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Patricia J. Canaan Professor, Academic Advisor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
246 Noble Research Center
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-3035
Phone: (405) 744-6199
Fax: (405) 744-7799
email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, July 1997
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Dissertation Title: Whole cell kinetics and nucleotide sequence analysis of a
constitutive phenol hydroxylase in an Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 derivative.
M.S. Microbiology, December 1990
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Thesis Title: Structural and functional characterization of a composite conjugative
transposon in Streptococcus pneumoniae.
B.S. Medical Technology, July 1986
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oct 2004 to Present Professor (2016-present), Associate Professor (2010-2016), Assistant
Professor (2004-2010), Undergraduate Academic Advisor (2004-
Present) and ITLE Faculty Teaching Fellow (2013-2016)
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
May 2001 to Oct 2004 Assistant Research Biochemist
OSU Microarray Core Facility
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Sep 1997 to May 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Microbiology,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Jun to Jul of 1995, Instructor, Undergraduate Introduction to Microbiology
1997 and 1998 Department of Microbiology,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Aug 1987 to Jul 1988 Medical Technologist
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Dodge City Medical Center,
Dodge City, KS
August 1986 to July 1987 Medical Technologist
Logan County Health Center,
Guthrie, OK
PUBLICATIONS
Stewart JF, Gustafson JE, Moore ME, J. Forshee L, Canaan P, French DP. 2018.
Evaluation of Cost-Conscious Course-Embedded Research Projects in a Freshman
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Course. Submitted to Journal of Microbiology &
Biology Education.
Jackson CA, Couger MB, Prabhakaran M, Ramachandriya KD, Canaan P, Fathepure BZ.
2017. Isolation and characterization of Rhizobium sp. strain YS-1r that degrades lignin in
plant biomass. J. Appl. Microbiol. 122:940-952.
Ayalew S, Confer AW, Hartson SD, Canaan PJ, Payton M, Couger B. 2017. Proteomic
and bioinformatic analyses of putative Mannheimia haemolytica secretome by liquid
chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. Vet Microbiol. 203:73-80.
Rita Flores, Nathanial Torres, Jessica Matts, John Gustafson, Patricia Canaan and Peter
Hoyt. 2017. Unique Transposon Genome Rearrangements Identified in Elizabethkingia
anophelis Outbreak Strains in the Midwest US. FASEB 31:612.8
Koch, K. D., Leslie, D. K., Anderson, A. S., Hoyt, P. R., and Canaan, P. 2018. Complete
Genome Sequences of two Mycobacteriophage isolated in Oklahoma. In Preparation for
submission to Genome Announcements.
Kalpalatha M, Anderson M, Elavarthi S, Guenzi A, Canaan P. 2015. Transcriptional
Analysis of Resistance to Low Temperatures in Bermudagrass Crown Tissues. PLos One.
10:e0136433.
Matyi SA, Hoyt PR, Ayoubi-Canaan P, Hasan NA, Gustafson JE. 2015. Draft Genome
Sequence of Strain ATCC 33958, Reported To Be Elizabethkingia miricola. Genome
Announcements. 3:e00828-15
Dalvi. S., Nicholson C., Najar, F., Roe, B.A., Canaan, P., Hartson, S. D., and Fathepure,
B.Z.. 2014. Arhodomonas sp. Strain Seminole and Its Genetic Potential To Degrade
Aromatic Compounds under High-Salinity Conditions. Appl Environ Microbiol. 80:6664-
6676
Ray A, Saykhedkar S, Ayoubi-Canaan P, Hartson SD, Prade R, Mort AJ. 2012.
Phanerochaete chrysosporium produces a diverse array of extracellular enzymes when
grown on sorghum. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 93:2075-2089.
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S Saykhedkar, A Ray, P Ayoubi-Canaan, SD. Hartson, R Prade and AJ. Mort. 2012. A
time course analysis of extracellular proteome of Aspergillus nidulans grown on sorghum
stover. Biotechnol Biofuels. 5:52.
Mahapatra S, Ayoubi P, Shaw EI. 2010. Coxiella burnetii Nine Mile II proteins modulate
gene expression of monocytic host cells during infection. BMC Microbiol. 10:244.
Ray A, Liu J, Ayoubi P, Pope C. 2010. Dose-related gene expression changes in forebrain
following acute, low-level chlorpyrifos exposure in neonatal rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol.
248:144-55.
Galindo RC, Ayoubi P, Naranjo V, Gortazar C, Kocan KM, de la Fuente J. 2009. Gene
expression profiles of European wild boar naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Vet
Immunol Immunopathol. 129:119-25.
de la Fuente J, Maritz-Olivier C, Naranjo V, Ayoubi P, Nijhof AM, Almazán C, Canales M,
José M. de la Lastra P, Galindo RC, Blouin EF, Gortazar C, Jongejan F, KocanKN. 2008.
Evidence of the role of tick subolesin in gene expression. BMC Genomics. 9:372.
Galindo RC, Ayoubi P, García-Pérez AL, Naranjo V, Kocan KM, Gortazar C, de la Fuente
J. 2008. Differential expression of inflammatory and immune response genes in sheep
infected with Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 126:27-34.
Ross JW, Ashworth MD, White FJ, Johnson GA, Ayoubi PJ, Desilva U, Whitworth KM,
Prather RS, Geisert RD. 2007. Premature estrogen exposure alters endometrial gene
expression to disrupt pregnancy in the pig. Endocrinology. 148:599.
Fernandez de Mera IG, Perez de la Lastra JM, Ayoubi P, Naranjo V, Kocan KM, Gortazar
C, de la Fuente J. 2007. Differential expression of inflammatory and immune response
genes in mesenteric lymph nodes of Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) naturally
infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Dev Comp Immunol. 32:85-91.
Bernardo A, Bai G, Guo P, Xiao K, Guenzi AC, and Ayoubi, P. 2007. Fusarium
graminearum-induced differential gene expression between Fusarium head blight-resistant
and susceptible wheat cultivars. Funct Integr Genomics. 7:69-77.
de la Fuente J, Ayoubi P, Blouin EF, Almazan C, Naranjo V, Kocan KM. 2006.
Anaplasmosis: focusing on host-vector-pathogen interactions for vaccine development. Ann
N Y Acad Sci. 1078:416-23.
Naranjo V, Ayoubi P, Vicente J, Ruiz-Fons F, Gortazar C, Kocan KM, de la Fuente J. 2006.
Characterization of selected genes upregulated in non-tuberculous European wild boar as
possible correlates of resistance to Mycobacterium bovis infection. Vet Microbiol. 116:224-
31.
Mahalingam R, Jambunathan N, Gunjan SK, Faustin E, Weng H, Ayoubi P. 2006.
Analysis of oxidative signaling induced by ozone in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell
Environ. 29:1357-71.
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Park SJ, Huang Y, Ayoubi P. 2006. Identification of expression profiles of sorghum genes
in response to greenbug phloem-feeding using cDNA subtraction and microarray analysis.
Planta. 223:932-47.
Pocsi I, Miskei M, Karanyi Z, Emri T, Ayoubi P, Pusztahelyi T, Balla G, Prade RA. 2005.
Comparison of gene expression signatures of diamide, H2O2 and menadione exposed
Aspergillus nidulans cultures - linking genome-wide transcriptional changes to cellular
physiology. BMC Genomics.6:182.
Uppalapati SR, Ayoubi P, Weng H, Palmer DA, Mitchell RE, Jones W, Bender CL. 2005.
The phytotoxin coronatine and methyl jasmonate impact multiple phytohormone pathways in
tomato. Plant J. 42:201-17.
Donnelly BE, Madden RD, Ayoubi P, Porter DR, Dillwith JW. 2005. The wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.) leaf proteome. Proteomics.5:1624-33.
de la Fuente J, Ayoubi P, Blouin EF, Almazan C, Naranjo V, Kocan KM. 2005. Gene
expression profiling of human promyelocytic cells in response to infection with Anaplasma
phagocytophilum. Cell Microbiol. 7:549-59.
Ray, A., Macwana S, Ayoubi P, Hall LT, PradeR and Mort AJ . 2004. Negative
Subtraction Hybridization: An efficient method to isolate large numbers of condition-
specific cDNAs. BMC Genomics. 5:22.
Ramachandran, A., Flinchbaugh, J., Ayoubi, P., Olah, G. A. and Malayer, J. 2003. Target
discrimination by surface immobilized molecular beacons designed to detect to Francisella
tularensis. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 19:727-36.
Ayoubi, P., Armirneni, L., Hall, L., Hughes, J., Krishna, S., Kim, S., Leite, S., Macwana, S.,
and Prade, R. 2002. FungOntology: Gene ontology of fungal genomes. In The Mycota
VIII. K. Esser and P.A. Lemke (Series Eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, and New
York.
Ayoubi, P., Jin X, Leite S, Liu X, Martajaja J, Abduraham A, Wan Q, Yan W, Misawa E
and Prade RA. 2001. PipeOnline: High-throughput EST processing and functional data
mining. Nucleic Acids Research. 30:4761-4769.
Muralla, R, Ayoubi, P, Graminha, M, Martinez-Rossi, N, Rossi, A and Prade, RA. 2001.
Antifungal Target Selection: Using Bioinformatics to Make the Difference. In Pathogen
Genomics: Impact on human health. K Shaw (ed). Humana Press, Totowa, NJ.
Bohnert HJ, Ayoubi P, Borchert C, Bressan RA, Burnap RL, Cushman JC, Cushman MA,
Deyholos M, Galbraith DW, Hasegawa PM, Jenks M, Kawasaki S, Koiwa H, Kore-eda S,
Lee B-H, Michalowski,CB, Misawa E, Nomura M, Ozturk M, Postier B, Prade R, Song C-P,
Tanaka Y, Wang H, Zhu J-K. 2001. A genomics approach towards salt stress tolerance.
Plant Physiol. Biochem. 39:295-311.
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Prade RA, Ayoubi P, Krishnan, S, Macwana S, Russell, H. 2001 Accumulation of stress
and cell wall degrading enzyme associated transcripts during asexual development in
Aspergillus nidulans. Genetics. 157:957-967.
Prade RA, Zhan D, Ayoubi P, Mort AJ. 1999. Pectins, pectinases and plant-microbe
interactions. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 16:361-91.
Kim, Y., Ayoubi P, and Harker A. 1996. Constitutive expression of the cloned phenol
hydroxylase genes(s) from Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 and concomitant
trichloroethylene oxidation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62:3227-3233.
Ayoubi, P. and A. Harker. 1998. Whole-cell kinetics of trichloroethylene degradation by
phenol hydroxylase in a Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 derivative.. Appl Environ Microbiol.
64:4353-6.
Ayoubi, P., A. O. Kilic and M. N. Vijayakumar. 1991. Tn5253, the pnuemococcal (cat
tet)BM6001 element, is a composite structure of two conjugative transposons, Tn5251 and
Tn5252. Journal of Bacteriology. 173:1617-1622.
Vijayakumar, M. N., Ayoubi P, and Kilic AO. 1990. Studies relating to the organization of
Tn5253, the pnuemococcal (cat tet)BM6001 element. In Genetics and Molecular Biology
of Streptococci, Lactococci and Enterococci. American Society for Microbiology,
Washington, D. C.
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation to 2018 College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Teaching
Workshop. Effective Academic Advising Strategies. January 11, 2018. 101 Wes Watkins
Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Jessica A. Matts, Patricia J. Canaan, Nathanial J. Torres, Rita Flores, Peter Hoyt and John E.
Gustafson. Cloning of Unique β-lactamases from Elizabethkingia miricola and
Elizabethkingia anophelis, Experiments in a Freshman Course. Poster presentation to
American Society for Microbiology Microbe 2016. June 16-20, 2016, Boston,
Massachusetts.
Presentation to OSU Undergraduate Chemistry Club seminar Series. Identifying beta-
lactamase genes in Elizabethkingia species. October 2015. 110 Henry Bellmon Research
Center, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Presentation to Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR Women in Science Conference Hands-On Science
Session booth entitled "Exploring the Chemistry of Life". October 2014. Tulsa, Oklahoma
Presentation on "Flipping the Class" presented at the Department of Teaching and Learning
Support at the Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ITLE) and the Graduate
School at Oklahoma State University Graduate Teaching Assistant Conference on Teaching
workshops attended by new and seasoned graduate teaching assistants. August 2014.
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N. A. Hasan, S. Matyi, P. R. Hoyt, P. Canaan, J. E. Gustafson. The Draft Genome of
Elizabethkingia miricola. Poster presentation to American Society for Microbiology General
Meeting. May 30-June 2, 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Panel Member for panel discussion at the Department of Teaching and Learning Support at
the Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ITLE) and the Graduate School at
Oklahoma State University Graduate Teaching Assistant Conference on Teaching
workshops attended by new and seasoned graduate teaching assistants. August 2014
B. Z. Fathepure, M. Prabhakaran, A. Ranganathan, B. Couger, P. Canaan, R. Prade;
Molecular and Physiological Insight into Bacterial Degradation of Lignin in Plant Biomass.
Poster presentation to American Society for Microbiology General Meeting. May 18-21,
2013, Denver, Colorado
Presentation to OSU Veterinary Biomedical Sciences seminar Series. Increasing the
Accessibility of Plant Biomass Polysaccharides for Conversion into Fuels. October 10,
2013. 259 McElroy Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Ray A, Saykhedkar S, Ayoubi P, Prade P, Andrew Mort A. 2009. Degrading biomass to
sugars for biofuels production. Can we learn from fungi whose livelihood depends on it?
What exactly do fungi do to degrade biomass? Poster Presentation to 2009 Gordon
Research Conference on Plant Cell Walls. August 2-7, 2009. Smithfield, RI.
Stein, D. R., Pillai, A., DeSilva, U., Krehbiel, C.R. Morgan, J.B., Horn, G. W., McCurdy,
M.P., Wagner, J. J., Ayoubi, P. and Geisert, R.D. Effects of different winter growing
programs and subsequent finishing on gene expression in different adipose tissue depots in
beef steers. 2008 ASAS mid-west meetings, Ames, IA
Wang W, Ray A, Ayoubi P, Mort A, Prade P. 2008. Recalcitrant Biomass Bioconversion:
Gene Multiplicity and Enzyme Redundancy. Poster Presentation to 2008 30th Symposium
on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. May 4-7, 2008. New Orleans LA.
Ross, J.W., Ashworth, D., Stein, D.R., DeSilva, U., Ayoubi, P., Prather, R.S., Whitworth,
K.M., Green, J.A., White, F.J., Johnson, G.A., et al. 2006. Alteration of porcine endometrial
gene expression associated with conceptus loss following endocrine disruption with
exogenous estrogen. Biology of Reproduction:108-109
Ayoubi, P. 2006. Assessing the early local transcriptional host response to infection by
Herpesvirus Papio 2 (HVP2) following infection by epidermal scarification in a mouse
model.. Invited talk to Undergraduate Microbiology Club Meeting in the Department of
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Oklahoma State University. March 1, 2006.
Stillwater OK
Ross, JW., M.D. Ashworth, DR. Stein, U. DeSilva, P. Ayoubi, RS. Prather, K. Whitworth,
C. Agca, J-G. Kim, JA. Green, F. White, GA. Johnson, RD. Geisert. 2005. Identification and
analysis of molecular markers following endocrine disruption of pregnancy in the pig.
International Conference on Pig Reproduction. P123.
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Weng H and Ayoubi, P. 2005. GPAP3 – Genepix Pro Auto-Processor, Version 3. Poster
Presentation to 2005 Second Annual OKBIOS Symposium on Synthetic Biology, Oklahoma
Bioinformatics Society, local chapter of Mid-South Computational Biology and
Bioinformatics Society. Oklahoma City, OK.
Ayoubi, P. 2005. Production of spotted microarrays. Invited talk to the Department of
Plant Pathology First Annual DNA Microarray Workshop, Kansas State University.
Manhattan, KS.
Ayoubi, P. 2005. Ontologies for Biological Informatics. Invited talk to Graduate
Bioinformatics (CLML5203) in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
Oklahoma State University. April 26, 2005. Stillwater OK,
Ayoubi, P. 2005 Gene expression profiling of human promyelocytic cells in response to
infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Invited talk to Undergraduate Microbiology
Club Meeting in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Oklahoma State
University. March 30, 2005. Stillwater OK,
Ayoubi, P. 2005. Introduction to DNA Microarray Technology. Invited talk to General
Chemistry for Honors (CHEM1515H) in the Department of Chemistry. Oklahoma State
University. March 24, 2005. Stillwater OK,
Weng H and Ayoubi, P. 2004. GPAP – GenePix Pro Auto-Processor. Poster Presentation
to 2004 First Annual OKBIOS Symposium on Synthetic Biology, Oklahoma Bioinformatics
Society, local chapter of Mid-South Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society.
University of Oklahoma, November 12, 2004. Norman, OK.
Ayoubi, P. 2004. Automating gene sequence and expression data analysis. Invited talk to
the Department of Plant Pathology Seminar Series, Kansas State University. February 12,
2004. Manhattan, KS.
Ayoubi, P. 2004. Automating gene sequence and expression data analysis. Invited talk to
the Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR Women in Science Conference 2004, Langston University.
November 19, 2004. Langston, OK.
Ayoubi, P. 2003. Genetic Engineering for Engineers: A Brief Introduction to Molecular
Biology for Non-Biologist”. Invited talk to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Seminar Series. Oklahoma State University. November 21, 2003. Stillwater,
OK.
Ayoubi, P. 2003. Introduction to DNA Microarray Technology. Invited talks to Cellular
and Molecular Biology (CLML3014) class in the Department of Microbiology and
Molecular Genetics. Oklahoma State University. November 18-19, 2003. Stillwater, OK.
Ayoubi, P. 2003. Introduction to DNA Microarray Technology. Invited talks to Advanced
Plant Biotechnology Methods (FOR5623) in the Department of Entomology/Plant
Pathology. Oklahoma State University. November 25-26, 2003. Stillwater OK,
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Ayoubi, P. 2003. Introduction to DNA Microarray Technology. Invited talks to Cellular
and Molecular Biology (CLML3014) class in the Department of Microbiology and
Molecular Genetics. Oklahoma State University. March 25-28, 2003. Stillwater, OK.
Ayoubi, P. 2002. Introduction to DNA Microarray Technology. Invited talks to Cellular
and Molecular Biology (CLML3014) class in the Department of Microbiology and
Molecular Genetics. Oklahoma State University. November 19-22, 2002. Stillwater, OK.
Ayoubi, P. 2002. Introduction to Bioinformatics for Functional Genomics. Invited talk to
the Biotechnology in Plant Improvement (PLNT5433) class in the Department of Plant and
Soil Sciences. Oklahoma State University. March 13, 2002. Stillwater, OK.
Ayoubi, P. 2001. Aspergillus nidulans genome sequencing effort: Strategic scaffold
sequencing of Chromosome IV. Oral presentation to The 21th Fungal Genetics Conference
at Asilomar. March 13-17, 2001. Pacific Grove, California.
Ayoubi, P, Misawa, E and Prade, P. 2001. PipeOnline: An Integrated Resource for Data
Mining of Processed DNA Sequence Databases. Poster presentation to The 21th Fungal
Genetics Conference at Asilomar. March 13-17, 2001. Pacific Grove, California.
Ayoubi, P., N. Dunn-Coleman, N. Keller and R. A. Prade. 2001. Aspergillus nidulans
genome sequencing effort: Strategic scaffold sequencing of Chromosome IV. Poster
presentation to The 21th Fungal Genetics Conference at Asilomar. March 13-17, 2001.
Pacific Grove, California.
Ayoubi, P. and R. A. Prade. 1999. Analysis of homologous gene targeting in
hyperrecombinant mutants of Aspergillus nidulans. Poster presentation to The 20th Fungal
Genetics Conference at Asilomar. March 23-28, 1999. Pacific Grove, California.
Ayoubi, P., R. Abel and R. Prade. 1997. Fungal genetics of plant cell wall degradation.
Paper presentation to Oklahoma Academy of Science 86th Annual Fall Technical Meeting.
November 7, 1997. Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Ayoubi, P. and A. Harker. 1997 Complete nucleotide sequence and analysis of phenol
hydroxylase from Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134. Poster presentation to American Society
for Microbiology 97th General Meeting. May 4-8, 1997. Miami, Florida.
Ayoubi, P. and A. Harker.1996. Whole cell kinetics of constitutive trichloroethylene
degradation by phenol hydroxylase in an Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 derivative. Poster
presentation to American Society for Microbiology 96th General Meeting. May 19-23,
1996. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Kim, Y., T. Ayoubi, and A. Harker. 1994. Constitutive degradation of trichloroethylene by
Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134. Poster presentation to American Society for Microbiology
94th General Meeting. May 23-27, 1994. Las Vagas, Nevada.
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Ayoubi, P. Constitutive degradation of trichloroethylene by Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134.
1994. Paper presentation to American Society for Microbiology Missouri Valley Branch
General Meeting. March 5, 1994. Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, OK.
Vijayakumar, M. N., and P. Ayoubi. 1991. A conjugative transposon within a conjugative
transposon in pneumococcus. Poster presentation to American Society for Microbiology
91th General Meeting. May 5-9, 1991. Dallas, Texas.
Kilic, A. O., P. Ayoubi, and M. N. Vijayakumar. 1990. A conjugative transposon within a
conjugative transposon in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Poster presentation to 33rd West
Central States Biochemistry Conference. October 12-13, 1990. Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Ayoubi, P. and M. N. Vijayakumar. Tn5253, pneumococcal BM6001 (cat tet) is a
composite element of two independent conjugative transposons, Tn5251 and Tn5252. 1990.
Poster presentation to 3rd International American Society for Microbiology Conference on
Streptococcal Genetics. June 6-9, 1990. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORING
Jason Ross, M.S. in Animal Science, Graduated Spring 2003.
Jason Ross, Ph.D. in Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Minor in Biochemistry, Graduated
Fall 2006.
Brent Raisley, Ph.D. in Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer 2008.
Asita Vasudevan,M.S. in Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer
2008.
Kim Winkelman, M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Fall 2008.
Lisa Rigdon-Barton, Ph.D. in Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer
2009.
Daniel Stein, Ph.D. in Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Graduated Summer 2009.
Veenita Grover, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Fall 2010.
TeeCie West, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer 2011.
Saugata Mahapatra, Ph.D. in Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer
2011
Chad Ternes, M.S. in Botany, Graduated Fall 2011.
Sayali Saykhedkar, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer 2012.
Anthony Stobe, M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Fall 2012.
Mukta Dutta, M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Spring 2013
Jason Davenport, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer 2013
Anthony Stobe, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer 2013.
Stephanie Matyi, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Spring 2014.
Madhu Prabjakaran, M.S. in Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer
2014
Chad Ternes, Ph.D. in Botany, Graduated Spring 2015.
Joel Teko, M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Spring 2015.
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Danny Maples, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Graduated Summer 2015.
Mukta Dutta, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer 2015
Cynthia Dobbs, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Dustin Steele, M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduated Summer 2016.
Pryscila Velasco, M.S. Food Science, Animal Science, Graduated Summer 2017.
Nathanial Torres, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dissertation research in
progress.
Will Johnson, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dissertation research in
progress
Tori Tabb, Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dissertation research in progress
Majed Alotaibi, Ph.D. in Plant and Soil Sciences, Dissertation, research in progress.
Fahad Alotaibi, Ph.D. in Plant and Soil Sciences, Dissertation, research in progress.
UNDERGRADUATE HONORS THESIS MENTORING, CO-MENTORING
Dru Albin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014.
Jordan Stegman, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014.
Daniel Huff, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014.
Lauren Nichols, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014.
Morgan Enty, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014.
Asad Rehman, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014.
Julia Matera, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014.
Jacob Hill, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014.
Karley Estus, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2015.
Mary Temple-Lee, B.S. in Animal Sciences, Spring 2016.
Chelsea McKenzie, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2016.
Andres Guerrero Criado, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2016.
Andres Guerrero Criado, B.S. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Spring 2016.
Gretchan Moore, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2016.
Rebekah Sook, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2016.
Maeghan Murie, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2016.
Thomas Wiseman, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2017.
Danielle Dockrey, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2017.
Dominic Martin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2017.
Julia Sealock, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2017.
Ben Pearson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2017.
Jennifer Yang, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Honors research in progress.
Lindsey Purcell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Honors research in progress.
Eston Blair, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Honors research in progress.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT MENTORING, CO-MENTORING, RESEARCH
LABORARY EXPERIENCE
James Brown, B.S. in Botany, Summer 2005
Jeffrey Gruntmeir, B.S. in Biochemistry, Summer and Fall 2005
Todd Norman, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2005
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James Campbell, B.S. in Biochemistry, Fall 2005
Jules Dsouza, B.S. in Biochemistry, Fall 2005 and Spring 2006
Jillian Keesee, B.S. in Biochemistry, Fall 2005
Lexi Lain, B.S. in Biology, Spring 2006
Aaron Williams, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2006
Jennifer Carter, B.S. in Animal Science, Summer 2006
Corwin Maxson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2006
Jonathan Paa, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2006
Rachel Watters, B.S. in Psychology, Summer 2006
Clinton Alsup, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 and
Spring 2008
Richard Atkins, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2006
Meagon Crowl, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2006 and Fall 2007
Mario DeJung, B.S. in Bioinformatics, Exchange student from German, Fall 2006
Nathan Gillock, B.S. in Biochemistry, Fall 2006 and Spring 2007
Kelli Piguet, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2006
Markus Klimmasch, B.S. in Bioinformatics, Exchange student from German, Spring 2007
Phillip Friesen, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2007
Daniel Dye, B.S. in Biochemistry, Summer 2007
Michelle Brewer-Withrow, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2007
Brian Herrin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2007
Chelsea Outhier, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2007
Alyssa Peterson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer and Fall 2008
Laura Tarrh, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2008
Steven Pennington, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2008
Cordaro Baldwin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2008
Kyle Mackin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2008
Richard Atkins, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2009
Christopher Cain, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2009
Zachary Clary, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring and Fall 2009
John Cloud, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring and Fall 2009
Mindi Howe, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2009
Jarryd Osburn, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2009
Jilliam Prather, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2009
Michelle Johnson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2009
Sarah Oppel, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2009
Rebecca Hoffman, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2009
Brentley Lindsey, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2010
Adrian Walker, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2010
John Cloud, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2010
Michelle Johnson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2010
Sarah Oppel, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2010
Thomas Hudson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2010
Zachary Clary, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2010
Matthew Greenlee, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2010
Brandon Humble, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2010
Luisa Krug B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2010
Amber Anderson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
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Brandon Bush, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Ellora Couch, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Michelle King, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Devin Leslie, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Charles Maloy, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Andrew Zapata, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Courtney Anderson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Kelly Cheek, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Lawrie Gainey, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Bryanna Johnson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Jaron Soulek, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Danielle Nichols, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2011
Karley Koch, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2011
Kerstein McMurl, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2011
Joanna Bartholomew, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2011
John Long, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2011
Braden Wilson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2012
Jacob Hill, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2012
Zachary Dunn, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2012
Dakota Cryer, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2012
River Crawford, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2013
Wesley Maxcey, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2013
Daniel Poulain, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2013
Asad Rehman, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2013
Alex Hall, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014
Mariah Burris, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014
Katherine Martin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014
William Shaffer, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014
Lauren Nichols, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2014
Bethany Andrews, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2014
Joshua Cole, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2014
Nicholas Daffern, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2014
Dominic Martin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2014
Brooklin Ryan-Pearch, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2014
Minji Sohn, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2014
Hillary Thomas, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2014
Marina Alvarado, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Grace Flusche, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Jordan Gauss, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Austin Mefford, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Alix Paulsen, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Lindsey Purcell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Aaron Seal, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Madeleine Williams, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Eston, Blair, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Caleb Wilson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Deldadillo Del Bosque, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
Megan Martinz, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2015
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Meaghan Murie-Harting, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Summer 2015
Jeanette Luong, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2015
Ryne Overfield, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2015
Chelsea McKenzie, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2015
Lindsey Purcell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fall 2015
Chelsea McKenzie, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2016
Lindsey Purcell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2016
Caleb Wilson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2016
Aaron Seal, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Spring 2016
Lindsey Purcell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2016
Dominic Martin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2016
Caleb Wilson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2016
Imani McGill, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2016
Ryan McIntire, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2016
Sydney Prendergast, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2016
Timothy Rosencrans, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2016
Aaron Seal, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2016
Emily Nunan, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Melany Martinez, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Courtney O’Connor, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Lindsey Purcell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Julia Sealock, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Mackenzie Smith, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Danielle Dockrey, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Dominic Martin, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Natalie Heigle, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Ryan McIntire, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Sydney Prendergast, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Timothy Rosencrans, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Aaron Seal, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
William Shaffer, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Caleb Wilson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2017
Ryan McIntire, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2017
Mackenzie Smith, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2017
Lindsey Purcell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2017
Natalie Heigle, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2017
Matt Ferrell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2017
Caleb Wilson, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall 2017
Hayden Linse, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
Cody Parks, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
John Sorelle, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
Timothy Rosencrans, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
Eston Blair, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
Ryan McIntire, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
Taylor Algrim, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
Matt Ferrell, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
Daniel Hagan, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
Cade Lemons, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
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Mackenzie Smith, B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Spring 2018
COURSES TAUGHT
BIOC 1990 Fall 2004-Fall 2018 (27 semesters), Freshman Research in Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology.
BIOC 3653 Fall 2004-Spring 2007 (7 semesters), Survey of Biochemistry.
BIOC 3813 Spring 2010-Spring 2018 (9 semesters), Biochemistry II (Metabolism)
BIOC 4113 Spring 2005-Fall 2018 (16 semesters), Molecular biology
BIOC 4883 Spring 2010-Spring 2018 (9 semesters), Senior Seminar in Biochemistry
GRANT SUPPORT
National Institute of Food and Agriculture HATCH Grant, Project No. OKL03003. -
lactamases in the multidrug resistance opportunistic bacterial pathogen Elizabethkingia
meningoseptica. Period: 2015-2020
Babu Fathepure (PI). Discovery of Novel Lignin-Degrading Genes in Bacteria Using
Metagenomic and Proteomic Approach for Enhanced Saccharification of Plant Biomass.
DOT-RITA Seed proposal, South Central Sun Grant Competitive Grants Program. Amount:
$75,000. Ayoubi-Canaan, P. is listed as a Co-PI under this award. Period: July 2011-June
2012
Dana Brunson (PI). Acquisition of a High Performance Compute Cluster for
Multidisciplinary Research. NSF MRI Grant number OCI-1126330. Amount: $908,812.
Ayoubi-Canaan, P. is listed as a Co-PI under this award. Period: September 2011- August
2014
Patricia Canaan (PI). CASNR/OAES Undergraduate Research Scholar Support. A Study of
Mycobacterium smegmatis and mycobacteriophage. $2000. Period: December 2012- May
2013.
Ruhl, Don (PI). National Genomics Research Initiative, Science Education Alliance (SEA)
Phage Hunters at OSU. HHMI, Amount: Associate Membership. Ayoubi, P. is listed as a
Co-PI under this award. Period: August 2010-May 2012.
Peter Hoyt (PI). Phase II of the Bioinformatics Graduate Certificate Program: An
Interdisciplinary Training Workshop. OSU Planning Grant. Amount: $20,000. Ayoubi-
Canaan, P. is listed as a Co-PI under this award. Period: August 2010-May 2012. Period:
September 2011- September 2012.
Patricia Ayoubi (PI). Zachary K Clary - Indian Health Service Scholarship Grant. Indian
Health Service Grant Number 608188. Award Amount: $ 26,299. Ayoubi, P. is listed as
the PI under this award. Period: August 2008-May 2010.
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Mort, A (PI). Increasing the accessibility of cellulose in sorghum stover to cellulases using
enzymatic treatment. USDA Grant number 2007-35504-18244. Award Amount: $ 267,083.
Ayoubi, P. is listed as a Co-PI under this award. Period: August 2007- December 2011.
Prade, R (PI). Gene library generation for biomass conversion enzymes. DOE Grant
number 519067. Award Amount: $259,021. Ayoubi, P. is listed as a Collaborator under
this award. Period: April 2007-April 2010.
Prade, R (PI). Energy corn ethanol production. DOE Grant number 519677. Award
Amount $290,000: Ayoubi, P. is listed as a Collaborator under this award. Period:
September 2006-September 2010.
Malayer, J, et al. (PI). Biological point detection based on amplifying fluorescent polymer
platform. DOD AMSSB-RAS-B Grant number DAAD13-03-R-0033. Award Amount
$1,900,000. Ayoubi, P. is listed as a Co-PI under this award. Subcomponent award amount
$13,871. Period: July 2003-May 2004.
Ziad El Rassi, PI. Capillary-Based Separation Platform for Proteomic Biomarkers. OCAST
Oklahoma Health Research Program. Grant number HR04-027. Award Amount Unknown.
Ayoubi, P. is listed as a Collaborator under this award. Period: Unknown.
Hartson, S (PI). Regulation of the Hsp90 Co-chaperone Network. NIH R21 Grant number
1R21ES011992-01A1. Award Amount: $300,000. Ayoubi, P. is listed as a Collaborator
under this award. Subcomponent award amount $4,000. Period: November 2003-
November 2005.
Bohnert, H, et al (PI). Genomics of plant stress tolerance. NSF DBI Grant number
9813360. Award Amount: $1,800,000. Ayoubi, P. is listed as Senior Personnel under this
award. Period: October 1998-October 2003.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, Member
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member.
Oklahoma Bioinformatics Society, local chapter of Mid-South Computational Biology and
Bioinformatics Society. Secretary/Treasurer, Member.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member.
American Society of Clinical Pathology, registered Medical Technologist.
National Certification Agency, registered Clinical Scientist.
SERVICE
Co-chair and Invited Speaker to the Life Sciences’ 3rd Annual World Congress of Industrial
Biotechnology 2010 (ibio-2010) Track 2-1: Bioinformatics, Proteomics, and System
Biology of Industrial Microorganisms" section. July 25-27, 2010 in Dalian, China
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The Scientific World Journal, Guest Editor 2011-Present
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Advancing (NACTA) Teaching and
Leadership Awards Teacher Recognition Committee, , participating member
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Panelist, 2012, 2013 and 2015.
OSU Grade Appeals Board, participating member, 2014-Present
OSU Bioinformatics Steering Committee, participating member 2010-Present
OSU Core Facilities Steering Committee, participating member
OSU Niblack Research Scholars SearchCommittee, participating member 2014
OSU Online Classroom PDA Mobility D2L focus group, represent CASNR representative
OSU Curriculum & Academic Standards Committee , BMB faculty representative, 2005-
Present
OSU PreHealth Advisory Committee Participant 2006-2011
NIH INBRE Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Selection Panel Member, 2006
Biochemistry Faculty Representative to the 2006 Future Ag Leaders Conference at
Oklahoma State University sponsored by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and the OSU Ag
Ambassadors
CASNR ITLE Teaching Fellow, 2013-2016
CASNR Curriculum Committee, BMB faculty representative 2006-present
CASNR Advising Committee, Coordinator for the Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, BMB faculty representative 2005-2015
CASNR Scholarship Committee, participating member, 2005-2012
CASNR Search Committee for Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, participating
member
CASNR Associate Dean Search and Screening Committee, committee member for
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
CASNR Student Council, Jr. Faculty Advisor, 2010-2011
CASNR Student Council, Sr. Faculty Advisor, 2011-2012
CASNR Teaching Effectiveness Committee, participating member
CASNR Outstanding Senior Search Committee, member 2010-2015
CASNR Village Faculty Associate, 2013-2014
CASNR Academic Highlights Brunch, CASNR Student Success Leaders, 2013-2014
Participation with the Freshmen In Transition (FIT) program, College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University.
BMB Academic Assessment, committee chair
BMB Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, committee chair
BMB Graduate Student Association, Faculty Representative
BMB Search Committee for Department Head, participating member
BMB Search Committee for tenure track Research and Teaching faculty, participating
member
BMB Search Committee for tenure track Teaching and Advising faculty, participating
member
BMB Undergraduate Committee, Chair and participating member.
BMB American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Accreditation
committee
BMB Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) committee, participating member 2016-
2018
BMB Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) committee, Chair 2018-2019
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BMB Faculty advisor for the Delta Nu Alpha (Undergraduate Biochemistry Club), 2010-
Present
EPP Search Committee for tenure track Assistant Professor Teaching faculty in the
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, participating member, 2014
Thesis committee member on 10 Masters-level and 20 Ph.D-level Graduate Thesis
Committees (past and present) from the departments of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology, Animal Science, Botany, Chemistry and Microbiology and Molecular
Genetics.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Nominee for Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, 2018
Nominee for Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, 2011
Nominee for Arts & Sciences Student Council Outstanding Professor Award, 2006
OSU Nominee for the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars awards, 2007
OSU Agriculture Ambassador’s Outstanding Advisor Award, 2007-2008
OSU Award of Excellence for Advisement, 2007-2008
Edward Grula Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (1991-1992)