Peer-reviewed articles (submitted) 1. Mannan A, Liu C, Towler MJ, Vail D, Lorence A, Weathers PJ (2009) DMSO stimulates production of artemisinin suggesting that the sesquiterpene may also function as a ROS sink in Artemisia annua. Submitted to Plant Cell Reports. 2. Zhang W, Lorence A, Gruszewski HA, Chevone BI and Nessler CL (2009) AMR1, an Arabidopsis gene that coordinately and negatively regulates the mannose/L-galactose ascorbic acid biosynthetic pathway. Submitted to Plant Physiology.
Manuscripts in preparation 1. Lisko KA*, Jullian B*, Vaughan MM*, Belisle M*, Chevone BI, Mendes P, Nessler CL and Lorence A (2009) Higher foliar vitamin C content leads to enhanced growth and stress tolerance. In preparation to Plant Cell Reports. 2. Lorence A, Trujillo G*, Yactayo-Chang J*, Reidy M, Mendes P, Chevone BI, Cramer, C, and Nessler CL (2009) Identification and characterization of a glucuronic acid reductase in Arabidopsis thaliana”. In preparation to Plant Physiology. 3. Pereda-Miranda R, Villatoro-Vera R*, Bah M, and Lorence A (2009) Cell membrane disruption by morning glory resin glycosides. In preparation to Phytochemistry. 4. Lorence A, Woffenden BJ, Martínez-Quintana J*, Nopo-Olazabal L, Nessler CL, and Medina-Bolivar F (2009) Enhanced production of specialized metabolites in tobacco over- expressing an AP2-type transcription factor. In preparation to Plant Molecular Biology. 5. Nopo-Olazabal L, Simeon S*, Hannigan R, Lorence A, and Medina-Bolivar F (2009) Elicitation and secretion of sesquiterpenes in hairy roots cultured in the Liquid LabTM bioreactor. In preparation to Acta Horticulturae.
Co-editor of book and special issue of peer-reviewed journal Book Co-editor of the book: “Recombinant Gene Expression. Reviews and Protocols” (2004) P Balbás and A Lorence (eds). Molecular Biology Series. Humana Press, Totowa, 535 pp. ISBN 1-58829-262-2. Included in the list of the 2004-2005 best sellers of Humana Press.
Special issue of scientific journal Co-editor of a special issue “Hairy Roots: Recent Applications in Plant Biotechnology” of the Electronic Journal of Integrative Biosciences (http://clt.astate.edu/electronicjournal/). A Lorence and F Medina-Bolivar (co-editors), vol. 3, special issue 1. October 2008.
Book chapters 1. A Lorence and CL Nessler (2007) Pathway engineering of the plant vitamin C metabolic network. In “Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering” R Verpoorte, AW Alfermann and TS Johnson (eds). Springer, Dordrecht, chapter 8, pp 197-217. 2. E Aranda, A Lorence, and MR Trejo (2000) Rural Production of Bacillus thuringiensis by Solid State Fermentation. In "Entomopathogenic Bacteria: From Laboratory to Field Application". JF Charles, A Delecluse, and C Neilsen-Le Roux (eds). Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, p. 317-332. ISBN 0-7923-6523-2. 3. A Lorence and R Quintero (2000) In Search of Novel and Better Bioinsecticides. In “Environmental Biotechnology and Cleaner Bioprocesses”. EJ Olguín, G Sánchez, and E Hernández (eds). Taylor & Francis, London, p. 275-284. ISBN 0-7484-0729-4. 4. R Quintero, A Lorence, and C Wacher (1999) Cereal Fermentation in Latin American Countries. In “Fermented Cereals- A Global Perspective”. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Agricultural Services Bulletin 138, Rome, p. 99- 114. ISBN 92-5-104296-9. 5. A Lorence and R Quintero (1997) Development of New Bioinsecticides. In “International Course: Biochemical Engineering Applications in Environmental Biotechnology and Cleaner Production”. COBIOTECH Scientific Committee for Biotechnology of the International Council of Scientific Unions ICSU. Electronic course, available at: http://www.icaiti.org.gt. 6. Bravo A, J Cerón, E Aranda, A Lorence, and R Quintero (1995) Screening of Bacillus thuringiensis Strains With Novel Insecticidal Activities. In “Bacillus thuringiensis Biotechnology and Environmental Benefits”. T-Y Feng et al. (eds). Hiang Yuan Publishing, Taipei, p. 87-103.
Intellectual property 1. US Patent Application No. 10/538,885 (June 14, 2005). Publication numbers WO/2004/061098 and PCT/US03/027779 “Manipulation of Ascorbic Acid Level in Plants” CL Nessler, A Lorence, P Mendes, and BI Chevone. 2. US Patent Application No. 11/908,551 (September 13, 2007). Publication numbers WO/2006/104503 and PCT/US2005/022179. “Increase in Plant Growth Rate, Biomass Accumulation and Stress Tolerance in Plants Over Expressing Genes of Ascorbic Acid-Cell Wall Biosynthetic Network” CL Nessler, A Lorence, P Mendes, and BI Chevone.
Technical Reports 1. Report 2008-2009 “Role of Ascorbate in Coordinating Growth and Senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana”. Agency: Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE), National Institute of Health (NIH). February 12th, 2009. 2. Report 2007-2008 “Role of Ascorbate in Coordinating Growth and Senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana”. Agency: Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE), National Institute of Health (NIH). February 11th, 2008. 3. Report 2006-2007 “Role of Ascorbate in Coordinating Growth and Senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana”. Agency: Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Arkansas INBRE), National Institute of Health (NIH). February 5th, 2007.
Outreach A Lorence (2005) “Metabolic Engineering for the Improvement of the Nutritional and Agronomical Value of Crops” Annual Report of the Arkansas State University Foundation.
Scientific publications (Spanish)
Peer-reviewed articles 1. A Lorence, RL González and JL Solleiro (1993) Basic Elements for the Development and Spreading of Biotechnology, A Comparative Analysis (Los Elementos Básicos para el Desarrollo y Difusión de la Biotecnología: Un Análisis Comparativo). Biotecnología 3: 1-7. 2. A Bravo, A Lorence and R Quintero (1992) Perspectives for the Use of Bacillus thuringiensis as Bioinsecticide (Perspectivas en la Utilización de Bacillus thuringiensis como Bioinsecticida). Biotecnología 2: 139-154.
Technical Reports 1. A Lorence (1999) Agrobiologicals (Agrobiológicos). Cuadernos de Vigilancia Tecnológica. JL Solleiro and R Castañón (eds). Iniciativa Canadá-América Latina de Biotecnología para el Desarrollo Sustentable (CAMBIOTEC). International Development Research Center (IDRC) and Núcleo de Innovación Tecnológica del Instituto de Ingeniería/UNAM, Mexico City, 58 p. 2. A Lorence (1996) Biopesticides in the Context of Sustainable Agriculture (Los Biopesticidas en el Marco de la Agricultura Sustentable). Cuadernos de Vigilancia Tecnológica. JL Solleiro and R Castañón (eds). Iniciativa Canadá-América Latina de Biotecnología para el Desarrollo Sustentable (CAMBIOTEC), International Development Research Center (IDRC) and Centro Para la Innovación Tecnológica/UNAM, Mexico City, 72 p.
Book chapters 1. P Balbás and A Lorence (2002) Corn Genetically Improved: Implications for the Agriculture in the State of Morelos (Maíz Genéticamente Mejorado: Implicaciones para la Agricultura en el Estado de Morelos). In “Land, Water and Corn II, Reality and Utopy” (“Tierra, Agua y Maíz II. Realidad y Utopia”). UNICEDES/UAEM, Cuernavaca, p. 167-182. ISBN 968-878- 136-3. 2. P Balbás, C Abarca, AD Caro* and A Lorence (2000) Applications of Molecular Genetics in Medicine (Aplicaciones de la Genética Molecular en la Medicina). In “Biological Sciences: From Life Origin to Genetic Therapy” (“Ciencias Biológicas. Del Origen de la Vida a la Terapia Génica”). E Sánchez-Salinas and ML Ortiz-Hernández (eds). Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, p. 223-255. ISBN 968-878-055-3. 3. P Balbás and A Lorence (2000) Protein Biosynthesis by Recombinant DNA (La Biosíntesis de Proteínas por DNA Recombinante). In “Biological Sciences: From Life Origin to Genetic Therapy” (“Ciencias Biológicas, Del Origen de la Vida a la Terapia Génica”). E Sánchez- Salinas and ML Ortiz-Hernández (eds). Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, p. 182-222. ISBN 968-878-055-3. 4. A Lorence and P Balbás (1998) Molecular Biology, A General Overview (La Biología Molecular: Una Visión General). In “Biology. Molecular Bases at the Threshold of the XXI Century” (“Biología. Sus Bases Moleculares en el Umbral del Siglo XXI”). E Sánchez- Salinas and ML Ortiz-Hernández (eds). Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, p. 40-125. ISBN 968-878-038-3. 5. A Lorence (1997) Relevance and Potential of Biotechnology for Potato Crop (Importancia y Potencial de la Biotecnología para el Cultivo de Papa). In “Potato and Chilli Pepper” ("Papa y Chile"). Cuadernos de Vigilancia Tecnológica. JL Solleiro and R Castañón (eds). Iniciativa Canadá-América Latina de Biotecnología para el Desarrollo Sustentable (CAMBIOTEC), International Development Research Center (IDRC) and Centro para la Innovación Tecnológica/ UNAM. Mexico City, p. 11-78 6. A Bravo, M Ortíz, A Ortíz, J Cerón, E Aranda, J Sánchez, R Meza, ME Nuñez and A Lorence (1996) Search and Construction of New Insecticidal Proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Búsqueda y Construcción de Nuevas Proteínas Insecticidas de Bacillus thuringiensis). In “Frontiers in Biotechnology and Bioengineering” (“Fronteras en Biotecnología y Bioingeniería”). E Galindo (ed). Sociedad Mexicana de Biotecnología y Bioingeniería, Mexico City, p. 375-379. ISBN 968-7735-00-7. 7. A Lorence and R Quintero (1996) Molecular Mechanism of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-Endotoxins (Mecanismo Molecular de Acción de las δ-Endotoxinas de Bacillus thuringiensis). In “Recent Progress in Biotechnology of Bacillus thuringiensis” ("Avances Recientes en la Biotecnología de Bacillus thuringiensis"). Luis J Galán-Wong, C Rodríguez- Padilla and HA Luna-Olvera (eds). Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Monterrey, p. 63-113. ISBN 968-6337-98-9. 8. A Lorence (1992) Potential of Biotechnology for Tomato Production (Potencialidades de la Biotecnología Para la Producción de Tomate). In “Biotechnology and Its Socioeconomical and Political Consequences” (“La Biotecnología y sus Repercusiones Socioeconómicas y Políticas”). R Casas, M Chauvet and D Rodríguez (coords). Departamento de Sociología/UAM-A, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas/UNAM, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales/UNAM. Mexico City, p. 301-317. ISBN 968-36-2703-X.
Presentations at professional meetings and invited lectures (*student authors)
Lectures (A Lorence, otherwise indicated)
1. Seminar (G Trujillo*, RS Harris*, G Wilson*). Plant Biotechnology Discussion Group, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Jonesboro, AR, January 23, 2009. “Progress in the study of the inositol pathway to vitamin C in plants”. 2. INVITED, lecture to be presented at the Symposium “Biofuels and Plant Produced Products”, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, October 27, 2008. “The many reasons why plants also need their vitamin C”. 3. INVITED, lecture presented at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute Fall Research Symposium, Science and Industry Advisory Committee Meeting, Little Rock, AR, October 7, 2008. “Leveraging vitamin C metabolism to develop plants that are better for us and the environment” 4. INVITED lecture presented at the Arkansas NSF EPSCoR Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR, October 7, 2008. “Phytoremediation and Ecological Engineering in Arkansas: Challenges and Opportunities” 5. INVITED (F Goggin) lecture presented at the Arkansas NSF EPSCoR Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR, October 6, 2008. “Intersection of Ascorbate Regulation, Jasmonate-Signaling, and Defense Against Hervibores in Plants” F Goggin and A Lorence. 6. INVITED (M Dolan) lecture presented at the Arkansas NSF EPSCoR Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR, October 6, 2008. “Role of Ascorbate in Mitigating ER and Cellular Stress Associated with Transient and Stable Plant-Based Protein Production” M Dolan, V Srivastava and A Lorence. 7. Seminar (A Lorence, G Trujillo*, SI Aboobucker*, KA Lisko*, and W Suza). Plant Biotechnology Discussion Group, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Jonesboro, AR, September 19, 2008. “Progress in the study of the inositol pathway to vitamin C in plants”. 8. INVITED, lecture presented at the Pan American Symposium Mexico 2008 “Pharmaceutical environment for students in pharmacy: current and future perspectives”, event organized by the Pan American Regional Office of the International Pharmaceutical Student‟s Federation, September 8-11, 2008, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. “Progress in the study and manipulation of vitamin C biosynthesis in plants”. 9. INVITED, lecture presented at the state wide Arkansas EPSCoR P3 Training Conference, August 20-22, Petit Jean, AR. “The 101 in how to mine the Arabidopsis TAIR database”. 10. INVITED, lecture to scholars of the NSF-funded Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE), July 22, 2008, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR. “The importance of networking”. 11. INVITED World Congress on In Vitro Biology, Society for In Vitro Biology, Tucson, AZ, June 14-18, 2008. “Engineering ascorbate for enhanced growth, nutritional content, and stress tolerance in crops” KA Lisko*, RS Harris*, J Yactayo-Chang* and A Lorence. 12. Oral presentation (G Wilson*), April 10, 2008, Undergraduate Scholar‟s Day Conference, ASU, Jonesboro, AR. “Identification and cloning of glucuronolactonases of Arabidopsis thaliana” G Wilson*, G Trujillo*, M Belisle*, A Lorence. 13. Oral presentation (G Trujillo*), April 9, 2008, Graduate Scholar‟s Day Conference, ASU, Jonesboro, AR. “Spatial and temporal expression patterns of genes in the myo-inositol pathway to ascorbate in Arabidopsis thaliana” G Trujillo* and A Lorence. 14. Oral presentation (SI Aboobucker*), April 9, 2008, Graduate Scholar‟s Day Conference, ASU, Jonesboro, AR. “Identification and characterization of a functional L-gulono-1,4- lactone oxidase in Arabidopsis” SI Aboobucker* and A Lorence. 15. Seminar (KA Lisko*, RS Harris*, G Trujillo* and SI Aboobucker*), Plant Biotechnology Discussion Group, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Jonesboro, AR, March 7, 2008. “Vitamin C biosynthesis in plants: An unfolding story” KA Lisko*, RS Harris*, G Trujillo*, SI Aboobucker*, and A Lorence. 16. INVITED, seminar Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas Fayetteville, January 29, 2008. “Vitamin C biosynthesis in plants: An unfolding story” A Lorence. 17. Seminar (M Belisle*, RS Harris*, J Yactayo*, and A Lorence), Plant Biotechnology Discussion Group, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Jonesboro, AR, October 12, 2007. “Engineering vitamin C and taxanes levels in plants: An update” KA Lisko*, G Trujillo*, G Wilson*, M Belisle*, RS Harris*, F Crawford, J Yactayo*, F Bestoso*, and A Lorence. 18. INVITED (F Medina-Bolivar) 2007 Phytochemical Society of North America Annual Meeting, July 21-25, 2007, St. Louis, MO. “Thichloroethylene induces stilbenoid compounds and antioxidant activity in peanut roots”. F Medina-Bolivar, C Nopo-Olazabal, S Ganapathy, L Nopo-Olazabal, R Hannigan, K Redeker, A Lorence, C Purnell, RS Harris*, and S Simeon*. 19. INVITED, lecture for scholars of the NSF-funded Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE), Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR. Topic: “The importance of networking”. July 24, 2007. 20. Oral presentation ( G Wilson), McNair Scholars 2007 Summer Research Symposium, July 25-26, 2007, Jonesboro, AR “Glucuronolactonase, a gene family encoding enzymes involved in vitamin C biosynthesis and degradation”. GA Wilson*, G Trujillo-Luján*, M Belisle*, and A Lorence. 21. KEYNOTE ADDRESS INVITED (C Cramer), June 25-29, 2007, XII National Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Morelia, Mexico. “Biotechnology at the interface of agriculture and medicine”. C Cramer, M Dolan, A Lorence, F Medina-Bolivar and P Weathers. 22. INVITED (L Offenbach), 17th Annual World Symposium, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, June 23-26, Parma, Italy. “Fruits and vegetable consumption among college students in Arkansas and Florida: food culture versus health knowledge” C Schroeter, L Offenbach and A Lorence. Nominated to Best Paper Award in Agribusiness Symposium. 23. INVITED, June 7, 2007, National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation (Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, SENACYT) and Institute of Advanced Scientific Reseach and High Technology Services (Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología, INDICASAT). “Manipulation of the vitamin C content in plants: Implications for human health, agriculture and environment”. A Lorence. 24. Seminar, April 13, 2007, Plant Biotechnology Discussion Group, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Jonesboro, AR. “An update in the science of vitamin C” G Trujillo*, G Wilson*, K Lisko*, RS Harris*, S Simeon*, J Yactayo* and A Lorence. 25. INVITED, February 12, 2007. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Biosciences and Bioinformatics Spring Seminar Series, Little Rock, AR. “Engineering vitamin C levels in plants: New roles for an old molecule”. A Lorence. 26. INVITED, Dec 20, 2006. Symposium on Biological, Chemical Defense and Homeland Security, 2006 International Conference on Bio and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (ICBPST), San Diego, CA, Dec 18-21, 2006. “Harnessing the potential of plant genomics in detection and remediation of explosives and chemical weapons” RS Harris*, T Moss, R Hannigan, and A Lorence. 27. Seminar, October 20th, 2006, Plant Biotechnology Discussion Group, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Jonesboro, AR. “The role of ascorbate in coordinating growth and senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana: an update” A Lorence. 28. Seminar, October 5th, 2006, POI Aging Work Group at UAMS, Little Rock, AR. “The role of ascorbate in coordinating growth and senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana: an update” A Lorence. 29. INVITED, lecture to scholars of the NSF-funded Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE), Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR. Topic: “The importance of networking”. July 20, 2006. 30. INVITED, July 11, 2006. Phytochemical Society of North America Meeting, July 8-12, 2006, Oxford, MS. “Enhanced production of specialized metabolites in tobacco over-expressing an AP2-type transcription factor”. A Lorence, BJ Woffenden, J Martínez-Quintana*, L Nopo- Olazabal, CL Nessler, and F Medina-Bolivar. 31. Seminar, July 7, 2006, Plant Biotechnology Discussion Group, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Jonesboro, AR. “What is an ORCA doing in my tobacco?” A Lorence. 32. Seminar, June 1st, 2006, POI Aging Work Group at UAMS, Little Rock, AR. “Role of ascorbate in coordinating growth and senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana” A Lorence. 33. Seminar, May 26, 2006, Plant Biotechnology Discussion Group, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Jonesboro, AR. “Synopsis of Symposium: RNA Biology – Novel Insights from Plants” A Lorence. 34. INVITED, October 14, 2005 American Chemical Society Student Meeting, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas “Vitamin C, a master nutrient for humans and a crossroad in plant biochemistry” A Lorence. 35. INVITED, September 30, 2005 Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN “Vitamin C biosynthesis in plants, a tale of many routes” A Lorence. 36. INVITED (F Medina-Bolivar) 2005 Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America “Integrative Plant Biochemistry as We Approach 2010” July 30 – August 3, 2005, Salk Institute, CA “Over-expression of transcription factors to manipulate specialized metabolite biosynthesis” A Lorence, BJ Woffenden, M Smith, CL Nessler, and F Medina-Bolivar. 37. INVITED (CL Nessler), 2005 In Vitro Biology Meeting, June 5-7, 2005, Baltimore, MD “The vitamin C network – new branches in plant biochemistry” CL Nessler, A Lorence, BI Chevone and P Mendes. 38. INVITED, 2nd National Meeting of Chemistry of Natural Products, “Dr. Alfonso Romo de Vivar Romo”, May 25-28, 2005, Cocoyoc, Mexico “Manipulation of the metabolic network of vitamin C for the production of plants with enhanced properties” A Lorence, BI Chevone, P Mendes and CL Nessler. 39. INVITED INTERVIEW SEMINAR, May 16th, 2005. Clemson University, Clemson, SC. “Manipulating the vitamin C metabolic network for the nutritional and agronomical enhancement of plants” A Lorence. 40. INVITED INTERVIEW SEMINAR, April 21st, 2005. Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI), Arkansas State University (ASU), Jonesboro, AR. “Manipulating the vitamin C metabolic network for the nutritional and agronomical enhancement of plants” A Lorence. 41. INVITED INTERVIEW SEMINAR, April 14th, 2005 University of Texas – San Antonio (UTSA), San Antonio, TX “Manipulating the vitamin C metabolic network for the nutritional and agronomical enhancement of plants” A Lorence. 42. INVITED INTERVIEW SEMINAR, March 4th, 2005. Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY “Manipulating the vitamin C metabolic network for the nutritional and agronomical enhancement of plants” A Lorence. 43. AWARD ADRESS Arthur Neish Young Investigator Symposium Speaker, 2002 Annual Meeting, Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA). July 20-24, 2002, Mérida, México “Holes in the membranes: how allelochemicals in the morning glory family dispose of enemies?” A Lorence, R Villatoro-Vera*, and R Pereda-Miranda. 44. INVITED, Molecular Biology Seminar Series, CINVESTAV- Irapuato, México, March 20, 2002 “The relationship between ORCAs and the joy tree” A Lorence. 45. INVITED, CEIB, UAEM, Cuernavaca, México, December 13, 2001. “Metabolic engineering of medicinal plants” A Lorence. 46. INVITED, 1St Engineering Congress, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, México, September 20, 2001. “Applications of molecular biology and biotechnology” A Lorence. 47. INVITED, Morelos Delegation of the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Cuernavaca, México, October 22, 1999. “Introduction of insect-resistant corn in Mexico”. A Lorence and R. Quintero. 48. INVITED, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Sur/IMSS, Xochitepec, México, October 21, 1999. “Evaluation of the socio-economical impact of the introduction of Bt corn to Mexico” A Lorence and R Quintero. 49. INVITED, Molecular Biology Seminar Series, CINVESTAV- Irapuato, México. July 9, 1999. “The mechanism of action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins: implications for the management of Bt corn in Mexico” A Lorence and R Quintero. 50. INVITED, International Symposium “Modern strategies for contamination control and development of clean technologies”, Instituto de Ecología, Boca del Río, México, March 11- 13, 1996. “In search of novel and better bioinsecticides” A Lorence and R Quintero. 51. INVITED, 5th Week of Scientific Research, CONACYT and UAEM, Cuautla, México, April 1994. “Alternatives to chemical pest control”. A Lorence and R Quintero. 52. INVITED, V Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Puerto Vallarta, México, September 1993. “Basic elements for the development and diffusion of biotechnology in Mexico, a comparative analysis” A Lorence, RL Gonzalez, and JL Solleiro. 53. INVITED, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas (UNAM), Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales (UNAM) and Departamento de Sociología (UAM-A), Mexico City, México, November 25-27, 1991. “Feasibility study of the production and commercialization of insect- resistant tomato seeds” A Lorence, and H Rojas.
Discussion Panels 1 INVITED, Lorence A, Benjamin E, and Schroer J, panelist who participated in the discussion “The Minority Under-represented Experience as a Faculty Member” for students participating in the 2008 NSF-funded Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE), Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, July 25, 2008.
Posters 1. 2009 Society for In Vitro Biology Annual Meeting, June 6-10, Charleston, SC. “DMSO stimulates production of artemisinin and also suggesting that the sesquiterpene may function as a ROS sink in Artemisia annua” PJ Weathers, A Mannan , CZ Liu, MJ Towler, D Vail, and A Lorence. 2. Fall 2008 INBRE – Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Arkansas, November 7-8, 2008, Fayetteville, AR. “A holistic approach to understand the roles of vitamin C in plant physiology and development” J Yactayo-Chang*, G Trujillo*, SI Aboobucker*, K Lisko*, RS Harris*, A Parbatani*, S Kulkarni*, G Wilson*, J Radin*, W Suza, and A Lorence. 3. Fall 2008 INBRE – Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Arkansas, November 7-8, 2008, Fayetteville, AR. “Phytoremediation potential of plants with elevated vitamin C content” RS Harris*, G Wilson*, J Radin*, W Suza and A Lorence. 4. ABI 2008 Fall Symposium October 7, 2008, Little Rock, AR. “Identification and characterization of a functional L-gulono-1,4-lactone oxidase in Arabidopsis” S Aboobucker*, W Suza and A Lorence. 5. NSF EPSCoR Annual Meeting Poster Session, Little Rock, AR, October 6 2008. “Insect defense and recombinant protein production in plants in the realm of ascorbate metabolism” W Suza, G Medrano, J Yactayo-Chang*, A Parbatani*, J Underwood, V Srivastava, F Goggin, D Dolan and A Lorence. 6. Cotton Field Day, Judd Hill Foundation, August 28, 2008, Truman, AR. “Vitamin C is essential not only for human health, but also for cotton growth and stress tolerance” K Lisko*, RS Harris*, R Buchanan, and A Lorence. 7. Arkansas EPSCoR P3 Training Conference, August 20-22, Petit Jean, AR. “Leveraging Arabidopsis genetic resources to identify a functional glucuronolactonase” G Trujillo-Lujan*, G Wilson* and A Lorence. 8. Arkansas EPSCoR P3 Training Conference, August 20-22, Petit Jean, AR. “Study of ascorbic acid capacity in Nicotiana species” C Willis*, J Yactayo-Chang*, MC Dolan and A Lorence. 9. Arkansas EPSCoR P3 Training Conference, August 20-22, Petit Jean, AR. “Harnessing the power of vitamin C for enhancing human and plant health” K Lisko*, RS Harris*, F Crawford*, J Yactayo* and A Lorence. 10. 2nd Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), August 6-8, 2008, Washington, DC. “Elevated vitamin C enhances growth, stress tolerance and phytoremediation potential in Arabidopsis” K Lisko*, RS Harris* and A Lorence. K Lisko won a Student Travel Award from NISBRE. 11. 2nd Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), August 6-8, 2008, Washington, DC. “Leveraging Arabidopsis Genetic Resources to Identify a Functional Glucuronolactonase” G Trujillo-Lujan*, G Wilson* and A Lorence. 12. RISE Scholars 2008 Summer Research Symposium, August 7, 2008, Jonesboro, AR. “Study of Ascorbic Acid Capacity in the Nicotiana Species” C Willis*, J Yactayo-Chang*, MC Dolan and A Lorence. 13. RISE Scholars 2008 Summer Research Symposium, August 7, 2008, Jonesboro, AR. “Impact of introduction of vitamin C in transient recombinant RTB fusion protein expression” E Fawcett*, J Ayala, MC Dolan, and A Lorence. 14. Poster Competition, Departments of Biology and Biotechnology and Chemistry and Biochemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, April 15, 2008, Worcester, MA. “Cloning and characterization of two putative glucuronolactonases from Arabidopsis thaliana involved in ascorbate degradation” M Belisle*, G Wilson*, G Trujillo* and A Lorence. 15. Fall 2007 INBRE – Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Arkansas, November 9-10, 2007, Fayetteville, AR. “Exploring the plasticity of the myo-inositol pathway to vitamin C in plants” G Trujillo*, G Wilson*, M Belisle*, S Imran-Aboobucker*, J Yactayo*, S Simeon* and A Lorence. G Wilson got a Travel Award from the Honors College at ASU. 16. Fall 2007 INBRE – Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Arkansas, November 9-10, 2007, Fayetteville, AR. “Harnessing the power of vitamin C for enhancing human and plant health” K Lisko*, RS Harris*, F Crawford*, J Yactayo* and A Lorence. 17. Einstein‟s in the City 2 International Students Research Conference 2007, City College of New York, October 30-31, 2007, New York, NY. “Mustards for better human health and a cleaner environment” F Crawford*, J Yactayo-Chang*, S Vanderpool, and A Lorence. F. Crawford won Award to Best Undergraduate Poster. 18. ABI 2007 Fall Symposium October 23, 2007, Little Rock, AR. “Harnessing the power of vitamin C for enhancing human and plant health” K Lisko*, RS Harris*, F Crawford*, J Yactayo* and A Lorence. 19. ABI 2007 Fall Symposium October 23, 2007, Little Rock, AR. “Environmental contaminants, autoimmune disease and phytoremediation” KM Gilbert, B Pzybyla, N Pumford, T Han, J Fuscoe, L Schnackenberg, JC Dosss, LA Macmillan-Crow, A Lorence, F Medina-Bolivar, C Cramer, and SJ Blossom. 20. RISE Scholars 2007 Summer Research Symposium, August 9, 2007, Jonesboro, AR. “Searching for the “C” in mustards” F Crawford*, J Yactayo-Chang*, S Vanderpool, and A Lorence. 21. Arkansas Bioinformatics Society (ARBIOS) Symposium: Building Careers in Bioinformatics, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, April 19-21, 2007. “Glucuronolactonase, a gene family encoding enzymes involved in vitamin C biosynthesis and degradation” G Wilson*, J Martínez-Quintana*, and A Lorence. G Wilson received Award for Best Undergraduate Poster. 22. 21st National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), April 12-14, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA. “Vitamin C biosynthesis in mustard species”. J Uwase*, G Wilson*, J Martínez-Quintana*, S Simeon*, S Hill*, S Vanderpool, and A Lorence. 23. Pittsburgh Conference (Pittcon 2007) Meeting, February 25 – March 1, 2007, Chicago, IL “HPTLC method for simultaneous cellular redox and energy state determination of plant samples” S Simeon*, R Hannigan, J Martínez-Quintana*, F Medina-Bolivar, and A Lorence. 24. Fall 2006 INBRE – Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Arkansas, November 3-4, 2006, Fayetteville, AR. “Screening of Arabidopsis thaliana knockout lines looking for genes encoding glucuronolactonase, the third enzyme in the myo-inositol pathway to ascorbate” G Wilson*, J Uwase*, S Simeon*, J Martínez-Quintana*, and A Lorence. 25. Fall 2006 INBRE – Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Arkansas, November 3-4, 2006, Fayetteville, AR. “Elevated foliar vitamin C content confers plants tolerance to stresses” KA Lisko*, J Martínez-Quintana, B Jullian*, M Vaughan*, BI Chevone, CL Nessler, and A Lorence. 26. ABI 2006 Fall Symposium, October 25, 2006, Little Rock, AR. “ORNA: a master regulator of genes in the tobacco plant” A Lorence, BJ Woffenden, J Martinez-Quintana*, L Nopo- Olazabal, CL Nessler and F Medina-Bolivar. 27. ABI 2006 Fall Symposium, October 25, 2006, Little Rock, AR. “Vitamin C biosynthesis in mustard species” J Uwase*, G Wilson*, J Martínez-Quintana, S Simeon*, S Hill, S Vanderpool, and A Lorence. 28. ABI 2006 Fall Symposium, October 25, 2006, Little Rock, AR. Seeding success… from people to products” C Cramer, E Hood, M Dolan, and A Lorence. 29. Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science Meeting, October 26-28, 2006, Tampa, FL “Screening of Arabidopsis thaliana knockout lines looking for genes encoding glucuronolactonase, the third enzyme in the myo-inositol pathway to ascorbate” G Wilson*, J Uwase*, S Simeon*, J Martínez-Quintana*, and A Lorence. 30. Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science Meeting, October 26-28, 2006, Tampa, FL “Elevated foliar vitamin C content confers plants tolerance to stresses” KA Lisko*, J Martínez-Quintana*, B Jullian*, M Vaughan*, BI Chevone, CL Nessler, and A Lorence. 31. International Symposium on High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography, October 9-11, 2006, Berlin, Germany ”HPTLC as a tool to rapidly assess the elicitor responsiveness of hairy roots cultured in the Liquid LabTM reactor” F Medina-Bolivar, L Nopo-Olazabal, S Simeon*, K Shelton, J Condori, R Hannigan, and A Lorence. 32. RISE Scholars 2006 Summer Research Symposium, August 11, 2006, Jonesboro, AR. “Vitamin C biosynthesis in mustard species” J Uwase*, G Wilson*, J Martínez-Quintana*, S Simeon*, S Hill*, S Vanderpool, and A Lorence. 33. McNair Scholars 2006 Summer Research Symposium, July 26-27, 2006, Jonesboro, AR “Screening of Arabidopsis lines looking for genes encoding glucuronolactonase, the third enzyme in the myo-inositol pathway to ascorbate” G Wilson*, J Uwase*, S Simeon*, J Martínez-Quintana*, and A Lorence. 34. Phytochemical Society of North America Meeting, July 8-12, 2006, Oxford, MS “Elicitation and secretion of sesquiterpenes in hairy roots cultured in the Liquid LabTM bioreactor”. L Nopo-Olazabal, S Simeon*, R Hannigan, A Lorence, and F Medina-Bolivar. S Simeon won a Student Travel Award from PSNA. 35. 16th Penn State Symposium in Plant Physiology, May 18-20, 2006, State College, PA “Myo- Inositol oxygenase and D-glucuronic acid reductase, the two first enzymes in a new route to vitamin C formation in plants” A Lorence, A Rogers*, J Martínez-Quintana*, J Robinson, W Zhang, P Mendes, BI Chevone, and CL Nessler. 36. 2005 Fall Symposium, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, September 28-29, 2005, Little Rock, AR. “Myo-inositol oxygenase and glucuronic acid reductase, the two first enzymes in a new route to vitamin C formation in plants” A Lorence, A Roger*, J Robinson*, W Zhang, P Mendes, B Chevone, and CL Nessler. 37. 1st Gordon Conference in Plant Metabolic Engineering, July 10-15, Tilton, NH “A novel F- box gene, osf1, regulates leaf ascorbate in Arabidopsis and alters ozone sensitivity” W Zhang, A Lorence, CL Nessler, and BI Chevone. 38. 37th Air Pollution Workshop, April 25-28, Banff, Alberta, Canada “A novel F-box gene, osf1, regulates leaf ascorbate in Arabidopsis and alters ozone sensitivity” W Zhang, A Lorence, CL Nessler, and BI Chevone. 39. 21st Annual Research Symposium and Exposition of the Graduate Student Assembly of Virginia Tech, March 23, 2005. Blacksburg, VA “Metabolic engineering of specialized metabolite biosynthesis, a novel approach for the discovery of human therapeutics” M Smith, B Woffenden, CL Nessler, A Lorence, and F Medina-Bolivar. 40. 15th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. July 11-14 2004, Berlin, Germany “Contribution of the myo-inositol oxygenase (miox) gene family of Arabidopsis thaliana to ascorbate biosynthesis” A Lorence, J Robinson*, BI Chevone, P Mendes, and CL Nessler. 41. 15th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research. July 11-14 2004, Berlin, Germany “Identification and characterization of a putative glucuronic acid reductase in Arabidopsis thaliana” A Lorence, A Rogers*, P Mendes, W Zhang, BI Chevone, and CL Nessler. 42. 2004 International Congress on Natural Products Research. July 31-August 4 2004, Phoenix, AZ “Convolvulaceous resin glycosides induce non-selective pore formation in cell membranes” RA Villatoro-Vera*, M. Bah, A Lorence, and R Pereda-Miranda. 43. 2003 Symposium, Undergraduate Summer Research Internship of the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program. Summer, 2003, Blacksburg, VA “Genetic engineering of an alternative vitamin C pathway in Arabidopsis” J Robinson*, A Lorence, BI Chevone, P Mendes, and CL Nessler. 44. First International Congress on Plant Metabolomics, April 7-11 2002, Wageningen, The Netherlands “Production of camptothecin and 10-hydroxycamptothecin from Camptotheca acuminata hairy roots” A Lorence, F Medina-Bolivar, and CL Nessler. 45. 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy “Exploring Natural Products from Latin American Biodiversity”, July 14-18 2001, Oaxaca, México “Camptothecine production by Camptotheca acuminata cell suspensions” JS Angeles*, ML Villarreal, R Quintero, R Pereda-Miranda, and A Lorence. 46. First Congress of Principal Investigators of Research Projects in Applied Biological Sciences, CONACYT, Acapulco, México “Tranformation of Camptotheca acuminata cell cultures for the production of camptothecin, a terpene with anticancer and antiretroviral activities” A Lorence, JS Angeles*, ML Villarreal, CL Nessler, and R Quintero. 47. Perspectives and Limitation of Biotechnology in Developing Countries, January, 24-28, 2000, San José, Costa Rica. “Camptothecine production by Camptotheca acuminata cell line cultures, a case of study of economic feasibility”. JS Angeles*, R Quintero, and A Lorence. 48. X Week of Scientific Research, UAM-X, September 27 – October 1st, 1999, Mexico City, México “Technological innovation in Mexican agriculture and agroindustry” JL Solleiro, C Del Valle, I Nuñez, H Hernández, R López, R Calderón, A Lorence, R Castañón, and G Pérez- Jerónimo. 49. 30th Annual Meeting SIP Banff' 97, Society for Invertebrate Pathology, August 24-29 1997, Banff, Alberta, Canada "Phylogenetic and functional analysis of the Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal protein family" A Bravo, A Lorence, J Sánchez, H Flores, L Güereca, and ME Nuñez. 50. 12th World Congress on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins, International Society on Toxinology. September 21-26, 1997, Cuernavaca, México."Is aminopeptidase N the receptor of Cry1Ac δ-endotoxin in Trichoplusia ni midgut?" A Lorence, A Darszon, and A Bravo. 51. 12th World Congress on Animal, Plant and Microbial Toxins, International Society on Toxinology. September 21-26, 1997, Cuernavaca, México "The insecticidal crystal protein family from Bacillus thuringiensis" A Bravo, A Lorence, J Sánchez, H Flores, L Güereca, and ME Nuñez. 52. XXI National Congress of Biochemistry, November 3-7, 1996, Manzanillo, México “Ionic channels formed by the Cry1Ac toxin in presence of its receptor in black lipid bilayers” A Lorence, J Sánchez, A Darszon, and A Bravo. 53. XX International Congress of Entomology. August 25-31, 1996, Florence, Italy "Functional and phylogenetic studies of the pore formation domain from the Bacillus thuringiensis delta- endotoxins" A Bravo, A Lorence, J Sánchez, and ME Nuñez. 54. Third International Workshop on Pore-Forming Toxins, September 26-28, 1996, Mainz, Germany “Pore formation of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ac toxin in presence of the Trichoplusia ni toxin-receptor in planar lipid bilayers” A Lorence, J Sánchez, A Darszon, and A Bravo. 55. XX National Congress of Biochemistry, SMB, October 30, November 4, 1994, Zacatecas, México “Permeability changes on Spodoptera frugiperda BBMV caused by Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins” A Lorence, A Darszon, R Quintero, and A Bravo. 56. International Cooperation for Development of Biotechnology Conference organized by the National Steering Committee for Biotechnology, the Chief Scientist Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Science and the Arts, the Israel Center for R&D (MATIMOP), the Israel Export Institute and the Rashi Foundation, October 30 – November 3, 1994, Jerusalem, Israel “Cry toxins induce an increase in cation membrane permeability involving ion channels in BBMV containing functional receptors” C Díaz, A Lorence, A Darszon, A Liévano, R Quintero, and A Bravo. 57. Second Meeting of the Mexican Society of Cell Biology, October 5-7, 1994, Mexico City, Mexico “Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins on the permeability of Spodoptera frugiperda brush border membrane vesicles” A Lorence, A Darszon, R Quintero, and A Bravo. 58. VIth International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control y IIth International Conference on Bacillus thuringiensis, Society for Invertebrate Pathology (XXVIIth Annual Meeting). August 28 – September 2, 1994, Montpellier, France “Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins on the permeability of Spodoptera frugiperda midgut brush border membrane vesicles” A Lorence, A Darszon, R Quintero, and A Bravo. 59. Academic Meeting, X Anniversary of the Graduate Program in Biotechnology, CCH/UNAM, June 2-3, 1994, Mexico City, México “Design of a detection system of new Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins” A Lorence, A Darszon, R Quintero, and A Bravo. 60. Second Workshop on Pore-Forming Toxins. September 29 - October 2, 1993, Mainz, Germany. “Fluorometric assay of potential changes of Spodoptera frugiperda midgut brush border membrane shows that δ-endotoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis induces cation selective pore formation” A Lorence, A Darszon, R Quintero and A Bravo. 61. First Meeting of the Mexican Society of Cell Biology, June 14-16, 1993, Mexico City, México “Design of a detection system for new Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins based on changes in ion transport of brush border membrane vesicles” A Lorence, R Quintero, A Darszon and A Bravo. 62. The Ninth International Biotechnology Symposium, American Chemical Society. August 16 – 21, 1992, Crystal City, VA “Biotechnology for the development of Mexico” JL Solleiro, RL González, A Lorence, and G Gómez. 63. IV National Congress of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, SMBB, September 8-12, 1991, Mexico City, México “Comparative kinetic study of Candida utilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures in different carbon sources” A López-Baca, M Trejo-Loyo, A Lorence, and J Gómez. 64. II Week of Experimental Biology, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, May 6- 9, 1991, Mexico City, México “Effect of the carbon source concentration in the biochemistry and physiology of Saccahromyces cerevisiae biomass production” A Lorence, A Medina, M More, T Roldán, and J Gómez.
Attention of the media to my research
Newspapers, magazines, and newsletter articles 1. “Highlights in Research and Sponsored Programs”, 2007-2008 Report, Arkansas State University Jonesboro, a picture of myself and one of my PhD students was chosen to illustrate this article in page 12 of this annual report. 2. “ABI Faculty Attend World In Vitro Congress”, “P3 Symposium” “Arkansas EPSCoR P3 Seed Grants” and “2008 Arkansas NSF EPSCoR Annual Conference”, these short articles highlight conferences I have presented, and proposals I have gotten funding for. Arkansas EPSCoR, Volume 1, Fall/Winter 2008. 3. “CSI: ASU” A photo highlighting Dr. Maureen Dolan and my participation at the CSI Summer camp was published in this article. Voices, the Magazine of ASU Alumni Association- Fall 2008. 4. “ASU researchers study nanoparticles and their effects in the environment” by Jennifer Bouldin. The Jonesboro Sun, October 5th, 2008. 5. “New science program designed to peak interest” by David Pierce, The Osceola Times, September 25, 2008. This article describes the work that Shea Harris, one of my MSc students has been doing by teaching science to 4th and 5th grade students. 6. “Lisko receives Student Travel Award”, article describing the award winning abstract that Katherine Lisko, one of my students received from the NIH-INBRE. The Grand Prairie Herald, August 27, 2008. 7. “A better understanding: ABI research seeks to find solutions to environmental concerns” by Susan O‟Connor. Jonesboro Occasions magazine, April 2008. Article describing the research my group is doing in the area of phytoremediation. 8. “The power of green”. My photo was chosen to be included in recruiting materials designed by ASU to highlight research carried out at various academic departments in plant biotechnology. AY Magazine, Volume XIX, Number 12, April 2008. Also published in the Jonesboro Occasions magazine. 9. “Visitors from Arkansas Biosciences Institute” by Dr. Rosa Buxeda. The visit Dr. Pamela Weathers and I paid to the University of Puerto Rico campus Mayagüez was highlighted. Newsletter of the Industrial Biotechnology Program, UPR-Mayagüez, December 2007. 10. “New path for vitamin C production can improve crop values” by Siddique Imran. The Jonesboro Sun, November 11, 2007. S. Imran is one of the PhD students of my group. 11. “Research at A-State gets $9 million boost” by Susan O‟Connor. Lead story (picture of my group in the front page) of the Jonesboro Sun, September 3rd, 2007. 12. “Biosciences board tours ASU campus” by Sherry F. Pruitt. Lead story (my picture in the front page) of The Jonesboro Sun, August 1st, 2007. 13. “2006 Proves to be year of achievements for A-State” by Aldemaro Romero, my research mentioned in this article published by the Jonesboro Sun, December 31, 2006. 14. “A-State teaching students how to investigate crime scenes” by Sherry F. Pruitt. Lead story (my picture in the front page) of The Jonesboro Sun, July 1st, 2006. 15. My research program was chosen by Dr. Elizabeth Hood, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer to represent ASU in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, July 2006. 16. “ABI reaches out to future leaders” by Sherri F. Pruitt. My participation in the ABI/ASU Outreach Program is highlighted. The Jonesboro Sun, June 20, 2006. 17. “Biosciences Center researchers optimistic about work in plants” by Sherry F. Pruitt. Lead story of The Jonesboro Sun, March 12, 2006. 18. “Biosciences director describes research” by Grover Welch. The Jonesboro Sun, January 19th, 2006. 19. Interview for “The Herald” (ASU Newspaper), September 15th 2005, Jonesboro, AR. 20. “The Arkansas Biosciences Institute” by Tom Moore. Arkansas Agriculture, 2005, Vol. 3, Issue 1, p. 15-18. 21. Book I co-edited: “Recombinant Gene Expression. Reviews and Protocols” featured at Virginia Tech Magazine, 2004, Vol. 27, No. 1 (section books by alumni, faculty and staff).
ASU press releases, University Communications 1. “Drs. Cramer, Hood, Lorence participate in symposium” October 29, 2008 2. “Dr. Lorence serves as invited speaker at conference” October 10, 2008 3. “Dr. Lorence serves as advisor, co-author” August 11, 2008 4. “ASU‟s Lisko receives INBRE student travel award for biomedical research work”, August 7, 2008 5. “Dr. Lorence Receives Grants”, August 2008 6. “Dr. Lorence speaks, initiates collaborative agreement” July 7, 2008 7. “ABI faculty attend, present at World Congress on In Vitro Biology” July 2, 2008 8. “Convocations of Scholars Award – Dr. Lorence” April 14, 2008 9. “ASU professors secure National Science Foundation grant for recruiting minority students” November 12, 2007 10. “Gov. Beebe releases funds for EPSCoR projects” October 22, 2007 11. “Dr. Medina-Bolivar speaks at phytochemical conference” August 28, 2007 12. “ABI director gives keynote presentation in Mexico” July 16, 2007 13. “Dr. Lorence reviews and presents in Panama” June 13, 2007 14. “Medicinal plants expert to present biotechnology conferences at ASU” October 27, 2006 15. “Medical plants expert to present conferences” October 25, 2006 16. ”Dr. Argelia Lorence selected as „featured mentor” October 23, 2006 17. “Dr. Rachel Mata to speak in ABI seminar series” October 16, 2006
TV appearances 1. “ABI”, my students and research highlighted during the interview to Dr. Carole Cramer, Executive Director of ABI. Aired on August 1st 2008 at the KAIT TV 8, local TV station, Jonesboro, AR. 2. The “CSI Summer Camp 2006” was the lead story on Monday June 26, 2006 of KAIT TV 8, local TV station, Jonesboro, AR. 3. Participant of the televised panel discussion entitled: “Clash of the Minorities”. Event organized as part of the Hispanic Heritage Week Celebration, Arkansas State University, TV Studio at the College of Communications Building. September 14th 2005, Jonesboro, AR. 4. TV and radio interview: “Biotechnology in Mexico”. TV and Radio Show entitled: “Detrás de la Noticia con Ricardo Rocha”, Grupo IMER Radio 660 AM and 94.5 FM and Cable TV. Guesses: Drs. Argelia Lorence and Enrique Galindo. November 10, 2001, Mexico City, México.
Radio interviews “Vitamin C and aging”, interview aired on November 6, 2006 at KASU.
Papers published in newspapers 1. “ASU team seeks keys to aging process” by Argelia Lorence, The Jonesboro Sun, April 30, 2006. 2. “The Monarch Butterfly and Genetically Modified Corn” by Paulina Balbás and Argelia Lorence, La Jornada - Investigación y Desarrollo, December, 2001.
Advisory activities
Current (Primary Advisor)
Lab technicians Gwendolyn Wilson February 2009 to date Jessica Yactayo-Chang March 07 to January 2009 Shannon Hill (part time) September 05 to December 06 Javier Martínez-Quintana January 06 to February 07
Graduate students Guillermo Trujillo PhD-Molecular Biosciences January 07 to date Siddique I Aboobucker PhD-Molecular Biosciences August 07 to date Katherine Lisko PhD-Molecular Biosciences August 08 to date Scott Simeon MS-Chemistry January 06 to June 08 Rodney Shea Harris MS-Environmental Sciences January 07 to date Shashank Kulkarni MS-Chemistry August 08 to date Jessica Yactayo-Chang MS-Chemistry January 2009 to date Arzoo Parbatani* MS-Chemistry May-October 2008 * co-advised in collaboration with Dr. Maureen Dolan
Baccalaureate students Katherine Lisko BS-Forensic Science January to August 08 Gwendolyn Wilson BS-Biology May 08 to January 09
Undergraduate students Katherine Lisko BS-Forensic Science October 05 to December 07 Gwendolyn Wilson BS-Biology August 06 to May 08 Casey Robinson BS-Chemistry August to September 07 Hillary Colvard BS-Chemistry January to February 07 Rodney Shea Harris BS-Biology July to December 06 Jonathan Radin BS-Chemistry Summer 08 to date
Summer interns Gwendolyn Wilson McNair Scholar ASU-Biology Summers 06 and 07 Jeannette Uwase RISE Scholar Ivy Tech CC Summer 06 Melinda Belisle WPI-Scholar Worchester May to October 07 Polytechnic Institute Fayeann Crawford RISE Scholar Brooklyn Summer 07 College of CUNY Emily Fawcett* RISE Scholar St Mary‟s Summer 08 College, MD Corinna Willis* RISE Scholar Lincoln Univ. Summer 08 MO *co-advised in collaboration with Dr. Maureen Dolan
Visiting scholars (main advisor) Federica Bestoso University of Genova PhD candidate July to August 07 (Italy) Bioengineering Guillermo Trujillo International Potato BS Biology Oct. to December 06 Center (Peru)
In collaboration with Drs. Gregory Phillips and Helen Miller Audrei Nisio State University of BS-Agronomy July to December 06 Ponta Grossa (Brazil)
In collaboration with Dr. Maureen Dolan Aydin Akbudak UA-Fayetteville PhD July 21-25, 2008
High school student Jonathan Radin Jonesboro High School Summer 06 to May 08
Committee Member (current and past) USA Alejandra Ratti ASU PhD-EVS February 07 to date Anindita Sengupta ASU PhD-EVS January 2009 to date Allison Asher ASU MSc-EVS October 07 to date
Mexico Ashutoshi Sharma CEIB/UAEM PhD- Biotechnology December 08 to date Yeni Santos Mendoza CINVESTAV MSc-Biochemical Eng June 08 to date Janet María León M CEIB/UAEM MSc-Biotechnology June 06 -February 08
External reviewer of a PhD thesis Sonia Malik, PhD Candidate, Guru Nanak Dev University, India (2008)
As an Assistant Professor (Mexico)
1999-2003 Primary Advisor Student Major Degree Year granted Ana Lilia Mercado-Sánchez Chemical Engineering BS 2002 Alejandra Rueda-Deagüeros Chemistry BS 2003
1998-2003 Committee Member Student Degree Period Year granted Nubia C Moreno-Sarmiento MSc 1998-1999 March 99 Rubí Hernández-Rubio MSc 1998-1999 Sep 99 Alfredo Regalado-Páramo MSc 1998-2001 Aug 01 Víctor H Chávez-Tovar MSc 2001-2003 July 03 María Alejandra Brito-Cruz MSc 2000-2002 Dec 03 Ricardo Villatoro-Vera PhD 1999-2002 Deceased Lucila Valdéz-Castro PhD 1999-2003 June 03
As a Post-doctoral Research Associate
April 02 – July 05 Supervisor of lab technicians, graduate students, undergraduate students and summer interns in Craig Nessler laboratory at Virginia Tech
Lab technicians Martha Vaughan March to August 05 Amy Vance November 02 to February 05 Karen Stump April to July 02
Graduate students Jessica Radzio MS 2002 to 2003 Michelle Raymond MS 2002 to 2004
Visiting scholars Berangère Jullian BS-Bioinformatics April to August 05 Universite D‟Auvergne (France)
Undergraduate students Catherine O‟Mara March 04 to August 05 James A Gardner August 04 to August 05 Joseph D Wood January to August 05 Jennifer A Witten March to August 05 Thomas R Evans April to August 05 Amber M Rogers September 02 to May 05 Martha Vaughan September 03 to February 05 Melanie Turner May 02 to January 05 Katherine Mitchell May 02 to July 04 Jefferson Stroud May 03 to February 04 Courtney Rudd April 02 to April 03 Kristos Vaughan February to December 04 David Harbourt February to August 04 Jessica Caldwell September to December 02 Rebecca Miller August to December 02
Summer Interns (Minority students, Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program, MAOP) Janeth Carranza Prairie View A&M Summer 04 Jon Robinson Cornell University Summer 03 Deanna Conquest Delaware State University Summer 02
High school students Laura Nessler Blacksburg High School Summer 05
August 00 – June 01 Supervisor of lab technician, and undergraduate students in Craig Nessler laboratory at Virginia Tech
Lab technician Jocelyn Fraga-Müller October 00 to June 01
Undergraduate student workers Jessica Radzio August 00 to June 01 Scott McFarlain October 00 to June 01
Teaching experience
At ASU I taught Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MBS 6243; 12 students), fall 2008. I taught Advance Biochemistry (CHEM 4913; 2 students), Department of Chemistry and Physics, ASU, January to May 2008. I developed the syllabus of Advanced Biochemistry (CHEM 4913), Department of Chemistry and Physics, ASU, fall 2007. I taught the second half of Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MBS 6243; 11 students), fall 2007. Dr. Soo Ahn taught the first half. I participated in the 2007 CSI Camps I and II, Arkansas State University, June 18-29, Jonesboro, AR. I developed a class and hands-on module on molecular speciation of cultivars of Arabidopsis. I taught a section of Topics in Molecular Biosciences (MBS 7123, 6 students), ASU, March 13- 29, 2007. I taught Making Connections. PSCH 1913 sections 001 and 003 (24 students), Department of Chemistry and Physics, ASU, fall 2006. I taught Topical Seminar in Phytoremediation ( ESCI 7121-002; 6 students).The co-instructors were Drs. Robyn Hannigan, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Jennifer Bouldin, David Gilmore, and Kelly Redeker. ASU, fall 2006. I taught Research in Chemistry: Phytoremediation (CHEM 427V 005 to Rodney S. Harris, undergraduate). ASU, fall 2006. I presented an invited lecture to Agriculture and the Environment (AGRI 4223), course led by Dr. William Baker “Genetically modified plants: issues and opportunities”. ASU, November 14, 2006. Co-organized 1st International Workshop on Hairy Roots: Exploiting Plant Metabolism for Agriculture and Medicine in collaboration with Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar. Undergraduate and graduate students were able to get credit for enrolling in the workshop and attending additional sessions of classes and approving a test and final project. The name of the classes and corresponding codes are: “Biotechnological applications of hairy root cultures” BIOL 4441 (undergraduates) and BIOL 5441 (graduates), also “Exploiting Plant Metabolism for Agriculture and Medicine” ESCI 7121 (graduates). I participated in the 2006 CSI Advanced Camp, Arkansas State University, June 26-30, Jonesboro, AR. I developed class and hands-on module on thin layer chromatography of plant pigments. The CSI Camp was the lead story on Monday June 26 of KAIT TV 8 and also the lead story at the front page of The Jonesboro Sun on July 1st, 2006. I developed the syllabus of Molecular Genetics and Genomics (course 6243), Molecular Biosciences Graduate Program, ASU, to start on fall 2007. I presented an invited lecture for McNair Scholar: “Studying and manipulating vitamin C levels in plants”. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, April 17, 2006.
Past September 28-30, 2004. Invited lectures in the advance course: Advanced Plant Physiology and Metabolism I. Fall 2004. PPWS/HORT 5524. Lecture: “Genome Organization and Expression”. Virginia Tech. March 4, 2004. Invited lecture in the advanced course: Topics in Molecular, Cell Biology and Biotechnology Spring 2004. ALS/BCHM/BIOL/PPWS Departments. Lecture: “Metabolic Engineering of Plant Antioxidants”. Virginia Tech. August – December 2001, January – July 1999. Co-lecturer for the advanced course in Molecular Biology for graduate students, CEIB/UAEM. September 19, 2001. Lecturer of course “Applications of Genetic Engineering in Health, Agriculture, Food Production and Protection of the Environment” for high school Biology teachers. AgroBio México. August 21, 2001. Co-lecturer for the workshop “Teaching Methodologies, Genetics and Environmental Impact” for high school Biology teachers. Dirección de Educación Media Superior/UAEM. July – August 2001. Co-lecturer for the introductory course in Molecular Biology for freshman Biology students, Facultad de Biología/UAEM. May – September 1999. Lecturer for the course “Mexican Biotechnology Today” for graduate students. CEIB/UAEM. January 1999. Co-lecturer for the advanced course “Introduction to Modern Genetics and Biodiversity” for high school Biology teachers. Coordinación del Nivel Medio Superior/UAEM. July- September 1998. Lecturer for the course “Biotechnology and Its Applications” for graduate students. CEIB/UAEM. August 10-15, 1998. Co-lecturer for the course “Advanced Topics of Modern Biology” for Biology high school teachers. Coordinación del Nivel Medio Superior/UAEM. February – July 1999, August 1998 – January 1999, February – July 1998. Lecturer for the basic course in Physicochemistry for Biology Majors, Facultad de Biología/UAEM. November 3-7, 1997. Co-lecturer for the Theoretical-Practical Course “Biotechnology of Bacillus thuringiensis”. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL). October 3-14, 1994. Co-lecturer for the 5th Advanced Course of “Biotechnological Processes: Biotechnological Applications in Integrated Pest Management for Crops”, Instituto de Biotecnología (IBT/UNAM), Biotechnology Program for Latin America and the Caribbean/UNIDO, and CEIB/UAEM.
Manuscript reviewer for refereed journals African Journal of Biotechnology Biochemical Engineering Journal Biotechnology Progress Engineering in Life Sciences In Vitro Plant International Journal of Experimental Pathology Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Journal of Plant Physiology Nanomedicine Phytochemistry Plant Cell Reports Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Transgenic Research Trends in Plant Sciences ARS/USDA (reviewed paper submitted to Phytochemistry)
Grant proposal reviewer External Evaluator Ad-Honorem, Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENACYT), Panama, Panama (March 2007 to date) National Science Foundation, Integrative Organismal Systems – Physiological and Structural System Cluster (2009). National Science Foundation, Integrative Plant Biology - Functional and Regulatory Systems Cluster (2006). National Science Foundation, Division of Biological Infrastructure – Research Experience for Undergraduates Sites (2005). BARD, the United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research & Development Fund (2004). Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, México (1997).
Service
Service to Arkansas State University
Service to the University
- Member of the Molecular Biosciences (MBS) Graduate Program Committee, December 2008 – present. - Member of the Arkansas State University Biosafety Committee (IBC), June 2006 – March 2009. - Member of the Faculty Research Awards Committee, September 2006 to date. - Secretary (elected) of the Faculty Research Awards Committee, September 7, 2007 to 2008. Re-elected for next academic year. - Collaborator with Dr. Marty Allen and Lenore Shoults in organizing celebration of “Día de Muertos” (Day of the Death) at the ASU Museum, August 2007-November 2007; 350 people attended the event the night of November 2nd from 6 to 9 pm. Participation on this event on November 1st, 2008, 500 people attended the second event. - Master of ceremony, at the “Convocation of Scholars 2006 Honors Banquet” of the College of Science and Mathematics, ASU, Jonesboro, AR, April 12, 2006. - Coordinator of all First Year Experience (FYE) instructors of the College of Sciences and Mathematics, ASU, Fall semester 2006.
Service to the Arkansas Biosciences Institute - Member of Search Committee, Professor and Director of Molecular Biosciences Graduate Program, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, January - August 2006. - Member of Search Committee, Post-doctoral Research Associate for the laboratory of Dr. Robyn Hannigan, July – December 2007. - Member of Search Committee, Post-doctoral Research Associate for the laboratory of Dr. Elizabeth Hood, January – February 2007. - Member of Search Committee, Post-doctoral Research Associate for the laboratory of Dr. Elizabeth Hood, May – June 2008. - Chair and member of Search Committee, Post-doctoral Research Associate for my laboratory (June-July 2008) - Member of Search Committee, Post-doctoral Research Associate for the laboratory of Dr. Elizabeth Hood, July – August 2008. - My laboratory was selected as one of the highlights for the “ABI Board Tour” by Dr. Carole Cramer, Executive Director of ABI, July 30, 2007. - My laboratory was selected as one of the highlights for the “Legislative ABI Tour” by Dr. Carole Cramer, Executive Director of ABI, October 7, 2006. - Participation on recruitment tour to Universidad de Puerto Rico - Río Piedras (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Universidad de Puerto Rico - Mayagüez (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) to bring students to the Molecular Biosciences PhD Program, Nov 28 to Dec 1st, 2007. - Host of Dr. Michael Vickery. Dr. Vickery demonstrated and trained ABI faculty, staff and students in SmartCycler technology for real time detection of nucleic acids. December 12, 2006. - On-site administrator of the Promega Freezer. This freezer serves several laboratories doing molecular biology at ASU (November 2005 – present). - Helped design the Safety Training Form all ABI staff/students must fill out before they start doing experimental work within the facilities.
Service to the Department of Chemistry and Physics - Member of the Search Committee for an Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry. Department of Chemistry and Physics, November 2008 to date. - Chair, Search Committee that selected a candidate for the Assistant Professor position in Chemistry/Forensics. Department of Chemistry and Physics, August 2007 to May 2008. - Main coordinator of the Advanced Biochemistry class, and consultant on the preparation of a proposal for a new Biochemistry Major. - Member of the Search Committee for an Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry. Department of Chemistry and Physics, August 2006 – January 2007. - Member of the Search Committee of an Assistant Professor in Analytical Forensic/Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Physics, August 2005 – January 2006. - Main coordinator of content design and printing of brochures and posters to recruit students to both the undergraduate and the graduate programs in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Physics, ASU. Among other activities I searched for funds in the office of Dr. Glen Jones, gathered pictures from all colleagues and co-wrote wording for the brochure and poster in collaboration with Drs. John Pratte and Robyn Hannigan.
Outreach
I am one of the most active faculty members at leading tours of the ABI building. In multiple cases in addition to showing the highlights of the four focus areas in which research concentrates at ABI, I have developed teaching materials (posters, flyers, installations, etc) and hands-on activities for visitors of various ages.
Date and time School or affiliation # Students, Contact Tour/Demo teachers or visitors information 10/11/05 Craighead and Green 20 students Ford Mundy Tour: M Dolan, A 9:30 – 11:30 am Counties High School Lorence Honors Students Demo: D Rogers and L Kellim 10/17/05 Journalism class 20 students Dr. Bonnie Tour: A Lorence 2:00 – 3:00 pm Thrasher No demo 10/24/05 ASU Faculty Women 20 visitors Dr. Jenifer Rice- Tour: A Lorence 6:00 – 7:30 pm Club Mason No demo 11/15/05 Introduction to Biology 28 students Kendall Hood Tour: A Lorence 4:30 – 5:30 pm Class, Paragould, AR No demo 12/05/05 Biochemistry I class 38 students/ Dr. Anne Grippo Tour: A Lorence 11:00 – 12:00 pm 1 teacher No demo 01/09/06 Dr. Kelly Redeker, 1 visitor Dr. Robyn Tour: A Lorence 8:30 – 9:00 am University of Belfast, Hannigan No demo Ireland 01/12/06 Dr. Darcey Wayment, 1 visitor Dr. Robyn Tour: A Lorence 10:00 – 10:30 am Our Lady of the Lake Hannigan No demo University, TX 01/17/06 Bay High School ,10th 25 students N.D. Tour: A Lorence 9:00 – 11:00 am grade Demo: D Rogers and L Kellim 01/17/06 Dr. Joseph Simeonsson, 1 visitor Dr. Robyn Tour: A Lorence 11:30 – 12:00 pm Advanced Monitoring, Hannigan No demo NC 01/18/06 Dr. Lateefah Stanford, 1 visitor Dr. Robyn Tour: A Lorence 9:30 – 10:00 am Florida State University, Hannigan No demo FL 01/25/06 Drs. Helen Benes and 2 visitors Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 10:00 – 11:00 am Larry Cornett, University Lorence No demo of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR 4/14/06 Jonesboro High School 30 teachers Laura Cremmens Tour: A Lorence and 8:00 - 10:00 am Interservice L Kellim No demo 4/20/06 Paragould High School 27 students/ Sharon Rondone Tour: M Dolan and A 9:00 - 11:00 am Science Club, 9th-12th 2 teachers Michelle Guinn Lorence grades Demo: D Rogers and L Kellim 5/09/06 Calico Rock High 23 students/ Rebecca Koelling Tour: M Dolan and A 9:00 - 11:00 am School, 11th-12th grades 3 teachers Lorence Demo: D Rogers and L Kellim 6/09/06 Lyon College Upward 22 students Jerrod Lockard Tour: A Lorence 11:50 - 12:00 pm Bound Math and Science No demo 6/19/06 CNHP Summer Health 9 students/ Judith Pfriemer Tour: M Dolan and A 10:30 - 12:30 pm Day Camp Area, 9th – 1 instructor Lorence 10th grades Demo: L Kellim 6/26/06 Teachers touring 30 teachers Debby Rogers Tour: M Dolan, A 8:30 - 12:00 pm industry Lorence, C Cramer Demo: D Rogers and L Kellim 07/13/06 Drs. María Luisa 3 visitors Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 4:30 - 5:30 pm Villarreal (Universidad Lorence No demo Autónoma de Estado de Morelos, Mexico), Sandra Pitta (Fundación Pablo Cassará, Argentina), and Joel Cuello (University of Arizona) 10/07/06 Legislative ABI Tour 20 visitors Dr. Carole Cramer Tour: A Lorence 1:00 - 3:00 pm DEVELOPMENT OF Progress on vitamin NEW MATERIALS C metabolic engineering program 10/11/06 Dr. Wayne Landis, 1 visitor Dr. Richard Grippo Tour: A Lorence 10:00 - 11:00 am Washington State No demo University 10/12/06 First Year Experience: 20 students/ Dr. Richard Grippo Tour: A Lorence 11:00 – 12:00 pm Biological Science Class 1 teacher No demo 10/13/06 Master Gardener 50-60 guests Dr. Kim Pittcock Tour: M Dolan, J 2:15 - 3:15 pm Advanced Training Hubstenberger, A Lorence, L Kellim, and D Rogers No demo 10/17/06 Dr. Rachel Mata, 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: C Cramer and 9:30 – 10:15 am Universidad Nacional Lorence A Lorence Autónoma de México, No demo Mexico 10/23/06 First Year Experience – 25 students Dr. Argelia Tour and demo: A 11:00 - 12:15 pm Chemistry Major Class Lorence Lorence 10/25/06 Armorel High School, 30 students Kelly Belew Tour: A Lorence 9:00 - 11:00 am 7th-12th grades Demo: L Kellim and gifted/talented D Rogers 11/02/06 Dr. Rodolfo Quintero, 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: C. Cramer and 10:00 – 11:00 am Universidad Autónoma Lorence A Lorence Metropolitana campus No demo Cuajimalpa, Mexico 11/11/06 Women in Science and 6 groups, 7-15 Dr. Maureen Hands on activity 9:00 - 3:00 pm Technology Event, 5th-7th students each Dolan “plant pigments fun grades and colors” DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MATERIALS 12/01/06 Dr. Rogelio Pereda- 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 9:00 – 10:00 am Miranda, Universidad Lorence No demo Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico 12/12/06 Armorel Elementary , 4th 30 students Kelly Belew Tour: A Lorence 9:00 - 11:00 am – 6th grades Demo: L Kellim and gifted/talented D Rogers 03/31/07 Girls of Promise, 9th -11th 4 groups, 10 Dr. Carole Cramer Hands on activity 8:00 - 3:00 pm grade students each “Colors in food” DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MATERIALS 04/24/07 Blessed Sacrament, 6th 21 students/ Bonnie Kline Hands on activity 12:30 - 2:30 pm grade 1 teacher/4 parents “Colors in food” 07/30/07 Statewide ABI Board 20 visitors Dr. Carole Cramer Tour: A Lorence 10:00 - 12:00 pm Progress on vitamin DEVELOPMENT OF C metabolic NEW MATERIALS engineering research program 8/13/07 ASU New Faculty 20 teachers Louis Scivally Tour: A Grippo and 11:00 - 11:30 am A Lorence No demo 09/05/07 Dr. Mario De Tullio, 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 9:00 – 10:00 am University of Bari, Italy Lorence No demo 11/05/07 Human Genetics Class 13 students/ Dr. Ron Johnson Tour: L Nopo, A 11:00 - 11:50 am 1 teacher Lorence, J Yactayo, DEVELOPMENT OF G Medrano and M NEW MATERIALS Dolan 11/13/07 First Year Experience 58 students Dr. John Pratte Tour: A Lorence 12:30 - 1:45 pm Class – Chemistry Demo: M Dolan, J Majors Yactayo and A DEVELOPMENT OF Lorence NEW MATERIALS 11/26/07 Dr. Allyn Ontko, 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 3:30 - 4:00 pm University of Wyoming, Lorence No demo WY 12/11/07 Dr. Farhana Chowdhury, 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 10:00 - 10:40 am University of Tennessee, Lorence No demo TN 12/13/07 Dr. Mark Sabo, Salisbury 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 4:00 – 5:00 pm College, NC Lorence No demo 02/27/08 Dr. Margaret Allen 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 11 am – 12 pm USDA, Stoneville, MS Lorence No demo 04/12/08 Girls of Promise, 9th -11th 3 groups, 12 Dr. Carole Cramer Hands on activity 8:30 am - 3:00 pm grade students each “The Science and DEVELOPMENT OF Fun of Fruits and NEW MATERIALS Vegetables” A Lorence 05/01/08 Blessed Sacrament, 6th 20 students/ Bonnie Kline No tour 12:30 – 2:30 pm grade 1 teacher Hands on activity “The Science and Fun of Fruits and Vegetables” A Lorence 05/14/08 Dr. Dimuth Siritunga, 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 9:00 – 10:00 am University of Puerto Rico Lorence No demo Mayagüez 05/23/08 Leadership Jonesboro 75 visitors Dr. Carole Cramer Short demo vitamin 11:15 – 12 :00 pm C research program 09/17/08 Dr. Alan Tackett, UAMS 1 visitor Dr. Argelia Tour: A Lorence 10:30 – 11:30 am Lorence No demo 11/04/08 First Year Experience 39 visitors Joy Trauth Tour: A Lorence, F Class 1 teacher Medina, R Buchanan, A Grippo No demo 11/20/08 Blessed Sacrament, 6th 18 students/ Bonnie Kline No tour grade 1 teacher Hands on activity “Plant pigment chromatography” A Lorence, K Lisko, M Dolan TOTAL # PEOPLE 1013 SERVED
- Attended Field Day organized by the Judd Hill Foundation, September 1st, 2006. - Participated in the Career Fair, organized by Drs. Karen Yanowitz and Staria Vanderpool as part of the Creating Student Investigators Institute Evening Program Series, ASU, Jonesboro, AR. Summers of 2007 and 2008. - Participating in the Science Fair of Nettleton Junior High School, organized by Annette Holder, September 21, 2007. One of my students presented a poster and demo materials I developed to illustrate the importance of vitamin C for human and plant health.
Service to the Society for In Vitro Biology
- I co-organized a session on “New Strategies for the Production of Specialized Metabolites” and organized and served as convener of the session on “Biodiversity for Improving Human Health”, at the World Congress on In Vitro Biology Meeting, Society for In Vitro Biology, Tucson, AR June 14-18, 2008. My activities included inviting speakers, fund rising, coordinating travel arrangements, and hosting speakers during the meeting. I served as main negotiator of support from Fisher Scientific ($3000) to partially cover the expenses of speakers from Mexico (Drs. Maria Luisa Villarreal, and Ana Ramos Valdivia) and Brazil (Dr. Claudia Simoes).
Service to Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM) - Member of Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología (CEIB/UAEM)-Graduated Students Admission Committee (1998-2002).
Community Service
Judge of the 2006 Science Fair, Blessed Sacrament School, Jonesboro, AR, March 10, 2006. Judge of the 2007 Science Fair, Blessed Sacrament School, Jonesboro, AR, March 15, 2007. Judge, best undergraduate posters in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fall 2008 INBRE – Undergraduate Research Conference, University of Arkansas, November 7-8, 2008, Fayetteville, AR. Judge of the 2009 Science Fair, Blessed Sacrament School, Jonesboro, AR, March 6, 2009.
Synergistic activities
Co-organized “1st International Workshop on Hairy Roots: Exploiting Plant Metabolism for Agriculture and Medicine” in collaboration with Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, July 13 2006, Jonesboro, AR. My activities included planning of the content of the workshop, inviting international speakers, hosting speakers during their visit, fund raising (got $1,500 support from state wide Arkansas Biosciences Institute and $300 from Fisher Scientific), lead one of the hands-on exercises in the afternoon and planning all logistic aspects of the meeting (advertising, coffee breaks, meals, design of certificates for all attendees).
Main coordinator of signature of Memorandums of Agreement and Understanding between Arkansas State University and Universities in México, Brazil, and Puerto Rico: - Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering, UAM-Cuajimalpa, México (liaison Dr. Rodolfo Quintero), signed: April 2007. - Academic Body of Natural Products, UAEM, Cuernavaca, México (liaison Dr. María Luisa Villarreal), signed: April 2007. - Universidad de Puerto Rico campus Mayagüez (liaison Dr. Rosa Buxeda). Process started: December 2007. - Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina (liaison Dr. Claudia Simoes). Process started June 2008.
Main coordinator and host of visits of well known speakers to ABI/ASU - Dr. Rachel Mata (October 16-18, 2006) - Dr. Rodolfo Quintero (November 1-4, 2006) - Dr. Rogelio Pereda-Miranda (November 30 - December 9, 2006) - Dr. Mario De Tullio (September 4-6, 2007) - Dr. Robert Reis (February 20, 2008) - Dr. Dimuth Siritunga (May 13-16, 2008) - Dr. Walter Suza (June 23-24, 2008) - Dr. Rogelio Pereda-Miranda (July 1st-12, 2008) - Dr. Alan Tackett (September 17, 2008) - Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya (November 5th, 2008) - Dr. Fiona Goggin (December 2nd-4rd, 2008) - Dr. Paul Miller (February 18, 2009)
Co-organizer of the “International Consortium of Collaboration in Plant-Powered Production” This effort involves research institutes and universities from Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and USA.
Provided molecular expertise to Hector Estrada, Jane Anfinson, and Troy Bader, students of Dr. James Bednarz (Dept. of Biological Sciences, ASU), in the development of molecular speciation assays for their respective projects (Summer 2006 –Spring 2007).
Membership in professional societies
International Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA), 2002 to present.
National American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2001 to present. American Chemical Society (ACS), 2005 to present. American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP), 2001 to present. American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB), 2000 to present. Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), 2006 to present. Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), 2008 to present.
Regional Arkansas Academy of Science, 2006 to present. Arkansas Native Plant Society, 2006 to present. Faculty Women‟s Club, Arkansas State University, October 2005 to present. Women in Science - ASU Chapter, September 2006 to present.
February, 2009. CAROLYN BERLE DOWLING Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Physics Arkansas State University State University, AR 72467 Ph: 870.972.3215; Fx: 870.972.3089 [email protected] http://evs.astate.edu/dowling
EDUCATION University of Rochester, New York Ph.D. (Geological Sciences), May 2002, Submarine groundwater discharge to the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Bengal: elemental flux estimates and sediment-groundwater interactions M.S. (Geological Sciences), October 1998, Quantifying groundwater flux to the coastal ocean: Geochemical characterization of an aquifer system in Baldwin County, Alabama University of Virginia, Charlottesville Bachelor of Arts, 1995, Environmental Sciences
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Physics, Arkansas State University, 8/2004- present, including Antarctica Field Season 2005-2006 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, University of Memphis, 7/2006- present Post-Doctoral Researcher, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, 6/2002-7/2004, including Antarctica Field Season 2002-2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Rochester, New York, 1996-2002
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES National Committees and Service Review Panelist, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, September 2007 and 2008 Invited Speaker, Antarctic New Investigators Workshop, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, August 2006 Organizer of ACS Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences: Symposium in Honor of Robyn E. Hannigan Session, American Chemical Society Conference, Chicago, IL, March 2007 Manuscript Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals, including Applied Geochemistry and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta University, College, Inter-department Program, and Department Committees Director, RISE REU Program, Arkansas State University, Spring 2007-present Interim Program Director, Forensic Science Program, Arkansas State University, Spring 2007- present Associate Director, ARISE REU Program, Arkansas State University, Fall 2007-present
Dowling 1/9 Associate Director, RISE REU Program, Arkansas State University, Spring 2006-Fall 2006 Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Arkansas State University, Fall 2006-Spring 2007 Chair, Forensic Science Curriculum Committee, Arkansas State University, Spring-Fall 2007 Member, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program Committee, Arkansas State University, Fall 2005-present Member, Forensic Science Program Committee, Arkansas State University, Spring-Fall 2006 Member, Pre-professional Interview Committee, Arkansas State University, Fall 2005-present Liaison, Library Committee, Arkansas State University, Fall 2004-present Member, Two Faculty Search Committees, Arkansas State University, Fall 2007-Spring 2008 Member, Dean of Library Search Committee, Arkansas State University, Summer 2007- Spring 2008 Member, Department Chair Search Committee, Arkansas State University, Fall 2005-Spring 2006 Coordinator, Brown Bag Lecture Series, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, Spring 2003. Organized lectures for the Byrd Polar Research Center. Outreach REU RISE Mentor, Arkansas State University, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007 Contributor, Criminalistics: Forensic Science and Crime by J. E. Girard, 2008. Faculty Leader, Crime Scene Investigation Camp for H.S. Students, Arkansas State University, June 2006, June 2007, June 2008. Keynote Speaker, Girls of Promise Conference, Working in Antarctica, Arkansas State University, April 2006 Judge, Regional Science Fair, Arkansas State University, Arkansas State University, March 2005, March 2006, March 2008. Workshop Leader, Activity Pin for Geology, Den 1 Pack 1836, Arkansas State University, November 2007 Workshop Leader, Girls of Promise Conference, Arkansas State University, March 2007 Workshop Leader, Women in Science and Technology Conference, Arkansas State University, November 2006
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Arkansas State University, Arkansas (Assistant Professor) GEOL 1003: Environmental Geology. A survey of fundamental geologic processes and associated hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, etc.) and the interactions of humans with the environment. GEOL 1001: Environmental Geology Laboratories. The accompanying laboratories to GEOL 1003: Environmental Geology. GEOL 4333/5333: Hydrogeology. A discussion of the hydrologic cycle with emphasis on groundwater flow and chemistry. Topics addressed include precipitation, groundwater recharge, aquifer characteristics and geochemistry, regional flow, groundwater contamination and monitoring, and groundwater geology and geography. CHEM 4053/5053: Geochemistry. An overview of the chemistry of terrestrial materials. Emphasis is on the chemical processes that formed and have changed the Earth. CHEM 1013: General Chemistry I. Study of chemical reactions and equations, periodic relationships, the gaseous state, and the fundamentals of atomic theory, quantum theory,
Dowling 2/9 electronic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry and thermochemistry.
CHEM 1023: General Chemistry II. Study of liquids, solids, solutions, and the fundamentals of chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. CHEM 4043/5043: Environmental Chemistry. An overview of the chemistry of natural waters, soils, and the atmosphere. Emphasis is on the chemical and biological agents that affect the quality of the environment. FOSC 2013: Forensic Science Survey. This course provides students with an introduction to the forensic sciences. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of the role of science in the criminal justice system as well as the different disciplines of forensic science. FOSC 3093/3913: Crime Scene Investigation. Forensic Science students apply the skills that they have learned in the classroom and laboratory to forensic cases. Students collect and process crime scenes, analyze samples, and act as “expert” witnesses in court.
University of Rochester, New York (Graduate Student)
EES 360: Environmental Geology in the Field and Lab. This course provides instruction in collection and laboratory techniques used in the analysis of natural waters. Co-Instructor, Fall 1998, Fall 1999, Fall 2000, Fall 2001. EES 214: Environmental Geology. Examines the geological processes that shape our surface environment. Topics will focus on the interactions between natural processes and the changing human environment. Head Teaching Assistant, Spring 1998, Spring 1999, Spring 2000. EES 101: Introduction to Physical Geology. This introductory geology class provides a broad overview of the Earth Sciences, from planetary evolution to the interplay of geology and climate. Head Teaching Assistant, Fall 1997; Teaching Assistant, Fall 1996.
TEACHING WORKSHOPS On the Cutting Edge: Teaching Introductory Geoscience Courses in the 21st Century in Northfield, Minnesota, 2008. On the Cutting Edge: Teaching Hydrogeology Workshop in Lincoln, Nebraska, 2005. On the Cutting Edge: Early Career Faculty in Geosciences Workshop in Williamsburg, VA, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, and W. B. Lyons, in review, The effects of a high meltwater year on the physical limnology of Lake Fryxell and Lake Hoare, Taylor Valley, Antarctica, as evident by dissolved gas, tritium, and chlorofluorocarbons, Limnology and Oceanography. Moraru, C., R. Hannigan, C. Dowling, and K. Neumann, in review, Hydrochemistry of the Quaternary Aquifer Complex in the Middle Mississippi Embayment, USA, Journal of Water Research. Dowling, C. B., and R. Hannigan, in review, Long Term Assessment of the RISE REU Site at Arkansas State University, The Journal of Geosciences Education.
Dowling 3/9 Dowling, C. B., and R. Hannigan, in press, Peer Support: The Cohort Concept in Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing the Impact, J. Wesemann and M. Boyd (Editors), Council on Undergraduate Research. Gooseff, M. N., W. B. Lyons, D. M. McKnight, B. H. Vaughn, A. G. Fountain, and C. B. Dowling, 2006, An investigation of the hydrologic system of a polar desert using stable isotopes, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 38(1): 60-71. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, A. G. Hunt, and A. E. Carey, 2004, Groundwater discharge and nitrate flux to the Gulf of Mexico, Ground Water 42(3): 401-417. Carey, A. E., C. B. Dowling, R. J. Poreda, and A. G. Hunt, 2004, Alabama Gulf Coast groundwater: 4He and 14C as groundwater-dating tools, Geology 32(4): 289-292. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, and A. R. Basu, 2003, The groundwater geochemistry of the Bengal Basin: Weathering, chemsorption, and trace metal flux to the oceans, Geochimica and Cosmochimica Acta 67(12): 2117-2136. Basu, A. R., S. B. Jacobsen, R. J. Poreda, C. B. Dowling, and P. K. Aggarwal, 2002, Groundwater flow in the Ganges delta, Science 296:1563a. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, A. R. Basu and S. L. Peters, 2002, A geochemical study of arsenic release mechanisms in the Bengal Basin groundwater, Water Resources Research 38(9):1173-1190. Basu, A. R., S. B. Jacobsen, R. J. Poreda, C. B. Dowling, and P. K. Aggarwal, 2001, Large groundwater strontium flux to the oceans from the Bengal Basin and the marine strontium isotope record, Science 293:1470-1473. Dowling, C. B., M. J. Renz, A. G. Hunt, and R. J. Poreda, 2001, The geochemistry of Oatka Creek, New York State, Oatka Creek Watershed Committee, LeRoy, NY.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS * denotes undergraduate student working with me at Arkansas State University **denotes graduate student working with me at Arkansas State University
Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, and G. T. Snyder, 2008, Tracing groundwater input into Lake Vanda, Wright Valley, Antarctica using major ions, stable isotopes and noble gas, American Geophysical Union National Conference, San Francisco, CA. Neumann, K., C. Dowling, C. Moraru, and R. Hannnigan, 2008, Long Term Water Level and Chemistry Evolution in Groundwater of the Mississippi Embayment, Arkansas, USA: Preliminary Results, American Geophysical Union National Conference, San Francisco, CA. Kammler, B. S.*, K. Gray*, A. Layton*, A. Polk*, J. Shelton*, J. Williams*, J. Bouldin, C. Dowling, S. Green and A. Christian, 2008, Assessing the Impact of Humans on the Tyronza River: An Agriculturally Dominated Watershed, Southwest Regional American Chemical Society, Little Rock, AR. Dowling, C., K. Neumann, C. Moraru, and R. Hannnigan, 2008, Data Compilation Of Water Chemistry And Groundwater Levels For The Mississippi Embayment In AR, TN, MS, And LA (lecture), Geological Society of American Meeting, South Central Section, Hot Springs, AR. Neumann, K., C. Dowling, C. Moraru, and R. Hannnigan, 2008, Long-term monitoring of water levels and chemistry in groundwater of the Arkansas area, Mississippi Embayment, USA:
Dowling 4/9 Preliminary Results (lecture), Geological Society of American Meeting, South-Central Section, Hot Springs, AR.
Snyder, G. T., C. B. Dowling, R. J. Poreda, and W. B. Lyons, 2007, Redox controls on solute transfer between shallow sediments and bottom-waters: Chemical and isotopic evidence from two Antarctic Dry Valley Lakes, American Geophysical Union National Conference, San Francisco, CA. Whitmore*, S., D. Leslie, A. Perez*, A. Lee*, and C. B. Dowling, 2007, Differentiation between urban and rural runoff in northeast Arkansas using organochloride pesticides (poster), Geological Society of America Conference, Denver, CO. Dowling, C. B., D. Leslie**, R. J. Poreda, W. B. Lyons and G. T. Snyder, 2007, Preliminary interpretations of the groundwater flow system of Wright Valley, Antarctica using stable isotopes and noble gas (poster), Geological Society of America Conference, Denver, CO. Dowling, C. B., 2007, RISE REU: Increasing diversity in environmental sciences (invited lecture), American Chemical Society Conference, Chicago, IL. Dowling, C. B. and R. E. Hannigan, 2007, Evaluation of a minority-focused REU at Arkansas State University (invited poster), NSF REU Director Meeting, Arlington, VA. Snyder, G. T., C. B. Dowling, A. Harbert, H. Lu, W. B. Lyons, K. A. Welch, 2006, Halogens in the Dry Valleys Lakes, Antarctica: dynamic cycling between water, sediment, and cryogenic evaporates, American Geophysical Union National Conference, San Francisco, CA. Young*, H., C. B. Dowling, and T. McKay, 2006, The effects of poultry litter application on the metal body burden of ground-dwelling arthropods (poster), ACS Midwest Regional Conference, Quincy, IL. Flores, E. A., K. Neumann, J. D. Grigsby, and C. B. Dowling, 2006, Effects of tillage management on agricultural headwater streams of the Eastern Cornbelt Region, IN (Poster), Geological Society of America Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Kaimal**, B., R. Hannigan, and C. B. Dowling, 2006, Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry as a technique to quantify trace metals in bird feathers (poster), Annual Meeting of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. McKay, T. and C. B. Dowling, 2006, The effects of metal-rich poultry litter on ground beetles (oral), 80th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America, Wilmington, NC. McKay, T., C. B. Dowling, B. Rougeau, K. M. Williams*, J. W. Klasky*, J. S. Wright*, and K. Vanderpuye*, 2005, Impact of poultry litter application on ground-dwelling arthropod populations (poster), Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, FL. Lyons, W. B., C. Dowling, K. A. Welch, G. Synder, R. J. Poreda, P. T. Doran, and A. Fountain, 2005, Dating Water and Solute Additions to Ice-Covered Antarctic Lakes (invited poster), Goldschmidt Conference, Moscow, ID. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, A. G. Hunt, 2004, Environmental Geology in the Field and Lab (poster), Geological Society of America Conference, Denver, CO. Poreda, R. J., C. B. Dowling, W. B. Lyons, 2004, Chemical and Isotopic Evolution of the Dry Valley Lakes: Timing of Late Holocene Climate Change in Antarctica (lecture), Geological Society of America Conference, Denver, CO.
Dowling 5/9 Waldron, B., J. Anderson, C. Dowling, R. Hannigan, K. Johannesson, V. Lakshmi, D. Larsen, K. Mace, G. Tick. L. Urbano, 2004, Boundary and Scale: A Hydrologic Observatory in the Mississippi Embayment (lecture), Geological Society of America Conference, Denver, CO. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, W. B. Lyons, T. O. Fitzgibbon, 2003, Effects of changing water levels on Lake Fryxell and Lake Hoare, Taylor Valley, as evident by chlorofluorocarbon, helium, and tritium profiles (lecture), Geological Society of America Conference, Seattle, WA. Gudding, J. A., C. B. Dowling, K. A. Welch, and W. B. Lyons, 2003, Stream sediment phosphorus concentrations and the biogeochemistry of lakes of the Antarctic Dry Valleys (lecture), Geological Society of America Conference, Southeastern/South-Central Sections, Memphis, TN. Poreda, R. J., C. B. Dowling, and A. R. Basu, 2001, Flux of trace metals to the coastal ocean: combined roles of weathering and adsorption/desorption in the Ganges-Brahmaputra floodplain (invited lecture), American Geophysical Union Conference, Boston, MA. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, A. R. Basu, and P. K. Aggarwal, 2000, Arsenic, dissolved gases, ground-water ages, and trace metals in Bangladesh groundwater: The combined roles of bacterial Fe reduction, adsorption/desorption reactions and hydraulic conductivity (poster), American Geophysical Union Conference, San Francisco, CA. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, A. E. Carey, and W. B. Lyons, 2000, Geochemical characterization of the Gulf Coast aquifers in Baldwin County, Alabama using dissolved gas, major and trace element chemistry, stable isotopes, and 3He/3H and 14C age dating (lecture), Geological Society of America Conference, Southeastern Section, Charleston, SC. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, A. R. Basu, and P. K. Aggarwal, 1999, Groundwater flux of trace elements in the Ganges-Brahmaputra floodplain (poster), American Geophysical Union Conference, San Francisco, CA. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, and A. E. Carey, 1999, The characterization of a Gulf Coastal aquifer system in Baldwin County, Alabama using dissolved gases, major and trace element chemistry, stable isotopes, and 3He/3H age dating (lecture), American Geophysical Union Conference, Boston, MA. Dowling, C. B., R. J. Poreda, A. E. Carey, W. B. Lyons, and S. W. Wheatcraft, 1999, Effects of sea-level rise on Gulf Coast water resources: Geochemical characterization of an aquifer system in Baldwin County, AL (lecture), National Institute for Global Environmental Change Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL.
GRANTS AWARDED Arkansas Science and Technology Authority: CSI Summer Camp—Attracting Young Investigators, 2008, external $10,000, in-kind match $10,001. My involvement: co-PI NSF Geociences: Accelerated Research Into Science of the Environment (ARISE) Program: A Phase I Project Proposal, 2006-2009, $111,570. My involvement: co-PI NSF Biological Infrastructure: REU Site: Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE), 2006-2011, $437,489. My current involvement: PI and Director of RISE REU Program My original involvement: Co-PI and Assistant Director of RISE REU Program
Dowling 6/9 NSF On the Cutting Edge Travel Grant: Travel Grant for Teaching Introductory Geoscience Courses in the 21st Century in Northfield, Minnesota, 2008, $450 My involvement: Participant
EPA: Mississippi Embayment Ground Water Study (MERGWS), 2006-2007, $144,000. Subcontract to the Lead Institution, University of Memphis My involvement: co-PI NSF Office of Polar Programs: Collaborative Research: The Timing of Holocene Climate Change in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 2005-2007, $287,432. My involvement: Lead PI ASU is lead institution with The Ohio State University, University of Rochester, and Rice University. NSF Office of Polar Programs: REU Supplement: The Timing of Holocene Climate Change in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 2005-2007, $25,050. My involvement: Lead PI Middle Eastern Studies Committee, Arkansas State University: Tracing groundwater flow paths in Sadat City, Egypt using rare earth element chemistry, 2006, $12,000. My involvement: co-PI USGS State Water Resources Research Institute Program: The distribution of roxarsone and its byproducts in soils, soil pore-water, groundwater, and stream water, 2005-2006, external $19,460, in-kind cost $40,850. My involvement: PI Arkansas Biosciences Institute: The bioaccumulation of arsenic in plants and insects from the use of poultry-litter fertilizer on agricultural fields, 2005, $25,000. My involvement: Lead PI NSF On the Cutting Edge Travel Grant: Travel Grant for Teaching Hydrogeology Workshop in Lincoln, Nebraska, 2005, $250 My involvement: Participant NSF On the Cutting Edge Travel Grant: Travel Grant for Early Career Faculty in Geosciences Workshop in Williamsburg, VA, 2005, $150 My involvement: Participant Rochester Area Community Foundation and the Monroe County Environmental Health Laboratory: Trace Metal Sources in Oatka Creek, New York, 1998-2002, $3,000, awarded to me as a graduate student at the University of Rochester.
POSTDOCTORAL SPONSOR W. Berry Lyons, Director, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
GRADUATE ADVISOR Robert J. Poreda, University of Rochester, New York
Dowling 7/9 GRADUATE STUDENT Deborah Leslie, M.S. Student, Environmental Sciences Program, Arkansas State University; graduated August 2008; commenced her Ph.D. of Geological Sciences at The Ohio State University in September 2008.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Stephanie Whitmore (Arkansas State University) John Adair (Arkansas State University) Hillary Creech (Arkansas State University) J. Wes Klasky (Arkansas State University) Adam Leslie (Arkansas State University) Carolyn Redman (Arkansas State University) J. Slade Wright (Arkansas State University) Andriane Lee (RISE REU: Wellsley College) Kate Angela Perez, (RISE REU; University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez) Leslie Tomic (RISE REU; SUNY Cortland) Vanderpuye (RISE REU; Morgan State University) Keisha Williams RISE REU; Xavier University of Louisiana) Heather Young (RISE REU; Truman University) Keisha Gray (ARISE REU; Arkansas State University) Barbara Kammler (ARISE REU; College of the Ozarks) Ashleigh Layton (ARISE REU; Rider University) Amias Polk (ARISE REU; Arkansas State University) James Shelton (ARISE REU; Arkansas State University) Jeremy Williams (ARISE REU; Hampton University) Andrea Koska (University of Rochester) Christopher Goodson (University of Rochester) Madgalyn Renz (University of Rochester)
COLLABORATORS Asish R. Basu, Professor, University of Rochester Ellis Benjamin, Assistant Professor, Arkansas State University Anne E. Carey, Associate Professor, Ohio State University Jennifer Bouldin, Research Scientist, Arkansas State University Steven Green, Assistant Professor, Arkansas State University Robyn Hannigan, Professor, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro Andrew G. Hunt, United States Geological Survey, Denver W. Berry Lyons, Director, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University Tanja McKay, Assistant Professor, Arkansas State University Constantin Moraru, Institute of Geology and Seismology, Moldova Klaus Neumann, Associate Professor, Ball State University Robert J. Poreda, Professor, University of Rochester Glen Snyder, Research Scientist, Rice University
Dowling 8/9 Brian Waldron, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Geological Society of America American Geophysical Union American Chemical Society The Geochemical Society
COMMUNITY SERVICE Volunteer, The Greene County Animal Farm, Paragould, AR, 2005-present (greenecountyanimalfarm.petfinder.org). Volunteered at no-kill shelter to help with the care and public adoption of homeless cats and dogs. Member, Oatka Creek Watershed Committee, New York, 1997-2002 (www.oatka.org). Founding member. Since 1997, a group of dedicated volunteers have completed a State of the Basin Report, an intensive water quality study, and a steam bank stabilization project. In addition, the group initiated partnerships with municipalities to develop, promote, and implement a watershed management plan for Oatka Creek that flows through four counties.
REFERENCES
Asish R. Basu, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchinson Hall, Rochester, NY 14627; 585/275-2413; [email protected].
W. Berry Lyons, Director, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, 108 Scott Hall, 1090 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210; Ph: 614/292-6531; [email protected].
Robert J. Poreda, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchinson Hall, Rochester, NY 14627; 585/275-0051; [email protected].
John Pratte, Chair, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 419, State University, AR; 870-972-3086; [email protected].
Dowling 9/9 CURRICULUM VITAE
David F. Gilmore, Assistant Professor of Environmental Biology
Dept. of Biological Sciences phone: (870) 972-3263 Arkansas State University fax: (870) 972-2638 State University, AR 72467 email: [email protected]
Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; 1989-1992. Postdoctoral Research Associate.
The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; 1984 to 1989. Ph.D. in Microbiology, 1989.
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; 1982 to 1984. M.A. in Microbiology, August 1984.
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; 1976 to 1977. one year of graduate study in biochemistry.
University of Maine, Orono, ME; 1972 to 1976. B.S. in Biochemistry, May 1976.
Teaching Experience
1992 to present, Arkansas State University, Assistant Professor, teaching Microbiology, Nursing Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, Virology, Genetics, Radiation Safety, Pharmacology, and Biological Science.
1984-1987, The University of Connecticut, as a teaching assistant in General Microbiology and Pathogenic Microbiology.
1982-1984, Indiana University, as a teaching assistant General Microbiology Laboratory and Cell Physiology Laboratory.
Honors and Professional Activities and Responsibilities
University Radiation Safety Officer (1995-1999)
American Society for Microbiology Bio/Environment Polymer Society Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Secretary/Treasurer ASU Chapter, 2001-2002.
Funded Grants
Extramural: “Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus intermedius among Pet Industry Employees”, ERC Pilot grant, NIOSH; July 2008-June 2009. $20,000
“Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant S. aureus among Nursing and Allied Health Students”, SURF-SILO undergraduate research fellowship (Jennifer Little), January 2007- March 2008. $3,900
“Determination of Mechanisms of Igepon Degradation in Gray Water”, Arkansas Space Grant Consortium Collaborative Grant, with 2 renewals (March 1, 2001 - Feb.29, 2004. $15,000 /yr)
“Determination of Mechanisms of Igepon Degradation in Gray Water”, Arkansas Space Grant Consortium Collaborative Grant, March 1, 2001 - Feb.28, 2002. $15,000
"Development of a Novel Detection Method for Cytophaga-like Bacterial Fish Pathogens", Arkansas Science and Technology Authority, 1994-1995. $39,011
University-associated:
“Survival of experimentally introduced bacteria in the house fly, Musca domestica L”, Faculty Research Grant, with PI Tanja McKay, Arkansas State University, 2006-2007 “Ecological Consequences of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds”, Faculty Research Grant, Arkansas State University, 2000-2001
“Identification of Plastic-Producing Bacterial Isolates for Bioregenerative Systems”, Faculty research Grant, Arkansas State University, 1998-1999
"Use of Bacterial plastics for Bioregenerative Systems", Arkansas Space Grant Consortium, 1998-1999.
Publications Lee, Kwang-Min, and D. F. Gilmore. 2006. Statistical Experimental Design for Process Modeling and optimization Analysis, Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 135:101-115
Lee, Kwang-Min, and D. F. Gilmore. 2006. Modeling and Optimization of Biopolymer (Polyhydroxyalkanoates) Production From Ice Cream Residue by Novel Statistical Experimental Design. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 133(2):113-148.
Lee, Kwang-Min, D. F. Gilmore, and M.J. Huss. 2005. Fungal Degradation of the Bioplastic PHB (Poly-3-hydroxybutyric acid). J. Polym. Environ. 13(3):213-219.
Lee, Kwang-Min, and D. F. Gilmore. 2005. Formulation and process modeling of biopolymer (polyhydroxyalkanoates: PHAs) production from industrial wastes by novel crossed experimental design. Proc. Biochem. 40: 229-246.
Nordeen, R., T. Mon, and D. Gilmore. 2001. Plasmid Analysis of Bacteria that Metabolize the Detergent Igepon. J. Ark. Acad. Sci. 55: 185-187.
Timmins, M..R., D. F. Gilmore, N. Lotti, M. Scandola, R.C. Fuller, and R.W. Lenz. 1997. A Spectrophotometric method for detection of enzymatic degradation of thin polymer films. J. Environ. Polym. Degrad. 5(1):1-16.
Gilmore, D.F., N. Lotti, B. Schneider, M. Scandola, R.W. Lenz, and R.C. Fuller. 1994. Biodegradability of blends of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with cellulose acetate esters in activated sludge. J. Environ. Polym. Degrad. 2:49-57
Gilmore, D.F., S. Antoun, R.W. Lenz, and R.C. Fuller. 1993. Degradation of poly(beta- hydroxyalkanoates) and polyolefin blends in a municipal wastewater treatment facility. J. Environ. Polym. Degrad. 1:269-274
Timmins, M., D.F. Gilmore, R.C. Fuller, and R.W. Lenz. 1993. Bacterial Polyesters and their Biodegradation, pp 119-131, in Fundamentals in Biodegradable Materials and Packaging, eds: D. Kaplan, E. Thomas, and C. Ching. Technomic Publishing Co. Inc, Lancaster, PA.
Gilmore, D.F., N. Lotti, R.W. Lenz, R.C. Fuller, and M. Scandola. 1992. Biodegradability of blends of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with ester-substituted celluloses, pp 251-254, in Biodegradable Polymers and Plastics, eds: M. Vert et al. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge.
Gilmore, D.F., S. Antoun, R.W. Lenz, S. Goodwin, R. Austin, and R.C. Fuller. 1992. The fate of 'biodegradable' plastics in municipal leaf compost. J. Indust. Microbiol. 10:199-206.
Gilmore, D.F., R.W. Lenz, and R.C. Fuller. 1990. Biodegradation of poly(beta- hydroxyalkanoates). in Degradable Materials: Perspectives, Issues, and Opportunities. eds: S.A. Barenberg, J.L. Brash, R. Narayan, and A.E. Redpath. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Gilmore, D.F., W. Godchaux, and E.R. Leadbetter. 1989. Regulation of sulfate assimilation in Cytophaga johnsonae. Arch. Microbiol. 152: 387-392.
Gilmore, D.F., W. Godchaux, and E.R. Leadbetter. 1989. Cysteine is not an obligatory intermediate in the biosynthesis of cysteate by Cytophaga johnsonae. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 160:535-539.
Womack, B.J., D.F. Gilmore, and D. White. 1989. Calcium requirement for gliding motility in myxobacteria. J. Bacteriol. 171: 6093-6096.
Gilmore, D. F. and D. White. 1985. Cell cohesion in myxobacteria. J. Bacteriol. 161:113-117.
Recent Presentations
South Central Branch of American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, November 2, 2007, Little Rock, AR, Lincoln, C, J. Little, L. Ford, and D.F. Gilmore, “Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus among Students in Nursing and Allied Health, poster presentation.
South Central Branch of American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, March 4, 2006, Lafayette, LA Gilmore, D.F., S. Bradley, and A.D. Christian. “Exopolysaccharide-Producing Bacteria from Two Arkansas Streams.”
Twelfth Annual Arkansas Space Grant Symposium, April 30, 2004, Lyon College, Batesville, AR. Gilmore, D.F., T. Holifield, and T. Abramova. “Bacterial Degradation of a Detergent.”
Arkansas Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, April 2-3, 2004, Jonesboro, AR. Abramova, T. and D.F. Gilmore, “Bacterial Degradation of Low Molecular Weight Sulfonates” poster presentation.
Arkansas Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, April 2-3, 2004, Jonesboro, AR. Gilmore, D.F. and K. Halcom, “UV Radiation Resistance of Paint-contaminating Bacteria”
103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, May 20, 2003, Washington, D.C., Gilmore, DF, H. Trauth, B. Murphy, H. Davis, “Isolation and Characterization of Detergent-Degrading, Plastic-Producing Bacteria”
Eleventh Annual Arkansas Space Grant Symposium, April 25, 2003, Conway, AR. Abramova, T., D.F.Gilmore, K. Halcom, J. Greeno, B. Hogue, and H. Davis, “Studies on the Bacterial Degradation of the Detergent Igepon”
Tenth Annual Arkansas Space Grant Symposium, April 26, 2002, Jonesboro, AR. Davis, H., B. Murphy, and D.F.Gilmore, “PHB Production by a Detergent-degrading Bacterium”
2001 Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference, April 20-21, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR. Murphy, B., A. Stewart, H. Harrell, and D.F. Gilmore, “Isolation and Identification of Igepon-Degrading, Plastic-Producing Bacteria”
Bio/Environmental Polymer Society/ International Workshop of Biodegradable Polymers, Annual Meeting, December 12-16, 2000, Honolulu, HI. Lee, K.M. and D.F. Gilmore, “Fungal Degradation of the Bioplastic PHB(Poly-3-hydroxybutyric acid)”, student poster
South Central Branch of American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, November 10-11, 2000, Little Rock, AR. Murphy, B., A. Stewart, H. Harrell, and D.F. Gilmore, “Isolation and Identification of Igepon- Degrading, Plastic-Producing Bacteria”; student poster Debra K. Ingram
DEBRA K. INGRAM
Department of Mathematics and Statistics P.O. Box 517 Arkansas State University State University, AR 72467 P.O. Box 70 870-972-9310 State University, AR 72467 870-972-3090 E-mail: [email protected]
FACULTY POSITIONS
Department Chair July 2007 – present Department of Mathematics and Statistics Arkansas State University, State University, AR
Associate Professor August 2005 – present Department of Mathematics and Statistics Arkansas State University, State University, AR
Assistant Professor 2000 – 2005 Department of Mathematics and Statistics Arkansas State University, State University, AR
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Applied Statistics, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 2000
M.S., Mathematics, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR 1997
B.S., Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1990
TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND HONORS
Board of Trustees Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, Arkansas State University 2005
Project NExT Fellow of the Mathematical Association of America 2001-2002
University of Memphis Graduate Assistant Meritorious Teaching Award 2000
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis, Graduate Assistant Teaching Award 2000
Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Memphis 1997 – 2000 Department of Mathematical Sciences
Instructor, Arkansas State University 1998 Mid-South Alliance for Minority Participation: Summer Enrichment Program in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Technology (Program Director: Dr. Jane Gates)
Instructor and Graduate Teaching Assistant, Arkansas State University 1995 – 1997 Department of Computer Science and Mathematics
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PUBLICATIONS
Ingram, D. and Tang, B., Minimum G Aberration Design Construction and Design Tables for 24 Runs, Journal of Quality Technology, 37 (2005), 101-114.
Belcher-Novosad, S. and Ingram, D., Identifying Minimum G Aberration Designs from Hadamard Matrices of Order 28, Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science, 57 (2003), 202- 205.
Beazley, M., Rickman, R., Ingram, D., Boutton, T., Russ, J., Natural Abundances of Carbon Isotopes (14C, 13C) in Lichens and Calcium Oxalate Pruina: Implications for Archaeological and Paleoenvironmental Studies, Radiocarbon, 44 (2003), 675-683.
Tang, B., Ma, F., Ingram, D., and Wang, H., Bounds on the Maximum Number of Clear Two Factor Interactions for 2m-p Designs of Resolution III and IV, The Canadian Journal of Statistics, 30 (2002), 127-136.
Ingram, D. and Tang, B., Efficient Computational Algorithms for Searching for Generalized Minimum Aberration Designs, American Journal of Mathematical and Management Sciences, 21 (2001), 325-344
STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS DIRECTED
Latia Carraway (M.S. Mathematics, August 2007), “Investigating the Use of Computational Algorithms for Constructing Non-Regular Robust Parameter Designs.” Masters Thesis.
Alison Wiley (B.S. Mathematics, May 2007), “Aliasing Patterns for Optimal Nonregular Designs of 24 and 28 Runs. Senior Honors Thesis. Research project funded by Arkansas Department of Higher Education Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program.
Amanda Gillion (B.S. Biology, May 2003), “Investigation of Time Resolved Luminescence Data with Regression Analysis.” Research project funded by College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Research Award, 01/01/03 – 06/30/03.
Steffany Belcher-Novosad (B.S. Mathematics, B.S. Computer Science, May 2002), “Minimum G Aberration Designs from Hadamard Matrices of Order 28.” Senior Honors Thesis.
Steffany Belcher-Novosad (B.S. Mathematics, B.S. Computer Science, May 2002),
“Constructing Optimal Nonregular Designs for Experiments of 28 Runs – Part II: Minimum G2 Aberration and Complementary Design Theory.” Research project funded by Arkansas Department of Higher Education Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, 01/01/02 – 07/31/02.
Steffany Belcher-Novosad (B.S. Mathematics, B.S. Computer Science, May 2002), “Constructing Optimal Nonregular Designs for Experiments of 28 Runs.” Research project funded by Arkansas Department of Higher Education Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, 01/01/01 – 10/31/01.
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GRANTS FUNDED
Aliasing Patterns for Optimal Nonregular Designs of 24 Runs. Arkansas Department of Higher Education Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, $3200, funding period: January 1, 2007 – September 15, 2007.
Comprehensive Assistance in Mathematics for 6th-12th Grades to Improve Benchmark Performance, with S. Oleson, M. Hall, and C. Miller. Arkansas Department of Higher Education, $100,765, funding period: June, 2004 - September, 2005. Workshop title: “Quantitative Literacy and Statistics.”
Constructing Optimal Nonregular Designs for Experiments of 28 Runs – Part II: Minimum G2- aberration and Complementary Design Theory. Arkansas Department of Higher Education Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, $3900, funding period: January 1, 2002 - July 31, 2002.
Constructing Optimal Nonregular Designs for Experiments of 28 Runs. Arkansas Department of Higher Education Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, $3900, funding period: January 1, 2001 - October 31, 2001.
PRESENTATIONS
Investigating the Use of Computational Algorithms for Constructing Non-Regular Robust Parameter Designs, Joint Statistical Meetings, Denver, CO; L Carraway and D. Ingram. August 5, 2008
Honorable Mention in the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award by the American Statistical Association’s Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences for: Aliasing Strings for Some Nonregular Designs with Generalized Minimum Aberration, Joint Statistical Meetings, Salt Lake City, UT; A. Wiley and D. Ingram. July 31, 2007.
Some Optimal Nonregular Designs that Provide Alternatives to the 16-Run and 32-Run Regular Fractional Factorials, Joint Statistical Meetings, Minneapolis, MN. August 7, 2005
Optimal Nonregular Designs as Alternatives to the 16-Run and 32-Run Regular Fractional Factorials, Invited talk, International Conference on Design of Experiments, Memphis, TN. May 15, 2005.
Minimum G Aberration Design Construction, Institute of Mathematical Statistics New Researchers Conference, Toronto, Canada. August 5, 2004.
Nonregular Designs from Hadamard Matrices of Order 28: Undergraduate Research n the Statistical Design of Experiments, National Meeting of the Council on Undergraduate Research, La Crosse, WI, S. Novosad, A. Gillion, and D. Ingram. June 24, 2004.
Construction of Optimal Screening Designs from Hadamard Matrices, Invited talk, Arkansas State University Statistics Symposium. April 3, 2004.
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Nonregular Designs with Generalized Minimum Aberration, Invited talk, Simon Fraser University. March 18, 2004.
Minimum G aberration Designs from Hadamard Matrices of Order 28, Meeting of the Arkansas Academy of Science, Fayetteville, AR, S. Novosad and D. Ingram. April 4, 2003.
Minimum G-aberration Design Construction and Design Tables for 24 Runs, Spring Research Conference on Statistics in Industry and Technology, Ann Arbor, MI, D. Ingram and B. Tang. May 21, 2002
Large-Run Design Construction Using Minimum G-aberration Criterion, Annual Meeting of the Mathematical Association of America Oklahoma-Arkansas Section, Arkadelphia, AR, S. Belcher-Novosad and D. Ingram. April 6, 2002
Minimum G-aberration Designs for Hadamard Matrices of Order 28, Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics, Lincoln, NE, S. Belcher-Novosad and D. Ingram. February 2, 2002
Evaluating Oxalate Rock Coating as a Holocene Paleoclimate Proxy, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, J. Russ, M. Beazley, R. Rickman, D. Ingram, and T. Boutton. November 6, 2001
Constructing Minimum G-aberration Designs of 28 Runs: Undergraduate Research in Experimental Design, Joint Statistical Meetings, Atlanta, GA, S. Belcher, B. Tang, and D. Ingram. August 6, 2001
Constructing Optimal Nonregular Designs for Experiments of 28 Runs, Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference, Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, AR, S. Belcher and D. Ingram. April 21, 2001
The Construction of Generalized Minimum Aberration Designs by Efficient Algorithm, Joint Research Conference in Quality, Industry and Technology, University of Washington, D. Ingram and B. Tang. June 27, 2000
Efficient Computational Algorithms for Searching for Generalized Minimum Aberration Designs, Sixth International Conference on Statistics, Combinatorics, and Related Areas, University of South Alabama, D. Ingram and B. Tang. December 20, 1999
CURRICULUM VITAE PAGE 4 ELLIS BENJAMIN
Department of Chemistry and Physics Tel: (870)972-3268 Arkansas State University [email protected] P.O. Box 1316, State University, AR 72467-1316 http://www.ellisbenjamin.com/
Education
2007 Ph.D. (Bioenvironmental Science) Morgan State University Concentration: Synthetic Organic Chemistry
2000 Master of Science (M.S., Chemistry) Delaware State University Concentration: X-Ray Crystallography, Organic Chemistry
1996 Bachelor of Science (B.S., Biology) Richard Stockton College (NJ) Concentration: Molecular Biology
Work and Research Experience
2008- Present Campus Coordinator, ARKLSAMP Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas
2008 Co-Director, CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) Camp Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas
2007- Present Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Physics Arkansas State University, Jonesboro Arkansas
2005 Participant, Summer Workshop at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Bioinformatics Group “Modeling Proteins and Nucleic Acids with Amber, VMD and the MMTSB Toolkit” (June 2005).
2004 MARC fellow, The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, Bioinformatics Group, Bioinformatics. Created theoretical model using bioinformatics for docking studies with synthetic molecules.
2001+ Graduate Research, Morgan State University, Improved Microwave Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules. Used microwave irradiation in the solid state to improve yields and times of current conventional reaction mechanisms.
2000 Research Assistant, Ashwin Inc, Developed electro-reactive polymers for the creation of energy reflectance properties on space bound vehicles.
1997-1999 Graduate Research, Delaware State University, Crystal Engineering: A Systematic Study of Phenoxypropionic Acid Derivates Towards Predictable Non- Centrosymmetric Molecular Architectures. Engineered and studied materials that when irradiated under electromagnetic radiation (light) can shorten its wavelength thereby increasing its power.
1994-1996 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, The Isolation and Cloning of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Soybean. Isolated and cloned the Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase gene from soybean for later enzymatic research.
Teaching Experience 2007+ Assistant Professor, Arkansas State University, Organic Chemistry 2002-2003 Instructor, Morgan State University, General Chemistry Laboratory 1998-1999 Teaching Assistant, Delaware State University, General Chemistry Laboratory 1999 Teaching Assistant, Delaware State University, Biochemistry Laboratory 1999 Teaching Assistant, Delaware State University, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 1994-1996 Teaching Assistant, Richard Stockton College (NJ), Genetics Laboratory 1996 Teaching Assistant, Richard Stockton College (NJ), Molecular Genetics Laboratory
Classes Taught Organic Chemistry I Organic Chemistry II Instrumentation Crime Scene Investigation (Forensic Science) Pharmacology (team taught)
Community Service
2008 Panelist, “The Minority Experience as a Faculty Member” RISE Program 2008 Judge, Northeast Arkansas Regional Science Fair (NEARSF) 2007 Panelist, “The Minority Experience as a Faculty Member” RISE Program 1999 Judge, at the UMBC 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium 1998 Judge, at the South Jersey Regional Science Fair 1998 Volunteer, for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Partnership in Math and Science 1998 Volunteer, Richard Stockton College's Summer Preparatory Program 1995 Volunteer, UMDNJ Mentor Scholars Program
Honors and Awards 2006 American Institute of Chemist Graduate Award 2004 Awarded 1st Prize at the 9th RCMI International Symposium 2003-2007 RCMI Fellowship, Morgan State University 2001-2003 Title III Fellowship, Morgan State University
Professional Organizations and Meetings 2008 Attendee, Rising Above The Gathering Storm Two Years Later: 2008+ Member, American Society of Microbiology 2003+ Member, American Chemical Society 2003–2005 Student Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science 1998–2003 Student Member, American Chemical Society 1998 Attendee, Participant of the (GEM Consortium) Faculty Bridge Seminar.
Grants 1. PI, Arkansas Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (Arkansas State University). National Science Foundation. $606,520.00 (2008-2011)
2. PI, Faculty Research Grant - Arkansas State University "The Microwave Synthesis and Testing of Novel Antimicrobial Agents containing Cyclic Imidies" $5,464.80. (2008-2009)
3. Co-PI, ASU’s CSI Summer Camp – Attracting Young Investigators to Science and Technology through Crime Scene Investigation. Arkansas Science & Technology Authority and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. $14,726.80 (2008)
Reviewer National Science Foundation (NSF) Letters in Drug Design & Discovery (LDDD) Molecules (Journal) Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Published Papers 1. Y. M. Hijji, E. Benjamin, E. Benjamin, R. J. Butcher and J. P. Jasinski. 3-(2,6- Dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2,4-dione. Acta Cryst. 2009, E65, o394- o395.
2. Ellis Benjamin, Shannon Hutson , Brittany Bailey, Jackie Carter, Tony James , Christopher Saito, James Shelton, Ebony Love, Yousef Hijji, Earl Benjamin. Novel green surfactant catalyst under microwave irradiation. Published in the proceedings of ECSOC-12, The 12th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry, November 1-30, 2008. ISBN: 3-906980-20-0
3. Shannon Hutson, Tony James, Christopher Saito, Jackie Carter, James Shelton, Ebony Love, Brittany Bailey, Yousef Hijji, Earl Benjamin, and Ellis Benjamin. Temperature and time optimization of Diels-Alder reactions in the CEM microwave. Published in the proceedings of ECSOC-12, The 12th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry, November 1-30, 2008. ISBN: 3-906980-20-0
4. Aaron M. Lineberry, Ellis T. Benjamin, Raymond E. Davis, W. Scott Kassel, and Kraig A. Wheeler. Structural Studies of Racemates and Quasiracemates: Chloro, Bromo, and Methyl Adducts of 2-Phenoxypropionic Acid. Crystal Growth & Design. 2008, 8, 612–619.
5. Ellis Benjamin, and Yousef Hijji. The Synthesis of Unsubstituted Cyclic Imides Using Hydroxylamine under Microwave Irradiation. Molecules. 2008, 13, 157-169.
6. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef M. Hijji. A Novel Microwave Synthesis of Unsubstituted Cyclic Imides. Published in the proceedings of ECSOC-11, The Eleventh International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry, November 1-30, 2007. Editor: Julio A. Seijas & M. Pilar Vázquez Tato, ISBN 3-906980-19-7.
7. Earl Benjamin III, John Cooper, Janet Jamison, Wilbert Long, Ellis Benjamin. "Computational and Experimental Probing of Product Formation and Reaction Energies for the Esterification of Maleic Anhydride Derived Surfactants using Microwave Energy" Published in the proceedings of ECSOC-11, The Eleventh International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry, November 1-30, 2007. Editor: Julio A. Seijas & M. Pilar Vázquez Tato, ISBN 3-906980-19-7.
8. R. J. Butcher, J. P. Jasinski, E. Benjamin, Y. M. Hijji, E. Benjamin. 5-Hydroxy-4-methyl- 4-azatricyclo[5.2.2.02,6]undec-8-en-3-one. Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, o4565.
9. Earl Benjamin III, Aron Reznik, Ellis Benjamin, Arthur L. Williams. Mathematical Models of Cobalt and Iron Ions Catalyzed Microwave Bacterial Deactivation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 2007, 4(3), 203-210.
10. Earl Benjamin, Arron Reznik, Ellis Benjamin, Arthur L. Williams. Mathematical Model of Manganese Ion Catalyzed Deactivation of Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Cellular and Molecular Biology. 2007, 53(3), 49-54.
11. Earl Benjamin, Arron Reznik, Ellis Benjamin, Arthur L. Williams. Mathematical Models for Conventional and Microwave Thermal Deactivation of Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Cellular and Molecular Biology. 2007, 53(3), 42-48.
12. Ray J. Butcher, Yousef M. Hijji and Ellis Benjamin. 1-Methoxy-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, o1502-o1503.
13. Ray J. Butcher, Yousef M. Hijji and Ellis Benjamin. 3-Aminocyclopent-2-en-1-one Acta Cryst. 2007, E63, o610–o612.
14. Yousef M. Hijji and Ellis Benjamin. Efficient Microwave Assisted Syntheses of Unsubstituted Cyclic Imides. Heterocycles. 2006, 68(11), p2259-2267.
15. Raymond J. Butcher, Yousef M. Hijji, and Ellis Benjamin. cis-3- Azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2,4-dione. Acta Cryst. 2006, E62, o1266-o1268.
16. Yousef Hijji, Ellis Benjamin, Melvin Bolden. “Efficient Synthesis of Enaminones and Cyclic Imides Using Ammonium Acetate under Microwave Conditions” Published in the proceedings of the 39th Annual International Microwave Power Institute. 2005, p125-128. Seattle, Washington. (July 2005)
17. Yousef M. Hijji, Ellis Benjamin. Microwave Assisted Efficient Conversion of Anhydrides to Cyclic Imides and N-Methoxy Imides. Paper Published in the Proceedings of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th International Electronic Conferences on Synthetic Organic Chemistry, p1084- 1091. Editor(s): Seijas, Julio A. (2004)
Presentations, Posters, and Published Abstracts 1. Amanda Harvey, Shengkuei Chiu, Rian Snell, M. Draganjac, Ellis Benjamin. “Greener Synthesis of Ruthenium-DMSO Complexes”. Abstracts of Papers, Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. (2008)
2. Christopher Saito*, Tony James*, Shannon Hutson*, James Shelton*, Ebony Love*, Earl Benjamin*, Ellis Benjamin*. “The Microwave Synthesis of Spiropyrans Dyes” Arkansas INBRE Conference. (2008)
3. Tony James*, Christopher Saito*, Shannon Hutson*, James Shelton*, Ebony Love*, Earl Benjamin*, Ellis Benjamin*. “Molecular Modeling to Identify Protein Targets along IL-2 and INF-gamma pathway using Thalidomide.” Arkansas INBRE Conference. (Speech- 2008)
4. Tony James*, Christopher Saito*, Shannon Hutson*, James Shelton*, Ebony Love*, Earl Benjamin*, Ellis Benjamin*. “Molecular Modeling to Identify Protein Targets along IL-2 and INF-gamma pathway using Thalidomide.” Arkansas INBRE Conference. (2008)
5. Ellis Benjamin*, Shannon Hutson*, Jessica Lack*, Brittany Bailey*, Jackie Carter*, Tony James*, Christopher Saito*, James Shelton*, Ebony Love*, Yousef Hijji*, Earl Benjamin*. "Novel Green Surfactant Catalyst Under Microwave Irradiation." 12th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry. (2008)
6. Shannon Hutson*, Jessica Lack*, Tony James*, Christopher Saito*, Jackie Carter*, James Shelton*, Ebony Love*, Brittany Bailey*, Yousef Hijji*, Earl Benjamin*, and Ellis Benjamin*. "Temperature and Time Optimization of Diels-Alder Reactions in the CEM Microwave." 12th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry. (2008)
7. Ellis Benjamin, Joseph Curtis*, Tony James*, Shannon Hutson*, Lauren Smith*, Jessica Lack*, Yousef Hijji, Benjamin Rougeau*, Earl Benjamin*. “Semi-Empirical Calculations of Disulfide Bond Energies in Peptides and Carbon Chains” Abstracts of Papers, 64th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Little Rock, Ar (2008)
8. Earl Benjamin*, Tony James*, Jessica Lack*, Benjamin Rougeau*, Joseph Curtis*, Shannon Hutson*, Lauren Smith*, Arthur L. Williams, Louise Sowers, and Ellis Benjamin. “Computational Analysis of Surfactant Binding to Bacterial Membrane Proteins”. Abstracts of Papers, 64th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Little Rock, Ar (2008)
9. Shannon Hutson*, Joseph Curtis*, Tony James*, Lauren Smith*, Jessica Lack*, Earl Benjamin*, Ellis Benjamin. “Bicyclic Molecular Docking Studies towards Their Anti- Angiogenic Effects”. Abstracts of Papers, 64th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Little Rock, Ar (2008)
10. Shengkuei Chui, Amanda Harvey, Rian Snell, Mark Draganjac, and Ellis Benjamin. “Microwave Synthesis of Ruthenium - DMSO Complexes” Abstracts of Papers, 64th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Little Rock, Ar (2008)
11. Joseph Curtis*, Tony James*, Shannon Hutson*, Jessica Lack*, Lauren Smith*, Earl Benjamin*, Ellis Benjamin. “Docking Studies of Thalidomide and Its Precursors against Proteins in the Angiogenic Pathway” Abstracts of Papers, 64th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Little Rock, Ar (2008)
12. Laura Pinelo* and Ellis Benjamin. Polymer Reclamation of Fire Affected Soils. Younger Chemists' Committee of the Illinois Heartland section of the American Chemical Society Poster Presentation. Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois 61761. (2008)
13. Ellis Benjamin, Janet Jamison*, John Cooper*, Jessica Lack*, and Earl Benjamin III*. Differential Catabolic Processing of Cholesterol using Bacteria. Poster Presented at the 236th ACS National Meeting. Philadelphia, PA (Sci-Mix), (2008)
14. Jessica Lack*, Janet Jamison*, John Cooper*, Earl Benjamin III*, and Ellis Benjamin. Identification of Allergens from Inside and Outside Latex Gloves. Poster Presented at the 236th ACS National Meeting. Philadelphia, PA (Medicinal Chemistry), (2008)
15. Earl Benjamin III*, John Cooper*, Jessica Lack*, Janet Jamison*, Brittany Bailey*, Arthur L. Williams*, and Ellis Benjamin. Computational Modeling of Maleic Anhydride Derived Surfactants under Microwave Conditions. Poster Presented at the 236th ACS National Meeting. Philadelphia, PA (Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry), (2008)
16. Ellis Benjamin, John Cooper*, Janet Jamison*, Jessica Lack*, Lindsey Reed*, Yousef M. Hijji, and Earl Benjamin III*. Synthesis of Novel Anticonvulsants as Glutamate Receptors Antagonist. Poster Presented at the 236th ACS National Meeting. Philadelphia, PA (Medicinal Chemistry), (2008)
17. Ellis Benjamin, Janet Jamison*, John Cooper*, Jessica Lack*, and Earl Benjamin III*. Differential Catabolic Processing of Cholesterol using Bacteria. Poster Presented at the 236th ACS National Meeting. Philadelphia, PA (Division of Agricultural & Food Chemistry), (2008)
18. Yousef Hijji and Ellis Benjamin. Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Cyclic Imides and Thalidomide Analogues. Application of Modern Tools in Organic Synthesis Summer Programs (U of Richmond, sponsored by Biotage). (2008)
19. Ellis Benjamin, Jessica Lack*, Janet Jamison*, John Cooper*, Yousef Hijji, Benjamin Rougeau, Louise Sowers, Earl Benjamin*. Computational Modeling of Thalidomide and it Derivatives to Multiple Protein Targets. Pharmforum 2008, Little Rock, Ar. (2008)
20. Earl Benjamin*, Jessica Lack*, Janet Jamison*, John Cooper*, Brittany Bailey, Arthur L. Williams, Louise Sowers, Benjamin Rougeau, and Ellis Benjamin. Theoretical binding efficiency of triclosan derivatives to E. Coli. enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase enzyme. Pharmforum 2008, Little Rock, Ar. (2008)
21. John Cooper*, Janet Jamison*, Jessica Lack*, and Earl Benjamin*, Ellis Benjamin. The Synthesis and Computationally Modeling of Glutamate Receptors Antagonist as Novel Anticonvulsants. New England Science Symposium - Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP) Harvard University School of Medicine. Boston, Mass (2008)
22. Yousef Hijji and Ellis Benjamin. Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Thalidomide and Analogues. 1st International Conference on Drug Design and Discovery (ICDDD), Dubai, UAE. (2008)
23. Amanda Harvey, Shengkuei Chui, Rian Snell, Mark Draganjac, and Ellis Benjamin. th Preliminary Investigation of the Microwave Reaction of RuCl3 in DMSO. 28 Annual Undergraduate Research Conference. Sponsored by the Department of Chemistry at the University of Memphis. (2008)
24. Ellis Benjamin and Yousef M. Hijji. A Novel Microwave Synthesis of Unsubstituted Cyclic Imides. 11th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2007)
25. Earl Benjamin III*, John Cooper*, Janet Jamison*, Wilbert Long*, Ellis Benjamin. "Computational and Experimental Probing of Product Formation and Reaction Energies for the Esterification of Maleic Anhydride Derived Surfactants using Microwave Energy" 11th International Electronic Conference On Synthetic Organic Chemistry (2007)
26. Earl Benjamin III, Arthur L. Williams, and Ellis Benjamin. “Effect of zinc ions on the microwave disinfection of fecal coliforms" Presented at the South Central Division of the American Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting (2007)
27. Ellis Benjamin, and Dr. Yousef Hijji. Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Cyclic Imides And Related Biologically Active Molecules Using Microwave Technology. 13th Annual Morgan State University Undergraduate / Graduate Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. (2006)
28. Earl Benjamin III, Ellis Benjamin, Arthur Williams. A Novel Method For The Deactivation Of Enterococcus Faecalis, Staphylococcus Aureus, And Escherichia Coli. 13th Annual Morgan State University Undergraduate / Graduate Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. (2006)
29. Earl Benjamin III, Ellis Benjamin, and Arthur Williams , “A Novel Method For The Deactivation of Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli” Presented at the New England Science Symposium at Harvard Medical School (2006)
30. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. A Novel One-Pot Synthesis of Thalidomide and its Derivatives Under Microwave Irradiation. Selected Poster Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting. Washington DC (Sci-Mix), (2005)
31. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. A Novel One-Pot Synthesis of Thalidomide and its Derivatives Under Microwave Irradiation. Poster Presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting. Washington DC (Medicinal Chemistry), (2005)
32. Yousef Hijji, Ellis Benjamin, Melvin Bolden. “Efficient Synthesis of Enaminones and Cyclic Imides Using Ammonium Acetate Under Microwave Conditions” Poster Presented at the 39th Annual International Microwave Power Institute Microwave Symposium. Seattle, Washington. (2005)
33. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. “The Microwave Synthesis of Thalidomide and its Derivatives” Poster Presented at the 12th Annual Morgan State University Undergraduate / Graduate Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. (2005)
34. Tarrah N. Ezell, Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji, LaVentrice D. Taylor. “Do Cells Treated with Thalidomide Analog H1 and H2 Exhibit Decreased Cytotoxicity as Compared to Cells Treated with Thalidomide?” Poster Presented at the 12th Annual Morgan State University Undergraduate / Graduate Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. (2005)
35. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. “A One-Pot Microwave Synthesis of Thalidomide and its Derivatives” Poster Presented at the Annual RCMI Spring Symposium 20th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium. Houston, Texas. (2005)
36. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. “Improved Synthesis of Imide Dervived Compounds by Microwave Irradiation” Poster Presented at the 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. Baltimore, Maryland. (2004)
37. Ruel Michelin, Lafayette Fredrick, Temilade Adelore, Laura Uradu, Ellis Benjamin, Fredrick Oladeinde. “Comparative Antimicrobial Activity of Bacterial Derivied Extract and Amphotericin B During Disk Diffusion and Agar Dilution Assays.” Presented at the 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. Baltimore, Maryland. (2004)
38. R. Michelin, L. Fredrick, F. Weichold, E. Benjamin, E. Batta, W. W. Leitner, M. Jenkins, E. Bergmann-Leitner, J. Howard, A. Williams. “In Vitro Cytotoxic and Anti-Poliferative Activity of Microbial Derived Extract on Human and Mouse Cancer Cell Lines.”Poster Presented at the 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. Baltimore, Maryland. (2004)
39. Tarrah N. Ezell, Ellis Benjamin, Gregory Shield, Yousef Hijji, LaVentrice D. Taylor. “Do Cells Treated with Thalidomide Analog H1 and H2 Exhibit Decreased Cytotoxicity as Compared to Cells Treated with Thalidomide?” Speech at the 9th RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities. Baltimore, Maryland. (2004)
40. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. “A Novel Microwave Assisted Synthesis of N-Hydroxy and N-Methoxy Imides as Potential Anticancer and Antidepressant Agents.” Poster presentation at the 228th ACS National Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (2004)
41. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji “A Novel Microwave Synthesis of Unsubstituted, Hydroxy, and Methoxy Imides towards the Creation of Antidepressant Functionalities” Poster presentation at the Morgan State University Undergraduate / Graduate Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. (2004)
42. Ruel Michelin, Ellis Benjamin. “Partial Characterization of an Antifungal Metabolite from an Unidentified Bacillus Species” Poster Presented at International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Atlanta, Georgia (2004)
43. Yousef Hijji, Ellis Benjamin. “Microwave Assisted Synthesis Of Cyclic Imides, N- Methoxyimides and Thalidomide Analogues” 2nd International Microwaves in Chemistry Conference. Orlando, Florida (2003)
44. Ruel Michelin, Ellis Benjamin. “Isolation and Partial Characterization of an Antifungal Metabolite from an Unidentified Bacillus Species” Poster Presented at 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2003)
45. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. “A Microwave Assisted Efficient Conversion of Anhydrides to Cyclic Imides and N- Methoxy Imides” The Seventh International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (ECSOC-7) (2003)
46. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. “A Simple One-Pot Synthesis of Thalidomide.” Poster presented at Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) –American Chemical Society. Princeton, New Jersey (2003)
47. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji “Novel Pathways to Thalidomide Synthesis” Poster presentation at the Morgan State University Undergraduate / Graduate Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. (2003)
48. Yousef Hijji, Ellis Benjamin, Joseph Wanene, Soe Mon. “Microwave Assisted Diels-Alder Reactions and the Synthesis of Cyclic Imides. Poster presented at the Advanced Library Design and Organic Synthesis. La Jolla, California (2003)
49. Yousef Hijji, Ellis Benjamin, Joseph Wanene, Soe Mon. “Microwave Assisted Diels-Alder Reactions and the Synthesis of Cyclic Imides. Poster presented at the Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis. La Jolla, California (2003)
50. Yousef Hijji, Ellis Benjamin. “Microwave Assisted-Synthesis of Cyclic Imides and Thalidomide Analogues”” Poster presentation at RCMI International Symposium on Health Disparities 2002. Hawaii. (2002)
51. Ellis Benjamin, Yousef Hijji. “Microwave Assisted Cyclic Imide Synthesis” Poster presentation at the Morgan State University Undergraduate / Graduate Symposium. Baltimore, Maryland. (2002)
52. Yousef Hijji, Ellis Menjamin (Misspelled). Synthesis of Unsubstituted Cyclic Imides Assisted by Microwave Heating. Abstracts of Papers, 223rd ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, (2002)
53. Ellis Benjamin, Kraig Wheeler. “The Creation of Novel Non-linear Optical Materials.” Oral presentation at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. Pomona, New Jersey (1999)
54. Ellis Benjamin, Mukta Hendi, Kraig Wheeler. “Crystal Engineering: An Approximate Centrosymmetric Approach.” Oral Presentation at Midwest Solid State Chemistry Symposium X.” Indianapolis, Indiana (1999)
55. Mukta Hendi, Shella Fomulu, Ellis Benjamin, Kraig Wheeler, Raymond E. Davis. “Approximate Centrosymmetry as a Tool for Crystal Engineering.” Poster Presented at the Northeast Solid State Symposium. Buffalo, New York (1998)
56. Peter Straub, Ellis Benjamin, Paul Kaplan, Georgia Shearer and Daniel Kohl. “Isolation of a Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PDH) gene probe from Soybean (Glycine max) by a Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction.” Poster Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Seattle, Washington. (1995)
57. Peter Straub, Ellis Benjamin, Paul Kaplan, Georgia Shearer and Daniel Kohl. “Isolation of a Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PDH) gene probe from Soybean (Glycine max) by a Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction.” Presented Published Abstract: American Journal of the Botany (1995)
* denotes researchers from my laboratory group.
Computer Skills Microsoft Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Basic C++ Microsoft J++ Java Molecular Modeling Programs and Suites Unix Based Silicon Graphics Systems
Gauri Shankar Guha PO Box 239, State University, AR 72467, USA Phone: (870) 680 8465, Fax: (870) 972 3088, Email: [email protected] Web: http://clt.astate.edu/gguha RESEARCH INTERESTS Risk and Impact Assessment, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Environmental Valuation. TEACHING INTERESTS Economics: Environmental &