CURRICULUM VITAE

 

ROBERT LINDER MORRIS

 

Associate Professor

Department of Biology

Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts  02766

email: rmorris@wheatonma.edu,    web: http://acunix.wheatonma.edu/rmorris/

Tel (508) 286-3953,    Fax (508) 285-8278  

 

Education:

 

   1988-95      Ph.D.    Harvard University    Cambridge, Massachusetts

                       Program on Cell and Developmental Biology - Harvard Medical School

                       Thesis Advisor:    Peter J. Hollenbeck,  Associate Professor of Neurobiology

                       Thesis Title:          Axonal Transport of Mitochondria,  March 1995

                       Qualifying Exam:  Functional Redundancy of Actin Binding Proteins in Amoeboid Movement

 

   1991            Physiology: Cell and Molecular Biology summer course

                       Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

 

   1987            Biochemistry course, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

   1982-86      A.B.   Lafayette College    Easton, Pennsylvania

                       Major: Biology,    Minor: Computer Science

                       Senior research topic (non-thesis):  Acid rain effects on oak tree root ectomycorrhizae

 

   1985            Invertebrate Zoology, and Marine Mammals and Seabirds summer courses

                       Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon, Coos Bay, Oregon

 

Professional/Teaching Positions:

 

   2008-          Chair.  Department of Biology.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

    present             Responsible for guiding 11 person department through Science Center building redesign, self-study (2008) and external evaluation (coming in 2009), course scheduling and adjunct hiring duties.

 

   1998-          Associate Professor.  Department of Biology.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

    present             Teaching 200-level courses in Developmental Biology and Cell Biology (each with lecture and laboratory), 300-level Neurobiology and Advanced Marine Biology (each with lecture and laboratory), 100-level Cell and Molecular Biology, and First Year Seminar. 

     Researching motor proteins in ciliogenesis and early development by cell biological, biochemical, and genomics approaches.  Head of a research laboratory driven by undergraduate researchers.

    Directing the Imaging Center for Undergraduate Collaboration - a digital imaging lab for teaching and research established through a 2002 grant from the National Science Foundation to Wheaton College.

 

   2008            Evelyn and Melvin Spiegel Research Fellow, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

   Award to support summer-in-residence at the MBL studying ÒCoordination of ciliogenic and mitotic cycles during embryogenesisÓ using microinjection and confocal microscopy.

 

   2007            Visiting Senior Fellow, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

   Invited for six month research project to study mechanisms of animal development by cell biological and genomics approaches and to study preparations for potential H5N1 avian flu pandemic.

 

   2006            Visiting Scholar,  Biology Department, Boston College,  Chestnut Hill, MA

   Invited to spend Fall semester sabbatical in the lab of Dr David Burgess studying cytoskeletal and motor proteins in sea urchin embryos by whole mount in situ hybridization.

 

   2005            Evelyn and Melvin Spiegel and Laura and Arthur Colwin Summer Research Fellow,

Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

  Award to support summer-in-residence at the MBL studying ÒCoordination of ciliogenic and mitotic cycles during embryogenesisÓ using microinjection and confocal microscopy.

 

   1995-98      Applications Scientist, Edge Scientific Instrument Corp., Santa Monica, California

     Consultant to 3D direct-view microscope manufacturer on applications of 3D microscopy in green fluorescent protein research and in research using micromanipulation.

 

   1995-98      Postdoctoral Research Fellow.  Laboratory of Dr. Jonathan M. Scholey.

                       Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology,  University of California, Davis, California

     Studied motor proteins in mitosis, ciliogenesis, and early development in echinoderms by cell biological, biochemical approaches. Lab personnel supervision and financial management.

 

   1991-94      Head Instructor:  Scanning Laser Confocal Microscope Facility

Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology,  Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

     Developed curriculum & course materials, instructed & certified >150 users individually.

 

   1992            Teaching Assistant:  Invertebrate Physiology Course and Laboratory (premier year)

                       Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Department,  Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

   Assisted in design and implementation of new labs and performed guest lecturing.            

 

   1987-88      Research Associate:  Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

   Reprogrammed and ran digital-imaging light microscope for cell biology research.

 

   1986-87      Computer Systems Analyst:  MetroTemps Agency,  Wayne, PA

 

   1985            Teaching Assistant:  Developmental Biology lab, Lafayette College, Easton, PA

 

   1986            Teaching Assistant:  Biology of Vascular Plants lab,  Lafayette College, Easton, PA

 

   1985-86      Research Assistant:  Biology Department. Lafayette College, Easton, PA

   Analyzed effects of acid rain in the Pocono Mountains and Lehigh River Valley of Pennsylvania.

 

   1984-86      PC Computer Analyst:  National Liberty Corporation.  Frazier, PA

 

Courses and Laboratories Taught:

 

   2002-08      Cells and Genes, introductory cell and molecular biology, 100 level  -  Wheaton College

   One of two introductory biology courses for majors.  Offered every spring.  Averaging 75 students.      39 lecture hours plus discussion meetings. Lecture project converting room into living cell.

 

   2000-08      Neurobiology with laboratory, 300 level  -  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

  Offered in alternate springs.  9 students, 39 lecture hours, 13 labs, open-ended research project on intracellular transport culminating in public poster presentation at regional science meeting.

   1998-2007  Developmental Biology with laboratory, 200 level  -  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

   Offered alternate fall semesters.  Averaging 16 students per year, 43 lecture hours, 11 labs, open-ended research project on fetal alcohol syndrome and immunofluorescence.

   2003-05      Cell Biology with laboratory, 200 level  -  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

    Offered alternate falls beginning with fall 2003 debut.  37 lecture hours and 14 labs in first yr.  Open-ended projects on quantitative light microscopy of cell behaviors published on course website.  

   1999-2005  Advanced Marine Biology with laboratory, 300 level  -  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

   Offered alternate springs.  10 students avg, 37 lecture hours, 10 labs, & 4 field trips per yr;  personally authored courseÕs web-based text.  32 different collaborative student research projects.

   1999-2004  Independent Research for Senior Thesis, 500 level  -  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

   5 students, 4 with 320 lab hours/summer and 5 with 72 lab hours/semester of guided research.,
weekly lab meetings and journal club, student attendance at scientific meetings at Woods Hole, Washington DC, and San Francisco  for presentation and publication of results.

 

   1999-2005  Independent Studies  -  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

   7 students in 5 summers, 320 lab/field trip hrs per student.  Projects on ciliogenesis and motor proteins.

   1 student for 1 sem, 30 lecture/lab/field trip hours.  Project on comparative embryology.

   3 students/sem doing independent projects in laboratory on voluntary basis as prelude to thesis work.

   1999            First Year Seminar, 100 level  -  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

   17 students / advisees, 36 lecture hours, topic: Human cloning and the future of biomedicine

   1999, 2000  Introductory Biology laboratory  -  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

                          9 to 24 students, 13 labs

   1992            Invertebrate Physiology laboratory  -  Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

   1986            Biology of Vascular Plants laboratory  -  Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania.

   1985            Developmental Biology laboratory  -  Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania.

 

Additional Teaching Experience:

 

   2002-          Director & head instructor, Imaging Center for Undergraduate Collaboration. Wheaton College.

   present         Instructed faculty and student on use of computers, microscopes, cameras, and other equipment in

                        one-on-one, small group, and large group workshop settings. 

 

   2000-2004  Wheaton Research Partnership Faculty Mentor.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

  Instructed research students one-on-one by actively engaging them as collaborators in research.

 

   1999-2002  Sunday School Teacher to preschl-1st Graders, Trinitarian Congregational Church, Norton, MA.

 

   1998,99       Guest Lecturer for Introductory Biology course.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

  Presented well-received lectures on DNA and RNA function to 100 undergraduate students/lecture.

 

   1995-98      Tutor and Mentor to Undergraduate Researcher-turned-Postgraduate Technician.  U.C. Davis.

  Instructed undergraduate on sea urchin collection and care, microscopy, and microinjection.

 

   1996-97      Volunteer Guest Lecturer for Introductory Cell Biology course.  University of California, Davis.

  Presented well-received lecture on cytoskeleton for 200 undergraduate students.

 

   1997            Volunteer Field Guide for Invertebrate Zoology course.  University of California, Davis.

  Assisted with field instruction of undergraduates in intertidal zone at Monterey Bay.

 

   1996            Invited Demonstrator, Pioneer Elementary School Science & Technology Day, Davis, CA

  Illustrated principles of physics as "YoYo Man" to 3rd-6th graders using yoyo tricks. 

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

   2008            Undergraduate Imaging Center ConsultantÕs Award, Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

  awarded funds to visit Saint Vincent College and advise them on implementation of their new digital imaging lab modeled on WheatonÕs Imaging Center for Undergraduate Collaboration.

 

   2008            Assocn of American Colleges & Universities Course Transformation Award, Wheaton College

  awarded funds to revise Bio 112 (Cells and Genes) to infuse global content throughout the course.

 

   2002-2004  National Science Foundation Grant for Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement to  establish a digital imaging facility at Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

  $144,677 awarded for proposal entitled "Digital Imaging: Infusing Active Learning Throughout a Science Curriculum" co-authored with Asst. Prof. Geoff Collins of the Physics & Astronomy Dept to equip and operate an interdisciplinary digital imaging lab for undergraduate teaching and research.

 

   2004            Hewlett Pluralism and Unity Course Transformation Award, Wheaton College, Norton, MA

  awarded funds to revise Bio 254 (Developmental Biology) to address the biological basis for gender.

 

   2003            Chair for ÒCytoskeleton and Motor ProteinÓ Session at Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin meeting, Woods Hole, MA.  September 26, 2003.

  recruited three speakers, organized session, led and spoke at session of DBSU meeting.

 

   2003            Became member of Project Kaleidoscope's Faculty for the 21st Century Network

  National organization for faculty leaders in Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology. 
Nominated by Wheaton College Administration.

 

1999-2004     Technology Course Enrichment Stipends, Wheaton College, Norton, MA. 

  Promoting Use of Digital Imaging Throughout the Curriculum," from Davis Education Foundation  for developing pedagogical materials for use in WheatonÕs digital imaging lab,  Summer 2004.

  "Living Architecture: Connecting Science with Art through Digital Imaging," for Connecting Bio219 - Cell Biology with Evie Lane's ARTH253 - Castles, Cathedrals, and Monasteries,  Summer 2003.

  "Transforming Students into Lifelong Learners through Web-Based Scientific Research," for Bio254 - Developmental Biology, Spring 1999.

                            "Multi-level course website for Advanced Marine Biology" for Bio398-Adv. Marine Bio. Spring 1999.

 

1998-2008     Wheaton Foundation Awards for student research, Wheaton College, Norton, MA. 

á  ÒAnalysis of Ciliogenesis: Immunofluorescence and MorpholinosÓ with Ali Ali Hussain, 11/2008

á  ÒGenomics of intraflagellar transport proteinsÓ with David Perelman, 11/2008

á  ÒImmunofluorescence to investigate kinesin subunits in ciliaÓ with Justina Easow, 11/2008

á  ÒInvestigation of Cilia Development Using Immunofluorescent StainingÓ with Mae Ciampa, 11/2008.

á  ÒDevelopmental Regulation of the Ciliary Proteome in Sea UrchinÓ with Rob Manguso, 11/2008.

á  ÒCiliogenesis studies through magnetic manipulationÓ with Tatsu Shintaku, 11/2008.

á  ÒAnalysis of Gamma Tubulin in the Cell LifecycleÓ with D Erkoboni Õ04 and C MacDonald Õ05.  11/04.

á  "Investigations of the Motor Protein Kinesin-II in Mitosis" with Christopher English '03, 11/6/02.

á  "Analysis of Kinesin-II in the Cell Lifecycle by Immunofluorescence" Danielle Erkoboni Ô05, 11/6/02.

á  "Presentation of Kinetics of Ciliary Growth on Sea Urchin Embryos" with Amy Manning Ô01, 11/15/00.

á  "Functions of the motor protein Kinesin-II in Sea Urchin Development" with Julia Lou, Ô01, 11/15/00.

á  "Kinetics of Ciliary Growth on Sea Urchin Embryos" with Amy Manning Ô01, 3/16/00.

á  "Biochemical investigation of Kinesin-II in Ciliogenesis in S.U. Embryos" with Julia Lou, Ô01, 3/16/00.

á  "Mechanisms of Cilia Growth on Sea Urchin Embryos" with Joshua Nordberg, Ô00, 3/16/00.

á  "Comparative Embryology of Spring-Spawning Marine Invertebrates" with Liisa Viitanen '99, 3/5/99.

á  "Long-Term Storage of Gametes for Developmental Biol. Research" with Melissa Milton '99,3/5/99.

á  "Mechanisms of Cilia Growth in Sea Urchin Embryos" with Joshua Nordberg '00, 3/5/99.

á  "Investigating Roles of Kinesin-II in Ciliogenesis in Sea Urchin Embryos" with Fay Dufort '00, 3/5/99.

 

   1999-2002  Mars and Gebbe Faculty/Student Research Fellowships, Wheaton College, Norton, MA. 

á  "Structural Analysis of the Kinesin-II Motor Protein" with Chris English '03, 11/26/01, for Jan 2002.

á  "Microscopic Analysis of Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Developing Sea Urchin Embryos" with Chris English '03, 3/30/01, for work over summer 2001.

á  "Comparative Ciliogenesis in Sea Urchin Embryos" with Amy Manning Ô01, 3/31/00, for summer 2000.

á  "Functions of the motor protein Kinesin-II in Sea Urchin Development" with Julia Lou Ô01, 3/31/00, for work over summer 2000.

á  "Investigating the Role of Kinesin-II in Ciliogenesis in Sea Urchin Embryos" with Fay Dufort, Ô00, 4/2/99 for work over summer of 1999.

á  "Mechanisms of Cilia Growth in Sea Urchin Embryos" with Joshua Nordberg, Ô00, 4/2/99 for work over summer of 1999.

 

   2000            Faculty Research Award, Wheaton College, Norton, MA. 

á  Received one $2500 award for collaborative research on mechanisms of animal development.

 

   1995-98      National Research Service Award for Postdoctoral Research Fellowship,

                       National Institutes of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

 

   1997            Designation of Morris and Hollenbeck's 1995 Journal of Cell Biology paper as

                       "Of Outstanding Interest" by Current Opinion in Cell Biology (highest level distinction) 

                       in review of research on "Motors and membrane traffic." (Goodson et al., 9:18-28, 1997)  

 

   1996            Invited Attendee to Gordon Research Conference on "Contractile and Motile Systems,"  NH

 

   1995            Designation of Morris and Hollenbeck's 1993 Journal of Cell Science paper as

                       "Of Special Interest" by Current Opinion in Neurobiology (second highest level distinction) in

                       review on "The sensory-motor role of growth cone filopodia" (Kater & Rehder, 5:68-74, 1995) 

 

   1993-94      Harvard Mohoney Neuroscience Institute Fellow, Dept of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical Schl.

 

   1993            American Society for Cell Biology Predoctoral Travel Award for attendance

                       at American Society for Cell Biology 33rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA

 

   1992            Cell and Developmental Biology Program - Harvard Medical School

                       Annual Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Program    

á  One of only two students ever conferred this award, previously presented only to faculty.

 

   1992            American Society for Cell Biology Predoctoral Travel Award for attendance

                       at American Society for Cell Biology 32nd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

 

   1991            Herbert W. Rand Scholarship for attendance at Physiology: Cell & Molecular Biology course

                       Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.

 

   1985            Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Continued Study Scholarship

á  Awarded annually by vote of faculty to four of the summer's 65 students.

 

   1982            Pennsylvania Science Council Talent-Search Award,  National Honor Society,

                       National Merit Commended Scholar.

 

 

Professional Activities:

 

Professional Society Memberships:

   1989-present             American Society for Cell Biology, all but two years

   2002-present             Project Kaleidoscope Faculty for the 21st Century

   1998-present             Council on Undergraduate Research

   1989, 2008      American Association for the Advancement of Science

 

Committee Appointments:

   2007-present             Advisory Committee, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (elected)

     Serving during search for new provost.  Weekly meetings to write prospectus for the search and advise faculty and President during transition, in addition to regular Advisory business. 

   2000-present             Co-advisor to Psychobiology program, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (elected)

   2004-present             Pre-Health Advisory Committee, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (volunteered)

   2003-present             Science Center Building Committee, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (selected)

   2004-2006       PresidentÕs Coordinating Committee, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (selected)

   2000-2003       Education Policy Committee, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (elected)

    Served during three years of comprehensive College curriculum review.  Weekly meetings to guide review, revision, passage, and implementation of new curriculum in addition to regular EPC business. 

   2001                Convener & lead editor for Wheaton Science Center Mission Statement committee (selected)

   1999-2001      General Ed requirements Study Group, Wheaton College, Norton, MA (appointed)

   2001                "Wild West" Visiting Team member, Wheaton Coll. Norton, MA (volunteered)

    Natural Science representative on team sent to visit Colorado College and Grinnell College to gather ideas for curriculum review.  Co-composer/co-performer of "Hymn to Curriculum."

   2000                General Ed requirements Study Group Co-Convener, Wheaton Coll., Norton, MA (elected)

    Co-convened General Ed. Study Group of faculty for Monthly meetings to plan new curriculum requirements.  Co-authored report that became a guiding document in the curriculum review.

   2000-01           EPC Subcommittee on Out of Classroom Learning Wheaton Coll., Norton, MA (appointed)

   1996-97           Mitosis/Meiosis Joint Lab Meeting Organizing Committee,  U.C. Davis (volunteered)

   1993, 94          Boston Area Graduate Student Symposium Organizing Committee (volunteered)

   1990-95           Student Affairs Committee member, Program on Cell & Developmental Biology -

                                Harvard Medical School  (CDB-HMS) (volunteered)

   1990                Founder and first Chair - Student Affairs Committee, CDB-HMS (elected)

   1990                Student Representative on Bunn Commission (elected) - faculty panel established to

                                review organization of CDB-HMS and make recommendations on its restructuring. 

   1989                Harvard Med Schl. Grad Student Rep. to Harvard Univ Grad Student Council (volunteered)

   1989-95           Division of Medical Sciences Student Organization member (volunteered)

 

Invited Talks:

   2008                Cilia formation on early embryos: clues about development from genomics and cell biology. Invited guest lecturer. Bio Dept, Dickinson Col., Carlisle PA, Nov 14, 2008.

   2007                Cytoskeletal and Motor Proteins in the Sea Urchin Genome:  How many motors does one urchin need?  Guest lecture.  Department of Biology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, May 4, 2007.

   2006                Kinesins in sea urchin development: a motor for every occassion?  Sabbatical research talk.  Department of Biology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.  October 24, 2006.

   2005                Doing double duty? Kinesin-II subunits in cilia and nuclei.  Summer Fellows Research Symposium.  Marine Biological Laboratory.  Woods Hole, MA.  July 24, 2005.

   2004                Life After College: Graduate School and Careers in Neuroscience.  Northeastern Undergraduate Research Organization for Neuroscience meeting. Wheaton College, Norton MA.  May 2, 2004.

   2003                Kinesin-II redistribution from cilia to nuclei during the mitotic and ciliogenic cycles in sea urchin embryos.    Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin mtg.  Sept 26, 2003. 

   2003                Kinesin-II roles in the mitotic and ciliogenic cycles in sea urchin embryos.    Laboratory meeting.  Gary Wessel Laboratory, Biology Dept, Brown University.  Oct 17, 2003. 

   2003                Technology Workshop presentation on "Interdisciplinary Digital Imaging in the Imaging Center for Undergraduate Collaboration," May 23.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

   2001                "Doing double duty? Kinesin-II redistribution between cilia and nuclei with each cell

                                cycle in sea urchin embryos." May 18, Depart of Biology, U.Mass. - Boston.

   2000                Technology Workshop on judging quality of websites, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

   1999                Technology Workshop talk on Course Webpage Creation, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

   1999                Careers Forum for Biomedical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

   1997                Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin Meeting XI,  Woods Hole, MA.

   1993                Boston Area Graduate Student Symposium, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

   1993                Neurobiology Department Seminar, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

   1993                Cell and Developmental Biology Program Seminar, Harvard Medical Schl, Boston, MA.

   1992                Molecular Biology Department Seminar, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

   1987                Pathology Department Seminar, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.

   1987                ÒWhy Do Science?,Ó 8th grade Introductory Physical Science, Key School, Annapolis MD.

 

Major Workshops attended:

   2003                Project Kaleidoscope Workshop on "Planning Facilities for Science"  April 10-2,

                                Drury University, Springfield, Missouri.

   2002                Project Kaleidoscope's Faculty for the 21st Century National Assembly, October 11-13,

                                Washington, DC.

   2001                Project Kaleidoscope Workshop on "Undergraduate Neuroscience Education: from the

                                Enchanted Loom to the World Wide Web,"  June 22-24, Trinity College, Hartford CT.  

   2000                "Problem-Based Learning: Integrating active learning with online resources," June 12-16,

                                Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education, University of Delaware.

   2000                Science Center Workshop on Non-Majors Pedagogy, 3 days, Wheaton Coll., Norton, MA.

   1999                Project Kaleidoscope Workshop on Science and Math Pedagogy, 3 days, Bethesda, MD.

   1996                Lab Leadership and Conflict Management workshop, American Society for Cell Biology

                                Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California.

   1989-1995       Annual Teaching Workshops, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning,

                                Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

   1994                Presenting Data and Information workshop by Edward Tufte of Yale Univ, Boston, MA

   1992                Interactive Teaching Methods for Graduate Students,  Div. of Medical Sciences,

                                Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

   1991                Getting to YesÓ workshop on negotiation techniques hosted by Roger Fisher -

                                Harvard Negotiation Project,  Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.

   1989                Crossing the Barrier of Resolution workshop on advances in light microscopy,

                                Harvard Medical School, Boston MA.

Additional Activities:

   2001-present    Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin meeting Photographer and photo distributor

                           to scientific community through personal website at http://acunix.wheatonma.edu/rmorris/

   1994-present    Licensed Amateur Radio operator - call sign N1SNZ.

   1984-present        Certified SCUBA diver.  Professional Association of Diving Instructors, Allentown, PA.

   1995-1998       Licensed Scientific Collector of marine invertebrates - California Dept of Fish & Game.

   1995-1998       MC, & MC Coordinator - weekly Family Night Dinners, Davis Community Church.

 

 

Publications

 

* Asterisk denotes undergraduate co-author.

 

Papers:

 

E.F. Dunn, V.N. Moy, L.M. Angerer, R.C. Angerer, R.L. Morris, and K.J. Peterson.  (2007)  Molecular paleoecology: Using gene regulatory analysis to address the origins of complex life cycles in the late Precambrian.  Evolution and Development 9(1):10-24.

 

Sea Urchin Genome Sequencing Consortium: 228 co-authors including Sodergren E, Weinstock GM, Davidson EH, Cameron RA, ..., Burgess DR, ..., R.L. Morris, ..., Allgood EL*, Cool J*, Judkins KM*, McCafferty SS, Musante AM*, Obar RA, Rawson AP*, Rossetti BJ*, Gibbons IR, Hoffman MP, Leone A*, ...  (2006).  The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Science. 314(5801):941-52.

 

R.L. Morris, Hoffman MP, Obar RA, McCafferty SS, Gibbons IR, Leone AD*, Cool J*, Allgood EL*, Musante AM*, Judkins KM*, Rossetti BJ*, Rawson AP*, Burgess DR.  (2006).  Analysis of cytoskeletal and motility proteins in the sea urchin genome assembly. Developmental Biology 300(1):219-37.

 

R.L. Morris, C.N. English*, J.E. Lou*, F.J. Dufort*, J.J. Nordberg*, M. Terasaki, and B. Hinkle.  (2004) Redistribution of the kinesin-II subunit KAP from cilia to nuclei during the mitotic and ciliogenic cycles in sea urchin embryos.  Developmental Biology 274:56-69.

 

R.L. Morris, H.M. Brown, B.D. Wright, D.J. Sharp, W. Sullivan, and J.M. Scholey. (2001) Microinjection methods for analyzing the functions of kinesins in early embryos.  In Methods in Molecular Biology: Kinesin Protocols.  164:163-172.

 

R.L. Morris. (2001) Navigating by landmarks.  Cell  105:310-312.  (book review of Landmark Papers in Cell Biology, edited  by Joseph G. Gall and J. Richard MacIntosh, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, and Bathesda, MD; American Society for Cell Biology and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 532 pp.)

 

G C. Rogers, K. K. Chui, E..W. Lee*, K.P. Wedaman, D.J. Sharp, G. Holland, R.L. Morris, and J.M. Scholey.  (2000).  A Kinesin-Related Protein, KRP180, Positions Spindle Poles During Early Sea Urchin Embryonic Cell Division.  Journal of Cell Biology 150:499-512.

 

R.L. Morris and J.M. Scholey. (1997) Heterotrimeric kinesin-II is required for the assembly of motile 9+2 ciliary axonemes on sea urchin embryos. Journal of Cell Biology 138:1009-1022.

 

G.-Q. Bi,  R.L. Morris, G. Liao, J.M. Alderton, J.M. Scholey, and R.A. Steinhardt.  (1997)  Kinesin- and myosin-driven steps of vesicle recruitment for Ca2+-regulated exocytosis.  J. Cell Biology 138:999-1008.

 

R.L. Morris and P.J. Hollenbeck. (1995) Axonal transport of mitochondria along microtubules and F-actin in living vertebrate neurons.  Journal of Cell Biology 131:1315-1326.

 

R.L. Morris and P.J. Hollenbeck. (1993) The regulation of bidirectional mitochondrial transport is coordinated with axonal outgrowth. Journal of Cell Science 104:917-927.

 

B. Pouvelle, R. Spiegel, L. Hsiao, R.J. Howard, R.L. Morris, A.P. Thomas, and T.F. Taraschi.  (1991)  Direct access to serum macromolecules by intraerythrocytic malaria parasites.  Nature  353:73-75.

 

M. Prentki, M.C. Glennon, A.P. Thomas, R.L. Morris, F.M. Matschinsky, and B.E. Corky. (1988)  Cell-specific patterns of oscillating free Ca2+ in carbamylcholine-stimulated insulinoma cells.  Journal of Biological Chemistry 263(23):11044-7.

 

S.K. Majumdar, O. Delucia*, R. Holt*, C. Derivaux*, R. Marcus*, P. Erwin*, L. Mineo, P. Steed*, and R.L. Morris*. (1987)  Effects of limestone treatment on microbial communities and sediment chemistry in acid stressed Pennsylvania lakes, U.S.A.  In:  Acid rain: scientific and technical advances.  R. Perry, R.M. Harrison, J.N.B. Bell, and J.N. Lester, eds.  Selper, Ltd.  London. p.465-472.

 

L. Mineo, S.K. Majumdar, J. Wasserman*, E. Abitanta*, G. Rall*, P. Steed*, and R.L. Morris*. (1986)  Ectomycorrhizal frequency of Pennsylvania oaks and other forest trees in two soil types as related to soil chemistry and tissue contents.  Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences 60:1, p.89.

 

P. Steed*, S.K. Majumdar, G. Rall*, R. Snyder*, R.L. Morris*, K. Berger*, T. Baker*, and L. Mineo.  (1986)  Microbiological studied of two acid-stressed lakes in the Poconos before and after limestone application.  Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences 60:1, p.95.

 

S.K. Majumdar, P. Steed*, G. Rall, O. Delucia*, R. Snyder*, L.  Mineo, R.L. Morris*, C. Barthelmes*, K. Berger*, and T. Baker*.  (1986)  Impact of acid precipitation and lime neutralization on bacteria and diatom populations in two lakes in the Poconos, Pennsylvania.   In: Endangered and threatened species programs in Pennsylvania and other states: causes, issues, and management.  S.K. Majumdar, F. Brenner, and A. Rhoads, eds.  Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences.  p.472-485.

 

Published Abstracts:

 

R.L. Morris,  B.J. Rossetti*,  D.R. Burgess,  A.M. Musante*,  K.M. Judkins*,  A.P. Rawson*. (2006)  Analysis of ciliary and flagellar genes in the sea urchin genome.   Molecular Biology of the Cell  17 (supplement): Poster L54.  (abstract presented at the late breaking poster section of the American Society for Cell Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA, in December, 2006)

 

R.L. Morris, D. Erkoboni*, J. Nordberg*, C.N. English*, F.J. Dufort*, A.Manning*. (2005)

Stepwise ciliary growth on sea urchin embryos supported by kinesin-2.  Molecular Biology of the Cell  16 (supplement).  (abstract for poster presented at the American Society for Cell Biology Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December, 2005).

 

R.L. Morris, G.C Collins, C.N. English*, D.M. Kyes*, and G.G. Ahrendts.  (2003). ICUC: a digital imaging lab infusing active learning throughout an undergraduate  science curriculum.  Molecular Biology of the Cell  14(supplement):248a. 2003.  (abstract presented at the American Society for Cell Biology Meeting, San Francisco, in December, 2003)

 

R.L. Morris, C. English*, J. Lou*, M. Terasaki, B. Hinkle, J. Nordberg*, and F. Dufort*.  (2002) Redistribution of kinesin-II from cilia to nuclei during the cell cycle in early sea urchin embryos.  Molecular Biology of the Cell  13(supplement):323a.  (abstract presented with C. English, J. Nordberg, and M. Terasaki at the American Society for Cell Biology Meeting, San Francisco, in December, 2002)

 

R.L. Morris, M. Terasaki, B. Hinkle, J. Lou*, A. Manning*, J. Nordberg*, F. Dufort*, and M. Kwon. (2000) Stepwise growth and maturation of cilia on sea urchin embryos correlate with kinesin-II redistribution. Molecular Biology of the Cell 11(S):81a. (abstract presented with J. Lou, A. Manning, J. Nordberg, and M. Terasaki at American Society for Cell Biology Meeting, San Francisco, in December 2000)

 

R.L. Morris, F.J. Dufort*, J.J. Nordberg*, and M. Kwon. (1999) Stepwise growth and maturation of cilia on sea urchin embryos correlate with the presence of kinesin-II.  Molecular Biology of the Cell 10(S):386a. (abstract presented with J. Nordberg, at American Society for Cell Biol. Mtg., Washington DC, Dec. 1999).  

 

B. O'Rourke, R.L. Morris, D.K. Reibel, and A.P. Thomas. (1988)  Digital image analysis of contraction and the calcium transient in Fura-2-loaded rat cardiomyocytes using a CCD camera. FASEB Journal 2(5):A979 (abstr).

 

 

Additional Sponsored Student Research Presentations:

 

* Asterisk denotes undergraduate author or co-author.

 

Extramural:

 

J. Bhatia*, B.J. Chick*, S.C. Cummings*, J.M. Fess*,  B.A. Jeffrey*, E.A. Kovacs*, L.E. Shorey*,
A.L. Silverio*,  S.A. Tower*, R.-H. Yen*, and R.L. Morris (2006) The effects of mercury on primary culture chick sympathetic neurons. 

á    Poster presented with Bio324/Neurobiology students at the Northeast Undergraduate Research Organization for Neuroscience annual meeting.  Hunter College, New York, NY.  April 5, 2006.

 

J.K. Allegra*, J.M. Anger*, A.G. Asancheyev*, R.J. Borkowski*, T.K. George*, D.M. Kyes, W.A. Sirois*, L.M. Suarez*, and R.L. Morris.  (2004)  ÒDo En Passant Synapses Form Between Primary Culture Sympathetic Neurons?Ó 

á    Poster presented with Bio324/Neurobiology students at the Northeast Undergraduate Research Organization for Neuroscience annual meeting.  Wheaton College, Norton MA.  May 2, 2004.

 

C. English* '03 (2003) "Redistribution of Kinesin-II from Cilia to Nuclei During the Cell Cycle in Early Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Poster presented at the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society Northeastern District Convention at Worcester State College, Worcester, MA.  April 5, 2003.  Here Chris's presentation of the work he accomplished in my lab received the  John C. Johnson Award for Excellence in Poster Presentation.

á    Talk presented at the Eastern New England Biological Conference, Boston College, April 12, 2003.

 

R.L. Morris, M. Terasaki, B. Hinkle, C. English* '03, J. Lou* 01, S. Benz* '05, D. Erkoboni* '05, and

C. Hunt* '03.  (2002)  "Redistribution of Kinesin-II and Microtubules During Ciliogenesis and Mitosis in

Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Poster presented with students at the Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin Meeting, Woods Hole, MA.

      May 1-5, 2002. 

 

R.L. Morris, M. Terasaki, B. Hinkle, J. Lou* '01, A. Manning* '01, J.J. Nordberg* '00, F.J. Dufort* '00, and M. Kwon.  (2000)  "Stepwise growth and maturation of cilia on sea urchin embryos correlate with kinesin-II redistribution."

á    Poster presented with students at the Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin Meeting, Woods Hole, MA.

      Sept 28 - Oct 1, 2000. 

 

Intramural:

Jonah Cool '04 (2004) "Candidate Regulatory Elements Controlling Ciliogenesis Genes."

á    Senior Honors Thesis and Thesis Talk.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  May 10, 2004.

Danielle Erkoboni Õ05, Meghan Tracewski Õ04, Roxana Mesias Õ06, Cassandra MacDonald Õ06, and Jamaal Rawls-Payton Õ05.  ÒCytoskeletal Dynamics of the Cilia Life Cycle.Ó 

á    Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 16, 2004.

Jonah Cool Õ04, Erin Allgood Õ07, John Lee Õ06, Alexander Myers Õ07, and Robert Borkowski Õ06,  presented  ÒGenomic Analysis of Ciliary Gene Regulation.Ó 

á    Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 16, 2004.

C. English '03 (2003) "Redistribution and Function of Kinesin-II in Early Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Senior Honors Thesis and Thesis Talk.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  May 8, 2003.

C. English '03 (2003) "Redistribution and Function of Kinesin-II in Early Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Senior Honors Thesis and Thesis Talk.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  May 8, 2003.

C. English '03 (2003) "Redistribution of Kinesin-II from Cilia to Nuclei During the Cell Cycle in Early Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 11, 2003.

C. English* '03. (2002) "Molecular Localization Signals in the Motor Protein Kinesin-II."

á    Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 19, 2002.

Catherine Hunt* '03, Steve Benz* '05, Danielle Erkoboni* '05. (2002) "Subcellular Movements of the Motor Protein Kinesin-II."

á    Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 19, 2002.

J. Lou* '01.  (2001)  "Behavior and Localization of Kinesin-II in Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Senior Honors Thesis and Thesis Talk.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  May 19, 2001.

J. Lou* '01.  (2001)  "Functions of the Motor Protein Kinesin-II in Sea Urchin Development."

á    Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 20, 2001.

C. English* '03. (2001) "Microscopic Analysis of Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Developing Sea Urchin   Embryos."    á Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 20, 2001.

A. Manning* '01.  (2000) "Comparative Ciliogenesis in Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Poster presented to Trustees at Autumnfest, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  October 21, 2000.

J. Lou* '01.  (2000)  "Functions of the Motor Protein Kinesin-II in Sea Urchin Development."

á    Poster presented to Trustees at Autumnfest, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  October 21, 2000.

F.J. Dufort* '00.  (2000)  "An investigation of Kinesin-II in Ciliogenesis of Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Senior Honors Thesis and Thesis Talk.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  May 20, 2000.

J.J. Nordberg* '00.  (2000)  "Ciliogenesis in Sea Urchin Embryos Occurs in Discrete Steps."

á    Senior Honors Thesis and Thesis Talk.  Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  May 20, 2000.

F.J. Dufort* '00.  (2000)  "An investigation of Kinesin-II in Ciliogenesis of Sea Urchin Embryos."

á    Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 14, 2000.

J.J. Nordberg* '00.  (2000)  "Ciliogenesis in Sea Urchin Embryos Occurs in Discrete Steps."

á    Poster presented at Academic Festival, Wheaton College, Norton, MA.  April 14, 2000.