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CURRICULUM VITAE
Rebecca D. Parr, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3003
Office: (936)-468-2267
Fax: (936)-468-2056
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.rdparr.com/
EDUCATION:
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Veterinary Microbiology Ph.D. 1992
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Veterinary Microbiology M.S. 1987
McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
B.S. Medical Technology 1972
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
2013-present Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University, Department of Biology,
Nacogdoches, TX
2010-2013 Director of the Master of Science in Biotechnology Program, Arkansas State
University, Department of Biological Sciences, Jonesboro, AR
2006-2010 Research Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Department of
Pathobiology, College Station, TX
2004-2006 Associate Research Scientist, Texas A&M University, Department of
Pathobiology, College Station, TX
2001-2004 Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M University, Department of
Pathobiology, College Station, TX
2000-2001 Instructor, Blinn College, Department of Natural Science, Bryan, TX
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1998-2000 Assistant Research Scientist, Texas A&M University, Department of
Biochemistry & Biophysics, College Station, TX
1996-1998 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University, Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station, Department of Entomology
1994-1996 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Medical Microbiology and
Immunology, Texas A&M University Medical Health Science Center, College
Station, TX
1992-1994 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
University of Texas Medical Health Science Center, Houston, TX
CLINICAL SPECIALTY/BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Board Certified Medical Technologist, MT, ASCP
NIH Guidelines and the Oversight of Recombinant DNA Research Training August 24, 2007
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
As a medical technologist, I taught medical technology interns microbiology and parasitology. I
taught the students how to culture and identify pathogens from human specimens in a clinical
lab.
I taught many graduate and undergraduate students in the laboratories (see above).
Also, I have taught the scheduled classes listed below at Texas A&M (TAMU), Arkansas State
University (ASU) and Stephen F Austin State University (SFASU) and attended teaching
workshops and video conferences as outlined below.
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Teaching Assignments at SFASU
Undergraduate/graduate
Course
No.
Lectures/Labs
Contributed Semester
Contact
Hours
No. of
Students
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (2 sections) BIO 308 Lecture Fall’13 6 94
Medical Terminology BIO 220 Lectures Fall’13 3 25
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (2 sections) BIO 308 Lecture Spring’14 3 94
Immunology BIO 410
BIO 527 Lectures/lab Spring’14 10 10
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (2 sections) BIO 308 Lecture Summer’14 3 12
Independent Study BIO 275 Research
Independent Study BIO 475 Research
Virology BIO 420
BIO 528 Lectures/lab Fall ‘14 10 10
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (2 sections) BIO 308 Lecture Fall’14 3 96
Medical Terminology BIO 220 Lectures Fall’14 3 18
Nucleic Acid and Proteins BTC 555 Lectures/lab Spring ‘15 10 2
Pre-Nursing Microbiology BIO 308 Lecture Spring ‘15 3 106
Essentials in Biology BIO 121 Lecture Spring ‘15 3 32
Graduate independent study BIO 575 Research Spring ‘15 3 1
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (2 sections) BIO 308 Lecture Summer I ‘15 3 17
Independent Study BIO 475 Research SummerII ‘15 3 1
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (2 sections) BIO 308 Lecture Fall ‘15 6 80
Medical Terminology BIO 220 Lectures Fall’15 3 19
Advanced Graduate Studies BIO575 Research Fall’15 9(3credit) 1
Independent Study BIO 475 Research Fall’15 9(3credit) 1
PreNursing Microbiology (2 sections) BIO308 Lectures Spring ‘16 6 48/48
Advanced Graduate Studies BTC576 Research Spring’16 9(3credit) 1
Thesis Research BTC 589 Research Spring’16 9(3credit) 1
Independent Study BIO 475 Research Spring’16 24(8credit) 3
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (1 sections) BIO308 Lecture Summer ‘16 3credit 12
Thesis Research BTC589 Research Summer I ’16 9(3credit) 1
Thesis Writing BTC590 Research Summer I ’16 9(3credit) 1
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Teaching Assignments at ASU
Graduate Course No. Lectures/Labs
Contributed
Semester Contact
Hours
No. of
Students
Introduction to
Biotechnology
BIO 6103
Lecture/Lab Fall’10 1
8
Biosafety &
Ethics in
Research
BIO 6033
Lectures
Fall’10
Summer 2012
3 8
Genetic
Engineering
BIO 6023
Lectures Spring ’11 & ‘12 3 6/4
Radiation Safety
BIO 5611
Lectures Spring 2011 1 5
Laboratory
Techniques I BIO 6144 Lecture/Lab Summer ’11 Fall ‘12 4 6/9
Laboratory
Techniques II BIO 6145 Lecture/Lab Summer ’11 Spring‘12 4 2/9
Intro Biotech &
Res Design BIO 6143 Lecture Fall ’11 & ‘12 3 4/6
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (2
sections) BIO308 Lecture Spring ‘17 6 48/43
Medical Terminology BIO 220 Lectures Spring ‘17 3 18
Pre-Nursing Microbiology (2
sections) BIO308 Lecture Fall ‘17 6 48/27
Virology
BIO 420
BIO 528 Lectures/lab Fall ‘17 10 7
Independent Study BIO 475 Research Fall ‘17 12(4credit) 2
Advanced Graduate Studies BTC575 Research Fall ‘17 9(3credit) 1
Thesis Research BIO589 Research Fall ‘17 9(3credit) 1
Thesis Research BTC589 Research Spring’18 (3credit) 2
Thesis Writing BTC590 Research Spring’18 9(3credit) 1
Pre-Nursing Microbiology BIO308 Lecture Spring’18
3credit 89
Medical Terminology BIO220 Lecture
Spring’18 3credit 12
Pre-Nursing Microbiology BIO308 Lecture Summer I ’18
3credit 11
Prin of Cell & Molecular Biology BIO 130 Lecture Fall ‘18
3credit 36
Pre-Nursing Microbiology BIO308 Lecture Fall ‘18
3credit 2 sections
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RESEARCH/SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES:
Research
Sponsor Title (PI/Co-PI)
Total grant
amount Funding Period
USDA Cooperative
State Research,
Education, and
Extension Service
(CREES)
Differentially Regulated Tissue-
Specific Genes between Virulent
and
Avirulent Bovine Rotavirus
Infections.
Funded $25,000.
2007-2009
NIH National
Research Fund for
Tick-Borne
Diseases.
Co-PI
Babesia microti: in vitro culture and
molecular interaction between
parasite
and host receptors at invasion
Funded $60,000
2007-2009
USDA Cooperative
State Research,
Education, and
Extension Service
(CREES)
A Study of Interspecies
Reassortants of
Bovine Rotavirus Proteins, VP6 and
NSP4: Affinity and Binding in
Viral
Funded
$29,600.
2005-2007
Teaching Assignments at TAMU
Undergraduate Course No. Lectures/Labs
Contributed
Semester Contact
Hours
No. of
Students
Physiological
Chemistry TAMU
for
Biomed Sciences
guest lecturer
Fall ‘07
2
25
Graduate Course No. Lectures/Labs
Contributed
Semester Contact
Hours
No. of
Students
Viral
Pathogenesis guest lecturer Fall’05 2 8
Viral Immunology guest lecturer Fall’07 2 6
Biotechnology BIOT 601 Lecture/Lab Fall’09 8 9
Biotechnology BIOT 602 Lecture/Lab Spring’10 8 7
Viral
Pathogenesis Guest lecturer Spring ‘10 4 6
Graduate
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Morphogenesis.
Provost and Vice
President for
Academic Affairs,
SFASU
Purification and amplification of
rotavirus in an African green
monkey kidney cell line
Funded
$1,000
November 2013
Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation
Investigation of Novel Therapeutic
Agents for Rotavirus Infections in
Children
Not Funded
$102,607.00
September 2014
Research Pilot
Study, Office of
Research &
Sponsored Projects,
SFASU
Evaluation of stilbenoids and
potential inhibitors of rotavirus
infections
Funded
$3,000
Spring 2014
Faculty research
engagement grant,
STEM research and
learning center
SFASU
Evaluation of potential stilbenoids
as a therapeutic agent for rotavirus
infections
Funded
$7,800
Summer 2014
Research Grant
Development -
Office of Research
& Sponsored
Projects, SFASU
Evaluation of stilbenoids as
potential inhibitors of rotavirus
infections
Funded
$5,000
Summer 2014
Research
Development
Program - Office of
Research &
Sponsored Projects,
SFASU
qNano System for the rapid and
accurate evaluation of particles size
and size distribution of
nanoparticles samples in a fluid.
Investigator(s): Rebecca D Parr,
Sarah Canterberry, Dennis Gravatt,
Kevin Langford, Josephine Taylor,
Beatrice Clack
Funded
$34,200
November 2014
Research Support
mini-grant, Office
of Research &
Sponsored Projects,
SFASU
Characterization of the proteome of
rotavirus infected human intestinal
cell line
Funded
$1,500
Spring 2015
Higher Education
Funds
Request for a high voltage power
supply to teach advanced protein
techniques to both undergraduates
and graduate students.
Funded
$2,096
Spring 2015
Research Support
mini-grant, ORSP,
SFASU
Characterization of the proteome of
rotavirus infected human intestinal
cell line
Funded
$1,500
Spring 2016
Howard Hughes
Medical Institute
Inclusive Excellence Grant 2017
Preproposal
December 2015
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$1 million for
5years NIH R15
(1R15AI130991-01) Therapeutic Potential and Mechanism of
Action of Arachidin-3 on Rotavirus
Infections
$300,000 Pending- assigned
to the ZRG1 IDM
S (81) Study
Section of the
Infectious Disease
and Microbiology
Integrated Review
Group (IRG) for
review on Nov. 7,
2016. Submitted
June, 2016 Travel Grant, ORSP,
SFASU
Discovering the Mechanism of Action
of Stilbenoids on Rotavirus Infected
Cells. Invited speaker to Lima, Peru for
the Annual Meeting of the American
Council for Medicinally Active Plants.
Also presented a poster, A Time
Course Analysis of the Effects of
Stilbenoids on the Ultrastructure and
Viral Populations of Rotavirus-infected
Cells.
$750.00 June 29-July1,
2016
RS(research support),
ORSP, SFASU
Faculty-Student Collaborative
Research Program
Funded $21,000 Fall 2016-Spring
2017
RS(research support),
ORSP, SFASU
Faculty-Student Collaborative
Research Program
Funded $21,000 Fall 2017-Spring
2018
RS(research support),
ORSP, SFASU
Faculty-Student Collaborative
Research Program
Funded $21,000 Fall 2017-Spring
2018
SFA College of
Sciences and
Mathematics
Summer Undergraduate Research
Experience (SURE)
Funded $3,300 Summer II 2018
STUDENTS AND RESIDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Graduate Students
Names
Degree Institution Advisor/
Committee
Member
Dates
Kiran Mir M.S. TAMU, VTPB Committee
member
2003-2006
Cecelia Williams Ph.D. TAMU, VTPB Committee
member
2004-2008
Mukesh Mahashwari M.S. TAMU, Biotechnology Committee
member
2008-2009
Megan Schroeder Ph.D. TAMU, VTPB Substitute
at defense
Fall 2009
Joan Scaparra M.S. TAMU, Biotechnology Committee
member
2009-2010
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Stormey Wisdom and Rebecca D Parr. Enteric Viruses Modulating Lipid Metabolism.
Special Issue "Emerging Enteric Viruses in Humans and Animals" Adv. In Virol In preparation due
by Sept. 28, 2018.
Sheng-Mei Yeh M.S. TAMU, Biotechnology Committee
member
2009-2010
Swapnali Halder Ph.D. MBS, ASU Committee
member
2011-2015
Jose Tovar Ph.D. MBS, ASU Committee
member
2011-2013
Mukund Bhandari M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Committee
member 2013-2015
Sri Harsha Kondaveeti M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Committee
member 2013-2015
Dustin Therrien M.S. Biology
SFASU
Committee
member 2013-2015
Avleen Kaur Vishram M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Committee
member 2014-2016
Stephanie Aills M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Committee
member 2014-2016
Adeyemi S Adelaja M.S. Agriculture
SFASU
Committee
member 2015
Lorraine Ketzler M.S. Arthur Temple College of
Forestry&Agriculture
SFASU
Committee
member 2015-2015
Dallas A Lee M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Committee
member 2015-2015
Alex Nelson M.S. Biology (non-thesis) SFASU Committee
member 2015-2017
Hannah N Lockwood M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Advisor Spring 2015-Summer
2016
Caleb Witcher M.S. Biology
SFASU
Advisor 2015- 2017
Travis Moore M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Committee
member 2015- 2016
Sepideh
Mohammadhosseinpour
M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Committee
member 2015-2018
Rebekah Napier-
Jameson
M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Advisor 2016- 2018
Stormey B. Wisdom M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Advisor 2017- present
Femi B. Alakija M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Committee
member 2017- present
Ginny Nguyen M.S. Chemistry Committee
member 2017- present
Jeannette Oladji M.S. Biotechnology
SFASU
Advisor 2018- present
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2. Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Caleb M Witcher, Josephine Taylor, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar and
Rebecca D Parr. Effects of Synthetic and Natural Arachidin 3 on Rotavirus-Infected Human
Intestinal Cell Line. Austin Journal of Virology and Retro virology In preparation.
3. Caleb M Witcher, Hannah N Lockwood, Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Macie N Mattila, Essence
B Strange, Josephine Taylor, Beatrice Clack, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Judith M Ball
and Rebecca D Parr. Arachidin-1 and Arachidin-3 Regulate Cellular Structure of Rotavirus-
infected MA104 Cells. Submitted. American Council for Medicinally Active Plants
(ACMAP).
4. Caleb M Witcher, Hannah N Lockwood, Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Macie N Mattila, Essence
B Strange, Josephine Taylor, Beatrice Clack, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Judith M Ball
and Rebecca D Parr. Arachidin-1 and Arachidin-3 Affect Rotavirus Replication and Alter
the Ultrastructure of the Clonally Derived Human Intestinal Cell Line, HT29.f8. Submitted
Archives of Virology.
5. Ball, J.M., Medina-Bolivar, F., Defrates, K., Hambleton, E., Hulburt, M. E., Fang, L., Yang,
T., Nopo-Olazabal, L., Atwill, R. L., Ghai, P. and Parr, R. D. Investigation of stilbenoids as
potential therapeutic agents for rotavirus gastroenteritis Adv. In Virol. 2015. Volume 2015,
Article ID 293524, 10 pages, doi:10.1155/2015/293524.
6. Ball JM, Schroeder ME, Williams CV, Schroeder F, Parr RD. Mutational analysis of the
rotavirus NSP4 enterotoxic domain that binds to caveolin-1. Virol J. 2013 Nov 13; 10:336.
doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-336. PMID:24220211.
7. Gibbons, TF, Storey, SM, Williams, CV, McIntosh, A, Mitchel, DM, Parr, RD, Schroeder,
ME, Schroeder, F and Ball, JM. Rotavirus NSP4: Cell type-dependent transport kinetics to
the exofacial plasma membrane and release from intact infected cells. Virol. J. 2011. June 6;
8:278. PMID: 21645398.
8. Storey, S.M., Gallegos, A.M., Atshaves, B.P., McIntosh, A.L., Martin, G.G., Parr, R.D.,
Landrock, K.K., Kier, A.B., Ball, J.M., and Schroeder, F. Selective Cholesterol Dynamics
between Lipoproteins and Caveolae/Lipid Rafts. Biochem. 2007 Dec 4; 46(48):13891-906.
Epub 2007 Nov 9. PMID: 17990854.
9. Schroeder F, Atshaves BP, McIntosh AL, Gallegos AM, Storey SM, Parr RD, Jefferson JR,
Ball JM, Kier AB. 2007. Sterol Carrier Protein-2: New roles in regulating lipid rafts and
signaling. Title: Sterol Carrier Protein-2: New roles in regulating lipid rafts and signaling.
BBA Section: BBA - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. Special Issue: Lipid
Transporters. Biochimica Biophysica Acta 1771 (2007) 700-718.
10. Mir, K.D., Parr, R.D., Schroeder, F. and Ball, J.M. Rotavirus NSP4 Interacts with Both the
Amino- and Carboxyl- Termini of Caveolin-1. Virus Res. 126; 106-115. PMID: 17379346,
2007. Co-first authorship.
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11. Parr, R.D. Martin, G. Hostetler, H.A., Schroeder, M.E. Mir, K.D. Kier, A.B. Ball, J.M.,
Schroeder, F. A New N-terminal Recognition Domain in Caveolin-1 Interacts with Sterol
Carrier Protein-2 (SCP-2). Biochem. 46(28) pp 8301 - 8314; PMID: 17580960, 2007.
12. Storey SM, Gibbons TF, Williams CV, Parr RD, Schroeder F, Ball, JM. Full-Length,
Glycosylated NSP4 is Localized to Plasma Membrane Caveolae by a Novel Raft Isolation
Technique. J. Virol.91; 5472-5483. doi:10.1128/JVI.01862-06, 2007
13. Parr, RD, Storey, SM, Mitchell, DM, McIntosh, AL, Zhou, M, Mir, KD, and Ball, JM. The
Rotavirus Enterotoxin, NSP4, directly interacts with the caveolae structural protein, caveolin-
1. J.Virol. 80:2842-2854, 2006.
14. Ball, JM, Mitchel, DM, Gibbons, TF, Parr, RD. Rotavirus NSP4: a multifunctional viral
enterotoxin. Virol Immunol. 2005; 18(1):27-40. Review PMID: 15802952.
15. Zhou, M., Parr, R.D., Petrescu, A.D., Payne, H.R., Atshaves, B.P., Kier, A.B., Ball, J.M.,
and Schroeder, F. Sterol Carrier Proteins Directly Interacts with Caveolin-1 in Vitro and in
Vivo. Biochem. 43:7288-7306, 2004.
16. Brooks, J.E, Rainer, A.C., Parr, R.L., Woolcock, P., Hoerr, F. and Collisson, E.W.
Comparisons of envelope through 5B sequences of infectious bronchitis coronaviruses
indicates recombination occurs in the envelope and membrane genes, V. Res., 100(2):191-
198, 2004.
17. Carvin, C.D., Parr, R.D., Kladde, M.P. Site-selective in vivo targeting of cytosine-5 DNA
methylation by zinc-finger proteins. Nucleic Acids Res. Nov 15; 31 (22):6493-501. PMID:
14602907, 2003.
18. Parr, R.D., Ball, J.M. New donor vector for generation of histidine-tagged fusion proteins
using the Gateway Cloning System. Plasmid. Mar; 49 (2):179-83. PMID: 12726771, 2003.
19. Braunagel, S.C., Parr, R., Belyavski, M., and Summers, M.D. Autographa californica
nuclear polyhedrosis virus infection results in Sf9 cell Cycle arrest at G2/M phase. Virol.
244:195-211, 1998. Co-first authorship.
20. Wang, Li, Parr, R.L., Ding, D.J., and Collisson, E.W. A Highly Conserved Epitope on the
Spike Protein of Infectious Bronchitis Virus. Arch. Virol. 140:1-13, 1995.
21. Parr, R.L., Fung, L.S., Reneker, J., Myers-Mason, N., Leibowitz, J.L., and Levy, G. The
Association of Mouse fibrinogen-like Protein (MUSFIBLP) with Murine Hepatitis virus
Induced Prothrombinase Activity. J. Virol. 69:5033-5038, 1995.
22. Pope, M., Rotstein, O., Cole, E., Sinclair, S., Parr, R., Cruz, B., Fingerote, R., Chung, S.,
Gorczynski, R., Fung, L., Leibowitz, J., Rao, Y.S., and Levy, G. Pattern of Disease after
Murine Hepatitis virus Strain 3 infection Correlates with macrophage Activation and not
Viral Replication. J. Virol. 69(9):5252-5260, 1995.
23. Oleszak, E., Kuzmak, J., Hogue, B., Parr, R., Collisson, E.W., Rodkey, L.S., and Leibowitz,
J. Molecular Mimicry Between Fc Receptor and S Peplomer Protein of Mouse Hepatitis
Virus, Bovine corona Virus, and Transmissible Gastroenteritis Virus. Hybridoma 14:1-8,
1995.
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24. Parr, R. and Collisson, E. Epitopes on the Spike Protein of a Nephropathogenic Strain of
Infectious Bronchitis Virus. Arch. Virol. 133:369-383, 1993.
25. Sneed, L., Butcher, G., Parr, R., Wang, L., and Collisson, E. Comparison of the Structural
Proteins of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus as Determined by Western Blot analysis. Viral
Immunol. 2:221-227, 1989.
26. McMurray, D.M., Mintzer, C.L., Bartow, R.A., and Parr, R.L. Dietary Protein Deficiency
and Mycobacterium bovis BCG Affect Interleukin-2 activity in Experimental Pulmonary
Tuberculosis. Infection and Immunity. 57(9):2606-2611, 1989.
Refereed Proceedings/Monographs:
Stormey B Wisdom , Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Luanna L Saade, Hannah Lockwood, Beatrice
Clack, Judith M Ball, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Rebecca D Parr. Rotavirus Infections Treated
with Arachidin 3 Modulate Lipid Metabolism. Poster Presentation, ASV, July 15, 2018
University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Caleb M Witcher, Stormey B Wisdom, Essence B Strange, Doran S
Triggs, Luanna L Saade, Josephine Taylor, Judith M Ball, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar and
Rebecca D Parr. A Comparison of a Natural and Synthetic Stilbenoid, Arachidin-3, on a
Rotavirus Infected Human Intestinal Cell Line. Poster Presentation, ASBMB, April 21-26, 201.
San Diego. CA.
Caleb M. Witcher, Hannah N. Lockwood, Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Macie N. Mattila, Essence
B. Strange, Josephine Taylor, Beatrice Clack, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Judith M. Ball
and Rebecca D. Parr. A Time Course Analyses of the Effects of Arachidin 1 and Arachidin 3
on a Rotavirus-Infected Human Intestinal Cell Line. Poster Presentation. ASBMB annual
meeting April 22-26, 2017. Chicago, IL.
Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Caleb M. Witcher, Macie N. Mattila, Essence B Strange, Josephine
Taylor, Fabricio Medina Bolivar, Rebecca D. Parr. Cellular and Antiviral Effects of Two Highly
Purified Stilbenoids on Rotavirus-Infected MA104 Cells. Poster Presentation, ASM Microbe
2017, June 1-5, 2017. New Orleans, LA.
Rebekah Napier-Jameson and Rebecca D. Parr. Comparison of Effects of Synthetic and Natural
Arachidin-3 on Rotavirus Particles and a Human Intestinal Cell Line. Oral Presentation.
Graduate Research Conference, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. April 20,
2017, 2017.
Caleb M Witcher, Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Hannah N Lockwood, Essence Strange, Macie
Mattila, Josephine I. Taylor, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, and Rebecca D Parr. A Time Course
Study of the Effects of Arachidin 1 and 3 on the Host Ultrastructure and Viral Populations of
Rotavirus-infected Cells. Poster Presentation. SFA Women in STEM Poster Session April 4,
2017, Symposium on Arts & Research (SOAR), Stephen F Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, TX. April 15, 2017, 2017.
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Macie N. Mattila, Caleb M. Witcher, Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Hannah N. Lockwood, Josephine
Taylor, Beatrice A. Clack, Judith M. Ball, Fabricio Medina Bolivar, Rebecca D. Parr. The
Addition of Arachidin 1 or Arachidin 3 to Human Rotavirus-infected Cells Inhibits Viral
Replication and Alters the Apoptotic Cell Death Pathway. Poster Presentation. Undergraduate
Research Conference, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. April 18, 2017.
Essence Strange, Hannah N. Lockwood, Caleb M. Witcher, Rebekah Napier-Jameson,
Josephine Taylor, Beatrice A. Clack, Judith M. Ball, Fabricio Medina Bolivar, Rebecca D.
Parr. It’s a matter of life and death: Deregulation of cell death pathways with two small
molecules in rotavirus infected cells. Poster Presentation. Undergraduate Research
Conference, Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. April 18, 2017.
Witcher, Caleb M, Lockwood, Hannah N, Taylor, Josephine I., Clack, Beatrice A., Medina-
Bolivar, Fabricio and Rebecca D Parr. A Time Course Analysis of the Effects of Stilbenoids
on the Ultrastructure and Viral Populations of Rotavirus-infected Cells Poster Presentation at
American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP), Lima, Peru, June 29- July 1, 2016.
Lockwood, Hannah N, Witcher, Caleb M, Slay, Ravaen, Taylor, Josephine I, Clack, Beatrice A,
Ball, Judith M, Medina-Bolivar, Fabricio and Rebecca D Parr. Discovering the Mechanism of
Action of Stilbenoids on Rotavirus Infected Cells. Oral Presentation at American Council for
Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP), Lima, Peru, June 29- July 1, 2016.
Witcher, Caleb M, Lockwood, Hannah N, Mattila, Macie, Havner, Ron, Taylor, Josephine,
Medina-Bolivar, Fabricio, Ball, Judith M and Rebecca D Parr. Quantification of Rotavirus
Particles in HT29.f8 cells treated with Arachidin 3. Poster presentation at ASM Microbe 2016,
Boston, MA, June 16-20, 2016.
Hannah N Lockwood, Caleb M Witcher, Ron Havner, Josephine Taylor, Beatrice Clack, Fabricio
Medina-Bolivar, Judith M Ball and Rebecca D Parr. Regulation of the Transcriptome of
Rotavirus-Infected HT29.f8 cells by Arachidin-3. Poster presentation at ASM Microbe 2016,
Boston, MA, June 16-20, 2016.
Witcher, Caleb M, Lockwood, Hannah N, Mattila, Macie, Havner, Ron, Taylor, Josephine,
Medina-Bolivar, Fabricio and Rebecca D Parr. The Effects of Small Molecule Natural Products
on the Ultrastructure and Viral Populations of Rotavirus-Infected Cells. Poster presentation at
the Stephen F. Austin State University, Graduate Research Conference, Nacogdoches, Texas.
May 4, 2016.
Lockwood, Hannah N, Strange, Essence, Witcher, Caleb M, Havner, Ron, Taylor, Josephine,
Clack, Beatrice A., Medina-Bolivar, Fabricio, Ball, Judith M and Rebecca D Parr. Targeting
cell death with small molecules: playing with life and death to treat viral infections. Oral
presentation at the Stephen F. Austin State University, Graduate Research Conference,
Nacogdoches, Texas. May 4, 2016.
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Rebecca D Parr. A New Antiviral Therapeutic Strategy for the Prevention of Rotavirus
Infections. Oral Presentation at the 5th World Congress on Virology. Atlanta, GA. December
7-9, 2015.
Canterbury, S., Parr, R, Therrien, D. Effects of polybrene and puromycin on Equine Infectious
Anemia Virus replication. ADSA and ASAS Joint Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, July 13, 2015.
Slay, Ravaen, Clack, Beatrice, Medina-Bolivar, Fabricio and Rebecca D Parr. A Two-
Dimensional gel proteomic analyses of a rotavirus-infected human intestinal cell line treated with
a stilbenoid compound. American Society for Virology Meeting, Western University in London
ON, Canada July 11-15, 2015.
Megan Hurlburt, Hannah Lockwood, Ron Havner, Lingling Fang, Tianhong Yang, Fabricio
Medina-Bolivar, and Rebecca D Parr. Antiviral effects of selected stilbenoids isolated from
peanut hairy root cultures. Poster presentation at the Annual meeting of the American Council
for Medicinally Active Plants, Washington State University, Spokane June 9-12, 2015.
Katelyn D Defrates, Rebecca Walker, Ron Havner, and Rebecca D Parr. Poster presentation
Optimization of Fluorescent Detection of Rotavirus Protein NSP4 and Cellular Receptors in two
cell lines Cells at Bright Ideas Conference April 29, 2015 Stephen F Austin State University.
Hurlburt, M., Defrates, K., Hambleton, E., and Parr, R.D. Inhibition of Rotavirus Infections
using a Natural Product from Peanuts. Bright Ideas Conference. Poster presentation.
Nacogdoches,TX. May 11, 2014.
Canterbury, S., Parr, R, Therrien, D. Effects of polybrene and puromycin on Equine Infectious
Anemia Virus replication. Texas Genetics Society Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, March 27,
2015.
Slay, R., Defrates, K.D., and Parr, R.D. Optimization of Fluorescent Immunoblots for the
Detection of Viral Proteins. 118th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences (TAS) at
the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX. Poster presentation. March 7, 2015.
Parr, R.D., Ball, J.M., Nopo-Olazabal, L., Atwill, R.L., Ghai, P., Medina-Bolivar, F. Inhibition
of rotavirus infections in a human intestinal cell line by specialized metabolites of peanut hairy
root cultures. Rotavirus NSP4 interacts with the cytoplasmic domains of caveolin-1. 31st Amer
SocVirol. Annual Mtg., Madison, WI 2012.
Parr, R.D., Ellis, A.E., and J.M. Ball. NSP4 is Present at the Plasma Membrane and on the Cell
Surface of MDCK Cells Early in a Rotavirus Infection. ASCB 48th annual meeting. San
Francisco, CA December 13-17, 2008.
Parr, R.D., Mir, K.D., and J.M.Ball. Rotavirus NSP4 interacts with the cytoplasmic domains of
caveolin-1. 26th Amer SocVirol. Annual Mtg., Covallis,Oregon 2007.
Parr, R.D and J. Ball. Evaluation of the Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Faces of Rotavirus NSP4
C-Terminal Residues for Protein:Protein Interaction(s) with Caveolin-1.25thAmer Soc Virol.
Annual Mtg. Madison, WI 2006.
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Parr, R.D and J.Ball. The hydrophobic face of rotavirus NSP4 extended amphipathic helix
interacts with caveolin-1. 23rd Amer Soc Virol. Annual Mtg. Montreal, Canada, 2004.
Parr, R.D and J.Ball. The extended amphipathic helix of NSP4 interacts with caveolin-1. 22nd
Amer Soc Virol. Annual Mtg. Davis, CA, 2003.
Parr, R.D. and J.Ball. The hydrophobic face of rotavirus NSP4 extended amphipathic helix
interacts with caveolin-1. ASM Texas Branch. College Station, TX, 2003.
Ball, J and Parr, R.D. The C-terminus of the rotavirus enterotoxin, NSP4 interacts with caveolin-
1. 21nd Amer Soc Virol. Annual Mtg. Kentucky, 2002.
Rebecca D. Parr and Judith M. Ball. The Rotavirus Enterotoxin, NSP4, Interacts with Caveolin-
1. Southeastern Regional Virology, Atlanta, GA, 2001
Rebecca L. Parr, Michael P. Kladde. Target gene detection by chimeric DNA
methyltransferases. Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology 2000. University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, USA, 2000.
Braunagel, S.C., Parr, R. Belyavski, M., and Summers, M.D. Amer Soc. Virol. Annual Mtg.
Vancouver, Canada. 1998.
Wang, L., Parr, R., and Collisson, E. A Highly Conserved Epitope on the S1 Protein of Infectious
Bronchitis Virus. Amer Soc Virol. Annual Mtg. University of California, Davis, CA, 1993.
Parr, R. and Collisson, E. A Comparison of Two Strains of IBV with Different Pathotypes. Amer
Soc Virol. Annual Mtg. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1992.
Parr, R. and Collisson, E. Functional Epitopes of the Spike Protein of a Nephropathogenic Strain
of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus. UTMHSC-Houston. Dept.of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine, 1992
Parr, R. and Collisson, E. Immunodominant epitopes on the Spike Protein of a
Nephropathogenic Strain of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus. Amer Soc Virol. Annual Mtg.
Fort Collins, CO., 1991.
Parr, R. and Collisson, E. Functional Epitopes of the Cell Attachment Protein of Avian
Infectious Bronchitis Virus. Baylor School of Medicine. Fourth Ann. TAMU-Baylor Joint
Research Symp. Houston, TX, 1991.
Chapters:
Schroeder, F., Atshaves, B.P., McIntosh, A.L., Gallegos, A.M., Storey, S.M., Parr, R.D.,
Jefferson, J.R., Ball, J.M., Kier, A.B. 2007. Sterol Carrier Protein-2: New roles in regulating lipid
rafts and signaling. Title: Sterol Carrier Protein-2: New roles in regulating lipid rafts and
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signaling. BBA Section: BBA - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. Special Issue: Lipid
Transporters. Biochimica Biophysica Acta 1771 (2007) 700-718.
Ball, J.M., Parr, R.D., and Schutt, C.E. Chap 18: Analyses of Rotavirus NSP4 Genetic Groups,
Structure and Function. In: Segmented Double-Stranded RNA Viruses Structure and Molecular
Biology. J.T. Patton, ed. pp.307-332, Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK.
Professional Organizations and Service:
1992-present American Society for Virology (ASV)
1972-present MT A.S.C.P.
2013-present Member of the Graduate Faculty at SFASU
2015-present Texas Academy of Sciences (TAS)
2013-present American Council for Medicinally Active Plants (ACMAP)
1996-present American Society of Microbiologists (ASM)
1996-present American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2010-2013 National Professional Science Masters Association (NPSMA)
2000-2010 Member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University
2005-2010 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
2008-2010 American Chemical Society
2008-2010 American Society for Cell Biology
2018-present American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:
SFASU:
Non-Credit Instructions
PreNursing Microbiology Review list of important concepts to learn for the tests. BIO 308
Summer 2018
PreNursing Microbiology Reviews, Both sections of BIO 308 Spring 2017 were invited to
participate each week, Academic (January – April 2017). I offered prepared and
presented a Discussion Box in D2L with the most missed homework questions, and I
offered a one hour review in Chat Box in D2L a few days after posting the Discussion
Box.
PreNursing Microbiology Reviews, 12 participants, Academic. (July 11, 2016 - August 1,
2016). I offered 3 one hour reviews of the chapters that we covered in BIO 308 in
Summer II 2016 semester.
Teaching-related Professional Development
ASV 2018. Educational Workshop: A Learner-Centered Course Design to Enhance
Significant Learning. July 15, 2018. University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
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ASM Microbe 2017. Workshop: Three speakers: Innovative teaching, curriculum & course
design. .POMO4 June 1-5, 2017. New Orleans, LA.
D2L Instructions for development of a weighted grading scheme for the two BIO 308 sections
in the Spring 2017. Approximately 10 hours of individual instruction over several days
with Andra F. Floyd, Distance Education Support Specialist, Center for Teaching &
Learning.
Webinar, "Implementation Consultant for Connect". (August 22, 2016).
Troy Krueger answered questions about the Connect system for BIO 308 and guided my
pairing the online learning program to D2l.
Center for Teaching and Learning - Workshop or Workshop Series, "10 techniques to make
your class more active", CTL. (August 16, 2016).
how to make your class more of a participatory class
Center for Teaching and Learning - Workshop or Workshop Series, "Boosting Student
Engagement via Social Media", CTL. (August 16, 2016).
discussion and intro to different social media venues and how to use them in the class
Center for Teaching and Learning - Workshop or Workshop Series, "Ten Tips for Creating a
Student-Friendly Syllabus", CTL. (August 16, 2016).
part of a syllabus and fonts and structure of syllabus
Webinar, "Implementation Consultant for Connect", McGraw Hill Education. (July 15,
2016).
Tom Lyons guided me through the initial set up of Connect for my students in
Microbiology BIO 308 Fall 2016
Webinar, "Microbiology/Connect Webinar", McGraw Hill Education. (March 4, 2016).
One hour session with Dr. Farah Bennani where she explains in detail how she is using
the Cowan 4th Edition Microbiology with Connect in her Microbiology course
Workshop, "Faculty Advisor Workshops for the SSC Campus", EAB. (March 1, 2016).
Seth Moucka from EAB provided a workshop specifically designed for faculty users of the
system. Specifically focused on faculty advising. Use as a refresher course or perhaps to
learn a new feature of the platform.
Workshop, "Transformative Teaching: A Virtual Event", McGraw Hill Education.
(February 26, 2016). Four one hour sessions from leading academics and students to hear
how digital tools are transforming teaching and learning experiences across the country.
Seminar, "Alternative Dispute Resolution and Why it's useful", Stephen F Austin State
University, STEM Innovation. (February 22, 2016). Our guest speaker for this lecture is
Harry Hernandez, Director with the American Arbitration Association (AAA). His lecture is
titled “Technology Disputes Happen – What is Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and
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why is ADR useful?” Mr. Hernandez is responsible for over $3.2B in total claims
generating revenues for the AAA in excess of $4.5 MM spread across approximately 1800
cases annually. Prior to his employment with the AAA, Harry worked in the entertainment
industry with AMF Bowling for 11 years.
Directed Student Learning
Summer 2018 directed one undergraduate student, Kassandra Infante, with her SURE (Summer
Undergraduate Student Experience) project with a poster presentation.
Directed 5 M.S. graduate students and 12 graduate students with their research projects at
SFASU.
"BAT COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO SILVICULTURAL DISTURBANCES IN
BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS MANAGED FOR WILDLIFE IN THE
MISSISSIPPI ALLUVIAL VALLEY" (In-Process), (May 2015 - Present).
Dissertation Defense Committee Member: Lorraine Ketzler, Master of Wildlife
Forestry, Forest Wildlife Management, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and
Agriculture.
"Synaptic plasticity impairment by A in Alzheimer’s disease and restoration by nicotine" (In-
Process), (November 2011 - Present).
Dissertation Defense Committee Member: Swapnali Halder, Ph.D candidate, Biology.
Comment: This is at Arkansas State University for the examination for the advancement
to candidacy in the Molecular Biosciences Program Doctor of Philosophy degree.
"Evaluation of Absorbezz® P in Broiler Rations: Effects on Performance, Yield, and Ammonia
Concentrations" (Completed), (August 7, 2015).
Master's Thesis Committee Member: Adeyemi Adelaja, Master of Science, Agriculture.
"Literature search on RNA extraction and PCR amplification from mosquitos" (Completed),
(August 28, 2014 - December 1, 2014). Directed Individual/Independent Study: Kristin
Tollett, BS, Biology.
"Biofilms, growth and bacterial identification", (August 28, 2014 - December 1, 2014).
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Natalie McQuiston, BSN, Pre-Nursing.
"Preparation and Performing Microarray Analyses", (January 2016 - May 2016).
Directed Individual/Independent Study: Essence Strange, BSN, Biology. Comment:
The student project is to learn to process rotavirus infected and unifected cell lysates
with/without arachidins and perform microarray analyses
"Laboratory Experiments using rotavirus infected cell lines", (January 2016 - May 2016).
Directed Individual/Independent Study: Jesus Salinas, BSN, Biology.
Comment: The student project is to process cell lysates of uninfected and infect
HT29.f8 cells with/without rotavirus with/without stilbenoids. This includes protein
quantified and performing 2 dimensional gel analyses to determine the effects of the
arachidins during a rotavirus infection.
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"Laboratory Experiments using rotavirus infected cell lines", (January 2016 - May 2016).
Directed Individual/Independent Study: Macie Mattila, BS, Biology.
Comment: The student project is to infect HT29.f8 cells with/without rotavirus
with/without stilbenoids. The cell lysates will be processed and quantified and used to
perform slot blot analyses
"Laboratory Experiments using rotavirus infected cell lines", (January 2016 - May 2016).
Directed Individual/Independent Study: Macie Mattila, BS, Biology. Comment: The
student project is to infect HT29.f8 cells with/without rotavirus with/without
stilbenoids. The cell lysates will be processed and quantified and used to perform slot
blot analyses.
"Cloning, Purification, and Biochemical Characterization of Human Prolyl Endopeptidase"
(Proposal), (February 23, 2016).
Master's Thesis Committee Member: Travis Moore, Master of Science, Biotechnology.
Comment: Proposal defense
"Viral particle evaluation using the qNanodrop" (In-Process), (August 2015 - December 2015).
Directed Individual/Independent Study: Caleb Witcher, Master of Science, Biology.
Comment: BIO 575. The student project is to define the parameters needed to quantify
rotavirus particles using the qNanopore system.
"Laboratory Experiments using rotavirus infected cell lines" (Completed), (August 2015 -
December 2015). Directed Individual/Independent Study: Macie Mattila, BS, Biology.
Comment: BIO 475. The student will develop molecular biological skill sets to analyze
the expression of cellular and viral RNA and proteins
"Bacterial, Viral, and Parasitic Infectious diseases with human pathologies" (Completed),
(August 2015 - December 2015). Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Konner McLaughlin,
BSN, Biology. Comment: The student looked at the literature on one microorganism
from these infectious diseases for humans and wrote a brief review with references
"Terminology for Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry" (Completed), (August 2015 -
December 2015). Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Tori Green, BSN, Biology.Comment:
The project was to list and define and reference common medical terminology in the
fields of biotechnology, molecular biology and chemistry
Academic Advising
1 undergraduate student and 2 graduate students advised, approximately 10 hours spent for the
year. (2017-18).
8 undergraduate students advised, 2 graduate students advised, approximately 25 hours spent
for the year. (2016-2017).
13 undergraduate students advised, 2 graduate students advised, approximately 30 hours spent
for the year. (2015-2016).
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10 undergraduate students advised, 2 graduate students advised, approximately 20 hours spent
for the year. (2014-2015).
Other Faculty Development Activities Contributions
Rebecca D Parr. Antiviral Effects of Peanut Arachidins on Rotavirus Infections. Invited
seminar speaker. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, April 5, 2017.
Rebecca D Parr. A Crucial Role in Switching Between Death and Survival Signaling: The
Effects of Two Small Molecules on Rotavirus-infected Cells. Invited seminar speaker. Texas
A&M Commerce, Commerce, TX, March 3, 2017.
Teaching Innovation - Other, "Women in STEM Conference," Stephen F Austin State
University, Nacogdoches, TX. (September 26, 2015).Working with other faculty and
members of the community to develop plans on how to mentor young women in the
STEM discipline
Department Service
Student Professional References. approximately 20 hours. (January 1, 2014 - Present).
Written referrals for undergraduates to get into professional schools. Composed
referrals for 8 undergraduate students to gain entrance into nursing school (4) and dental
hygiene school and 2 for dental school and 2 references for veterinary medical school.
Animal Welfare Committee, Member. approximately 10 hours spent for the year. (November
2013 - Present). To make sure the department is in compliance with all animal welfare
issues as outlined by IACUC. To assure the IACUC regulations for animal research are
followed. No animal welfare issues were reported or discussed
Department of Biology Honors Banquet, Honoring the Biology Students and their families.
approximately 3 hours spent for the year. (April 22, 2016).
A reception and dinner was held for the Biology students recieving scholarships and
their families
The faculty attended, received the students and their families, and watch the students get
recognized for their scholarship awards
This was a very nice evening to show the students and their parents that we applaud the
students’ accomplishments and assure them that we are here for the SFASU students.
Biology Chair Search Committee, Member. approximately 50 hours spent for the year. (May
2, 2014 - November 2014). The committee is charged with initiating the search for a
Head of the Department of Biology. We make the initial contacts with candidates and
give our recommendations to Dr. Childs. The committee was charged with posting the
position for Department Head of Biology, reviewing the candidates, selecting
candidates for phone interviews, performing the interviews, and selecting the candidates
to invite to campus. We will make recommendations to Dr. Childs who is the best
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candidate. We posted the position, met with HR to get trained in the appropriate ways to
conduct the search, and scripted questions for phone interviews of candidates.
Performed two phone interviews. Interviewed when candidates were here and made
suggestions to the dean of our recommendations.
College Service Girl Scout STEM Day, Presentor. approximately 6 hours spent for the year. (April 1, 2018).
We presented the girl scouts with a lecture and movies about the microscopy discovery
session.
Girl Scout STEM Day, Presentor. approximately 6 hours spent for the year. (April 1, 2017).
We presented the girl scouts with a lecture and movies about the microscopy discovery
session.
Biosafety Committee, Member. approximately 10 hours spent for the year. (November 2013 -
Present). To determine if the laboratories are adhering to the guidlelines for safety as
outlined by the CDC. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.
Manual outlines the safety guidelines no biosafety issues were reported to the
committee
Freshman and New Student Convocation 2015, Mentor. approximately 4 hours spent for the
year. (September 10, 2015). Set up displays of different experiments and microscopy for
the student to observe what is available here in biology at SFASU. I welcomed the
students and explained the type of experiments and the equipment that we have here in
biology. We met with many students who may do research projects in biology in the
future
Girl Scout STEM Day, Presentor. approximately 6 hours spent for the year. (March 28,
2015). We presented the girl scouts with a lecture and movies about the different parts
of our cells. Then we helped the students create cookie cells and DNA ladders made out
of candy. I was in charge of the activities and my graduate student, Hannah Lockwood,
was my helper. The students had a great time and loved eating the cookies and candy,
and they learned about the parts of a human cell.
STEM Day, participant for Biology. approximately 12 hours spent for the year. (February 27,
2015). My laboratory was set up with four working stations to display and allow the
students to participate in molecular biology experiments with the guidance of
undergraduate and graduate students. I planned and set up the experimental stations
with the undergraduate and graduate students. I introduced the students to the
experimental stations and explained what they were going to do. The teachers that
accompanied the students came back and told us how much the students enjoyed the
experience.
STEM laboratory tour, participant for Biology. approximately 10 hours spent for the year.
(September 17, 2014). Directed and set up laboratory experiments for the high school
students to participate and observe. Both graduate and undergraduate students helped
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with the presentation and activities. After preparing the laboratory experiments, I
described what the students would be doing and observing and making conclusions.
The students were excited to participate and talk to the undergraduate and graduate
students that helped them.
University Service
IBC Chair IBC Committee, Member and Chair Approximately 40 hours spent for the
year. (November 24, 2014 - Present). Reviews registrations for recombinant or synthetic
nucleic acid molecules, pathogens, potential infectious agents, biological toxins, and
human clinical trials that involve the use of these materials as mandated by the National
Institutes of Health and/or Stephen F Austin State University Institutions Policies. The
IBC assists theSFASU community in maintaining a safe work environment that is
compliant with federal, state and community regulations. Our goal is to serve as a
technical knowledgebase and training resource for biological safety issues on campus.
Starting the process of formalizing the committee and duties. Submitting committee
CVs and form to obtain the Institutional Biosafety Committee Registration Management
System (IBC-RMS) submission for Stephen F. Austin State University to the NBIH
submission office. Setting the three meetings and agendas for the committee for each
Spring and Fall semesters. Co-ordnating the IBC with the Office of Research and
Graduate Studies. Reevaluating the forms that describe research activity and safety
levels for research at SFASU.
External Reviewer for the Undergraduate Biomedical Science Program in the Department
of Life Sciences BIMS tracks in pre-health, clinical sciences, and forensics at Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). March 29-31, 2017 site visit. The final
report was finished April 10, 2017. Dr. Clay Clark (University of Texas at Arlington)
and I met with TAMUCC Compliance manager, Head of the Department, Dean, Faculty
and Staff of the Biomedical Science Department, and the Assistant Provost. We asked
questions and listened to their visions for the department. We observed and reported
their strengths and weaknesses and made recommendations for improvement of the
academic unit and the program.
Showcase Saturday, participant for Biology. Approximately 3 hours spent for the year.
(March 24, 2018). Welcomed and greeted students and their families. We answered
their questions about SFASU and the biology department. We handed out small items
with the school logos and the name of the biology department. We explained about the
costs and the possible programs that are available to help students. We interacted with
many students and their families.
Showcase Saturday, participant for Biology. Approximately 3 hours spent for the year.
(February 18, 2017). Welcomed and greeted students and their families. We answered
their questions about SFASU and the biology department. We handed out small items
with the school logos and the name of the biology department. We explained about the
costs and the possible programs that are available to help students. We interacted with
many students and their families.
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Women in STEM, participant. Approximately 4 hour spent for the year. (April 4, 2017).
A luncheon to start the dialogue of faculty and community to start thinking about how to
reach out to women in the STEM discipline. Our laboratory participated in presenting a
poster, Caleb M Witcher, Rebekah Napier-Jameson, Hannah N Lockwood, Essence
Strange, Macie Mattila, Josephine I. Taylor, Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, and Rebecca D
Parr. “A Time Course Study of the Effects of Arachidin 1 and 3 on the Host
Ultrastructure and Viral Populations of Rotavirus-infected Cells.” Poster Presentation.
SFA Women in STEM Poster Session April 5, 2017,
AXcel Mentoring Program, Mentor. Approximately 20 hours spent for the year. (August 30,
2016 - Present). Peer mentoring with 2 first generation students to assist them in any
way that we can and develop a relationship with the students.
Meet a least 2 x a semester, attend a least one faculty-mentees social event in the fall
and guide them to university resources, encourage mentees to participate in campus
activities, develop a friendly relationship, and be a reference for the mentees.
Help the students be successful in their career and personal development here at
SFASU. Two new students for August 27, 2018.
Infectious diseases and recombinant DNA Committee, Member. Approximately 24 hours
spent for the year. (April 11, 2016 - Present). I will assist in writing policies for the use
of infectious diseases in research on campus if there are any and reviewing policies that
are being drafted. Define and compose the policies and procedures of the use of
recombinant DNA and/or Infectious agents on campus. We are in the organization
stage, and are starting to find out what is being used on campus to determine what
policies we should work on first.
Grievance Panel, Member. Approximately 12 hours spent for the year. (July 18, 2015 -
Present). To serve as a pool from which members of a Hearing Committee may be
drawn in case of an appeal as described in Tenure Policy E-50A. Members may also
serve on a Review Board to consider discrimination or sexual harassment complaints
under Policy E-46: Discrimination Complaints/Sexual Harassment. Two or three year
term.
Showcase Saturday, participant for Biology. Approximately 3 hours spent for the year.
(March 28, 2015). Welcomed and greeted students and their families. We answered
their questions about SFASU and the biology department. We handed out small items
with the school logos and the name of the biology department. We explained about the
costs and the possible programs that are available to help students.We interacted with
many students and their families.
Women in STEM, participant. Approximately 1 hour spent for the year. (March 15, 2015).A
luncheon to start the dialogue of faculty and community to start thinking about how to
reach out to women in the STEM discipline. To listen and get ideas for STEM grants.
The luncheon brought in money for women in STEM scholarships and new ideas were
shared
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Parents' Day, Member. Approximately 2 hours spent for the year. (September 19, 2015).
The standard array of PR flyers about our various programs will be given out.
We will answer questions about the various programs in the department and lead the
people to the right departmental representatives to answer their questions.
We saw many parents and families.
Strategic Planning meeting, participant. Approximately 3 hours spent for the year. (October
17, 2014). Discussed questions that related to the strategic planning of the direction that
SFASU could take to be the best school in it's tier group. Discussion of presented
questions. Listened to everyone present. Group identified infrastructure as a major
problem and the struggles to keep a quality education program.
Professional Activities Conference Attendance, 27th Annual Keck Research Conference Innovations in
Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, BioScience Research Collaborative, Houston, TX.
(October 27, 2017). A day conference with talks and two poster sessions by experts in
the field of Quantitative Synthetic Biology. I accompanied one graduate student and
two undergraduate students from SFASU.
UTSA College of Sciences Research Conference. October 6, 2017. I accompanied two
graduate students and two undergraduate students to the conference and I was a research
poster judge.
Workshop, "The qNano system training program," IZON.com. (December 13, 2014 -
December 16, 2014). Participating in the training program. There are 2 parts in all
IZON's training programme - practical and online quiz assessment. Complete both the
practical and online assessment for Level-1 training (beginner level).
Level-2 training modules (basic level) and complete the Level-2 online quiz and
participated in the the onsite training for one and a half days. Also, I went through the
video tutorials before proceeding to the practical assessment.
Conference Attendance, "24th Annual Keck Research Conference," Gulf Coast
Consortia for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX. (November 7, 2014).
A day conference with talks and two poster sessions by experts in the field of
Quantitative Synthetic Biology
Workshop, "How to Write an Excellent Assessment Report," Student Learning and
Institutional Assessment, Nacogdoches, TX. (September 15, 2014).
How to Write an Excellent Assessment Report
Professional Service / Community Service Journal of General Virology. JGV-D-17-00324 was reviewed for scientific merit and clarity
of presentation of the data. June 2017.
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Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology David Publishing Company, Libertyville, Illinois,
Reviewer. Pro Bono, approximately 8 hours spent for the year. (June 2017). I reviewed
the manuscript numbered JPP2017051702.
ChemMedChem/ ChemPubSoc Europe, NA, NA, Reviewer. Pro Bono, approximately 10
hours spent for the year. (August 26, 2016 - September 13, 2016).
Manuscript number: cmdc.201600440
MS Type: Full Paper. Review for scientific merit and quality of experimental design.
Virus Genes, NA, NA, Reviewer. Pro Bono, approximately 10 hours spent for the year.
(August 22, 2016 - September 9, 2016). Manuscript Number: VIRU-D-16-00284 was
reviewed for scientific merit and clarity of presentation of the data.
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology David Publishing Company, Libertyville, Illinois,
Reviewer. Pro Bono, approximately 8 hours spent for the year. (November 17, 2015 -
November 30, 2015). I reviewed the manuscript numbered JPP2015111502, entitled
"Nosocomial infections a permanent challenge ". I was an invited reviewer because of
my expertise and knowledge of the field and my previous contribution to the research
related to the manuscript's topic area.
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, London, none, Reviewer. Pro Bono,
approximately 4 hours spent for the year. (October 1, 2015 - October 15, 2015). To
review the manuscript to assess if it meets the standards set by the journal for
acceptance and publication.
British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Wilmington, Delaware, Reviewer. Pro
Bono, approximately 8 hours spent for the year. (September 1, 2015 - September 19,
2015). To review a manuscript that was submitted for peer review.
Virology Journal, London, none, Reviewer. Pro Bono, approximately 8 hours spent for the
year. (August 26, 2015 - September 9, 2015). To review a manuscript that was
submitted to this journal for peer review.
Austin Virology and Retro Virology, Austin Publishing Group, Monroe Township, New
Jersey, Reviewer. Pro Bono, approximately 10 hours spent for the year. (May 11, 2015 -
June 1, 2015). To review a manuscript that has been submitted for peer review
Austin Virology and Retro Virology, Austin Publishing Group, Secaucus, New Jersey,
Editor. Pro Bono, approximately 216 hours spent for the year. (July 2, 2014 - Present).
Member of the editorial board of the new science journal Austin Virology and Retro
Virology. I will submit manuscripts for consideration and peer reviewed articles.
I accepted the offer to be a member of the editorial board.
External Connections and Partnerships Collaborator, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas, Dr. Judith M Ball, Associate
Professor and Head (2016-present). Department of Biological and Environmental
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Sciences, Texas A&M-Commerce. Office: (903) 468-8153, Email:
[email protected] Judith M Ball has shared her rotavirus strains and cell lines.
We intend to collaborate in vivo mouse experiments that will be a part of my NIH R15
AREA grant proposal.
Collaborator, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, Dr. Fabricio Medina-
Bolivar Professor of Metabolic Engineering, Office: (870) 972-2638, Email:
[email protected] . Website: http://www.clt.astate.edu/fmedinabolivar/ . We
are collaborating on the arachidin projects and on the in vitro experiments that will be a
part of the NIH R15 AREA grant proposal.
Ph.D. committee member, Arkansas State University, Joneboro, Arkansas, Dr. Amy R.
Pearce, Professor of Psychology,Dept. of Psychology & Counseling ED 310, P.O. Box
1560, State University, AR 72467. (March 4, 2015). Committee member for PhD in
Molecular Biosciences Program. Guided parts of her research and participated in her
dissertation defense.
Collaborator, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Dr. Judith M Ball, Associate
Professor, Department: Veterinary Medicine – Pathobiology, College: Veterinary
Medicine, Office: (979) 845-7910, Email: [email protected] Website:
http://vetmed.tamu.edu/directory/directorydetail?UserID=1967 . (September 2014-
2016). Dr. Ball has shared her rotavirus strains and cell lines. We intend to collaborate
on in vivo experiments in mice that will be a part of my NIH R15 AREA grant proposal.
Professional Certifications Abreviated CPM training, STEM Research and Learning Center. (February 19, 2014 -
Present). I was trained on the appropriate and legal aspects of teaching and presenting
research on viruses to high school students on STEM Day.
Property Management-Equipment Manager/Designee Refresher Training Course,
Property Management, SFASU. (January 28, 2014 - January 29, 2015). Training Couse
to learn about the SFASU and state mandates for the management of property and
equipment at SFASU.
Security Awareness, SFASU. (October 2, 2013 - October 1, 2014). training with testing
for procedures and policies of SFASU for security issues
Provisional patent app (MC file: ARKSU-17968) “Therapeutic applications of prenylated
stilbenoids against rotavirus infections” The invention is a host-oriented antiviral
treatment for rotavirus infections that restores the hosts' ability to reduce the disease
burden. Purified prenylated stilbenoids were tested in antiviral assays. These experiments
showed significant differences of the production of infectious virus particles and Non-
Structural Protein 4 (NSP4) at 24 hours post infection and 20 µM concentrations of two
of the four tested stilbenoids, arachadin-l and arachadin-3.
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Miscellaneous Invited speaker to Pre-Nursing Microbiology classes (2). Dr. Jesse Parr from College
Station, TX presented a seminar titled "A Pediatrician’s Journey with Vaccines" in the
Kennedy Auditorium on March 21 at 1-2:15pm and 3-4:15pm. Dr. Parr is a
pediatrician, a Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine at TAMU Health
Science Center, and a Senior Medical Team Physician at TAMU (March 21, 2018).
Invited speaker to Pre-Nursing Microbiology classes (2). Dr. Jesse Parr from College
Station, TX presented a seminar titled "A Pediatrician’s Journey with Vaccines" in the
Kennedy Auditorium on March 21 at 1-2:15pm and 3-4:15pm. Dr. Parr is a
pediatrician, a Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine at TAMU Health
Science Center, and a Senior Medical Team Physician at TAMU (March 21, 2016).
Invited Speaker to the department. Dr. Julian Leibowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of
Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology TAMU Health Science Center in C. S.
presented a talk "Beyond Sequence-RNA Secondary Structures and Their Role in
Coronavirus Replication. He spent one hour with Graduate students and one hour with
undergraduate students. (November 6, 2015).
Grant support Luncheon Meeting. To help grant and administrative staff keep current with
SFA, sponsor and government grant guidelines and regulations.sponsored by ORSP
(October 6, 2015).
Invited Speaker for Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, “Rotavirus Research Projects
at SFASU.” October 18, 2013 SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX.
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:
ASU:
Honor’s Undergraduate Student Committee 2011-present
Department of Biological Science Assessment Committee 2011-present
Presentation at the Girls of Promise Conference 2011
Participated in the NSF Day Workshop, L.R., AR 2011
PSM in Biotechnology recruiting talks at the following: Arkansas State University,
Arkansas Tech University, Henderson State University, University of the Ozarks, Central
Baptist College, Ouachita Baptist University,
Rhodes College Fall 2011
Judge at the Valley View Science Fair (6th grade) 2010, 2011
Called and directed the PSM in Biotechnology at ASU Advisory Board Meeting
September 25, 2012
Presentation of research to Civitans in Jonesboro, AR 2012
OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:
TAMU:
NIH Guidelines and the Oversight of Recombinant DNA Research August 24, 2007
Adobe Photoshop CS1-Basics April 9, 2008
Adobe Photoshop CS3-Retouching and Effects May21, 2008
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Writing course: Spring 2008
Laboratory Hazard Communication and Safety: May 19, 2008
Research Experiences for undergraduates (REU) Workshop: June 2, 2008
Robert A. Welch Foundation 52nd Conference on Chemical Research: Biological
Macromolecules: from structure to function. Houston, TX October 27-28, 2008
Genome Access Course. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, N.Y. November 18-19, 2008.
Laboratory Biosafety Level 2 Training October 7, 2009
Use of Recombinant DNA in Research & Navigating the NIH Guidelines for PI’s October
7, 2009