Reiter Lab Members:

Current Members:

Prof. Wolf-Dieter Reiter
  Associate Professor Wolf-Dieter Reiter

Labname: The BOSS, GENERAL
E-Mail: wdreiter@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Munich
Selected Publications: (view publications page for more publications)
  • Molecular analysis of 10 coding regions from Arabidopsis that are homologous to the MUR3 xyloglucan galactosyltransferase. (Plant Physiol. 2004 Mar;134(3):940-50)

  • The MUR3 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a xyloglucan galactosyltransferase that is evolutionarily related to animal exostosins. (Plant Cell. 2003 Jul;15(7):1662-70)

  • The Biosynthesis of L-Arabinose in Plants: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Golgi-Localized UDP-D-Xylose 4-Epimerase Encoded by the MUR4 Gene of Arabidopsis. (Plant Cell 2003 Feb;15(2):523-31)
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    Postdoc. Xuemei Li
      Postdoctoral Fellow Xuemei Li

    Labname: The Queen
    E-Mail: xm0101@yahoo.com
    Education: 2001 Ph.D., Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany
    Selected Publications:
  • Molecular analysis of 10 coding regions from Arabidopsis that are homologous to the MUR3 xyloglucan galactosyltransferase. (Plant Physiol. 2004 Mar;134(3):940-50)

  • The MUR3 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana encodes a xyloglucan galactosyltransferase that is evolutionarily related to animal exostosins. (Plant Cell. 2003 Jul;15(7):1662-70)

  • Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase in mistletoe leaves: nitrogen-dependent regulation of gene expression, protein content and covalent modification. (Physiologia Plantarium 2001, 112: 343-352)
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    Postdoc. Bruce Link
      Postdoctoral Fellow Bruce Link

    Labname: Spaceman
    E-Mail: bruce.link@uconn.edu
    Education: 2000 Ph.D. Biology, Pennsylvania State University
    Selected Publications:
  • Seed-to-seed growth of Arabidopsis thaliana on the International Space Station. (Advances in Space Research (2003) in press)

  • The effect of a microgravity (space) environment on the expression of expansins from the peg and root tissues of Cucumis sativus L. cv Burpee Hybrid II. (Physiologia Plantarum (2001) 113(2):292-301)
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    Ph.D. Student Rajeev Verma
      Ph.D. Student Rajeev Verma

    Labname: The Snow Man, Jeeves
    E-Mail: rajeev.verma@uconn.edu
    Education: B.S. Microbiology & M.S. Medical Microbiology (University of Lagos), M.S. Biotechnology (University of Connecticut), Ph.D. pending (University of Connecticut)
    Selected Publications:
  • The biosynthesis of the branched-chain sugar D-apiose in plants: functional cloning and characterization of a UDP-D-apiose/UDP-D-xylose synthase from Arabidopsis (Plant J. 2003 Sep;35(6):693-703)

  • The Biosynthesis of L-Arabinose in Plants: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Golgi-Localized UDP-D-Xylose 4-Epimerase Encoded by the MUR4 Gene of Arabidopsis. (Plant Cell 2003 Feb;15(2):523-31)
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    Undergrad. Amy Amin
      Undergraduate Amy Amin

    Labname: none yet
    E-Mail: amyamin@yahoo.com
    Education: Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.) expected May 2006 (University of Connecticut)


    Undergraduate Melina Chasse

    Labname: none yet
    E-Mail: Melina.Chasse@huskymail.uconn.edu
    Education: Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.) expected May 2006 (University of Connecticut)


    Undergraduate Alberto Distefano

    Labname: none yet
    E-Mail: alberto.distefano@huskymail.uconn.edu
    Education: Biology (B.S.) expected May 2005 (University of Connecticut)


    Undergraduate Sanbrita Ghosh
     
    Labname: none yet
    E-Mail: Sanbrita.Ghosh@huskymail.uconn.edu
    Education: Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.) expected May 2006 (University of Connecticut)


    Undergrad. Rishi Mehta
      Undergraduate Rishi Mehta

    Labname: none yet
    E-Mail: Rishi.Mehta@huskymail.uconn.edu
    Education: Biology (B.S.) and Political Science (B.A.) expected May 2006 (University of Connecticut)
         

    Undergraduate Jeff Strich

    Labname: none yet
    E-Mail: jeffrey.strich@huskymail.uconn.edu
    Education: Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.) expected May 2006 (University of Connecticut)

    Former Members:

    Research Assistant Israel Cordero, Jr.
      Undergraduate/Research Assistant Israel Cordero, Jr. (2000-2003)

    Labname: Wide Guy, Smart A$$
    E-Mail: Israel@LiveOutLoudYouth.com
    Education: Molecular and Cell Biology (B.S.) December 2003 (University of Connecticut)
    Where is he now? Israel is currently working as a research assistant in the General Clinical Research Center at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, Connecticut. He begins medical school this upcoming fall of 2004.
    Selected Publications:
  • Molecular analysis of 10 coding regions from Arabidopsis that are homologous to the MUR3 xyloglucan galactosyltransferase. (Plant Physiol. 2004 Mar;134(3):940-50)
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    Postdoc. Michael Molhoj
      Postdoctoral Fellow Michael MØlhØj (2000-2003)

    Labname: Big Guy, Wind Mill
    E-Mail: mmolhoj@yahoo.dk
    Education: 2001 Ph.D., The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark
    His new address: Micromet AG, Staffelseestr. 2, 81477 Munich, Germany Where is he now? Mike is now working on a top secret project at http://www.micromet.de/ in Munich, Germany.
    Selected Publications:
  • Molecular analysis of 10 coding regions from Arabidopsis that are homologous to the MUR3 xyloglucan galactosyltransferase. (Plant Physiol. 2004 Mar;134(3):940-50)

  • The biosynthesis of the branched-chain sugar D-apiose in plants: functional cloning and characterization of a UDP-D-apiose/UDP-D-xylose synthase from Arabidopsis (Plant J. 2003 Sep;35(6):693-703)

  • The Biosynthesis of L-Arabinose in Plants: Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Golgi-Localized UDP-D-Xylose 4-Epimerase Encoded by the MUR4 Gene of Arabidopsis. (Plant Cell 2003 Feb;15(2):523-31)
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