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Contents 1 Curriculum Vitae 1.1 EDUCATION 1.2 EMPLOYMENT 1.3 PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 1.4 PUBLICATIONS

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, 1980

M.S., Plant Pathology, Washington State University, 1978

B.S. (equivalent), Agricultural Sciences, University of Bologna, 1976

EMPLOYMENT

2006 Professor, Genome Center and Section of Plant Biology, UC Davis, Davis

2001-2006 Professor, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle

1997-1998 Visiting Scientist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle

1992-2001 Associate Professor, Department of Botany, University of Washington, Seattle

1990-1992 Associate Professor wot, Department of Botany, University of Washington, Seattle

1985-1989 Senior Scientist, Calgene, Inc., Davis

1981-1985 Principal Scientist, Calgene, Inc., Davis

1980-1981 Postdoctoral Research Associate. Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis

1978-1980 Research Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis

1977-1978 Research Assistant, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2004 USDA-NRICGP, Functional Genomics of Crop Plants Panel Manager 2003- Member, Seattle Cancer Alliance 2002- 2003 USDA-NRICGP, Genetics Mechanisms Panel Manager 2002- Plant Molecular Biology, Associate Editor 2001- 2002 USDA-NRICGP, Genetics Mechanisms and Genome Panel Manager 2000- 2005 Member of “Comitato Indirizzo e Valutazione Ricerca”, Province of Trento, Italy 2005- Member of “Comitato Tecnico-scientifico per la ricerca”, Province of Trento, Italy

PUBLICATIONS

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8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Till BJ et al. (2006) A protocol for TILLING and Ecotilling in plants and animals. Nat Protoc 1: 2465-77 PubMed
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33. ↑ Lee HS et al. (2004) Sensitivity of 70-mer oligonucleotides and cDNAs for microarray analysis of gene expression in Arabidopsis and its related species. Plant Biotechnol J 2: 45-57 PubMed
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37. ↑ Osborn TC et al. (2003) Understanding mechanisms of novel gene expression in polyploids. Trends Genet 19: 141-7 PubMed
38. ↑ Henikoff S & Comai L (2003) Single-nucleotide mutations for plant functional genomics. Annu Rev Plant Biol 54: 375-401 PubMed
39. ↑ Comai L et al. (2003) FISH analysis of meiosis in Arabidopsis allopolyploids. Chromosome Res 11: 217-26 PubMed
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41. ↑ Madlung A et al. (2002) Remodeling of DNA methylation and phenotypic and transcriptional changes in synthetic Arabidopsis allotetraploids. Plant Physiol 129: 733-46 PubMed
42. ↑ Talbert PB et al. (2002) Centromeric localization and adaptive evolution of an Arabidopsis histone H3 variant. Plant Cell 14: 1053-66 PubMed
43. ↑ Holmes-Davis R & Comai L (2002) The matrix attachment regions (MARs) associated with the Heat Shock Cognate 80 gene ( HSC80) of tomato represent specific regulatory elements. Mol Genet Genomics 266: 891-8 PubMed
44. ↑ Ditt RF et al. (2001) Plant gene expression response to Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 98: 10954-9 PubMed
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46. ↑ Comai L et al. (2000) Phenotypic instability and rapid gene silencing in newly formed arabidopsis allotetraploids. Plant Cell 12: 1551-68 PubMed
47. ↑ Comai L (2000) Genetic and epigenetic interactions in allopolyploid plants. Plant Mol Biol 43: 387-99 PubMed
48. ↑ McCallum CM et al. (2000) Targeting induced local lesions IN genomes (TILLING) for plant functional genomics. Plant Physiol 123: 439-42 PubMed
49. ↑ McCallum CM et al. (2000) Targeted screening for induced mutations. Nat Biotechnol 18: 455-7 PubMed
50. ↑ Deng W et al. (1999) VirE1 is a specific molecular chaperone for the exported single-stranded-DNA-binding protein VirE2 in Agrobacterium. Mol Microbiol 31: 1795-807 PubMed
51. ↑ Chen ZJ et al. (1998) Gene dosage and stochastic effects determine the severity and direction of uniparental ribosomal RNA gene silencing (nucleolar dominance) in Arabidopsis allopolyploids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95: 14891-6 PubMed
52. ↑ Deng W et al. (1998) Agrobacterium VirD2 protein interacts with plant host cyclophilins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95: 7040-5 PubMed
53. ↑ Henikoff S & Comai L (1998) Trans-sensing effects: the ups and downs of being together. Cell 93: 329-32 PubMed
54. ↑ Henikoff S & Comai L (1998) A DNA methyltransferase homolog with a chromodomain exists in multiple polymorphic forms in Arabidopsis. Genetics 149: 307-18 PubMed
55. ↑ Chinn AM & Comai L (1996) The heat shock cognate 80 gene of tomato is flanked by matrix attachment regions. Plant Mol Biol 32: 959-68 PubMed
56. ↑ Chinn AM et al. (1996) Variegation and silencing of the Heat Shock Cognate 80 gene are relieved by a bipartite downstream regulatory element. Plant J 9: 325-39 PubMed
57. ↑ Kovacic RT et al. (1995) Protection of megabase DNA from shearing. Nucleic Acids Res 23: 3999-4000 PubMed
58. ↑ Talbert PB et al. (1995) The REVOLUTA gene is necessary for apical meristem development and for limiting cell divisions in the leaves and stems of Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 121: 2723-35 PubMed
59. ↑ Tanimoto EY et al. (1993) DNA Replication-Dependent Histone H2A mRNA Expression in Pea Root Tips. Plant Physiol 103: 1291-1297 PubMed
60. ↑ Comai L (1993) Impact of plant genetic engineering on foods and nutrition. Annu Rev Nutr 13: 191-215 PubMed
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67. ↑ Comai L et al. (1988) Chloroplast transport of a ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase small subunit-5-enolpyruvyl 3-phosphoshikimate synthase chimeric protein requires part of the mature small subunit in addition to the transit peptide. J Biol Chem 263: 15104-9 PubMed
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70. ↑ Comai L & Kosuge T (1983) Transposable element that causes mutations in a plant pathogenic Pseudomonas sp. J Bacteriol 154: 1162-7 PubMed
71. ↑ Comai L & Kosuge T (1982) Cloning characterization of iaaM, a virulence determinant of Pseudomonas savastanoi. J Bacteriol 149: 40-6 PubMed
72. ↑ Comai L & Kosuge T (1980) Involvement of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid in indoleacetic acid synthesis in Pseudomonas savastanoi. J Bacteriol 143: 950-7 PubMed

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