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.