IV. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PARTICIPATING SCIENTISTS

Research Areas of Program Participants

Group 1. Molecular Genetics of Plant Genome Organization and Evolutionary Relationships

T. Blake (Plant and Soil Science) Molecular mapping and genetic analysis of the barley genome.

M. Lavin (Biology) Molecular evolution of the legume family.

T. McCoy (Plant and Soil Science) Molecular mapping and genetic analysis of the alfalfa genome.

L. Talbert (Plant and Soil Science) Organization and evolution of the wheat the genome.

Group 2. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Metabolic and Developmental Pathways

J. Anderson (USDA) Starch biosynthesis and seed development in barley.

W. Dyer (Plant and Soil Science) Molecular analysis of dormancy-associated genes in wild oat.

V. Raboy (USDA) Genetics and Biochemistry of phytic acid metabolism in cereal crops.

R. Sharrock (Biology) Phytochrome photoreceptor structure and function in Arabidopsis.

R. Stout (Biology) Membrane transport mechanisms and calcium-mediated signal transduction.

Group 3. Molecular Plant-Pest Interactions

J. Anderson (USDA) Replicase-mediated viral resistance in transgenic barley.

W. Dyer (Plant and Soil Science) Herbicide resistance in transgenic safflower.

T. McCoy (Plant and Soil Science) Proteinase inhibitor-mediated insect resistance in transgenic alfalfa.

T. Mitchell-Olds (Biology - University of Montana) Molecular mechanisms of pathogen resistance in Brassica and Arabidopsis.

J. Sherwood (Plant Pathology) Fungal mating pheromones and control of fungal pathogenesis.

Thomas K. Blake

Department of Plant and Soil Science
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717

Educational Background

University of California, Davis B.S. 1976 Genetics South Dakota State University M.S. 1979 Agronomy Washington State University Ph.D. 1982 Genetics & Cell Biology Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison Postdoc 1983

Professional Experience

1989-present Associate Professor, Montana State University 1984 Assistant Professor, Montana State University 1983 Research Associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison 1979-82 Research Assistant, Washington State University 1979 Teaching Assistant, Washington State University 1976-79 Research Assistant, South Dakota State University 1973 Normal Volunteer, National Institute of Health

Publications Related to Project

1. Blake, T. K., S. E. Ullrich, and R. A. Nilan.  1982. 
     Mapping of the Hor-3 locus encoding D hordein in       
     barley.  Theor. Appl. Genet. 63:367-371. 

 2. Blake, T., Lybeck, N and Hayes, P. 1991. Good, Bad and
     untested ideas in RFLP and QTL analysis. Plant Breeding
     Abstracts 61(1) 1-7.

 3. Kleinhofs, A. A. Kilian, M.A. Saghai-Maroof, R.M. Biyashev,
     P. Hayes, F.Q. Chen, N. Lapitan, A. Fenwick, T.K. Blake, V.
     Kanazin, E. Ananiev, L. Dahleen, D. Kudrna, J. Bollinger,
     S.J.Knapp, B. Liu, M. Sorrells, M. Heun, J.D. Franckowiak,
     D. Hoffman, R. Skadsen, B.J. Steffenson. 1993. A molecular,
     isozyme and morphological map of the barley genome. Accepted
     for publication. Theor. Appl. Genet.

 4. L.E. Talbert, G.M. Magyar, M. Lavin, T.K. Blake and S.L.
     Moylan. 1991.  Molecular evidence for the origin of the
     S-derived genomes of polyploid Triticum species.  American
     Journal of Botany 78(3) 340-349.

 5. Tragoonrung, S. Kanazin, V. Blake, TK and Hayes, PM. (1992)
     STS facilitated PCR for barley genome mapping. Theor. Appl.
     Genet. 84:1002-1008.

Five Significant Publications

 1. Hayes, P.M. Tony Chen and Thomas Blake. Nov., 1992.
     Marker assisted genetic analysis of  cold tolerance in
     winter barley.  In: Physiological Basis of Cold Tolerance in
     Crops. CRC  Critical Reviews in Plant Physiology.  

 2. Hayes, P.M., Blake, T.K., Chen, T.H.H., Tragoonrung, S. Chen,
     F. Pan, A. and Liu, B. (in press). Quantitative trait loci
     on barley chromosome 7 associated with components of
     interhardiness. Genome. 

 3. Hensleigh, P.F., Welty, L., Blake, Tom. 1992. Effect of
     Natural Selection on Winter Survival and Associated Traits
     in Winter Barley Composite Cross CCXXVI. Crop Sci 32(1)
     57-62.

 4. Osborn, J. C., T. Blake, P. Gepts, and F. A. Bliss.  1986. 
     Bean arcelin II:  Genetic variation, inheritance and linkage
     relationships of a novel seed protein of Phaseolus vulgaris,
     L.  Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 7l:847-855.   

 5. Shin, J.S., Corpuz, L., Chao, S. and Blake, T.K. 1990. A
     partial map of the barley genome. Genome 33(6)
     803-808.

Collaborators within last 48 months:

Dr. Don Lee, Univ. of Nebraska
Dr. Darrell Wesenberg, USDA-ARS, Aberdeen, ID
Dr. Don Rasmussen, Univ. of Minnesota

Post-Graduate Advisors

Dr. Donald Kenefick, Dept. of Agronomy, South Dakota State University Dr. Robert A. Nilan, Dept. of Agronomy, Washington State University Dr. Fred Bliss, Dept. of Pomology, Univ. of Calif., Davis

William Edward Dyer
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717

Educational Background

Montana State University B.S. 1981 Agronomy (Summa Cum Laude) Montana State University M.S. 1983 Agronomy Purdue University Ph.D. 1988 Horticulture/Biochemistry

Professional Experience

1991-present   Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Faculty,
               Montana State University,  Bozeman, MT.

1988-present   Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Soil
               Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

1984-1988      Graduate Research Fellow, Department of      
               Horticulture, Purdue University, W. Lafayette,IN.

1981-1983      Research Technician, Department of Plant and Soil
               Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.

1981-1983      Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant
               and Soil Science, Montana State University,
               Bozeman, MT.

Revelant Publications

1. Pinto, J. E. B. P., W. E. Dyer, S. C. Weller, and K. M. Herrmann. 1988. Glyphosate induces 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cells grown in suspension culture. Plant Physiol. 87:891-893. 2. Dyer, W. E., S. C. Weller, R. A. Bressan, and K. M. Herrmann. 1988. Glyphosate tolerance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Plant Physiol. 88:661-666. 3. Dyer, W. E., J. H. Henstrand, A. K. Handa, and K. M. Herrmann. 1989. Wounding induces the first enzyme of the shikimate pathway in Solanaceae. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:7370-7373. 4. Dyer, W. E., L. M. Weaver, J. Zhao, D. N. Kuhn, S. C. Weller and K. M. Herrmann. 1990. A cDNA encoding 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate synthase from Solanum tuberosum. J. Biol. Chem. 265:1608-1614. 5. Goldsbrough, P. B., E. M. Hatch, B. Huang, W. G. Kosinski, W. E. Dyer, K. M. Herrmann, and S. C. Weller. 1990. Gene amplification in glyphosate tolerant tobacco cells. Plant Sci.72:53-62. 6. Dyer, W. E. 1991. Applications of molecular biology in weed science. Weed Sci. 39:482-488. 7. Dyer, W. E. 1991. Molecular techniques for plant scientists. In Marshall, G. and D.Atkinson (eds.) BCPC Monograph No. 48, Molecular Biology: Its Practice and Role in Crop Protection. Lavenham Press Ltd., Suffolk, U.K. 8. Ying, M., W. E. Dyer, and J. W Bergman. 199_. Agrobacterium tumefaciens - mediated transformation of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) cv.'Centennial.' Plant Cell Reports (In Press). 9. Dyer, W. E., P. W. Chee, and P. K. Fay. 199_. Rapid germination of sulfonylurea-resistant Kochia scoparia accessions is associated with elevated seed levels of branched chain amino acids. Weed Sci. (In Press) 10. Dyer, W. E., J. S. Holt, F. D. Hess, and S. O. Duke. 199_. Potential benefits and risks of herbicide-resistant crops produced by biotechnology. Hort Rev. (In Press)

Collaborators within last 48 months: Those listed in above citations

Investigator's advisors:

Matt Lavin
Department of Biology
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana 59717

Educational Background

University of Texas at Austin Ph.D. 1986 Botany University of Nevada at Reno M.S. 1981 Botany University of Nevada at Reno B.S. 1978 Biology

Professional Experience

1989-present   Assistant professor and Curator of the Herbarium,
               Department of Biology
               Montana State University, Bozeman.

9/87-12/88     National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research
               Fellow, L. H. Bailey
               Hortorium, 467 Mann Library, Cornell University,
               Ithaca, New York  14853.

1987           Instructor, Department of Botany, University of
               Wyoming, Laramie  82071
               (Summer). 

Five Research Publications Related to Project:


 1. Doyle, J. J., M. Lavin, and A. Bruneau. 1991. Contribution of
     molecular data to papilionoid legume systematics, 223-251.
     In P. S. Soltis, D. E. Soltis, and J. J. Doyle (eds.),
     Molecular Systematics of Plants. Chapman and Hall, New York.

 2. Lavin, M. 1993. Systematics of the genus Poitea         
     (Leguminosae): inferences from morphological and molecular
     data.  Systematic Botany Monographs 37. 87 pp. (in press).

 3. Lavin, M., and J. J. Doyle. 1991. Tribal relationships of
     Sphinctospermum (Leguminosae): integration of traditional
     and chloroplast DNA data. Systematic Botany 16: 162-172.

 4. Lavin, M., J. J. Doyle, and J. D. Palmer. 1990. Evolutionary
     significance of the loss of the chloroplast DNA inverted
     repeat in the Leguminosae subfamily Papilionoideae.    
     Evolution 44:390-402.

 5. Lavin, M., S. Mathews, and C. Hughes. 1991. Chloroplast DNA
     variation in Gliricidia sepium(Leguminosae): intraspecific
     phylogeny and tokogeny. American Journal of Botany 78 (11):
     1576-1585.

Five Additional Research Publications:


 1. Lavin, M. 1988. Systematics of Coursetia
     (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Systematic Botany
      Monographs 21. 167 pp.

 2. Lavin, M. 1990. The genus Sphinctospermum (Leguminosae):
     tribal relationships as inferred from a cladistic analysis
     of traditional data. Systematic Botany 15: 544-559.

 3. Lavin, M. 1992. Evolutionary relationships of the genus
     Robinia, 61-77. In J. Hanover (ed.), Black Locust: Biology,
     Culture, and Utilization. Michigan State University Press,
     East Lansing.

 4. Lavin, M., and A. Delgado S. 1990. Pollen brush of
     Papilionoideae (Leguminosae): morphological variation and
     systematic utility. American Journal of Botany 77:     
     1294-1312.

 5. Lavin, M., and M. Luckow. 1993. Origins and relationships of
     tropical North America in the context of the boreotropics
     hypothesis.  American Journal of Botany 80: in press.

List of collaborators other than those cited in publication list:

Mario Sousa, Herbario Nacional, Instituto de BiologĦa,
U.N.A.M. M‚xico

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors:

Billie L. Turner - graduate advisor Jeff Doyle - postdoctoral advisor

Thomas Joseph McCoy
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana 59717
(406) 994-4605, FAX (406) 994-3933

Educational Background

University of Minnesota-St. Paul   Ph.D. 1980 Plant Breeding

University of Wisconsin-Madison    M.S.  1976 Plant Breeding and
                                                  Genetics 

University of Wisconsin-Madison    B.S.  1973 Zoology

Professional Experience


1989-Pres.     Head, Department of Plant and Soil Science,
               Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.  

1986-1989      Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences,
               University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.  

1984-1986      Research Leader and Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS
               Alfalfa Production Research Unit, Reno, NV.  

1980-1984      Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS Alfalfa Production
               Research Unit, Reno, NV.  

1976-1980      Graduate Research Assistant, Department of   
               Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of   
               Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.  

1974-1976      Graduate Research Assistant, Department of   
               Agronomy, University of Wisconsin,
               Madison, WI.  

Five Research Publications Related to Project


McCoy, T. J. and L. Y. Smith.  1986.  Interspecific hybridization
          of perennial Medicago species using ovule-embryo  
          culture.  Theor. Appl. Genet. 71:772-783.  

McCoy, T. J. and E. T. Bingham.  1988.  Cytology and cytogenetics
          of alfalfa.  In:  Alfalfa and alfalfa improvement. 
          Edited by:  Hanson, A. A., D. K. Barnes, and R.
          R. Hill, Jr.  American Society of Agronomy, Madison,
          WI.  Monograph 29:737-776.  

McCoy, T. J. and G. L. Quarisa.  1989.  Allotetraploid behavior
          of hybrids of Medicago sativa L. and  M. papillosa
          Boiss. Genome 32:6-11.  

McCoy, T. J., C. S. Echt and L. C. Mancino.  1991.  Segregation
          of molecular markers supports an allotetraploid   
          structure for Medicago sativa x M. papillosa      
          interspecific hybrid. Genome  34:574-578.

Echt, C. S., L. A. Erdahl and T. J. McCoy.  1992.  Genetic
          segregation of random amplified  polymorphic DNA in
          diploid cultivated alfalfa.  Genome 35:84-87.

Five Additional Research Publications


McCoy, T. J. and D. E. Rowe.  1986.  Single cross alfalfa
     (Medicago sativa L.) hybrids produced via 2n gametes and
     somatic chromosome doubling:  Experimental and theoretical
     comparisons. Theor. Appl. Genet. 72:80-83.  

McCoy, T. J.  1987.  Tissue culture evaluation and selection of
     NaCl tolerance in Medicago species: Cellular versus whole
     plant response.  Plant Cell Rep.6:31-34.  

McCoy, T. J.  1989.  A potential solution to the chromosome
     instability problem in hexaploid alfalfa, Medicago sativa L. 
     Genome 32:302-306.
  
McCoy, T. J. and C. S. Echt.  1992.  Chromosome manipulations and
     genetic analysis in Medicago. Plant Breed. Rev. 10:in press.

Echt, C. S., K. K. Kidwell, S. J. Knapp, T. C. Osborn, and T. J.
     McCoy.  199_.  Linkage mapping in diploid alfalfa (Medicago
     sativa L.).  Submitted. 

List of Collaborators Other Than Those Cited in Publication List

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors

Thomas Mitchell-Olds
Division of Biological Sciences
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406)243-4954

Educational Background

University of Wisconsin:           Ph.D. 1985 Botany; Plant
                                              Breeding & Plant
                                              Genetics 
Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana: B. A. 1978

Honors and Awards


Burlington Northern Faculty Research Achievement Award. 1992. 

American Society of Naturalists: President's Award for Best Paper
     of the Year in The American Naturalist. 1987.

National Institutes of Health: NIH Postdoctoral Traineeship in
     Human Genetics, 1985-1986.

National Science Foundation: NSF Predoctoral Fellowship,
     1981-1984

University of Wisconsin: Finalist, Sigma Xi Award for Outstanding
     Dissertation, 1985

College of Agricultural & Life Sci. Fellowship, 1984-1985

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Fellowship, 1980-1981

Earlham College: Phi Beta Kappa, College Honors, Wilkinson
     Scholarship, 1976-1978

Professional Experience

Associate Professor & Director of the Herbarium, Division of
     Biological Sciences, University of Montana, 1991-present.

Assistant Professor & Director of the Herbarium, Division of
     Biological Sciences, University of Montana, 1988-1991.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Botany, University of Washington,
     1986-1988.

Five Research Publications Related to Project



Mitchell-Olds, T., R. V. James, M. V. Palmer, and P. H. Williams.
     1993. Genetics of Brassica campestris. 3. Selection for
     multiple disease resistance to three fungal pathogens:
     Peronospora parasitica, Albugo candida, and Leptosphaeria
     maculans. Phytopathology: (In press).

Shaw, R. G., and T. Mitchell-Olds. 1992. Unbalanced analysis of
     variance. Ecology, in press Mitchell-Olds, T. 1992. Does
     environmental variation maintain genetic variation? A  
     question of scale. Trends in Ecology and Evolution: (In     
     press).

Dorn, L. A., and T. Mitchell-Olds. 1991. Genetics of Brassica
     campestris. 1. Genetic constraints on evolution of     
     life-history characters. Evolution. 45:371-379.

Mitchell-Olds, T., and J. Bergelson.  1990. Statistical genetics
     of Impatiens capensis. I. Genetic basis of quantitative
     variation. Genetics 124:407-415.

Five Additional Research Publications


Bones, A. M., D. Bradley, L. F. Hermansen, T. Mitchell-Olds, and
     O.P. Thangstad. Preparative purification, partial amino acid
     sequencing, and immunological characterization of myrosinase
     from Sinapis alba L. In review

Mitchell-Olds, T., D. Welty, and D. Bradley. The cost of disease
     resistance in plants differs among fungal pathogens.   
Evolution, in review.

McCall, C., T. Mitchell-Olds, D. M. Waller. 1991. Distance  
     between mates affects seedling characters in a population of
     Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae).  American Journal of
     Botany. 78:964-970.

Mitchell-Olds, T., and J. Bergelson.  1990. Statistical genetics
     of Impatiens capensis. II. Natural selection.  Genetics
     124:417-421.

Mitchell-Olds, T., and R. G. Shaw. 1987. Regression analysis of
     natural selection: Statistical inference and biological
     interpretation. Evolution. 41:1149-1161.

List of Collaborators Other Than Those Cited in Publication List

 C. Bell            Philadelphia
 J. Bergelson        St. Louis
 A. M. Bones         Norway
 D. Bradley          Seattle
 J. Ecker           Philadelphia
 J Grootwasink      Saskatoon
 M. B Hamilton      Providence
 R. V. James        Madison
 S. Machlin         Seattle
 C. McCall          San Antonio
 M. V. Palmer       Madison
 R. G. Shaw         Riverside
 O. P. Thangstad    Norway
 E. A. Thompson     Seattle

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors

R. Guries Madison D. Waller Madison P. H. Williams Madison C. Dennison Madison

Victor Raboy
Research Leader, USDA-ARS
619 Leon Johnson Hall
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
(406) 994-5054

Educational Background

University of Illinois.            Ph.D.     1984      
University of Illinois             M.S.      1980 
University of Massachusetts.       B.S.      1978 

Professional Experience

1/92 to present     Research Leader and Supervisory Research
                    Geneticist, USDA/ARS, Cereal Crops
                    Improvement Laboratory, Bozeman, Montana.

10/87-12/91         Research Geneticist, USDA/ARS, Cereal Crops
                    Improvement Laboratory,
                    Bozeman, Montana, Research Leader: 
                    Dr. A. L.Scharen, and Adjunct Assistant
                    Professor, Dept. of Plant and Soil Science,
                    Montana State University.  

11/84-8/87          Post-doctoral Research Associate, Laboratory
                    of Genetics, University of Wisconsin. 
                    Supervisor:  Dr. O. E. Nelson.  

Five Research Publications Related to Project

 1.  Raboy, V., F. E. Below and D. B. Dickinson.  1989. 
     Recurrent selection for maize protein
     and oil has altered phytic acid levels.  J. Heredity
     80:311-315. 
 
2.  Raboy, V.  1990.  The biochemistry and genetics of phytic
     acid synthesis.  In D. J. Morre, W. Boss, and F. Loewus,
     eds., Inositol Metabolism in Plants.Alan R. Liss, New York,
     pp 55-76.

 3.  Raboy, V., D. B. Dickinson, M. G. Neuffer.  1990.  A survey
     of maize kernel mutants for variation in phytic acid.
     Maydica 35:383-390.

 4.  Raboy, V., M. Noaman, A. Taylor, S. Pickett.  1991.  Grain
     phytic acid and total protein are highly correlated in
     winter wheat.  Crop Sci.  31:631-635.  
 

5.  Zhou, J. R., E. R. Fordyce, V. Raboy, D. B. Dickinson, M. S.
     Wong, R. A. Burns and J. W.Erdman Jr.  199_.  Reduction in
     phytic acid in soy products improves zinc bioavailability in
     rats.  J. Nutr. (In press).

Five Additional Research Publications

 1.  Kim, H-Y., J. W. Schiefelbein, V. Raboy, D. B. Furtek, and
     O. E. Nelson, Jr.  1987.  RNA splicing permits expression of
     a maize gene with a defective suppressor-mutator
     transposable element insertion in an exon.  Proc. Nat. Acad.
     Sci. (USA) 84:5863-5867. 

 2.  Raboy, V., H-Y. Kim, J. W. Schiefelbein and O. E. Nelson,
     Jr.  1989.  Deletions in a dSpm insert in a maize bronze-1
     allele alter RNA processing and gene expression.  Genetics
     122:695-703.  

 3.  Kim, H-W., V. Raboy, J. W. Schiefelbein, O. E. Nelson. 
     1989.  The effects of defective Suppressor-mutator
     insertions on the expression of a bronze-1 allele in maize. 
     Genome  31:980-986.  

 4.  Campbell, M., R. Dunn, S. Pickett and V. Raboy.  1991. 
     Phytic acid represents 10 to 15% of total phosphorus in
     alfalfa root and crown.  J. of Plant Nutr. 14:925-937.

 5.  Bunkers, G., O. E. Nelson, and V. Raboy.  1992.  Maize
     Bronze1:dSpm insertion mutations that are not fully
     suppressed by an active Spm.  Genetics (in press).

Collaborators within last 48 months: Listed in above references.

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors:

Robert A. Sharrock
Department of Biology
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
(406) 994-2472

Educational Background

University of Minnesota                  B.S. 1976          
                                        Microbiology

University of California (Berkeley)     Ph.D. 1981
                                        Microbiology

Professional Experience


1989-present   Assistant Professor, Department of Biology,
               Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

1987-1989      Research Associate, Plant Gene Expression Center,
               Albany, CA

1984-1987      NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant Biology,    
               Department of Botany, Univ. of
               Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1982-1984      American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow,
               Institute for Enzyme Research,
               Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1981           NIH Postdoctoral Trainee, Department of Medical
               Genetics, University of
               Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1977-1981      NIH Predoctoral Trainee in Cellular and Molecular
               Genetics, University of
               California, Berkeley

Five Research Publications Related to Project


 1. Sharrock, R.A., Lissemore, J.L., Quail, P.H. (1986)
     Nucleotide and amino acid sequence of a
     Cucurbita phytochrome cDNA clone: identification of    
     conserved features by comparison with Avena phytochrome.
     Gene 47, 287-295.
 
2. Sharrock, R.A., Parks, B.M., Koornneef, M., Quail, P.H.
     (1988) Molecular analysis of the phytochrome deficiency in
     an aurea mutant of tomato. Molec.Gen. Genet. 213, 9-14.
 3. Sharrock, R.A. Quail,P.H. (1989) Novel phytochrome sequences
     in Arabidopsis thaliana: structure, evolution, and     
     differential expression of a plant regulatory photoreceptor
     family. Genes  Dev. 3, 1745-1757.

 4. Somers, D.E., Sharrock, R.A., Tepperman, J.M., Quail, P.H.
     (1991) The hy3 long hypocotyl mutant of Arabidopsis is
     deficient in phytochrome B.  Plant Cell 3, 1263-1274.

 5. Christensen, A.H., Sharrock, R.A., Quail, P.H. (1992) Maize
     polyubiquitin genes: structure, thermal perturbation of
     expression and transcript splicing, and promoter activity
     following transfer to protoplasts by electroporation. Plant
     Molec. Biol. 18, 675-690.

Five Additional Research Publications


 1. Sharrock, R.A., Leighton, T. (1982) Suppression of defective
     sporulation phenotypes by the Bacillus subtilis mutation
     rev4. Molec. Gen. Genet. 186, 432-438.

 2. Sharrock, R.A., Rubinstein, S., Chan, M., Leighton, T. (1984)
     Intergenic suppression of SpoO phenotypes by the Bacillus
     subtilis mutation rvtA. Molec.Gen. Genet. 194, 260-264.

 3. Sharrock, R.A., Gourse, R.L., Nomura, M. (1985) Inhibitory
     effect of high-level transcription of the bacteriophage
     lambda nutL region on transcription of ribosomal RNA in E.
     coli. J. Bacteriol. 163, 704-708.

 4. Gourse, R.L., Takebe, Y., Sharrock, R.A., Nomura, M. (1985)
     Feedback regulation of rRNA and tRNA synthesis and     
     accumulation of free ribosomes after conditional expression
     of rRNA operons. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82, 1069-1073.

 5. Sharrock, R.A., Gourse, R.L., Nomura, M. (1985) Defective
     antitermination of rRNA transcription and derepression of
     rRNA and tRNA synthesis in the nusB5 mutant of cherichia
     coli. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82, 5275-5279.

List of Collaborators Other than Those Cited in Publcation List

Graduate Students:

Sarah Mathews, Lakshmi Tirupathipanayam

Dr. Tom Mitchell-Olds


Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors

 a) Dr. Terrance Leighton - graduate advisor
 b) Dr. Masayasu Nomura - postdoctoral advisor
 c) Dr. Peter H. Quail - postdoctoral advisor

John Edward Sherwood

Department of Plant Pathology
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
(406) 994-5153

Educational Background

University of Vermont, Burlington       B.A. 1973  Zoology. 

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins  M.S. 1979 Microbiology

Michigan State University, E. Lansing   Ph.D 1984 Microbiology

Professional Experience


1988-present   Assistant Professor, Department of Plant
               Pathology, Montana State University,
               Bozeman.
1984-1988      Research Associate, DOE-Plant Research Laboratory,
               Michigan State University,East Lansing.

1979-1984      Graduate Assistant, Department of Microbiology and
               Public Health, Michigan State University, E.
               Lansing.

1977-1979      Graduate Assistant, Department of Microbiology,
               Colorado State University, Ft.Collins.

1973-1977      Research technician, Department of Biochemistry
               and  Microbiology, Rutgers University,
               New Brunswick, NJ.

Relevant Publications


 1. Sherwood, J.E., J.M. Vasse, F.B. Dazzo, and G.L. Truchet.
     1984. Development and trifoliin-A binding ability of the
     capsule of Rhizobium trifolii. J. Bacteriol. 159:145-152.

 2. Hollingsworth, R.I., M. Abe, J.E. Sherwood, and F.B. Dazzo.
     1984. Bacteriophage-induced acidic heteropolysaccharide
     lyases that convert the acidic heteropolysaccharides of
     Rhizobium trifolii into oligosaccharide units. J. Bacteriol.
     160:510-516.

 3. Abe, M., J.E. Sherwood, R.I. Hollingsworth, and F.B. Dazzo.
     1984. Stimulation of clover root hair infection by
     lectin-binding oligosaccharides from the capsular and
     extracellular polysaccharides of Rhizobium trifolii. J.
     Bacteriol. 160:517-520.

 4. Sherwood, J.E., G.L. Truchet, and F.B. Dazzo. 1984. Effect of
     nitrate on the in-vivo synthesis of trifoliin A, a Rhizobium
     trifolii binding lectin, in clover seedling roots. Planta
     162:540-547.

 5. Truchet, G.L., J.E. Sherwood, H.S. Pankratz, and F.B. Dazzo.
     1986. Clover root exudate contains a particulate form of the
     lectin, trifoliin A, which binds to Rhizobium trifolii.
     Physiol. Plant. 66:575-582.

 6. Somerville, S.C., and J.E. Sherwood. 1987. Mutational
     analysis of Erysiphe graminis-barley interactions.
     p. 631-635. In Barley Genetics V (S. Yasuda and T. Kinishi,
     eds.). Barley Genetics  Society. Okayama, Japan.

 7. Sherwood, J.E., and S.C. Somerville. 1990. Sequence of the
     Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei gene encoding  -tubulin.
     Nucl. Acids Res. 18:1052.

 8. Sherwood, J.E., B. Slutsky, and S.C. Somerville. 1991.
     Induced morphological and virulence variants of the obligate
     barley pathogen Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei.
     Phytopathology 81:1350- 1357. 

 9. Martinez-Espinoza, A.D, K.J. Dugan, M.E. Bjarko, and J.E.
     Sherwood. 1992. Improved media for testing the mating
     reaction and genetic complementation of Ustilago hordei.
     Can. J. Bot. 70:788-793.

10. Martinez-Espinoza, A.D., S.A. Gerhardt, and J.E. Sherwood.
     Morphological and mutational analysis of Ustilago hordei
     mating.  Submitted.

Collaborators within last 48 months: None

Investigator's advisors:
   a)   M.S. advisor; Dr. D.A. Klein, Dept. Microbiology,
          Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.
   b)   Ph.D. advisor; Dr. F. Dazzo, Dept. Microbiology, Michigan
          State University, East Lansing
   c)   Postoctoral advisor; Dr. S. Sommerville, DOE Plant
          Research Lab, Michigan State University, E. Lansing. 

Richard G. Stout
Department of Biology
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
(406) 994-4548

Educational Background

University of Washington Ph.D.     1980 Plant Physiology
San Diego State University    M.S. 1976 Biology (Botany)
San Diego State University    B.S. 1974 Biology


Professional Experience

1990-present Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology, Montana State University. 1985-1990 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biology, Montana State University. 1982-1985 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Botany, Williams College, Williamstown & Adjunct Asst. Prof., Dept. of Botany, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. 1980-1982 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Botany, University of Washington.

Relevant Publications

1. Stout, R. G. and R. E. Cleland. 1980. Partial characterization of fusicoccin binding to receptor sites on oat root membranes. Plant Physiol. 66:353-359. 2. Lynes, M., C. A. Lamb, L. A. Napolitano and R. G. Stout. 1987. Antibodies to cell surface antigens of plant protoplasts. Plant Sci. 50:225-232. 3. Stout, R. G. 1988. Fusicoccin activity and binding in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol. 88:999-1001. 4. Blake, N. K., R. L. Ditterline, and R. G. Stout. 1991. Polymerase chain reaction used for monitoring multiple gene integration in Agrobacterium - mediated transformation. Crop Sci. 31:1686-1688. 5. Stout, R. G. and L. R. Griffing. 199_. Transmural secretion of a wall component recognized by MAB. Protoplasma (in press).

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors

Graduate advisors; Dr. David Rayle and Dr. Ken Johnson Gradute & Postdoc advisor; Robert E. Cleland

Luther Edmondson Talbert
Department of Plant and Soil Science
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana 59717
(406) 994-5060

Educational Background

North Carolina State University    B.S. 1979 Crop Science, Magna
                                               Cum Laude
North Carolina State University    M.S. 1982 Crop Science
University of Wisconsin            Ph.D.1985 Plant Breeding and
                                               Plant Genetics


Professional Experience

6/88-pres Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 1/86-5/88 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 8/82-10/85 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 7/80-8/82 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 5/78-7/80 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Five Research Publications Related to Project

1. Talbert, L. E., G. Kimber, G. M. Magyar, and C. B. Buchanan. 1993. Repetitive DNA variation and pivotal-differential evolution of wild wheats. Genome, in press. 2. Talbert, L. E., S. L. Moylan and L. J. Hansen. 1992. Assessment of repetitive DNA variation among tetraploid and hexaploid accessions of wheat. Crop Sci. 32: 366-369. 3. Talbert, L. E., G. M. Magyar, M. Lavin, T. K. Blake and S. L. Moylan. 1991. Molecular evidence for the origin of the S-derived genomes of polyploid Triticum species. Am. J. Bot. 78:340-349. 4. Talbert, L. E. and T. H. Clack. 1991. Molecular identification of individual D genome chromosmes using genome specific DNA on Southern blots. J. Hered. 82:509-512. 5. Talbert, L. E., J. F. Doebley, S. Larsen and V. L. Chandler. 1990. Tripsacum andersonii is a natural hybrid involving Zea and Tripsacum: Molecular evidence. Am. J. Bot. 77:722- 726.

Five Additional Research Publications

1. Talbert, L. E. 1992. Molecular biology and wheat improvement. Plant Breed. Rev., in press. 2. Talbert, L. E. and E. T. Bingham. 1989. Genetic characterization of a mutable allele in alfalfa. J. Hered. 80:407-410. 3. Talbert, L. E., G. I. Patterson, and V. L. Chandler. 1989. Mu transposable elements are structurally diverse and distributed throughout the genus Zea. J. Mol. Evol. 29:28-39. 4. Talbert, L. E. and V. L. Chandler. 1988. Characterization of a highly conserved sequence related to mutator transposable elements in maize. Mol. Biol. Evol. 5: 519-529. 5. Chandler, V. L., L. E. Talbert, and F. Raymond. 1988. Sequence, genomic organization, and DNA modification of a Mu1 element from nonmutator maize stocks. Genetics 119: 951-958.

List of Collaborators Other Than Those cited in Publication List

C. F. McGuire, R. G. Groose, J. M. Martin, M. E. Barkworth

Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors

D. H. Timothy, M.S. advisor, North Carolina State University E. T. Bingham, Ph.D. advisor, University of Wisconsin-Madison V. L. Chandler, Post-doctoral advisor, University of Oregon