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Annual
MCB Alumni
Newsletter MCB Molecular and Cellular Biology
The ARC Opens
Academic & Research Center offers MCB Faculty New Lab Facilities
This new 100,000 square-
foot, $35 million facility, a
partnership of the Russ
College of Engineering and
Technology and the College
of Osteopathic Medicine,
welcomed its first occupants
in winter 2010. The center
houses engineering classes
and research space, as well
as laboratories for medical
researchers. Major funding
for the project came from
the Osteopathic Heritage
Foundation and alumnus
Charles Stuckey Jr. and his
wife Marilyn. ..more
MCB Faculty Labs in the
ARC
Dr. Fabian Benencia
Dr. Karen Coschigano
Dr. Sharon Inman
Dr. Kelly McCall
Dr. Ramiro Malgor
Greetings Alumni and Friends of MCB!!! We are pleased to be publishing our fourth issue
of the MCB Alumni News! We hope that this
newsletter will remind you of friends and old
acquaintances, as well as keep you up to date on
what‘s new at MCB and Ohio University. Many
exciting changes have taken place over the last
year. First, I would like to mention that our
trusted MCB Administrative Assistant, Angie
Nilsen retired this past year. We wish her well!
Her position has been ably filled by Eileen
Schulz (see p. 22). In addition the MCB office
has moved to Porter Hall. MCB added two new
graduate faculty this past year (see p.2). The
addition of Monica Burdick, Assistant Professor,
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ex-
pands our interdisciplinary efforts with the Russ
College of Engineering and she will provide
MCB students and faculty alike with unique
approaches to solving biological problems. Kelly
McCall is a graduate of the MCB program, so
we were especially happy to welcome her as our
newest MCB graduate faculty member.
The listing of new students admitted to the pro-
gram since the fall of 2009 begins on p.3 of the
newsletter. Finally, we offer congratulations to
our recent graduates: (see p. 7) Juan Ding, Lu-
cila Sackmann, Wei Zeng, Yanyan Cao, Sulalita
Chaki, and Yanli Ding.
this issue
New Faculty P.2
New Students P.3
Student News P.6
Alumni News P.7
Research Highlights P.10
Grants Highlights P.12
MCB Alumni Board P.17
Publications / Grants / Honors P.18
I S S U E
D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 0
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Fortunately, a few of our graduates are staying at
OU for postdoctoral training. The alumni news
starts on p. 7.
The MCB Program held a fall retreat October 23
in Baker Center on the OU campus. The retreat
included faculty research presentations in the
morning including presentations from Yunsheng
Li from Diagnostic Hybrids in Athens and Sudhir
Deosarkar of Interthyr – part of OU‘s Innovation
Center. We gratefully acknowledge the support
provided by Diagnostic Hybrids. Probably, our
most important new development this year is the
formation of the MCB Graduate Program Alumni
Board. Its founding members are: Tim Coleman,
Global Director, Rapid Testing Systems R&D,
Lonza Bioscience, Inc.; Paul Harding, Associate
Professor, Department of Zoology, Miami Uni-
versity; Tim Shannon, Associate Professor, De-
partment of Biology, Francis Marion University;
Xinzhong Wang, Principal Scientist at Biogen
Idec Inc. and Wenxian Sun, Professor, Depart-
ment of Plant Pathology, China Agricultural Uni-
versity. One of the first goals of the Alumni
Board will be to improve communication/contact
between MCB alumni.
Wishing you Happy Holidays and a Prosperous
New Year!
Bob Colvin
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Research Activities
Glycoconjugate mediators of cell trafficking in cancer metastasis. Biochemical and biophysical
regulation of cancer stem cell phenotype. Adhesion of tumor cells to endothelium and vascular cells
under hydrodynamic shear stress.
Research Topics
Breast cancer, head and neck cancer, cancer stem cells, metastasis, cell adhesion
read more about Dr. Burdick here
New MCB Faculty
Monica Burdick, PhD
Russ College of
Engineering and
Technology
Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering
Dr. Monica Burdick became a
member of the MCB faculty in Octo-
ber 2009. She earned her Ph.D. in
Chemical and Biomolecular Engi-
neering from Johns Hopkins in 2003,
and her B.S. in Chemical Engineer-
ing from the University of Roches-
ter, where she minored in chemistry
and economics and earned a certifi-
cate in biomedical engineering. Fol-
lowing her Ph.D., she became a post-
doctoral research fellow at the Har-
vard Medical School and Brigham
and Women's Hospital in Boston,
MA. She is currently an assistant
professor in Chemical and Bio-
molecular Engineering
Kelly McCall, PhD
College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Department of Specialty
Medicine
Dr. Kelly McCall became
a member of the MCB faculty
in October 2009. She earned
her Ph.D. in Molecular and
Cellular Biology from Ohio
University in 2003, and her
B.S. in Biological Sciences
from Ohio University in 1997.
She is currently an assistant
professor of endocrinology in
the Ohio University College of
Osteopathic Medicine.
Research Activities
Dr. McCall‘s research currently focuses on the pathogenesis of autoimmune-inflammatory diseases
including both type I and type II diabetes, a variety of human cancers (i.e. thyroid, pancreatic, pros-
tate, breast, colon, and malignant melanoma), colitis, toxic shock, and atherosclerosis. Specifically,
Dr. McCall‘s laboratory is focused on Toll-Like Receptors and their involvement in the pathogenesis
and progression of the aforementioned diseases.
Research Topics
Diabetes, inflammation, autoimmune disease, tumor biology, innate immunity, small molecule ther-
apeutics.
read more about Dr. McCall here
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Debarati Basu I joined the MCB PhD program at Ohio University in Fall 2009. My
home department is Environmental and Plant Biology (PBIO) and I am in
Dr. Allan Showalter‘s lab. I obtained my master‘s degree in Botany from
University of Calcutta in India. I am interested in Arabinogalactan pro-
tein biosynthesis in Arabidopsis. Currently, I am working on identifica-
tion and characterization of Arabinogalactan-protein Galactosyltransfer-
ase mutants in Arabidopsis
New Students 2009
Yanrong Qian I graduated from Shanghai University, China. I joined Dr. Xiao Chen's
lab in 2009 fall. Now, I am interested in the anticancer mechanisms of
compounds which can inhibit cancer cell growth through inhibiting can-
cer cell's glucose uptake.
Lingying Tong I received my Bachelor of Science Degree from the Department of Biochem-
istry, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I joined Dr. Shiyong Wu‘s la-
boratory as a graduate student in the MCB program/Department of Chemis-
try and Biochemistry in 2009. One of my current research projects is to
identify the role of NOS and oxidative stress in UV-induced NF-κB activity.
Aditi Vyas I received my undergraduate education and Master's degree in Genetics
from India. I started my graduate study in the MCB program at Ohio Uni-
versity in the Fall of 2009. I did rotations in the laboratories of Dr. Soichi
Tanda and Dr. Mark Berryman. In the Spring of 2010 I decided to join Dr.
Soichi Tanda's laboratory, and currently I am working with him in under-
standing the effect of Jak/Stat pathway on Drosophila larval hematopoeisis,
and finding repressors that may have roles in modulating this pathway.
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Amrita Basu After doing my undergrad study with a major in Zoology and MS in Biochem-
istry from India, I joined OU in 2009 Fall and MCB in the Fall of 2010. Cur-
rently I‘m working under Dr. John Kopchick and my research area focuses on
growth hormone and physiological changes related to the changes in the hor-
mone level.
New Students 2010
Pooja Bhatt I am originally from Mumbai, India and I joined Ohio University as a PhD
student to work with Dr. Doug Goetz. I have completed both, my Bachelor‘s
and Master‘s degree in Biochemistry from India. My research focuses on de-
termining the role of a specific protein in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
Chunxi Zeng After obtaining my BS in Biotechnology in China in 2004, I had worked
for several years. I used to work in biological products institute as a techni-
cian. Then massive Sichuan earthquake in 2008 made me to engage in dis-
aster relief by joining Save the Children UK China Program first as a vol-
unteer later as a staff.
I came to Ohio University in 2009 to pursue the fascinating Molecular and
Cellular Biology study for PhD. I am currently working in Dr. Jennifer
Hines‘ lab focusing on T box transcription antitermination riboswitch
mechanism existing in many gram-positive bacteria. We want to develop
new antibiotics based on such mechanism in the future.
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2010 Continued
Maria Muccioli I received my B.S. degree in Biochemistry from Suffolk University in
Boston in 2009. Here at OU, I am currently working in the laboratory of
Dr. Fabian Benencia investigating the role of TLR-3 signaling in murine
ovarian cancer cells. My interests are primarily in biomedical research,
specifically uncovering novel targets for drug development. After the
completion of my Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology I hope to
spend time on medicinal research while teaching at a university.
Craig Schenck
I recently received my undergraduate degree from Ohio University in cell
biology and biotechnology and am back for more. I'm currently working
on identifying proteins involved in the signal transduction phase of a
plant's response to gravity. I am also interested in the use of genetic engi-
neering for crop improvement. In my free time I love to travel and enjoy
running.
Alastair Plant
I completed a BSc in Biology at the University of Leeds, UK, and joined
the Gleissberg Laboratory as a doctoral student in 2010. My studies focus
upon floral and leaf morphology in an evolutionarily relevant plant spe-
cies, the basal dicot Eschscholzia californica. I am particularly interested
in the developmental mechanisms behind leaflet initiation in compound
leaves and wish to continue academic research in plant development after
graduation.
Xiao Liu Hello, I'm Xiao Liu. I am a new Ph.D. student at Dr. Showalter's lab. I'll be
doing some research on the proteins associated with plant cell wall. I'm from
China. My hobby includes running, hiking, and reading. I loved OU and the
Athens area immediately upon arrival!
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Student Highlights
Conny Bartholmes:
MORPH Grant to attend the Molecular and Or-
ganismal Research in Plant History (MORPH)
workshop "The Leaf: Integrating Evolution, De-
velopment, and Function" (January 29-31st,
2010) in Boulder Colorado.
Mohor Chatterjee:
J.Robi Vestal Award for Best Environmental or
Evolution Poster in OBASM, 2009.
Yanyan Cao:
Second place in Biomedical Sciences,
Research and Creativity Fair, Spring 2009, Ohio
University
Brian Keppler: Second place, Environmental and Plant Biology,
Research and Creativity Fair, Spring 2009, Ohio
University
Pooja Majmudar:
Second place, Chemistry and Biochemistry, at the
Research and Creativity Fair, Spring 2009, Ohio
University
Yanrong Qian:
2009-10 Winner, Ohio University Graduate
Associate Outstanding Teaching Award
(GAOTA)
Carolina Sempertegui:
Second place, Biological Sciences, at the Re-
search and Creativity Fair, Spring 2009, Ohio
University.
Lucila Sackmann Sala:
Research Fellowship; Diabetes Research Initia-
tive (DRI) at Ohio University; $ 9,000
Presidential Poster Competition Winner; Endo-
crine Society, 91st Annual Meeting (ENDO 09),
Washington DC.
Student Enhancement Award; Vice President for
Research at Ohio University; $ 5,100. 01/2009 –
Graduate Assistantship; BioMolecular Innovation
and Technology Partnership (BMIT) at Ohio Uni-
versity; $ 20,000.
Conny Bartholmes
DONALD CLIPPINGER
FELLOWSHIP 2010-2011
OCEES
GRADUATE RESEARCH
FELLOW 2009-2010
Kaiyu Shen:
Student Enhancement Award, supporting student
research, in the amount of $6,000
Wei Zeng:
First place, Environmental and Plant Biology, at
the Research and Creativity fair, Spring 2009,
Ohio University
Nan Jiang
Presented posters at the 2010 American Society
of Plant Biologist, meeting in Montreal Canada
Yan Liang
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2010 Juan Ding I am currently a post doctoral research fellow at Dr. John Kopchick's lab, Ohio Uni-
versity. I graduated in summer 2009 with a dissertation titled 'Biomarkers of growth
hormone and aging', in which I described potential blood marker proteins in response
to chronic growth hormone elevation, lack of growth hormone action, short term in-
jection of growth hormone, as well during normal aging in mice. At the present I am
working on a project to create a transgenic mouse model of aging, hopefully to uncov-
ering a therapeutic target for aging. Pictured here are my husband and myself at the
commencement ceremony June 2010.
Recent Graduates
2010 Lucila Sackmann My dissertation focused on white adipose tissue (WAT) of growth hormone receptor
knockout (GHR-/-) and wild-type mice of different ages (adult and aged). I used pro-
teomics to analyze the protein profiles of four WAT depots, comparing them amongst
themselves and looking at the influence of age and /or genotype. It is very interesting
to study WAT of GHR -/- mice because although they are obese, they also live longer
than wild –type mice, so the link between obesity, disease and premature death is not
present in these mice. Thus, the research involves a mix of components such as endo-
crinology, disease and aging. After graduation, I‘m staying for some time as a post-
doc in Dr. Kopchick‘s lab and in the meantime I‘m working out the details of a post-
doc position in Paris for next year. I was very proud to receive this year‘s Outstand-
ing Doctoral Student for the Department of Biological Sciences.
2010 Sulalita Chaki I am now working as research coordinator in a lab at the Beckman Institute, Univer-
sity of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The lab I am engaged in now, works with mice
-wild type and knock out. They run projects to study several proteins in mice brains.
I am performing techniques like western blotting, immunoflorescence along with
taking care of mice colonies and genotyping.
2009 Wei Zeng Currently I am working at the Penn State University as postdoc and I will move to
University of Melbourne, Australia as a carbohydrate biochemist (a postdoc position)
starting from February 2011. I will continue working on plant cell wall biosynthesis
which I started while at Ohio University.
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2006 Dustin Thomas I graduated from the MCB program in November of 2006 with a Master's degree studying
under Dr. Colvin. I examined the role the zinc transporter, ZnT1, plays in neuronal home-
ostasis. For the past two years, I have been studying the role of the Intracellular Domain
of the Amyloid Precursor Protein (AICD) that is associated with Alzheimer's Disease. The
work has been done in Dr. Sanjay Pimplikar's lab at the Cleveland Clinic. We used vari-
ous models to determine AICD's role including in vivo mouse work and tissue culture, all
of which indicates the peptide's possible hand in the neuroinflammation seen in the dis-
ease. During that time of work, I got married to my wife, Jill in October 2009 and bought
a house in Fairview Park, Ohio where we live with our two dogs and two cats. Also re-
cently, I began my studies to pursue my PhD at the Cleveland Clinic in their new Molecu-
lar Medicine Program. Things are just starting and I do not have a particular project yet,
but I can already tell it's going to be quite rewarding. I look forward to getting my work
underway.
Alumni News
2006 Liang Huang It‘s so wonderful to hear from MCB again. I am still working as a postdoctoral fellow in
the Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes
of Health. My current research focuses on 1) epigenetic regulation of gene expression and
the molecular mechanism of gene silencing; 2) using replicators as a tool in gene therapy;
3) and the identification of proteins that regulate replication initiation and timing. Studies
in methylation-dependent gene silencing won me the 2011 Fellows Award for Research
Excellence from NIH.
This year, I co-chaired NCI's annual Fellows and Young Investigators Colloquium, which
was held in Hershey, PA from March 17 through March 19. The three day conference was
quite successful with a record-breaking attendance of more than 400 people. Earlier this
year, I met Drs. Soichi Tanda and Mark Berryman when they were attending the fly meet-
ing in DC. It was so nice talking to them. I also met MCB alumni Ying Shen, Yanyan
Cao, Yanli Ding in the past year. I am always happy to speak with old friends, so please
feel free to visit us if you are coming to the DC area.
We are all doing very well, and of course the little one is always making lots of trouble.
Best Liang
2009 Yanli Ding I joined the MCB program in 2004 and received my Ph.D degree in 2009. Those years
that I spent in quiet and beautiful Athens were the most enjoyable years. The MCB pro-
gram and Department of Biological Sciences are so nurturing and friendly to international
students. The curriculum is well arranged to help international students to pass the most
difficult first year. Faculty and staff are always ready to help. Now I am a postdoctoral
research fellow in Brigham and Women‘s Hospital of Harvard University. My study is
focusing on anion transporters involved in kidney diseases. Boston is a dynamic big city
and long wood medical area is full of academic activities. But I still miss Athens, and
OU. I wish new MCB students will enjoy student life at OU as much as I did.
Best regards,
Yanli
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2005 Bethany Henderson-Dean I received tenure and promotion at the University of Findlay in the 2009-2010 academic year.
I am an associate Professor of Biology and Chair of Natural Sciences
Alumni News
2007 Akwasi Agyeman I graduated in 2007 and am currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Lerner Research Institute of
the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. My current line of research is on the study of the molecular
mechanisms underlying human colorectal cancer. My involvement in this study has generated
two important publications in JBC and PloS ONE on which I am a co-author.
I got married in 2008 and was blessed last year with a wonderful daughter named NanaYaa
Benewaah Agyeman.
I am grateful for the continuous support from the program and the Professors even long after
graduation.
I wish everybody the best luck in their endeavors.
Akwasi
In Memory
Ziqi Liu Ziqi joined my lab in January of 2010. Everyone who worked with Ziqi enjoyed his cheerful
energetic personality and his enthusiasm for life. Ziqi‘s research was focused on a human
cytomegalovirus gene that down regulates recognition of virally infected cells by the immune
system. Part of his research characterizing the gene in clinical isolates of the virus led to a
publication in the International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Liu, Z., Winkler,
M. and Biegalke, B. (2009) Human cytomegalovirus: Host immune modulation by the viral
US3 gene. Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 41:503-506). In addition to characterizing clinical
isolates, Ziqi made a specific mutant virus that over-expresses the immune evasion
gene. This mutant virus replicates with decreased efficiency; these results were presented as
poster at the International Herpesvirus Workshop (Liu, Z. and Biegalke, B.J. Over-
expression of the human cytomegalovirus US3 gene inhibits viral replication. 35th Annual
International Herpesvirus Workshop, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010).
Ziqi Liu 1981—2010
Shiyan, Hubei,
P.R. China
Ziqi was diagnosed with malig-
nant, metastatic osteosarcoma in
the spring of 2008. Despite a val-
iant effort to overcome the disease,
Ziqi succumbed to complications
of his cancer in 2010. He is
missed by all who knew him.
Dr. Bonita Biegalke
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Research Highlights
Dr. Ahmed Faik:
Building Blocks: Understanding how plants create cell walls could improve
food, biofuel production.
What do candy, cosmetics, T-shirts, and paper have in common? They‘re all
derived from cell walls—tough structures surrounding plant cells that
influence cell shape, growth, and communication. Found in plants but not
animals, cell walls help woody stalks stand tall and make almonds harder
than apples.
―We are eating cell walls, we are wearing cell walls, and yet we don‘t under-
stand how plant cells build these complex structures outside themselves,‖
says Ahmed Faik, an Ohio University associate professor of environmental
and plant biology. Faik‘s laboratory is dedicated to finding out how plant
cells make cell walls. He knows that cells dispatch specific worker proteins
called glycosyltransferases (a type of enzyme) to tack on the walls‘ main
ingredients, sugars. It takes about 100 different enzymes, each with its own
specific function, to build a wall. So far, says Faik, researchers have discov-
ered the function of only a dozen of those
enzymes. ...Read the full story in Perspectives F 10‘ here.
Dr. Lisa Crocket:
Life Under Ice: Biologist Lisa Crockett explores how the unusual icefish survives
the frigid climate of Antarctica. In the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean there
lives an extraordinary group of fishes with blood as white as snow. Known as the
icefishes, the group lacks hemoglobin, the iron-containing protein that transports
oxygen throughout the bodies of red-blooded animals and gives their blood its ruddy
color.
―The icefishes are an exceptional group of animals,‖ Crocket says. ―They are the
only vertebrates in the world that lack hemoglobin as adults. My goal is to find out
whether the lack of hemoglobin provides some benefit to the animals.‖
According to Crockett, scientists previ-
ously assumed that there must be an en-
ergy advantage associated with the loss
of hemoglobin in the icefishes. Perhaps
without hemoglobin, the blood is less
viscous and, therefore, easier to pump?
they wondered. But research eventually
revealed that to compensate for the lack
of hemoglobin, the icefishes evolved a
number of traits, including a massive
heart with which to pump large volumes
of blood to their tissues…
Read the full story in
Perspective F 10‘ here
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Dr. Shiyong Wu / Dr. Tadeusz Malinski:
Wu and Malinski‘s current research is focusing on Ultravi-
olet light (UV)-damaged skin has an increased chance of
developing one of the forms of skin cancer, including basal
cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and cutaneous
malignant melanoma. The apoptoic response to UV is a
protective response that eliminates cells that receive high
doses of UV. Dr. Wu teamed with Dr. Malinski (also a
MCB member) proposed to study the mechanisms that reg-
ulate UV-induced apoptosis via nitric oxide synthase medi-
ated signaling pathways and to determine the roles of nitric
oxide/peroxynitrite in UV-induced translation regulation
and apoptosis. Their collaborative work has been selected
as cover story on American Society for Photbiology (ASP)
website.
Dr. Robert Colvin:
“Where are they Now”
More than 10 years ago, Robert Colvin and colleagues tried to find the genes responsible
for the memory loss that comes with aging. In an experiment led by now-retired faculty
member Linda Bellush, the team tested how well older mice with and without signs of cog-
nitive decline could remember how to swim a water maze. Read how a fateful meeting
between Colvin and scientist and OU alumnus Matt Huentelman brings about a new col-
laboration that takes advantage of todays technology.
Read the full story in Perspectives A/W 09‘
Research Highlights
Dr. Steve Bergmeier and Dr. Mark McMills:
“Battling Superbacteria”
It‘s a nightmare for hospitals: the rise of ―superbacteria‖ that can thwart all conventional
antibiotics. And though these potent strains are on the rise, no new chemical class of anti-
bacterial compounds has been developed since the 1960s. Steve Bergmeier and colleagues
are looking to nature for a solution. Bergmeier and fellow Ohio University chemistry pro-
fessor Mark McMills and Nigel Priestley from the University of Montana are developing a
class of new anti-bacterial compounds developed from molecules made by bacteria them-
selves. In the laboratory, the scientists tear the molecules apart and reassemble them in
ways to design more potent agents against bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylo-
coccus aureus (MRSA), more commonly known as a ―staph infection.‖ MRSA can cause
serious illness and even death. ...read the full story in Perspectives Sp/Su 10‘
Matt Huentelman studies the human genome to advance diagnosis and treatment of disease. Photo by Mark Skalny / Mark Skalny Photography
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Dr. Mario Grijalva MCB 96’ and Dr. Jaime Costales MCB 05’
are pictured here during a press conference in Manabi Ecuador:
Mario Grijalva, of the Tropical Disease Institute was awarded a five-year NIH
grant to be used to expand the Ecuadoran research training center and will help
researchers obtain biological and clinical information to improve Chagas disease
control and implement a training program in infectious disease research….
read the full story at OUCOM here.
Grants Highlights
Dr. Fabian Benencia was awarded a two-year, $177,000 NIH grant to study
how tumors attract leukocytes, or white blood cells, and use them for their own
designs He also received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to
purchase a state-of-the-art flow cytometer with cell-sorting capabilities. The flow
cytometer will enable students and researchers to look at the size, shape and mo-
lecular content of cells...read the full story at OUCOM here
Dr. John Kopchick discovered a growth hormone receptor antagonist that led
to the development of the FDA-approved drug Somavert. Since that time,
Kopchick‘s team has explored how the technology might be effective in the treat-
ment of diabetes and cancer. In 2009, Dr. Kopchick received a $1.7 million grant
from the National Institutes of Health to explore the impact of growth hormone on
aging...read the full story at OU Research here
Dr. Doug Goetz is working with the Interthyr Corporation to develop a novel
therapeutic that blocks abnormal expression of toll-like receptors and may offer a
new type of treatment for autoimmune diseases such as diabetes, colitis, and certain
types of cancers that express these receptors. The team received a $2.6 million Na-
tional Institutes of Health STTR grant in 2009 to help advance the project to clini-
cal trials… read the full story at OU Research here.
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Grants Highlights
Dr. Robert Colvin: ―Characterizing the effects of alcohol exposure on develop-
ing neurons," Ohio University Research Committee, $8,000, Principal Investigator.
Developing neurons are continuously forming new connections between each other
in order to establish communication, excreting growth factors, and adapting to the
environment surrounding each specific cell. Neurons are particularly sensitive to
disruption during the first days of growth when they begin to form synaptic con-
nections with other neurons. Many of the connections are intended to be permanent
and to function for an entire human life. Different molecules and stimuli can nega-
tively or positively affect neuron synapse formation, potentially resulting in altered
connectivity that could cause changes in the functional capabilities of the adult
brain. The studies to be carried out for this OURC grant use an in vitro cell culture
model of neuronal development to better understand the effect(s) of alcohol at the
critical period when neurons are forming synapses. The goal of these studies is to
characterize the actions of alcohol on synapse formation and determine when de-
veloping neurons are most sensitive to alcohol's actions as a model of fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD)
Dr. Morgan Vis, received a NSF grant entitled ‗Collaborative Research:
RedToL - Phlogenetic and Genomic Approaches to Reconstructing the Red Algal
(Rhodophyta) Tree of Life‘ with three other colleagues in the US and two interna-
tional collaborators. I am very excited about the opportunity this grant affords our
potential to answer significant questions regarding the evolution of red algae. The
research is a two-pronged approach to understanding relationships within this im-
portant group of algae, which provide us with sushi wrappers, and agar among
other products. First, we will be sequencing 8 genes from the nuclear, mitochon-
drial and plastid genomes from ~500 specimens to build robust phylogenetic trees.
Secondly, 16 plastid genomes will be generated for important taxa so that red algae
will be brought into the genomic age along side vascular plants that have had nu-
merous chloroplast genomes already produced. For my research in particular, this
grant affords me the opportunity to interact with colleagues from all over the world
and put my research on freshwater red algae (5% of the species) in a larger context
with the marine red algae, which are far more numerous. We are still early in the
research, but we have already made great strides in getting sequence data from
numerous genes. Much of the data has been generated by research experience for
undergraduate (REU) students, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in-
volved with the grant. We hope to have significant research papers out soon.
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Grants Highlights
Dr. Matthew White: Dr. White‘s lab uses molecular markers to understand
population differentiation in freshwater fishes. He recently received grants from
Kentucky and West Virginia as part of some long-term funding to study mito-
chondrial DNA sequences and DNA microstellite variation to understand the
distribution of native walleye. The works differentiates pure native individuals
from introduced fish for use in fisheries management and regional stocking. Our
data helps to direct hatchery practices in both states. The work is expanding to
include muskellunge management in the Ohio River drainage.
Dr. Shawn Chen: Award from the American Heart Association, titled " Bio-
synthesis of Albomycin and the Applications in Biotechnology".
Albomycin is a Trojan horse antibiotic that inhibits seryl-tRNA synthetase. It
has a chemical structure of a modified peptidyl nucleoside linked to a sidero-
phore. Its antibacterial potency is at least 1,000-fold stronger than any antibi-
otic on the market. We will study the enzymology and biosynthetic pathway of
albomycin, carry out metabolic engineering of the producing microbe to im-
prove the yield of albomycin, and use genome mining to discover microbial
natural products that are aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitors.
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The MCB Program fall retreat was held Saturday, October 23, Baker Center
240/242, Ohio University. This was a successful event that brought together stu-
dents, faculty and alumni associated to the program. Hosting more than 50 attend-
ants, the morning activities were devoted to several scientific talks given by our
diverse faculty. The presentations involve studies dealing with RNA modulators,
plant cell wall biology, bacterial gene regulation, growth hormone biology, signal-
ing pathways in atherosclerosis, and adhesion molecules associated to cancer stem
cells. We were also fortunate to have speakers from two OU-associated companies,
Interthyr and Diagnostics Hybrids, the latter one also being a sponsor for this event.
A highlight of the day‘s activities was a lunch time panel discussion moderated by
Dr. Colvin, whose topic was: How to prepare for post graduation? The panel mem-
bers were MCB alumni: Dr. Tim Coleman, PhD. (Scientist and senior manager,
Lonza Walkersville, Inc.); Dr. Paul Harding, PhD. (Associate Professor, Department
of Zoology, Miami University, Ohio); and Dr. Xinzhong Wang, PhD. (Principal
Scientist, Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, MA). An engaging discussion between
MCB alumni and current students ensued.
Finally, in the last activity of the afternoon a busy poster section gave the students
the opportunity to present their current research studies.
Faculty and Student Mini Retreat
2010
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2010 Retreat
Dr. Monica Burdick
Ramiro Malgor, MD Dr. Erin Murphy
Dr. Yunsheng Li Dr. John Kopchick
Dr. Jennifer Hines
Dr. Ahmed Faik
Presentations
Poster Presentations
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MCB Alumni
Board
Dr. Paul Harding, / MCB Retreat
Dr. Tim Coleman and Dr. Xinzhong Wang /
MCB Retreat
Dr. Xinzhong Wang /MCB Retreat
Tim Coleman, PhD, MCB 91’ Global Director, Rapid Testing Systems R&D,
Lonza Bioscience Inc., Walkersville, MD (Scientist and senior manager with
more that 15 years experience in biotechnology and biopharmaceutical organi-
zations including Human Genome Sciences (HGS), Correlogic Systems, Inc.,
Lonza Walkersville, Inc. His area of expertise include genomics, proteomics,
molecular biology, recombinant protein expression, purification and characteri-
zation).
Paul Harding, PhD, MCB 94’ Associate Professor, Department of Zoology,
Miami University, Ohio. Dr. Harding is a molecular and cellular biologist who
is interested elucidating the in vivo roles of heparin-binding EGF-like growth
factor (HB-EGF).
Tim Shannon, PhD, MCB 98’, Associate Professor Department of Biology,
Francis Marion University, Florence, SC
Wenxian Sun PhD, MCB 03’, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Chi-
na Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China
Xinzhong Wang, PhD. MCB 93’ Principal Scientist at Biogen Idec Inc., Cam-
bridge MA, with a focus in tumor with the aim to develop novel therapeutics
for cancer treatment. Biogen Idec is a biopharmaceutical company focused on
the development of drugs on five therapeutic areas: Neurology, Immunology,
Oncology, Cardiopulmonary and Hemophilia.
Improve communication/contacts between MCB Alumni
Review MCB curriculum and provide feedback as to the competitiveness
of the resulting graduates for further academic pursuits or entering the job
market.
Review, evaluate and advise on long-range plans for the MCB graduate
program.
Review, evaluate and advise on resource allocations.
Support recruiting of high caliber graduate students.
Coordinate fund-raising among the alumni and other outside sources.
Contact Us http://www.ohio.edu/mcb/alumniComments.cfm
Founding Board Members
Alumni Board Mission
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Publications 2010
Ballard, Harvey: Havran, J. C., H. E. Ballard, and K. J. Sytsma. 2009. Evo-
lutionary relationships, interisland biogeography, and mo-
lecular evolution in the Hawaiian violets (Viola: Violace-
ae). American Journal of Botany 96: 2087-2099.
Wahlert, Gregory A. and H. E. Ballard, Jr. 2009. A new
zygomorphic-flowered Rinorea (Violaceae) from the Neo-
tropics. Brittonia 19: 416-420.
Bergmeier, Stephen:
Inhibitors of basal glucose transport as potential anticancer
agents. W. Zhang, Y. Liu, X.Chen & S. C. Bergmeier,
Bioorg Med. Chem. Lett. 2010, 20, 2191-2194.
Natural Product Derivatives with Bactericidal Activity
Against Gram-positive Pathogens Including Methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus faecalis. N. D. Priestley, J. B. Phillips, A. E.
Smith, B. R. Kusche, B. A. Bessette, P. W. Swain, S. C.
Bergmeier, M. C. McMills, & D. L. Wright Bioorg Med
Chem Lett. 2010, 20, 5936-5938.
A library of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole analogs of
RNA-binding oxazolidinones. G. Acquaah-Harrison, S.
Zhou, J. V. Hines & S. C. Bergmeier, J. Comb. Chem.
2010, 12, 491-496.
Inter- and Intramolecular reactions of epoxides and aziri-
dines with π-nucleophiles (Invited Review), S. H. Krake &
S. C. Bergmeier, Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 7337-7360.
Negative Allosteric Modulators that Target Human α4β2
Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors. B. J. Henderson, R. E. Pav-
lovicz, J. D. Allen, T. F. Gonzalez-Cestari, C. M. Orac, A.
B.Bonnell, M. X. Zhu, R. T. Boyd, C. Li, S. C. Bergmeier,
& D. B. McKay, J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 2010, 334, 761-
774.
Berryman, Mark:
Wegner, B., A. Al-Momany, S.C. Kulak SC, K. Ko-
zlowski, M. Obeidat, N.Jahroudi, J. Paes, M. Berryman,
and B. Ballermann. 2010. CLIC5A, a component of the
ezrin-podocalyxin complex in glomeruli, is a determinant
of podocyte integrity. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol.
298:F1492-1503.
Bradford, E.M., M.L. Miller, V. Prasad, M.L. Nieman,
L.R. Gawenis, M. Berryman, J.N. Lorenz, P. Tso, and G.E.
Shull. 2010. CLIC5 mutant mice are resistant to diet-
induced obesity and exhibit gastric hemorrhaging and in-
creased susceptibility to torpor. Am J Physiol Regul Integr
Comp Physiol. 298:R1531-R1542.
Ponsioen, B., L. van Zeiji, M. Langeslag, M. Berryman, D.
Littler, K. Jalink, W. Moolenaar. 2009. Spaciotemporal
regulation of chloride intracellular channel protein CLIC4
by RhoA. Mol Biol Cell. 20:4664-4672.
Colvin, Robert:
Colvin, R.A., Holmes, W.R., Fontaine, C.P., and Maret,
W. Cytosolic zinc buffering and muffling: their role in
intracellular zinc homeostasis. Metallomics 2:306-317,
2010.
Coschigano, Karen: Stevenson AE, Evans BAJ, Gevers EF, Elford C, McLeod
RWJ, Perry MJ, El-Kasti MM, Coschigano KT, Kopchick
JJ, Evams SL, and Wells T. (2009) Does adiposity status
influence femoral cortical strength in rodent models of
growth hormone deficiency? Am J Physiol Endocrinol
Metab, Jan 2009; 296: E147 - E156.
Coschigano, Peter: L. Li, D. P. Patterson, C. C. Fox, B. Lin, P. W. Coschi-
gano, and E. N. G. Marsh. 2009. The subunit structure
of Benzylsuccinate Synthase. Biochemisrty. 48:1284-
1292.
Faik, Ahmed: W. Zeng, N. Jiang, R. Nadella, TL Killen, V. Nadella, A.
Faik (2010) A glucurono(arabino)xylan synthase complex
from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) contains members of
the GT43, 47, and 75 and functions cooperatively. Plant
Physiol 154: 78-97
Y. Wu, M. Williams, S. Bernard, A. Driouich, A.M.
Showalter, A. Faik (2010) Functional identification of two
non-redundant Arabidopsis alpha-(1,2)fucosyltransferases
specific to arabinogalactan-proteins. J Biol Chem, 285:
13638-13645
A. Faik (2010) Xylan Biosynthesis: News from the grass.
Plant Physiol 153: 396-402 (invited review)
Y. Liang, A. Faik, M. J. Kieliszewski, L. Tan, W-L. Xu,
Allan M. Showalter (2010) Identification and characteriza-
tion of in vitro galactosyltransferase activities involved in
arabinogalactan-protein glycosylation in tobacco and Ara-
bidopsis. Plant Physiol. doi 10.1104/pp.110.160051
Gleissberg, Stefan: Hidalgo O, Gleissberg S (2010): Evolution of reproductive
morphology in the Papaveraceae s.l. (Papaveraceae and
Fumariaceae, Ranunculales). International Journal of Plant
Developmental Biology 4 (Special Issue): 76-85
Ichihashi Y, Horiguchi G, Gleissberg S, Tsukaya H
(2010): The bHLH transcription factor SPATULA controls
final leaf size in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant and Cell Phys-
iology 51: 252-261
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Publications 2010
Goetz, Douglas: Kummitha C.M., K.M. Mayle, M.A. Christman 2nd, S.P.
Deosarkar, A.L.Schwartz, K.D. McCall, L.D. Kohn, R.
Malgor and D.J. Goetz. 2010. A sandwich ELISA for the
detection of Wnt5a. J Immunol Methods. 352(1-2):38-44.
Benavides U, M. Gonzalez-Murguiondo, N. Harii. CJ
Lewis, HS Sakhalkar, SP Deosarkar, DT Kurjiaka, NM
Dagia, DJ Goetz, LD Kohn. 2010. Phenyl Methimazole
Suppresses Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Murine Coli-
tis. Eur J Pharmacol. 643(1):129-38.
Grijalva, Mario: Mario J. Grijalva, Francisco S. Palomeque, Anita G. Villa-
cís, Carla L. Black, Laura Arcos-Terán. 2010. Absence of
domestic triatomine colonies in an area where Chagas Dis-
ease is considered endemic in the coastal region of Ecua-
dor. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 105(5): 667-
681.
Richard Reithinger, Mario J. Grijalva, Rosa F. Chiriboga,
Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Jaime R. Torres, Norma Pa-
via, Pablo Manrique-Saide, and Ricardo E. Gürtler. 2010.
Rapid detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in human serum
using an immunochromatographic dipstick test. Journal of
Clinical Microbiology. 2010 Aug;48(8):3003-7.
Abad-Franch F, Ferraz G, Campos C, Palomeque FS, Gri-
jalva MJ, Aguilar HM, Miles MA.2010. Modeling dis-
ease vector occurrence when detection is imperfect: infes-
tation of Amazonian palm trees by triatomine bugs at three
spatial scales. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 Mar 2;4(3):e62
C. Miguel Pinto, B. Dnate‘ Baxter, J. Delton Hanson,
Francisca M. Méndez-Harclerode, John R. Suchecki, Mar-
io J. Grijalva, Charles F. Fulhorst, and Robert D. Bradley.
2010. Using Museum Collections to Detect Patho-
gens. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 16(2):356-357
Carla L. Black, Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga, Diana K. Riner,
Jaime A. Costales, Mauricio S. Lascano, Laura Arcos-
Terán, John S. Preisser, J. Richard Seed, and Mario J. Gri-
jalva. 2010. Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in rural
ecuador and clustering of seropositivity within house-
holds. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hy-
giene. 81(6): 1035-1040.
Victoria Suarez-Davalos, Olivier Dangles, Anita G. Villac-
is, Mario J. Grijalva. 2010. Microdistribution of sylvatic
triatomine populations in Central-coastal Ecuador. Journal
of Medical Entomology. 47(1): 80-88
Gu, Tingyue: C.-X. Liang, Y.-B. Li, J.-W. Xu, J.-L. Wang, X.-L. Miao,
Y.-J Tang, T. Gu, J.-J. Zhong, "Enhanced Biosynthetic
Gene Expressions and Production of Ganoderic Acids in
Static Liquid Culture of Ganoderma lucidum under Pheno-
barbital Induction," Applied Microbiology and Biotechnol-
ogy, 86, 1367–1374 (2010).
J. Wen, K. Zhao, T. Gu, I. Raad, "Chelators enhanced bio-
cide inhibition of planktonic sulfate-reducing bacterial
growth," World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnolo-
gy, 26, 1053-1057 (2010).
T. Gu, "Radial flow chromatography for bioseparations,"
in Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology: Bioprocess,
Bioseparation, and Cell Technology, M. C. Flickinger
(ed.), Wiley, New York, 2010.
Kopchick, John: Berryman, D.E., List, E.O., Palmer, A.J., Chung, M.Y.,
Wright-Piekarski, J., Lubbers, E., O‘Conner, P., Okada, S.,
Kopchick, J.J. Two-Year Body Composition Analyses of
Long-Lived gHR Null Mice. J. Gerontol. A. Biol. Sci.
Med. Sci., 65(1):31-40, 2010.
Longo, K.A., Berryman, D.E., Kelder, B., Charoen-
thongtrakul, S., Distefano, P.S., Geddes, B.J., Kopchick,
J.J. Daily energy balance in growth hormone receptor/
binding protein (GHR-/-) gene-disrupted mice is achieved
through an increase in dark-phase energy efficiency.
Growth Horm. IGF Res., 20(1):73-79, 2010.
Okada, S., List, E.O., Sankaran, S. and Kopchick, J.J.
Plasma protein biomarkers correlated with the develop-
ment of diet-induced type 2 diabetes in mice. Clin Prote-
omics, 6(1-2):6-17, 2010.
Callewaert, F., Venken, K., Kopchick, J.J., Torcasio, A.,
van Lenthe, G.H., Boonen, S., Vanderschueren, D. Sexual
Dimorphism in Cortical Bone Size and Strength but not
density is determined by independent and time-specific
actions of sex steroids and IGF-1: Evidence from Pubertal
Mouse Models. J. Bone Miner Res., 25(3):617-26, 2010.
Kopchick, J.J., Martos-Moreno, G.A., Korbonitis, M.,
Gaylinn, B.d., Nass, R. and Thorner, M.O. Regulation of
growth hormone and action (segretagogues). Endocrinolo-
gy (Adult & Pediatrics) 6th Edition, Chapter 23, p. 412-
453, Saunders (Elsevier), Philadelphia, 2010.
Doi, S.Q., Chilakamarri, G.C., Mendonca, M.C., Araujo,
M., Nguyen, N., Zuhl, I., List, E.O., Kopchick, J.J., Hirata,
M.H. and Sellitti, D.F. Increased class A scavenger recep-
tor and glomerular lipid precede mesangial matrix expan-
sion in the bGH mouse model. GH IGF Res., 20(4):326-
332, 2010.
Rouet, V., Bogorad, R.L., Kayser, C., Kessal, K., Genestie,
C., Bardier, A., Grattan, D.R., Kelder, B., Kopchick, J.J.,
Kelly, P.A., Goffin, V. Local prolactin is a target to pre-
vent expansion of basal/stem cells in prostate tumors.
PNAS, 107(34):15199-15204, 2010.
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Publications 2010
Kieliszewski, Marcia: Li Tan, Peter Varnai, Derek T.A. Lamport, Chunhua Yu-
an, Jianfeng Xu, Feng Qiu, Marcia J. Kieliszewski. O-
hydroxyproline arabinogalactans of arabinogalactan pro-
teins are B-(1-6) linked repeatsof -(1-3) trigalactosyl sub-
units with short bifurcated sidechains J. Biol. Chem. 285:
24575-24583
Xu J., Okada, S. Tan, L., Goodrum, K.J., Kopchick, J.J.,
Kieliszewski, M.J. (2010) Human growth hormone ex-
pressed in tobacco cells as an arabinogalactan-protein fu-
sion glycoprotein has a prolonged serum life. Transgenic
Research 19: 849-867
Kieliszewski, M.J., Lamport, D.T.A., Cannon, M., and
Tan, L. (2010) The extensins and arabinogalactan-
proteins: Structural motifs and post-translational codes. In
Annual Plant Reviews 41: Plant Polysaccharides (P.
Ulskov, ed.) Blackwell Publishing, LTD: Oxford; pp 319-
334.
Fernandes E, Soans E, Xu J, Kieliszewski M, Evans S
(2010) Novel fusion proteins of Interferon alpha 2b, cause
growth inhibition and induce JAK- STAT signaling in
melanoma. Journal of Immunology 33: 461-466,
Vis, Morgan: Smucker, N.J. & Vis, M.L. 2010. Using diatoms to assess
human impacts on streams benefits from multiple habitat
sampling. Hydrobiologia 654: 93-109.
Hollingsworth, E.K. & Vis, M.L. 2010. The spatial hetero-
geneity of diatoms in eight southeastern Ohio streams: how
far does a single riffle reach? Hydrobiologia 651: 173-184.
House, D.L., VandenBroek, A.M. & Vis, M.L. 2010. Intra-
specific genetic variation of Batrachospermum gelatino-
sum (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in eastern North
America. Phycologia 49: 501-507.
Necchi, O. Jr., Vis, M.L. & Oliveira, M.C. 2010. Phyloge-
netic relationships in Kumanoa (Batrachospermales, Rhod-
ophyta) species in Brazil with the proposal of Kumanoa
amazonensis sp. nov. Phycologia 49: 97-103.
Zalack, J.T., Smucker, N.J. & Vis, M.L. 2010. Develop-
ment of a diatom index of biotic integrity for acid mine
drainage impacted streams. Ecological Indicators 10: 287-
295.
Wu, Shiyong: Wang L, Liu W, Parker SH, and Wu S*. Nitric oxide syn-
thase activation and oxidative stress, but not intracellular
zinc dyshomeostasis, regulate ultraviolet B light-induced
apoptosis. Life Sciences 2010, 86: 448–454.
Wu S., Wang L, Jacoby A, Jasinski K, Kubant R, Parker
SH and Malinski T. Ultraviolet B Light-Induced Nitric
Oxide/Peroxynitrite Imbalance in Keratinocytes – Implica-
tion in Apoptosis and Necrosis. Photochem Photobio.
2010, 86: 389–396.
Liu Y, Laszlo CF, Liu Y, Liu W, Chen X, Evans SC and
Wu S. Regulation of G1 Arrest and Apoptosis under Hy-
poxia by PERK and GCN2-mediated eIF2α Phosphoryla-
tion. Neoplasia 2010 12(1): 61-68.
Wang L, Liu Y and Wu S. The Roles of Nitric Oxide Syn-
thase and eIF2alpha Kinases in Regulation of Cell Cycle
Upon UVB-irradiation. Cell Cycle 2010 Jan 9(1): 38-43
Wyatt, Sarah: Wyatt, S.E., Sederoff, R., Flaishman, M., and Lev-Yadun,
S. (2010) Arabidopsis thaliana as a model for gelatinous
fiber formation. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology
57:384-388.
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External Grants Honors
Ballard, Harvey: 2009/2012—National Science Founda-
tion, ―The Appalachian Ohio Herbarium Database Net-
work: Infrastructural Enhancements, Resource Building
and Database Completion‖; $494,019.
Bergmeier, Stephen, National Institutes of Health, Phase
II STTR (Interthyr Inc.)TLR Signal Inhibition: A Novel
Therapeutic Paradigm$166,728 – September 2009
Faik, Ahmed: National Science Foundation, REU:
Arabino (glucurono) Xylan Biosynthetic genes involved
in Endosperm cell wall elaboration in wheat. $6000.
Grijalva, Mario:
2010 – 2015. NIH. Regional Center for Training on Tropi-
cal Diseases in Ecuador. Global Infectious Disease Train-
ing grant D43. Role PI.
Kieliszewski, Marcia: NSF: Collaborative Research: Dissecting the Role of RSH
Extensin in Assembly of the Plant Cell Wall 50K
NSF: Collaborative Research: Extensin Modules Compris-
ing Self-Assembling Amphiphiles Create Scaffolds that
Nucleate Cell Wall Formation: Elucidation of Roles and
Rules 450K
McCall, Kelly 2009-2012 National Institutes of Health, Grant award TLR
Signal Inhibition: A Novel Therapeutic Paradigm,
$2.654, 929.42
Murphy, Erin: Research and Scholarly Affairs Committee Grant (3/2010)
―A Pilot Study of Establishing Real-time PCR Protocol for
intestinal microbial profile in older adults‖ ($6436.72)
Vis: Morgan: 2010. National Science Foundation (NSF), ―Collaborative
Research, RedToL - Phylogenetic and Genomic Approach-
es to Reconstructing the Red Algal (Rhodophyta) Tree of
Life,‖ REU supplement M.L. Vis $6,900.
White, Matthew: Genetic integrity of Rockcastle River, KY walleye. Ken-
tucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, 2010-
2012. $6000.
Genetic analysis of native walleye in West Virginia. West
Virginia Department of Natural Resources. 2010. $2000.
Ballard, Harvey: 2009—University Professor Award
recipient, Ohio University
Coschigano, Karen: Promotion & Tenure awarded:
Associate Professor 2010
Faik, Ahmed: Promotion & Tenure awarded: Associate
Professor 2010
Elected to Sigma Xi 2010
Sugiyama, Tomohiko: Promotion & Tenure awarded:
Associate Professor 2010
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