CURRICULUM VITAE
DAVID A. OÕBROCHTA
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updated April 5, 2005
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Personal
information:
Place of Birth: Manhassett,
New York.
Birth Date: April
26, 1955
Citizenship: United
States
Marital
Status: Married
Address: Center
for Biosystems Research
University
of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
5141
Plant Sciences Building
College
Park, Maryland 20742
Education:
Institution Field
Degree Year
University of
Kansas Biology B.Sc. 1977
University of
California, Irvine Dev.
& Cell Biology Ph.D. 1984
Positions
:
Professor, 2004,
Center
for Biosystems Research (formerly the Center for Agricultural Biotechnology),
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute.
University
of Maryland, College Park, Graduate Faculty
Member,
Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Program, College of Life Sciences,
University of Maryland, College Park
Honorary
Professor, Bangalore University, India. 1998
Principal
Investigator of an insect molecular genetics laboratory of approximately 10-15
people. Areas of investigation
include insect transposable elements including Hermes and Hermes-like transposable elements, the
development of germ-line transformation technologies for insects,
vector/parasite interactions in mosquitoes.
Research:
100% Instruction: 0% Extension: 0%
Associate Professor,
1995 - 2004,
Assistant
Professor, 1989 - 1995,
Center for Agricultural Biotechnology,
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. 1992-1995 100% appointment; 1989-1992 51% appointment.
Department of Entomology, University of
Maryland, College Park , 1989
– 1992 49% appointment.
University of Maryland, College Park,
Graduate Faculty
Member, Molecular and Cell Biology
Graduate Program, College of Life Sciences, University of Maryland, College
Park
Principal Investigator of an insect
molecular genetics laboratory of approximately 10-15 people. Areas of investigation include insect
transposable elements including the hobo element from D. melanogaster and Hermes from Musca domestica, the development of germ-line
transformation technologies for insects.
Research: 100% Instruction: 0% Extension: 0%
Postdoctoral Fellow (GS-11), 1986-1989,
USDA-ARS,
Insect Attractants Behavior and Basic Biology Laboratory, Gainesville, FL.
Senior research fellow investigating the P transposable elements and their ability to function in
insects other than Drosophila. The
development of insect transformation technology, Laboratory of:
Dr. Alfred M. Handler.
Research:
100% Instruction: 0% Extension: 0%
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1985-1986,
Department
of Biology, University of California, San Diego.
NSF
Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Sciences investigating the molecular genetics of Rhizobium/legume interactions. Laboratory of: Dr. Donald R. Helinski.
Research:
100% Instruction: 0% Extension: 0%
Research and Teaching Assistant, 1979-1984,
Developmental
and Cell Biology Department, University of California, Irvine.
Drosophila
developmental genetics, cell death, patterns of growth during imaginal
development and regeneration.
Laboratory of: Dr. Peter J.
Bryant.
Organizational
Memberships
Genetics Society of America, member
Entomological Society of America,
member
American Society of Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene, member
Publications:
OÕBrochta,
D. A. (1984). Patterns of growth during the
development and regeneration of Drosophila melanogaster
imaginal discs. Ph.D. University
of California, Irvine.
Articles in refereed journals:
Submitted:
.
Published:
OÕBrochta, D.
A., Subramanian, R. A., Orsetti, J.,
Peckham, E., Nolan, N., Arensberger, P, Atkinson, P.W., Charlwood, D. (in
review). hAT element
population genetics in Anopheles gambiae
s.l. in Mozambique. Genetica.
Sethuraman, N., OÕBrochta,
D. A. (in press). The Drosophila melanogaster
cinnabar gene is a cell autonomous genetic marker in Aedes aegypti
(Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Ent.
Arensburger P,
Kim YJ, Orsetti J, Aluvihare C, OÕBrochta DA, Atkinson PW. 2005 An Active Transposable Element, Herves,
From the African Malaria Mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Genetics. 169(2):697-708.
Rowan, K., Orsetti, Atkinson, P.W., and D. A. OÕBrochta. (2004). Tn5 as an insect gene vector. Insect Bioch. Molec. Biol. 34:695-705.
Kim, W., H. Koo, A. M. Richman, D. Seeley, J. Vizioli, A. D. Klocko and D. A. OÕBrochta. (2004) Ectopic expression of a cecropin transgene in the human malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae): Effects on susceptibility to Plasmodium. J. Med. Ent. 41:447-455
OÕBrochta, D. A., N. Sethuraman, R. Wilson, R. H. Hice, A. C. Pinkerton, C. S. Levesque, D. K. Bideshi, N. Jasinskiene, C. J. Coates, A. A. James, M. J. Lehane and P. W. Atkinson. (2003). Gene vector and transposable element behavior in mosquitoes. J. Exp. Biol. 206:3823-3834.
Michel, K. D., D. A. OÕBrochta and P. W. Atkinson. (2003) The C-terminus of the Hermes transposase contains a protein dimerization domain. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 33:959-70.
Wilson, R., Orsetti, J., Klocko, A. D., Aluvihare, C., Peckham, E., Atkinson, P. W., Lehane, M. J. and D. A. OÕBrochta. (2003). Post-integration behavior of a mariner gene vector in Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol 33:853-63.
Guimond, N., D. K. Bideshi, A. C. Pinkerton, P.W. Atkinson and D. A. OÕBrochta. (2003). Patterns of Hermes transposition in Drosophila melanogaster. Mol. Gen. Genomics. 268:779-90.
Holt R. A., G. M. Subramanian, A. Halpern , G. G. Sutton, R. Charlab, D. R. Nusskern, P. Wincker, A. G. Clark, J. M. Ribeiro, R. Wides, S. L. Salzberg, R. Loftus, M. Yandell, W. H. Majoros, D. B. Rusch, Z. Lai, C. L. Kraft, J. F. Abril, V. Anthouard, P. Arensburger, P. W. Atkinson, H. Baden, V. de Berardinis, D. Baldwin, V. Benes, J. Biedler, C. Blass, R. Bolanos, D. Boscus, M. Barnstead, S. Cai, A. Center, K. Chaturverdi, G. K. Christophides, M. A. Chrystal, M. Clamp, A. Cravchik, V. Curwen, A. Dana, A. Delcher, I. Dew, C. A. Evans, M. Flanigan, A. Grundschober-Freimoser, L. Friedli , Z. Gu, P. Guan, R. Guigo, M. E. Hillenmeyer, S. L. Hladun, J. R.Hogan, Y. S. Hong, J. Hoover, O. Jaillon, Z. Ke, C. Kodira, E. Kokoza, A. Koutsos, I. Letunic, A. Levitsky, Y. Liang, J. J. Lin, N. F. Lobo, J. R. Lopez, J. A. Malek, T. C. McIntosh, S. Meister, J. Miller, C. Mobarry, E. Mongin, S. D. Murphy, D. A. OÕBrochta, C. Pfannkoch, R. Qi, M. A. Regier, K. Remington, H. Shao, M. V. Sharakhova, C. D. Sitter, J. Shetty, T. J. Smith, R. Strong, J. Sun, D. Thomasova, L. Q. Ton, P. Topalis, Z. Tu, M. F.Unger, B. Walenz, A. Wang, J. Wang, M. Wang, X. Wang, K. J. Woodford, J. R. Wortman, M. Wu, A. Yao, E. M. Zdobnov, H. Zhang, Q. Zhao, S. Zhao, S. C. Zhu, I. Zhimulev, M. Coluzzi, A. della Torre, C. W. Roth, C. Louis, F. Kalush, R. J. Mural, E. W. Myers, M. D. Adams, H. O. Smith, S. Broder, M. J. Gardner, C. M. Fraser, E. Birney, P. Bork, P. T. Brey, J. C. Venter, J. Weissenbach, F. C. Kafatos, F. H. Collins, S. L. Hoffman. (2002). The genome sequence of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Science. 298:129-49.
Michel,
K., D. A. OÕBrochta and P. W. Atkinson. (2002). Does the DES motif form the active
center in the Hermes
transposase? Gene.29:141-146
Allen,
M. L., D. A. OÕBrochta, P. W. Atkinson and C. S. Levesque, (2001). Stable, germ-line transformation of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 38:701-710.
Michel,
K., A. Stamenova, A. C. Pinkerton, G. Franz, A. S. Robinson, A.
Gariou-Papalexiou, A. Zacharopoulou, D. A. OÕBrochta
and P. W. Atkinson, (2001). Hermes-mediated germ-line transformation of the
Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata.
Insect. Molec. Biol. 10:155-62..
OÕBrochta, D. A., P. W. Atkinson and M. J. Lehane,
(2000). Transformation of Stomoxys
calcitrans with a Hermes
gene vector. Insect. Molec. Biol.
9:531-538.
Pinkerton,
A. C., K. Michel, D. A.
OÕBrochta and P. W.
Atkinson, (2000). Green
fluorescent protein as a genetic marker in transgenic Aedes aegypti. Insect Molec. Biol. 9:1-10.
A.
C. Pinkerton,, Whyard, S., H. A. Mende, C. J. Coates, D. A. OÕBrochta and P. W. Atkinson, (1999) The Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera
tryoni, contains
multiple members of the hAT
family of transposable elements. Insect Molec. Biol. 8:423-434
Saville,
K. J., W. D. Warren, P. W. Atkinson and D. A. OÕBrochta (1999). Integration specificity of the hobo
element of Drosophila
melanogaster is
dependent on sequences flanking the target site. Genetica. 105:133-147.
Sundararajan,
P., P. W. Atkinson and D. A.
OÕBrochta, (1999).
Transposable element interactions in insects: Crossmobilization of Hermes and hobo.
Insect Molec. Biol.
. 8:359-368.
Coates,
C. J., C. L. Turney, M. Frommer, D. A. OÕBrochta
and P. W. Atkinson, (1997)
Interplasmid transposition of the mariner transposable element in non-drosophilid
insects. Molec. Gen. Genet. 253: 728-733.
Sarkar,
A., C. C. Coates, S. Whyard, U. Willhoeft, P. W. Atkinson and D. A. OÕBrochta, (1997) The Hermes element
from Musca domestica
can transpose in four families of cyclorrhaphan flies. Genetica 99: 15-29.
Sarkar,
A., K. Yardley, P. W. Atkinson, A. A. James and D. A. OÕBrochta, (1997) Transposition of the Hermes element in embryos of the vector
mosquito, Aedes aegypti.
Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 27: 359-363.
Coates,
C. J., K. N. Johnson, H. D. Perkins, A. J. Howells, D. A. OÕBrochta and P. W. Atkinson, (1996) The hermit transposable element of the Australian
sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina,
belongs to the hAT
family of transposable elements. Genetica 97: 23-31.
Coates,
C. J., A. J. Howells, D. A.
OÕBrochta and P. A.
Atkinson, (1996) The 5' regulatory
region from the Drosophila pseudoobscura hsp82 gene results in a high level of reporter
gene expression in Lucilia cuprina
embryos. Gene 175: 199-201.
OÕBrochta, D. A., W. D. Warren, K. J. Saville and P. W.
Atkinson, (1996) Hermes , a functional non-drosophilid insect
gene vector from Musca domestica.
Genetics. 142: 907-914.
Pinkerton,
A. C., D. A. OÕBrochta and P. W. Atkinson, (1996) Mobility of hAT
transposable elements in the Old World American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. Insect Molec. Biol. 5: 223-227.
White,
L. D., J. C. Coates, P. W. Atkinson and D. A. OÕBrochta, (1996) An eye color gene for the detection of transgenic
non-drosophilid insects. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 26: 641-644.
Coates,
C. J., C. L. Truney, M. Frommer, D. A. OÕBrochta,
W. D. Warren and P. W. Atkinson, (1995)
Mariner can
excise in non-drosophilid insects. Molec. Gen. Genet. 249: 246-252.
Warren,
W. D., P. W. Atkinson and D. A.
OÕBrochta,
(1995) The Australian bushfly Musca
vetustissima. contains a
sequence related to transposons of the hobo, Ac and Tam3 family. Gene 154: 133-134.
OÕBrochta, D. A., W. D. Warren, K. J. Saville and P. W.
Atkinson, (1994) Interplasmid
transposition of Drosophila
hobo elements in
non-drosophilid insects. Molec. Gen. Genet. 244: 9-14.
Warren,
W. D., P. W. Atkinson and D. A.
OÕBrochta,
(1994) The Hermes transposable element from the housefly, Musca
domestica, is a short
inverted repeat-type element of the hobo, Ac, and Tam3 (hAT) element family. Genetical Res. Camb.
64: 87-97.
Atkinson,
P. W., W. D. Warren and D. A.
OÕBrochta,
(1993) The hobo transposable element of Drosophila can be cross-mobilized in houseflies and
excises like the Ac
element of maize. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90: 9693-9697.
Handler,
A. M., S. P. Gomez and D. A.
OÕBrochta,
(1993) A functional analysis of
the P element gene
transfer vector in insects. Arch. Insect Biochem 22: 373-384.
Handler,
A. M., S. P. Gomez and D. A.
OÕBrochta,
(1993) Negative regulation of P-elements in Drosophila melanogaster. Molec. Gen. Genet. 237: 145-151.
Atkinson, P.W. and OÕBrochta, D.A. (1992). In vivo
expression of two highly conserved Drosophila genes in the Australian sheep
blowfly, Lucilia cuprina. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol.
22:423-431.
OÕBrochta, D.A., Gomez, S.P. and Handler, A.M. (1991).
P-element excision in Drosophila melanogaster and related drosophilids. Mol. Gen. Genet. 225:387-394.
Handler, A.M. and OÕBrochta, D.A. (1991). Prospects for gene transformation in insects. Ann. Rev.
Entomol. 36:159-183.
OÕBrochta, D.A. (1990). Genetic transformation and its potential for insect pest
control. Bull. Entomol. Res.
80:3-6.
OÕBrochta, D.A. and Handler, A.M. (1988). Mobility of P-elements in drosophilids
and non-drosophilids. Proc. Natl.
Acad. Sci. USA 85:6052-6056.
Stanfield, S.W., Ielpe, L., OÕBrochta, D., Helinski, D.R. and Ditta G. S.
(1988). The ndv A gene product in Rhizobium
meliloti is required for
§-(1-2) glucan production and has homology to the ATP-binding export protein
HylB. J. Bact. 170:3523-3530.
OÕBrochta, D.A. and Bryant, P.J. (1987). Patterns
of growth during the regeneration of Drosophila imaginal wing discs. Develop.
Biol. 119:137-142.
OÕBrochta, D.A. and Bryant, P.J. (1985). A zone of non-proliferating cells at a
cell lineage restriction boundary in Drosophila. Nature 313:138-141.
OÕBrochta, D.A. (1985). The patterns of growth during the development and
regeneration of Drosophila melanogaster imaginal discs. Ph.D. Thesis, University of California
at Irvine.
OÕBrochta, D.A. and Bryant, P.J. (1983). Cell degeneration and elimination in
the imaginal wing disc caused by the mutations vestigial and Ultravestigial of Drosophila melanogaster. Wilhelm. Roux's Arch. 192:285-294.
Wells, D.E., Bruskin, A.M., OÕBrochta, D.A. and Raff, R.A. (1982). Prevalent RNA sequences of
mitochondrial origin of an extremely prevalent set of transcripts in sea urchin
embryos. Develop. Biol. 92:557-562.
OÕBrochta, D.A., Speith, J., Raff, R.A.,
Brandhorst, B.P., Klein, W.H. and Wells, D. (1981). Mitochondrial origin of an extremely prevalent set of
transcripts in sea urchin embryos.
Biol. Bull. 161-321.
OÕBrochta, D. (1980). Cell degeneration in the vestigial mutant of Drosophila melanogaster.
Amer. Zool. 20:913.
Review
Articles and Book Chapters:
In Press:
Handler,
A.M., and O'Brochta, D.A. (in
press). Transposable Elements for
Insect Transformation. In: Comprehensive Insect Physiology, Biochemistry,
Pharmacology, and Molecular Biology, (L.I. Gilbert, K. Iatrou, and S. Gill,
eds.) Elsevier Limited, Oxford.
Published:
OÕBrochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson. (2004). Transformation systems in insects. In: Mobile genetic elements: Protocols
and genomic applications. (W. J. Miller , P. Capy, eds) Humana Press. Pp227-254
OÕBrochta,
D. A. (2003). Transgenic
mosquitoes: The state of the art. In: Ecological aspects for application of
genetically modified mosquitoes. (W. Takken, T. W. Scott, eds) Frontis –
Wageningen International Nucleus for Strategic Expertise Wageningen University
and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
OÕBrochta,
D. A. (2002). Transgenic
Insects: Programs, Technology, Benefits and Risks. In: LMOs and the
Environment: Proceedings of an International Conference. (C. R. Roseland ed.)
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, France.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta. (2002). Genetic engineering in insects. In ÒEncyclopedia of
InsectsÓ, (R. T. Carde and V. H. Resh, eds), Academic Press. Pp471-488.
Atkinson, P. W., A. C. Pinkerton and D.
A. OÕBrochta, (2001). Genetic transformation systems in insects. Annu. Rev.
Entomol. 46: 317-346
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta. (2001). Hermes and other hAT elements as gene vectors in insects. In: Transgenic Insects: Methods and Applications. (A. M. Handler, A. A. James, eds), CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 213-235.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta. (2000). Arriving at the age of insect pest transgenesis. In: Area-wide control of fruit flies and other pest insects. (K.-H. Tan, ed), Penerbit Universiti Sains, Penang, Malayasia, pp 251-261.
Atkinson,
P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta, (1999). Genetic transformation of
non-drosophilid insects by
transposable elements.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America.92:930-936
OÕBrochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson, (1998) Transgenic insects. Scientific
American. 279:60-65
OÕBrochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson, (1997) Recent developments in transgenic
insect technology. Parasitology Today 13: 99-104.
OÕBrochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson, (1996) Transposable elements and gene
transformation in non-drosophilid insects. Insect Biochem. Molec. Biol. 26:
739-753.
Atkinson, P.W., Coates, C.J., Pinkerton,
A.C., Mende, H.A., Howels, A.J. and OÕBrochta, D.A. (1993). Prospects for non-drosophilid
germline transformation. In.
Management of Insect Pests: Nuclear and Related Molecular and Genetic
Techniques, ASO/IAEA.
OÕBrochta, D.A. and Handler, A.M. (1993). Prospects and possibilities for gene
transfer techniques in insects.
In: Molecular Entomology
(M. Whitten, J. Oakeshott, eds.), Springer Verlag, pp. 451-488.
Handler, A.M. and OÕBrochta, D.A. (1989). Molecular genetic approaches to genetic sexing. In: Fruit flies of Economic Importance
(ed. R. Cavalloro), A.A. Balkema Pub., Netherlands.
Shirk, P.D., OÕBrochta, D.A., Roberts, E.P. and Handler, A.M. (1988). Sex specific selection using chimeric
genes. In: Biotechnology in Crop Protection (eds.
P. A. Hedin, J. H. Menn and R. Hollingworth), ACS Books, Washington, D.C.
Bryant, P.J. and OÕBrochta, D.A. (1986). Growth patterns in Drosophila imaginal discs. In: Progress in Developmental Biology
217A (ed. A.C. Slavkin), Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, pp. 305-308.
Technical
Reports:
OÕBrochta, D. A., M. L. Allen, M. Dushay, G. Franz, A.
Gariou-Papalexiou, M. J. Lehane, C. S. Levesque, K. Michel, A. C. Pinkerton, A.
S. Robinson, A. Stamenova, A. Zacharopoulou, and P. W. Atkinson.
2000.Continuing Efforts to Develop Hermes into an Insect Gene Vector: Host Range
Studies and the Use of Hermes as
a Genetic Drive System. In:
Enhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation
Using Nuclear Techniques. Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug. 14-18, 2000. 8 pp.
OÕBrochta, D. A., M. Lehane, P. Sundararajan, and P. W.
Atkinson. 1998. hAT Transposable
Elements as Broad Host Range Insect Gene Vectors: Host Influences and
Intrafamily Interactions. 1998. Presented at the Joint FAO/IAEA Division Second
Research Co-Ordination Meeting on ÒEnhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique
Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear Techniques.Ó Penang, Malaysia, May
26-30, 1998. 11 pp.
Atkinson, P. W.,
and D. A. OÕBrochta.
1998. Arriving at the Age of Pest Insect
Transgenesis. FAO/IAEA
International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests Integrating the
Sterile Insect and Related and Other Techniques. Penang, Malaysia, May 28- June
2, 1998. 8 pp.
Atkinson, P. W. and
D. A. OÕBrochta.
1996. Hermes Mobility
in Insects. 1996. Presented at the Joint FAO/IAEA Division First Research
Co-Ordination Meeting on ÒEnhancement of the Sterile Insect Technique Through
Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear Techniques.Ó Vienna, Austria, Sept.
30-Oct. 4, 1996. 19 pp.
Atkinson, P. W. and
D. A. OÕBrochta.
1996. Transposable Elements as Gene Vectors in Insects. 1996. Presented at the
Joint FAO/IAEA Division First Research Co-Ordination Meeting on ÒEnhancement of
the Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear
Techniques.Ó Vienna, Austria, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 1996. 12 pp.
O'Brochta, D.A., W. D. Warren, K .J. Saville, S. Whyard,
H.A. Mende, A.C. Pinkerton, C. J.
Coates, and P. W. Atkinson. 1994. Hobo-Like Transposable Elements as Non-Drosophilid Gene Vectors.
International Atomic Energy Agency meeting on ÒGenetic Engineering and the
Improvement of the SIT,Ó Vienna, Austria, 1994, pp. 25-29.
Atkinson, P.W.,
W.D. Warren, S. Whyard, K.J. Saville, H.A. Mende, A.C. Pinkerton, C.J. Coates,
and D.A. O'Brochta. 1994. Mobility of hobo Transposable Elements in Non-Drosophilid
Insects. International Atomic Energy Agency meeting on ÒGenetic Engineering and
the Improvement of the SIT,Ó Vienna, Austria, 1994, pp. 17-24.
Atkinson, P.W.,
C.J. Coates, A.C. Pinkerton, H.A. Mende, A.J. Howells, and D.A. O'Brochta. 1993. Prospects for Non-Drosophild
Germ-Line Transformation. In: Management of Insect Pests: Nuclear and
Related Molecular and Genetic Techniques. International Atomic Energy Agency,
Vienna, pp. 93-100.
Book
Reviews:
OÕBrochta, D. (1996).
Animals with novel genes.
Quart. Rev. Biol. 71:273-274.
Abstracts
(from 1996)
Arensburger, Peter, Jamison Orsetti, Channa Aluvihare, Yu-Jung Kim, David A. OÕBrochta & Peter W. Atkinson, A New Active Transposable Element, Herves, from the African malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Miami, FL Nov 2004
OÕBrochta, D. A. , Jamison Orsetti, Channa Aluvihare, Edward Peckam, Wilhelmine Meeraus, Peter W. Atkinson, Chris Curtis, Derek Charlewood. Herves transposable element movement in populations of Anopheles gambiae. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Miami, FL Nov 2004.
OÕBrochta, D. A., N. Sethuraman, R. Wilson, R. H. Hice, A. C. Pinkerton, C. S. Levesque, D. K. Bideshi, N. Jasinskiene, C. J. Coates, A. A. James, M. J. Lehane and P. W. Atkinson. (. Gene vector and transposable element behavior in mosquitoes. 52 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Philadelphia, PA. Dec. 3-7, 2003.
Rowan, K., Orsetti, Atkinson, P.W., and D. A. OÕBrochta. . Tn5 as an insect gene vector. 52 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Philadelphia, PA. Dec. 3-7, 2003.
Wilson, R., Orsetti, J., Klocko, A. D., Aluvihare, C., Peckham, E., Atkinson, P. W., Lehane, M. J. and D. A. OÕBrochta. Post-integration behavior of a mariner gene vector in Aedes aegypti. 52 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Philadelphia, PA. Dec. 3-7, 2003.
Sethuraman,
N., Aluvihare, C., Peckham, E., Klocko, A. D., Orsetti, J., Atkinson, P. W.,
and D. A. OÕBrochta. Integration
and post-integration behavior of piggyBac in Aedes aegypti. 52 Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Philadelphia, PA. Dec. 3-7, 2003.
Atkinson, P. W., P. Arensburger, R. H. Hice, D. C. Allen, R.
Smith, N. A. Irvine, M. S. Hoddle, and D. A. OÕBrochta.
ÒTransposable Element Behavior in Mosquitoes.Ó In: Proceedings, EMBO
workshop on Molecular and Population Biology of Mosquitoes, Kolymbari, Crete,
Greece, August 14-19, 2003.
Wilson, R., Rowan, K., Orsetti, J.,
Klocko, A., Aluvihare, C., Peckham, E., Atkinson, P. W., Lehane, M. J. and D.
A. OÕBrochta.
ÒPost-integration behavior of Mos1(mariner) in Aedes aegypti and Tn5 as a mosquito gene vectorÓ. In:
Proceedings, EMBO workshop on Molecular and Population Biology of Mosquitoes,
Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, August 14-19, 2003.
Stosic, C., R. Hice, P. Atkinson, and D.
OÕBrochta. ÒExamination
of the Possible Role of Hermes
Circles in Transposition.Ó In:
Proceedings, Fourth International Workshop on Transgenesis and Genomics of Invertebrate
Organisms. Asilomar, CA. May 11-15, 2003.
Sethuraman, N., C. Aluvihare, E. Peckham,
A. Klocko, J. Orsetti, P. W. Atkinson, and D. A. OÕBrochta. ÒIntegration and Post-Integration
Behavior of piggybac
in Aedes aegypti.Ó In: Proceedings, Fourth International
Workshop on Transgenesis and Genomics of Invertebrate Organisms. Asilomar, CA.
May 11-15, 2003.
Rowan,K., J. Orsetti, P. W. Atkinson, and
D. A. OÕBrochta.
ÒTN5-Mediated Transformation of Aedes aegypti.Ó In: Proceedings: Fourth International
Workshop on Transgenesis and Genomics of Invertebrate Organisms. Asilomar, CA.
May 11-15, 2003.
Laver, T. A., R. Hice, D. A. OÕBrochta, and P. W. Atkinson. ÒThe Hermes Transposable Element in Cell Line-Based
and in vitro
Transposition Assays.Ó In: Proceedings: Fourth International Workshop on
Transgenesis and Genomics of Invertebrate Organisms. Asilomar, CA. May 11-15,
2003.
Arensburger, P. D. A. OÕBrochta, and P. Atkinson. ÒA New hAT Transposable Element Found in the Anopheles
gambiae Genome.Ó In: Proceedings: Fourth International
Workshop on Transgenesis and Genomics of Invertebrate Organisms. Asilomar, CA.
May 11-15, 2003.
Atkinson, P. W., R. H. Hice, K. Michel,
C. D. Stosic, N. L. Craig, and D. A. OÕBrochta. ÒHermes Element Structure and Function.Ó In:
Proceedings, Fourth International Workshop on
Transgenesis and Genomics of Invertebrate Organisms. Asilomar, CA. May 11-15,
2003.
Hogan, J. R., H. Shao, J. Biedler, P.
Topalis, A. Koutsos, P. Arensburger, L. Mill, A. Grundschober, R. Charlab, P.
Atkinson, D. OÕBrochta,
Z. Tu, C. Louis, R. Holt, and F. Collins. ÒDistribution and Abundance of
Transposons in the Recently Completed Anopheles gambiae Whole Genome Assembly.Ó In: Proceedings, 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society
of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Denver, CO, Nov. 10-14, 2002.
Kim, W., H. Koo, A. Richman, D. A.
OÕBrochta. ÒTransgenic
cecropin expression in the posterior midgut of the malaria vector, Anopheles
gambiae.Ó In: Proceedings, 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine
and Hygiene. Denver, CO, Nov. 10-14, 2002.
Irwin, N., M. S. Hoddle, D. A.
OÕBrochta, P. W.
Atkinson, R. Carey. ÒAssessing fitness costs for transgenic Aedes aegypti expressing the green fluorescent protein
marker gene.Ó .In:
Proceedings, 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine
and Hygiene. Denver, CO, Nov. 10-14, 2002.
Michel, K., D. A. OÕBrochta, and P. W. Atkinson. ÒFunctional Mapping
of the Hermes
TransposaseÓ. 3rd International Congress of Vector Ecology, Barcelona,
Spain, Sept. 16-21, 2001.
OÕBrochta, D.A., Guimond, N. , Grundschober,
A., Hice, R. H. , LeVesque, C. S. , Pinkerton, A. C.
, Kline, M. A., Atkinson, P.W. The behavior of autonomous Hermes elements in Aedes aegypti and Drosophila melanogaster. 3rd International Congress
of Vector Ecology, Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 16-21, 2001.
Torti, C., L. M. Gomulski, K. Michel, P.
W. Atkinson, D. A. OÕBrochta,
G. Franz, S. Robinson, G. Gasperi, and A. R. Malacrida. 2002. Characterization
of Two Medfly Hermes
Transformed Lines: 7M-6FRE and 7M-6FYE. Keystone Symposium on Genetic
Manipulation of Insects, Taos, NM, Feb. 5-11, 2001
OÕBrochta, D. A., and P. W. Atkinson. 2002.
ÒTransposable Element Diversity in Insects. Keystone Symposium on Genetic
Manipulation of InsectsÓ, Taos, NM, February 5 -11, 2001.
Allen, M. L., C. S. LeVesque, R. H. Hice,
D. A. OÕBrochta and
P. W. Atkinson. 2002. Hermes
Transformation and Remobilization in Culex quinquefasciatus. Keystone Symposium on Genetic
Manipulation of Insects, Taos, NM, Feb. 5-11, 2001.
Kim, Y.-J., D. A. OÕBrochta, and P.W. Atkinson. 2002. Structural and
Functional
Analysis of the hobo Transposable Element. Keystone Symposium
on Genetic
Manipulation of Insects, Taos, NM, Feb.
5-11, 2001.
LeVesque, C. S., R.
H. Hice, M. Allen, A. C. Pinkerton. D. A. OÕBrochta, and P.
W. Atkinson. On the Nature of Genomic Integration of the Hermes Element in Mosquitoes. Keystone Symposium on Genetic Manipulation of Insects, Taos, NM, Feb. 5-11, 2001.
OÕBrochta, D. A. and P. W. Atkinson. Transgenic Insects: Programs, Technology, Benefits and Risks. International Conference of OECD LMO's and the Environment, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Nov. 27-30, 2001
OÕBrochta, D.A.and P. W. Atkinson. hAT mediated transformation of insects . XXI
International Congress of Entomology in Iguassu Falls, Brazil, August 20 – 25, 2000.
Wilson, R., M. J. Lehane, P. W. Atkinson and D. A. OÕBrochta. Weak expression of EGFP in Aedes aegypti and Stomoxys calcitrans despite the presence of multiple copies of the transgene. XXI International Congress of Entomology in Iguassu Falls, Brazil, August 20 – 25. 2000.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta. The genetic transformation of insects by hAT transposable elements. Entomological Society of America, Annual Meeting. 1999.
Dushay, M. S., P. W. Atkinson and D. A. OÕBrochta. Interactions between related transposable elements. 41st Annual Drosophila Research Conference. 1999
Whyard, S., H. Mende, A. Pinkerton, D. OÕBrochta, and P. Atkinson. . Transposable Element-Mediated Transformation of Commercially Important Invertebrates of Australia.Ó Third International Workshop on Transgenesis of Invertebrate Organisms. Orthodox Academy of Crete, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, Aug. 21-26, 1999.
Michel, K., A. C. Pinkerton, A. Stamenova, D. A. OÕBrochta, G. Franz, A. S. Robinson, M. Lehane, and P. W. Atkinson.. Hermes Mediated Germ-Line Transformation of Insects. Third International Workshop on Transgenesis of Invertebrate Organisms. Orthodox Academy of Crete, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, Aug. 21-26, 1999.
Michel, K., J. Watson, A. C. Pinkerton,
S. Thibault, D. A. OÕBrochta,
and P. W. Atkinson.. Expression and Utilization of Green Fluorescent Protein as
a Genetic Marker in Insects.
Keystone meeting on ÒToward the Genetic Manipulation of Insects,Ó Taos,
NM, Jan. 9-15, 1998. p. 51.
Doll, S., DeCamillis, Chiles, J., OÕBrochta, D., ffrench-Constant, R., James, A.,
Christensen, B. Hermes,
a transposable element from Musca domestica inserts a transgene into the genome
of Aedes aegypti.
Keystone Symposium- Toward the genetic manipulation of insects. Taos, NM. 1998.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta.. Arriving at the Age of Insect Pest
Transgenesis. FAO/IAEA
International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests Integrating the
Sterile Insect and Related and Other Techniques. Penang, Malaysia, May 28- June
2, 1998. p. 41.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta.. Transposable Elements as Tools. John
D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Workshop to Develop an Action Plan for
the Transformation of Anopheles gambiae.
Snowbird, Utah, June 2-3, 1998.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta. 1998. Approaches for Evaluating
Transposon Mobility in Insect Embryos.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Workshop to Develop an
Action Plan for the Transformation of Anopheles gambiae. Snowbird, Utah, June 2-3, 1998.
Michel, K. A. C. Pinkerton, A. Stamenova,
J. A. Watson, D. A. OÕBrochta,
G. Franz, A. S. Robinson, and P. W. Atkinson. 1998. Green Fluorescent Protein as an Autonomous Marker for
Germline Transformation of Dipterans.
VI European Congress of Entomology, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic,
Aug. 23-29, 1998.
Allen, M., D. A. OÕBrochta, and P. W. Atkinson. 1998. A Hermes
Transformation System for Culex quinquefasciatus. ESA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, Nov.
8-12, 1998.
Atkinson, P. W., R. H. Hice, and D. A.
OÕBrochta. Isolation and
Purification of hAT Element Transposase Proteins. Keystone meeting on ÒToward
the Genetic Manipulation of Insects,Ó Taos, NM, Jan. 9-15, 1998. p. 49.
Sundararajan, S., P. W. Atkinson, and D. A. OÕBrochta. Transposable Element Interactions and
Gene Vector Stability. Keystone meeting on ÒToward the Genetic Manipulation of
Insects,Ó Taos, NM, Jan. 9-15, 1998. p. 52.
Pinkerton, A. C., S. Whyard, H. A. Mende, C. J. Coates, D.
A. OÕBrochta, and P. W.
Atkinson. The Homer Transposable Element from the Queensland Fruit Fly Bactrocera tryoni is a Member of the hAT Family of Transposable Elements.
Keystone meeting on ÒToward the Genetic Manipulation of Insects,Ó Taos, NM,
Jan. 9-15, 1998. p. 52.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta. hAT Mediated Transformation Systems in
Insects. Second International
Workshop on Transgenesis of Invertebrate Organisms. Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove CA, May 9-13,
1997. p. 36.
Sarkar,A., Coates,
C.., Yardley, K., Whyard, S., Wilhoeft, U., A., James, A., Atkinson, P., and OÕBrochta,
D. Target
site preferences of a hobo-like transposable element.
38th Annual Drosophila Conference, Chicago, IL. 1997.
DeCamillis, Doll, S., OÕBrochta,
D., James,
A., Christensen, B., ffrench-Constant, R.
Genetic transformation of a mosquito using the Hermes transposable element. 38th Annual Drosophila Conference,
Chicago, IL. 1997.
Pinkerton, A. C., S. Whyard, C. J. Coates, H. A. Mende, D.
A. OÕBrochta, and P. W.
Atkinson. The Homer Transposable Element of Bactrocera tryoni is A Member of the hAT Family of
Transposable Elements. Genetics Society of Australia 43rd Annual Meeting,
Melbourne, Vic., Australia, July 7-11, 1996.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta.. Transgenic Insect Technology, Genetic
Society of Australia 42nd Annual Meeting, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, July 7-11,
1996.
Atkinson, P. W. and D. A. OÕBrochta. hAT Transposable Elements as Gene Vectors in
Insects. XX International Congress
of Entomology, Florence, Italy, Aug. 25-31 1996. p. 267.
DeCamillis, M. , R. ffrench-Constant, D.
OÕBrochta, B.
Christensen and A. James. Use of
the Hermes transposon
from Musca domestica
in conjunction with putative selectable marker resistance to dieldrin (RDL) for
germline transformation experiments in Aedes aegypti.
5th Annual Meeting of the International Centers for Tropical Disease
Research, Bethesda, MD, 1996.
Sarkar, A., J. Scura, K. Yardley, K.
Saville, C. Coates, A. Pinkerton, A. James, P. Atkinson and D. OÕBrochta.
Interplasmid mobility of the transposable element Hermes in insect embryos. 36th Annual Drosophila Conference.
1996.
Invitations
(since 1996):
Speaker:
USDA/BioControl Laboratory, Newark,
Delaware Feb 2005.
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
ÒBiotech Bugs: A look at the science and public policy surrounding the release
of genetically modified insects.Ó Sept. 2004
Keystone
Symposium on Genetic Manipulation of Insects, Taos, NM, Feb, 2004.
53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene, Dec, 2003.
EMBO
Workshop: Molecular and Population Biology of Mosquitoes, Kolymbari,
Greece. Aug, 2003
4th
International Workshop on Transgenesis and Genomics of Invertebrate Organisms,
Asilomar, CA. May, 2003.
North
Carolina State University, Dept of Entomology, Raleigh, N.C. Oct, 2002
Keystone
Symposium on Genetic Manipulation of Insects, Taos, NM, Feb, 2001.
International Conference of OECD LMO's and the Environment, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, Nov, 2001
3rd International Congress of Vector Ecology, Barcelona, Spain, Sept, 2001.
50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Atlanta, GA. Dec, 2001.
XXI International Congress of Entomology in Iguassu Falls, Brazil, Aug, 2000.
Virginia Tech. University, Dept. Biochemistry, Blacksburg, VA, Oct, 2000.
Maryland Entomology Society, Baltimore, MD., Oct, 2000.
Exotic Fruitfly Symposium, Riverside, CA. Sept. 2000.
Washington Area Sigma Psi Society, College Park, MD. Oct. 2000.
Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association , Laurel, MD. March, 2000.
3rd International Workshop on Transgenesis of Invertebrate
Organisms, Kolymbari, Greece. Aug,
1999.
Keystone
Symposium, Toward the Genetic Manipulation of Insects, Taos, NM, Feb, 1998.
Cornell
University, Department of Entomology and Department of Genetics. Ithaca, NY, March 1998.
7th
Annual Meeting of the International Centers for Tropical Disease Research,
Bethesda, MD, May, 1998.
FAO/IAEA
International Conference on Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests Integrating the
Sterile Insect and Related and Other Techniques. Penang, Malaysia, May , 1998.
2nd
International Workshop on Transgenesis of Invertebrate Organisms. Asilomar, CA, May, 1997.
Consultant/Expert:
USDA
Biotechnology Risk Assessment Program, Washington, D.C., May 2003
USDA
Biotechnology Risk Assessment Program, Washington, D.C., Feb 2002
Joint
FAO/IAEA Division, Third Research Co-Ordination Meeting on ÒEnhancement of the
Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear
Techniques.Ó Capri, Italy, July, 2002.
Genetically
engineered arthropod vectors of human infectious diseases: A Meeting to Consider Benefits and
Risks. London, England. Sept. 2001.
Joint
FAO/IAEA Division, Second Research Co-Ordination Meeting on ÒEnhancement of the
Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear
Techniques.Ó Sao Paolo, Brazil. Aug, 2000
Biotechnological
approaches to bat rabies control in the United States. Philadelphia, PA. April 1998.
Joint
FAO/IAEA Division, First Research Co-Ordination Meeting on ÒEnhancement of the
Sterile Insect Technique Through Genetic Transformation Using Nuclear
Techniques.Ó Penang, Malaysia, May , 1998.
NIH
Transgenic Insect Risk Assessment Workshop. Rockville, MD. Sept. 1998.
National
Institutes of Health, Biology I Study Section. Washington, D.C., Nov.1997.
National
Institutes of Health, Biology I Study Section. Washington, D.C., March 1997.
National
Institutes of Health, Biology I Study Section. Washington, D.C., March 1996
Grants
NIH-NIAID ÒPopulation genetics of
transgenes in mosquito vectorsÓ (AI054954) 2004-2009.$775,000. (Subcontracted investigator)
NIH-NIGMS "Hobo-like transposable
elements in insects." (GM48102) 2005-2009. $1.500,000. (Principal
Investigator).
NIH-NIGMS "Tn5 as an insect genomics
tool." (GM62793) 2001-2003.
$140,000. (Principal Investigator).
NIH-NIGMS "Genetics of
mosquito/parasite interactions." (AI45743) 1999-2003. $729,180. (Principal Investigator).
NIH-NIGMS "Hobo-like transposable
elements in insects." (GM48102) 2000-2004. $1.229,869. (Principal
Investigator).
UNDP/WORLD BANK/WHO "Increasing
Hermes activity in Anopheles gambiae." (980646) 1999-2000.
$45,000. (Principal Investigator).
NIH-NIGMS "Hobo-like transposable
elements in insects." (GM48102)Supplement 1997-1999. $140,650. (Principal Investigator).
NIH-NIGMS "Hobo-like transposable
elements in insects." (GM48102) 1996-1999. $709,810. (Principal
Investigator).
USDA Competitive Grant "Non-Drosophilid
gene vectors."
1995-1998. $225,000. (Principal Investigator).
USDA Competitive Grant
"Non-Drosophilid gene vectors." 1994-1995. $50,000.
(Co-Principal Investigator).
NSF-Eukaryotic Genetics Program.
"Molecular basis of the circadian mechanism in the insect reproductive
system." 1994-1996. $60,000.
(Co-Principal Investigator).
NIH-NIGMS-Supplements for Undergraduate
Research Experience Program.
"Hobo-like transposable elements in insects" 1993. $4,222. (Principal Investigator)
NIH-NIGMS "Hobo-like transposable
elements in insects" 1992-1995.
$750,000. (Principal Investigator)
NIH-Small equipment grant 1994-1995. $6,500. (Principal Investigator).
Biomedical Equipment Support Grant,
University of Maryland, College Park.
1992. $2,000. (Principal Investigator)
USDA Competitive Grant. "Gene-transfer vector analysis in
insects or economic importance."
1990-1993. $180,000.
(Co-principal Investigator)
Maryland Agriculture Experiment Station
Competitive Grant. "Insect
gene vector development." 1990-1991.
$25,109. (Principal Investigator)
Summer Research Award, General Research
Board, University of Maryland, College Park. 1991. $5,400. (Principal
Investigator).
USDA Competitive Grant. "Gene-transfer vector analysis in
insects of economic importance." 1988-1990. $120,000. (Co-principal Investigator)
Patents
Gene transformation system for
insects. Inventors: D. A. OÕBrochta, W. D. Warren, and P. W. Atkinson. Patent number 5614398.
The functional Herves transposable element from the mosquito, Anopheles
gambiae.. disclosed September 2003. P. Arensburger, P. W. Atkinson, D. A.
OÕBrochta
Service
Committees:
Center for
Biosystems Research, chaired Assistant Director Search Committee, 2004.
Center for
Biosystems Research Plant Scientist Search Committee, 2003.
Center for
Agricultural Biotechnology Building Committee 2001-2002
Center for
Agricultural Biotechnology Promotion and Tenure Committee, chair, 1997-1998.
University
of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Faculty Senate, Senator 1998-2000
Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Program, Core Course
Reveiw Committee, 1997.
Center for Agricultural Biotechnology/University of Maryland
College Park Chemistry and Biochemistry Search Committee 1995.
Center for
Agricultural Biotechnology Plant and Insect Scientist Search Committee, Chair,
1994.
Center for
Agricultural Biotechnology, Assistant Professor of Biochemical Engineering
Search Committee 1994.
Molecular
and Cell Biology Graduate Program, Executive Committee, 1993-1995.
Molecular
and Cell Biology Graduate Program, MOCB Symposium Committee, 1991.
Molecular and
Cell Biology Graduate Program, Course Development Committee, Chair, 1990.
Courses
Taught
GEMS 397 (Spring
2004)TEAM PROJECT SEMINAR IV
GEMS 496 (Fall
2004) PROJECT WRITING SEMINAR
MOCB 899 (Spring
2004) DOC DISSERTATN RES
MOCB 899 (Fall
2004) DOC DISSERTATN RES
Mentor –
GEMSTONES Team Remediation Through Biotechnology –2002-present
Lecturer
- College Park Scholars (Science and Technology) Spring 2002
Lecturer -
College Park Scholars (Science and Technology) Spring 2000.
Lecuturer -
College Park Scholars (Science and Technology) Spring 1999.
MOCB-630 -
Eukaryote Molecular Genetics: Fall 1991;Fall 1992;Fall 1993;Fall 1994
MOCB Laboratory
Rotation Program; Fall 1991-1 student; Summer 1991-1 student; Spring 1992-1
student; Spring 1993-1 student; Summer 1993-1 student., Fall 1999
Visiting
Scientists
Dr.
Corey Washington, Dept. Philosophy, University of Maryland, College Park.
11/02-6/03
Dr.
Won Kim, Soul National University, Korea 8/01-8/02
Dr.
Hyeyoung Koo, Sangji University, Korea 8/01-02
Dr.
Michael Lehane, U. of Wales, (2 weeks, 1998)
Dr.
Geetha Bali, Bangalore University, India. 1996-1997
Dr.
Jadwiga Giebultowicz, USDA, 1992-1995
Dr.
Peter W. Atkinson, Visiting Scientist, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia, 1991
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr.
Nagaraja Sethuraman, 2002- present.
Dr.
Anne Grundschober, , 2000-2002
Dr.
Raymond Wilson, 1999-2002
Dr.
Sunday Oghiakhe, 1999- 2002
Dr.
Mitchel Dushay, 1998-2000
Dr.
Jose Estrada-Franco, 1997-2001
Dr.
Lisa D. White, 1995-1997
Dr.
Kenneth Saville, 1993-1995
Dr.
William Warren, 1991-1994
Graduate Students:
R.
Arun Subramanian, PhD. candidate, 2004 – present
Wilhelmene
Meeraus, MS, 2004 coadvisor for London School Trop. Med. Hyg.
Nicole Guimond, Ph.D. candidate 2000-
2002 (MOCB Program)
Priya
Sundararajan, Ph.D. candidate, 1994-1999 (MOCB Program)
Abhimanyu
Sarkar, Ph.D. candidate, 1992-1997 (MOCB Program)
Jason
Scura, Ph.D. candidate, 1994-1997 (MOCB Program)
Deepak
Warikoo, Ph.D. candidate, 1991-1992 (MOCB Program)
Thesis
Committees
Yuda Anriany, Ph.D. CBMG, 2003-2005.
Deborah Ladner, MS, University of
Maryland, College Park, Entomology, 2003-2005
Abi Zegeye, Ph.D. Animal Science, 1997-
2004
Stephanie
Ambrosio, Ph.D.MOCB, 1995-2000
James
Zondlo, Ph.D. MOCB, 1992-2001
Lisa
Simpson, Ph.D. MOCB, 1995-2002
John
Parsch, Ph.D. MOCB, 1992-1997
Panagiotis
Kalaitzis, Ph.D. MOCB, 1994-1996
Delia
Rameriz, Ph.D. Chem. Engineering, 1993-1996
Robert
Danaher, Ph.D. Microbiology, 1992-1994
Michael
Blackburn, Ph.D. Entomology, 1990-1992
Gayatri
Varma, Ph.D. Animal Science, 1992-2000
Lyndon
Skeet, Ph.D. Zoology, 1992-1994
M.
Andrew Newman, Ph.D. Zoology, 1992-1995
Jaebong
Kim, Ph.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1994
Undergraduate
Research Mentor
Philip
Brazio, GEMSTONES 2002- present
Madeline
Brown, , GEMSTONES 2002- present
Dan
Burden, GEMSTONES 2002- present
Philip
Grieshaber, GEMSTONES 2002- present
Brian
Meenaghan, GEMSTONES 2002- present
Lisa
Perrygo, GEMSTONES 2002- present
Nikhil
Saralkar, GEMSTONES 2002- present
Mike
Sheer, GEMSTONES 2002- present
Nicolas
Tilsman, GEMSTONES 2002- present
Nicci
Nolan, Work Scholar, 2003- present
Andrew
Klocko HHMI fellow 2001-2003
Nana
Bene HHMI fellow 2001-2002
Jamison
Orsetti, 1998-2000
Dara Hemphill, 2000
Bella
Andella 1994
Mark
Lustberg 1993- 1994
High
school Student Mentor
Daniel
Tessler, James Hubert Blake High School, Montgomery Co. MD. 2004-2005
Esther
Kim, James Hubert Blake High School, Montgomery Co. MD. 2001
Zehra
Qureshi, Wilde Lake HS, Howard Co. MD, 1998-2001
Sara
Caughey, Roosevelt HS, PG Co. MD, 1999.
Laura Cathcart, Wilde Lake HS, Howard Co.
MD, 1997-1998
1
student, Montgomery Blair HS, Montgomery Co. MD,1991-1992
Associate
Editor, Insect Molecular Biology, 1992-present