Dr. Bob:   Office: Science Center 230, tel.286-3953, Lab: Science Center 219 & 220, tel.286-3741
email: rmorris@wheatonma.edu

* Asterisk denotes undergraduate co-author.

Papers:

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, 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:

C. English* '03 (2003) "Redistribution of Kinesin-II from Cilia to Nuclei During the Cell Cycle in Early Sea Urchin Embryos."
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.
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."
Poster presented with students at the Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin Meeting, Woods Hole, MA.
May 1-5, 2002.

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