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Education &
Experience |
2007–present |
Undergraduate Coordinator, NC State University, Department of Microbiology |
1999 present |
Associate Professor, NC State University, Department of Microbiology |
1998 present |
Associate member, NC State University, Department of Biochemistry |
1994-1999 |
Assistant Professor, NC State University, Department of Microbiology |
1998-1993 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana University, Department of Biology, with Prof. Norman Pace |
1993-1998 |
Ph.D. student, The Ohio State University MCD Biology Program, with Prof. John Reeve. Thesis : RNA polymerase binding sites and polyadenylated RNAs in archaebacteria. |
1980-1993 |
M.S. student, Miami University, Department of Microbiology, with Prof. Ronald Treick. Thesis : The synthesis and cloning of complementary DNA from total soybean poly(A)-containing RNA. |
1976-1980 |
B.S. student, Ball State University, Department of Biology, with Prof. Carl Warnes (Major : Biology; Minors: Chemistry and Anthropology). Research : Morphology of Beggiatoa in Pluto Spring, French Lick, Indiana |
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| Professional Memberships |
The RNA Society |
| The RNA Society of North Carolina (Symposium committee, Steering committee) |
| American Society for Microbiology (ASM; Division R - Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology) |
| North Carolina Branch of the American Society for Microbology (Secretary) |
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| Consulting |
1998-2004 |
Ibis Therapeutics / Isis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA RNase P, molecular phylogenetic, comparative analysis of RNA structure |
2003 |
PBS station KCTS, Seattle, WA Scientific advisor for Space Millenium, part 1 |
1996-1997 |
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA RNase P in Staphylococcus aureus |
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| Funding |
2007 |
$1,250 |
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in RNA Biology & Biopysics in CALS at NCSU (Valerie Yager) |
2001-2007 |
$4,500 |
NCSU Undergraduate Research Grants |
2006 |
$4,000 |
NCSU Faculty Research and Professional Development Award; Ribonuclease P protein function in Archaea. |
2005-2010 |
$500,000 |
NSF, Co-PI with Prof. Neocles Leontis, et al. Consortium Grant. RNC: RNA Ontogeny Consortium |
2005-2010 |
$1,200,013 |
NIH-NIGMS, Co-PI with Prof. Robert Kelly, et al. Training grant. Molecular Biotechnology Training Progam at NC State University |
2000 |
$15,000 |
Ibis Therapeutics, Unrestricted gift |
2000 |
$88,000 |
Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, LLP. Research Agreement. Thermus Experiments |
2000-2005 |
$851,868 |
NIH-NIGMS, Co-PI with Prof. Robert Kelly, et al. T32-GM08776 Training Grant. Biotechnology Training Progam at NC State University |
1999 |
$5,000 |
NSF, Co-PI with Prof. Eric Miller. MCB-9900513 Symposium grant. Symposium on RNA Biology III |
1998 |
$30,000 |
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Research Agreement. Computational Analysis of RNA |
1997 |
$10,000 |
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Unrestricted gift |
1997 |
$1530 |
NCSU Project 25 Education Grant. MB 409-002; Microbial Diversity On-line |
1995-2001 |
$509,403 |
NIH-NIGMSR29-GM52894. Structure and function of ribonuclease P in Archaea |
1995 |
$21,000 |
NCSU Animal Waste Utilization Program, Research grant. Molecular phylogenetic survey of methane-producing Archaea in animal-waste sludge |
1995 |
$5000 |
NCSU Faculty Research and Professional Development Award. Structure of an archaeal RNA enzyme: Ribonuclease P |
1995 |
$3000 |
NCSU Instructional Computing Grant |
1994 |
$7000 |
NCSU Undergraduate Studies Initiative Award |
1994 |
$60,000 |
NC Ag Foundation, Graduate Research Support. Gene expression in methanogens |
1994 |
$94,500 |
NCSU Startup Funding |
1992 |
$20,000 |
Walther Cancer Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship. RNase P RNA Structure in Thermophilic Bacteria |
1989 |
$20,000 |
Indiana University MCB Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship. Phylogenetic Analysis of RNase P RNA |
1987 |
$12,000 |
The Ohio State University Presidential Graduate Fellowship. RNA polymerase binding sites and polyadenylated RNAs in archaebacteria. |
1985 |
$10,000 |
NATO, with Prof. John Reeve (PI) Grant for International Collaboration in Research. Gene Expression in Archaebacteria |
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| Other Professional Activities |
The RNase P Database: Created, administer and maintain this database over it's 15 year history. Now contains 124 Mbytes of data in over 3000 files. The RNase P Database was the first to incorporate the RNA Society "Madison Format", RNAML, an XML designed for use with RNA data. |
| NC State University RNA Biology Group (Program Committee; Steering Committee), an group of faculty that work on questions related to RNA structure and function. |
| Biotechnology Graduate Training Program (Co-PI and Trainer) |
| NC State Genomic Sciences Graduate Program |
| NC State Animal Waste Management Program (defunct) |
| NC State Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Program (defunct) |
| NIH Biochemistry Study Section (June 2004) |
| NIH/NIEHS Bioremediation Study Section (July 2003) |
| The RNA Ontology Consortium, funded by the NSF, is designed to foster the development of a specified language for the description of RNA structure. |
| RNA Society "Madison" RNA Data Format Group, an informal group of RNA Society members that recognized the need for a standard data syntax for expressing RNA structure. Over the course of several years, it was decided to code this syntax in XML form; this was the origin of RNAML. |
| NASA Evolutionary Biology program workshop (May, 1998). |
| NSF LExEn (Life in Extreme Environments) program workshop (May 1998). |
| NSF RNA Informatics workshop (December 1998). |
| RNase P/MRP workshop, Organizer at RNA'98 and RNA'97, session chair at RNA 2000 |
| NC American Society for Microbiology Branch Meeting 2005 Organizer, 2006-2009 Co-organizer |
| NC American Society for Microbiology web site administrator |
| RNA Biology Symposium III: RNA, Tool & Target (October 2001) Chair of the Organization Committee |
| NIH/NIEHS Special Emphasis Panel (July 2003) RFA ES 03-005 "Molecular Structure/Function of Organisms Degrading Contaminants" |
| Ad hoc reviewer: RNA, EMBO Journal, Nucleic Acids Research, Molecular Microbiology, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of Bacteriology, Biotechniques, Wiley & Sons Publishers, Sinauer Press. |
| Ad hoc external proposal reviewer: National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Army Research Office. |
| NCSU Committees: CALS Scholarship Committee, CALS Academic Computing Advisory Committee, and previously the CALS Compact Planning, Occupational Health and Safety Committee, BRITE University Advisor, CALS Research Committee, Life Sciences Task Force and Radiation Safety (ex-Chair). |
| NCSU Graduate School (Full Member) Currently head a graduate student committee, serve as a member on many others in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Food Science, and Chemical Engineering. |
| Department of Microbiology committees: Planning/Advisory, Computer/LAN, Undergraduate Recruiting/Admission/Curriculum, Seminar, Tenure/Promotion, and Web Design committees. |
| Department of Microbiology web site: Developed and created the original web site |
| Undergraduate Advisor: Advise ca. 50 Microbiology majors |
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