Joseph A. Verica

Education

1995, Ph.D., Biology. Penn State University, University Park, PA. GPA 3.8/4.0

1990, B.S., Biology. Villanova University, Villanova, PA. GPA 3.3/4.0

Research Experience

2002-present, Post-doctor, Department of Horticulture, Penn State.

1999-2002, Post-doctor, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University.

1995-1999, Post-doctor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State.

Research Skills

DNA/RNA Purification Southern/northern Blotting Ribonuclease Protection Assay mRNA Differential Display SSH cDNA/BAC Library Construction Macroarray Analysis High Throughput DNA sequencing RACE Pulsed-field Electrophoresis

SDS-PAGE Isoelectric Focusing (IEF) Immunoblotting Yeast Two-hybrid System Chromotography (HPLC/FPLC, Affinity, Ion-exchange, Gel Filtration) Plant Transformation/Tissue Culture Computer Assisted Sequence Analysis Scanning Electron Microscopy

Awards/Honors

2002, Jeanne and Charles Rider Endowment, Penn State University.

2000, Travel Award, Keystone Symposium.

1995, NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institute of Health.

1994, J. Ben and Helen Deuss Hill Memorial Scholarship, Penn State University.

1994, Henry W. Popp Graduate Assistantship, Penn State University.

1994, Wheeler P. Davey Graduate Fellowship, Penn State University.

1992, Paul Berg Prize in Molecular Biology, Penn State University.

1992, J. Ben and Helen Deuss Hill Memorial Scholarship, Penn State University.

1991, Travel Award, Gordon Research Conference.

1990, Academic Excellence and Outstanding Achievement, Villanova University.

1985, Academic Scholarship (partial), Villanova University.

1983, Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America.

Publications (Please note that my name was legally changed from Joseph D. Callos)

° Verica JA, Chae L, Tong HY, Ingmire P and He ZH. (2003). Tissue Specific and Developmentally Regulated Expression of a Cluster of Tandemly Arrayed WAK-Like Kinase, WAKL, Genes in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology (submitted).

°Verica, J.A. and He, Z.-H. (2002). The WAKL15 gene regulates root elongation and flowering time in Arabidopsis. (in preparation).

°Verica, J.A. and He, Z.-H. (2002). The Cell Wall-Associated Kinase (WAK) and WAK-Like Kinase Gene Family. Plant Physiology 129, 455–459.

°Verica, J.A., McCubbin, A.G. and Kao, T.-h. (1998). Are the hypervariable regions of S-RNases sufficient for allele-specific recognition of pollen? Plant Cell 10, 311-314.

°Verica, J.A. and Kao, T.-h. (1998). Producing hybrid seed: A genetic approach. NRI Research Highlights, (Washington D.C., USDA, Cooperative Research, Education and Extension Service).

°Verica, J.A. and Kao, T.-h. (1998). Self-incompatibility: Self/Nonself discrimination between pollen and pistil. NATO ASI Series, Subseries H, vol. 104, pp. 263-273.

°Verica, J.A. and Medford, J.I. (1997). Modified MERI5 expression alters cell expansion in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Plant Science 125, 201-210.

°Granger, C.L., Callos, J.D., Xu, B. and Medford, J.I. (1995). Isolation of an Arabidopsis homologue of the maize KNOTTED1 gene. Plant Molecular Biology 31, 373-378.

°Callos, J.D., Dirado, M., Xu, B., Behringer, F.J., Link, B.M. and Medford, J.I. (1994). The Forever young gene encodes an oxidoreductase required for proper development of the Arabidopsis vegetative shoot. Plant Journal 6, 835-848.

°Callos, J.D. and Medford, J.I. (1994). Organ positions and pattern formation in the shoot apex. Plant Journal 6, 1-7.

°Medford, J.I., Callos, J.D., Behringer, F.J. and Link, B.M. (1994). Functions of the vegetative shoot apical meristem. In: Arabidopsis, (New York, Cold Spring Harbor Press). C. Somervilleand E. Meyerowitz, editors.

°Medford, J.I., Behringer, F.J., Callos, J.D. and Feldmann, K.A. (1992). Normal and abnormal development in the Arabidopsis vegetative shoot apex. Plant Cell 4, 631-43.

°Doherty, J.A. and Callos, J.D. (1991). Acoustic communication in the trilling field cricket, Gryllus rubens. Journal of Insect Behavior 4, 67-82.

Presentations

2003, (upcoming) Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiology

2001, Keystone Symposium on Systems Approach to Plant Biology.

2000, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiology.

1994, Gordon Research Conference.

1993, Keystone Symposium on Evolution and Plant Development.

1993, 4th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research.

1991, Congress of the International Society for Plant Molecular Biology.

1991, Congress of the International Society for Plant Molecular Biology.

1991, Penn State Summer Symposium in Plant Molecular Biology.

1991, Penn State Summer Symposium in Plant Molecular Biology.

1991, Gordon Research Conference.

Fraternal Organizations/Professional Societies

The Knights of Columbus, Third Degree Member

The American Society of Plant Biologists

References (letters available upon request)

Daniel Cosgrove, Ph.D. Professor of Biology 208 Mueller Laboratory University Park, PA 16801 (814) 863-3892 dcoscrove@psu.edu

Zheng-Hui He Asst. Prof. Of Biology San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Ave. San Francisco, CA 94132 (415) 338-2938 zhe@sfsu.edu

June Medford, Ph.D. Asst. Prof. of Biology Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 (970) 491-7865 medford@lamar.colostate.edu