Expert Profile
PhD. Molecular Biology. Expert in all areas of DNA/RNA isolation/manipulation/purification. Heterologous protein expression/purification. Green algae (C. reinhardtii/V. carteri) growth and use in molecular biology. Expert in UNIX based tools ***** Transcriptome analysis. (gene expression)
Research Associate, ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
C. reinhardtii/V. carteri comparative gene expression studies concerning the evolution of sexual development.
Research Associate, UCLA
Legume/Rhizobium symbiosis (nitrogen fixing)
Ph.D. Molecular Biology, UCLA *****
B.S. Genetics UC Davis *****
1. Ferris P, Olson BJ, De ***** PL, Douglass S, Casero D, Prochnik S, Geng S, Rai R,
Grimwood J, Schmutz J, Nishii I, Hamaji T, Nozaki H, Pellegrini M, Umen JG., Evolution of
an expanded sex-determining locus in Volvox. Science. 2010 Apr 16;328(5976):*****.
2. De ***** PL, Ferris P, Pham P, Geng S, Olson BJ, Pellegrini M, Goodenough U, Umen JG.,
Sequence analysis and population dynamics of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mating
locus provide insights into its evolutionary history, recombination potential, and genetic
structure. PLoS Genetics in prep
3. Kuo D, Nie M, De ***** P, Chambers M, Phillips M, Hirsch AM, Courey AJ., A SUMOGroucho
Q domain fusion protein: characterization and in vivo Ulp1-mediated cleavage.
Protein Expr Purif. 2011 Mar;76(1):*****. Epub 2010 Aug 21.